Category Archives: Heller

Heller has produced the 1/50 (1/48?) Ecureuil (a.k.a. A-Star in the U.S.) for a number of years.  In previous entries, we have looked at: AS-350 Ecureuil AStar (Heller 485, now out of production) Ecureuil “Gendarmerie Nationale” (Heller 487, now out … Continue reading →

In previous blog entries, we looked at Heller’s Bell Jet Ranger (Heller 499) and Fujimi’s OH-58 Kiowa Fujimi P-23).  Heller did in fact produce another Kiowa in 1/48th, but unfortunately, I have assembled this kit a number of years ago, … Continue reading →

In a previous blog entry, we looked at Fujimi’s OH-58 Kiowa (Fujimi P-23).  As stated in this previous entry, the Bell OH-58 or Jet Ranger was produced in 1/48th by a number of manufacturers including ESCI, Italeri (Testors) and Fujimi.   … Continue reading →

The Tiger/Tigre helicopter project was initially launched by France and Germany to replace German Bo-105s and French Gazelles in their anti-tank and fire support roles, and other missions.  The forms of the production aircraft took a long time to be … Continue reading →

The Dauphin series was first designed by Aerospatiale (now Eurocopter) in the early 1970s. Today, the second generation Dauphin (Dauphin 2) is one of the most successful families of civilian helicopter ever-produced. Heller produced a 1/50 model kit of the … Continue reading →