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Hi everybody!
My name is István (Steve) Hevesi. I live in Budapest. This is the HELLER 1:35
Super Frelon. I like the ARC. because this is the best site of the world for
modelers! I think this is the most beautiful kit of HELLER, but I suggest this
kit only for experienced modelers. On opening the box and giving a closer closer
inspection however, it becomes clear that this is a quality kit, but undoubtedly
not all HELLER kits are. This particular kit is moulded in the "standard" grey,
and light brown plastic.
The surface details are excellent, the transparencies are beautiful,
being both clear and all of the framing is nicely raised. The two
openable parts of the cockpit have sliding windows!! After the assembly
of major parts, the upper surface was sprayed with mixture of 50% matt
and 50% gloss white Gunze acrylics, and I left it to dry at least for
two weeks. This is very important before masking.
Next step is the fluorescent orange above the cockpit. Extreme care should be
taken during masking of white area, because there are "million" positive rivets
and panel lines on the fuselage! When I finished the masking, the entire
airframe received a coat of middle blue. I mixed this from different shades of
semi-gloss Gunze blue paints. The next step is very important as I mentioned
earlier, -two weeks of drying-! Finally, the fluorescent orange on the tail and
below the cockpit.
After decaling, (with Gunze Mr. Mark Softer) a thin coat of Model Master
semi-gloss clear lacquer was sprayed. I finished the model with drybrushing of
aluminum and light grey pastel chalks.
This is an
excellent kit and the end result is a fine model of this big helicopter,
and with a lot of additional work, you can take pride in it on your
table. I think it speaks for itself! This aircraft is a very rare
example to find both as a model and as a real-life machine as well.
Hope this
contribution is useful for my fellow modelers visiting this great site. I also
hope I will have the opportunity to come back and submit more for you to enjoy.
Istvan (Steve)
Budapest, Hungary
Photos and text © 2005 by
Istvan Hevesi
May 5, 2005
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