Heco Tinplate Models (1 Viewer)

[jazzeum]

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Thanks Brad! Pretty soon my Heco airfield is going to rival my K&C airfield for size. Now if I could just find a Heco Hanger . . .

Did Heco make those Hangers Louis?

 

[Louis Badolato]

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Did Heco make those Hangers Louis?

Yes Brad,

Heco made Hangers as well as Nissen Huts. I have a catalogue with the prices and a photograph of the Heco Hanger (which has opening doors, skylights, and all kinds of interior detail), as well as some additional hard copy photographs of the hanger I received from Tony Williams through our good friend Clive Gande. I also have hard copy photos of a WWI Royal Air Corps Mechanic's workshop, a Radar Station, a Royal Army Medical Corps Field Hospital (two different large brick fronted nissen huts connected to make an L-shaped Hospital building, with a garden, benches to sit on, and a sign reading "Queen Victoria Hospital"), a Canteen, a cookhouse and a small field workshop, and a Barage Baloon Hanger. There are at least a dozen different Nissen huts, some of which have Brick facades and ribbed tin tops. The photos show that each one was unique, with little details like a bicycle left against the wall on some, or sign boards with notes posted on them on others. There is even a Homeguard Nissen Hut which comes with a few Homeguard figures drilling out front.

If your question is whether the nissen hut and RAF Mark III Water Tower I am getting from Marc are Heco, the answer is yes. Upon receiving them later this week, I will have two different Heco standard Nissen Huts, a Heco Wind Sock Tower and a Heco Water Tower.

I would like to get one of the Heco Hangers, more of the different Nissen Huts (especially one with the Brick Facade), and I would love to find one of the Field Hospitals.

 

[1879fanatic]

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Louis,
What an extremely classy collection! I just love these cottage industry makers like HECO.

Have a wonderful Easter!
Mike

 

[Louis Badolato]

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I love cottage industry makers in general, but especially Heco. If I can get more than fifty different Heco sets (I presently have 37, and am working on #38 right now) I might ask Tony's and Adele's permission to do a book on their wonderful products.

 

[Louis Badolato]

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Can't wait to get the Heco RAF Nissen Hut and Water Tower. I have decided to re-arrange my entire airfield, to try to be more creative and set up the airfield closer to the way Gordon Neilson originally envisioned when he first set it up for me 3 years ago. He had the whole thing set up at an angle to the viewer, as he felt it gave a more visually striking impression. I will try to follow this concept when I rearrange the field. I am thinking of setting up all five Nissen Huts (2 new K&C, 1 vintage K&C and 2 vintage Heco) on an diagonal line parallell to the angle of the runway and the control tower, and siilarly place the Heco Wind Sock Tower and the Heco Water Tower on an angle, near the Heco Nissen Huts. I will set up the Heco stuff all together near the Nissen Huts and towers, towards the rear of the airfield, so Heco has its own area.

All the Heco and K&C BiPlanes will go behind this line of Nissen Huts, for a separate WWI portion of the airfield. This should also make the airfield look a bit more authentic and less crowded than its present configuration (with WWI, inter-war, and WWII aircraft on the same field). I just have to wait for the Heco and one more K&C Nissen Hut (which I already ordered) to arrive, and then I will send Brad some photos of the redesigned airfield with a polite request that he post them on this thread.

The K&C USAAC figures and the second K&C quonset hut arrived today. The Heco Nissen Hut and RAF Mark III Tower are scheduled to arrive April 12th. I already rearranged the airfield, with spots left open for the Heco stuff when it arrives. I can't wait to take some photos of the set up once the new Heco arrives!

 

[Louis Badolato]

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I just picked up a second Heco Floatplane off ebay, slightly different then the one I already own. Photos to follow upon receipt.

 

[lancer]

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Looking forward to seeing your Heco collection additions. Really nice art work. --Al

 

[Louis Badolato]

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Yes Brad,

Heco made Hangers as well as Nissen Huts. I have a catalogue with the prices and a photograph of the Heco Hanger (which has opening doors, skylights, and all kinds of interior detail), as well as some additional hard copy photographs of the hanger I received from Tony Williams through our good friend Clive Gande. I also have hard copy photos of a WWI Royal Air Corps Mechanic's workshop, a Radar Station, a Royal Army Medical Corps Field Hospital (two different large brick fronted nissen huts connected to make an L-shaped Hospital building, with a garden, benches to sit on, and a sign reading "Queen Victoria Hospital"), a Canteen, a cookhouse and a small field workshop, and a Barage Baloon Hanger. There are at least a dozen different Nissen huts, some of which have Brick facades and ribbed tin tops. The photos show that each one was unique, with little details like a bicycle left against the wall on some, or sign boards with notes posted on them on others. There is even a Homeguard Nissen Hut which comes with a few Homeguard figures drilling out front.

If your question is whether the nissen hut and RAF Mark III Water Tower I am getting from Marc are Heco, the answer is yes. Upon receiving them later this week, I will have two different Heco standard Nissen Huts, a Heco Wind Sock Tower and a Heco Water Tower.

I would like to get one of the Heco Hangers, more of the different Nissen Huts (especially one with the Brick Facade), and I would love to find one of the Field Hospitals.

Just as a goof, I used my new digital camera to take photographs of some of the hard copy photos Tony Williams of Heco had given Clive for me. To my utter shock, it actually worked. I am e-mailing Brad 9 photos of some amazing Heco stuff I had described, with a polite request that he post them for me.

 

[jazzeum]

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I will try to put them on but sometimes those photos can come out small. I'll take a look and do my best.

 

[Louis Badolato]

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I will try to put them on but sometimes those photos can come out small. I'll take a look and do my best.

Thanks, Brad! You can only do your best. I am not exactly Albert Steiglitz.

 

[jazzeum]

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Here are the photos I think they came out allright.

First photo, Heco Hanger, along with some other items, including the Supermarine S6 Floatplane that won the Schneider Trophy and a Signals Corps Mobile Pigeon Loft.

Second photo, various other buildings, including the Field Hospital.

Third photo, closeups of the Hospital and the Canteen.

Fourth photo, closeups of the Home Guard Nissen Huts and field workshop/cookhouse.

Fifth photo, Barage Baloon Hanger and smaller field workshop.

 

[jazzeum]

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Last group of photos. Nice job Albert

Sixth photo, some 1:32 scale Nissen Huts, and some 1:64 scale buildings, including the Barage Baloon Hanger, Nissen huts and a hanger.

Seventh photo, the Austin and Crossley Armored Cars.

Eighth photo, Rolls Royce Armored Car and 4.7 Inch Anti-Aircraft Gun.

Ninth photo, various Planes, Nissen Huts, an Ambulance, etc.

 

[Louis Badolato]

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Thanks Brad!

O.K. guys, now that you have seen the photos, dig around in your storage areas and find me some of these wonderful items for my collection!

 

[Louis Badolato]

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Playing with the camera again . . . I am sending Brad 2 photos of a Heco WWI British Whippet Tank and a WWI French Renault FT17 Tank, with a polite request that he post them on this thread. Now you guys have access to photos of just about every Heco item I have photos of to date.

 

[jazzeum]

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Here are the photos

 

[Louis Badolato]

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Thanks Brad! Boy would I ever like to get ahold of those two Tanks!

 

[Louis Badolato]

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I sent Brad 6 photos of the rearranged airfield with some closeups of the new Heco buildings with a polite request that he post them on this thread.

 

[jazzeum]

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Here are the photos,

 

[jazzeum]

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Last group,

 

[Louis Badolato]

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Thanks Brad!