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Heller re-releases
Halfyank
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Posted: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 11:54 AM UTC
I noticed on the thread about Heller 2007 releases that they are re-releasing their 1/400 Dunkerque and Strasbourg kits. These may be a relatively odd scale, 1/400 instead of 1/350, but they are such impressive ships they should be able to find a home in many a stash.

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Posted: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 07:53 PM UTC
Hi Rodger

Yes, they will be in 1/400... as they were before!
The brand Heller had (has) is characteristic scale: 1/400... as Airfix had 1/600 and Revell the Box Scale...
The 1/700 (waterline) and the 1/350 scales were japanese "inventions", that now dominate the plastic/resin ship modeling world

I wish they would re-issue their old '60s and '70s french ships, subs and frigates mainly
One good thing is that reissued the Fleet tanker last year
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Tomfan
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Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 12:05 AM UTC
God news! Im buying one Strasbourg! It is an ODD scale!
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