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Two Heco models from Italy on Ebay For anyone wishing to start or add to a collection of HECO models there are two delightful models available on Ebay from Italy at very reasonable prices. A 2 seat Bleriot Monoplane and a Sopwith Triplane. HECO AEREO giocattolo fatto a mano in metallo ottimo...

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Hi Louis Sorry but it is a very nice Camel - The wing tips are the wrong shape - see the attachment on email I sent Thurs - but would be good starting point nearly PERFECT

Hi Louis I am afraid you give me too much credit although I hope that each plane I make I learn from and get a little better the big difference is my models are for some reason usually heavier. Every Heco I get I marvel at Tony's skill a few weeks ago I repainted my Fokker Triplane and for the...

Hi Bosun AL You are right. I started by collecting Britains hollow cast style Toy Soldiers mainly as modern castings converted to figures representing units of the Saxon Army 1871-1918, but managed to get a reputation from my fellow collectors for occasionally converting a £20 rare(ish)...

New Junkers DI My new Junkers DI made from corrugated aluminium and in the markings of a plane from Kampfgeschwader Sachsenburg 1919 with Paul Huettenrauch

New SSW DIII For some time Louis has been trying to find me a Heco SSW DIII, however I recently realised that if he was successful the plane may not be the version possibly used by a Saxon ace therefore I took the leap to make my own so when the Heco one turns up it can go inits rightful place...

New Scratch Builds Thank you all for your kind comments. I have also added two new scratch builds in Heco style which I hope to post soon on the not Heco but Tin Toys thread.

Heco Auction Lots 2 - F2b Unfortunately, or possibly fortunately I lost out on the F2b which went on to raise a remarkable $425. Ironically this was the second time my hopes of adding the famous British 2 seat fighterto my collection as a previous job lot of Tin Toys models had included a...

Heco Auction Lots 1 - Fokker DVII In August of last year in what now seems like another life with all the Covid problems I identified a number of HECO lots in an on line auction Knowing that Louis was not interested in these I determined to take part in my first auction and bid for these two...

Thanks Louis

Hi Louis Glad the Heco planes arrived safely. I did not see the Joe Sabine lots ''including a Truck carrying an aircraft fuselage, a Rolls Royce Armored Car and a British pusher plane''. on Ebay have they already gone?

Just noticed that Tony must had a lot of spare 'F's

I am glad you got them Louis they are really magnificent. I was just disappointed that the seller had nothing that would fit into my collection. He had a really beautiful Halberstadt CLIV, but unfortunately it was not HECO or indeed even metal so I had to reluctantly turn it down.

Also I believe that Tony Williams and Giles Brown of Dorset Soldiers served together in the Essex Police and remained friends when both started up in the manufacture of traditional style Toy Soldiers so perhaps the St Johns Ambulance may have been a joint venture.

3 pictures for tdubel Going back a couple of weeks or so 3 images for tdubel - Sorry for the delay As I know you collect Heco models with the scull and crossbones ! The Albatros DII flown by Prinz Friedrich-Karl von Preussen. He was shot down and taken prisoner on 21st March 1917 (by...

Magnificent, I think if I am right that you have been after this model for ages. To me it actually looks like a more accurate model of the Junkers CLI float plane.

Hi Louis I also certainly defer to your undoubted knowledge of Heco and I agree it is probably a N17 minus headrest. Thanks again for those wonderful photos. As a matter of interest do you have a Heco St. John's Ambulance Brigade model as I am sure l have seen one somewhere.

Hi tdubel Almost certainly Louis is right that it is supposed to be a Nieuport 17. Yet it is interesting that it lacks the headrest standard for the type (possibly a mistake). Alternatively looking at the Nieuport fighters on a number of sites the only Nieuport fighter that did not use the...

Great Addition well done both of you.