Heco Tinplate Models (2 Viewers)

[Al Fisher]

Does anyone know the time period (from - to) over which HECO models were made? I'd like to continue researching the company.

Bosun Al

 

[GICOP]

Here are some photos my son Alec took of the Heco Feisler Storch on the TM Terrain Germain Blast pen diorama with the Junkers JU52 and some other Heco Tinplate Models:

Great models Louis, complemented by your son's photography :salute::

Stay safe mate

Martyn

 

[Louis Badolato]

Does anyone know the time period (from - to) over which HECO models were made? I'd like to continue researching the company.

Bosun Al

Al,

I have an entry from a Toy Soldier Book about Heco, and a Toy Soldier Magazine article about Heco, interviewing Tony Williams and Adele Moore, which provide most if not all of the information you are looking for. PM me your e-mail, and I will scan and send them to you.

Louis

 

[Louis Badolato]

Great models Louis, complemented by your son's photography :salute::

Stay safe mate

Martyn

Thank you, Martyn!:smile2: I hope to be posting some more of his photography on the Trophy WWI thread on or after Father's Day.:salute::

 

[Louis Badolato]

Al,

I have an entry from a Toy Soldier Book about Heco, and a Toy Soldier Magazine article about Heco, interviewing Tony Williams and Adele Moore, which provide most if not all of the information you are looking for. PM me your e-mail, and I will scan and send them to you.

Louis

Al,

I e-mailed you the article and excerpt from Opie's Book regarding the history of Heco Tinplate Models.

Louis

 

[Louis Badolato]

For anyone else interested in the history of Heco Tinplate Models:

 

[Louis Badolato]

And here is the excerpt from the Asquith Book:

 

[Al Fisher]

Louis . . . Do you remember what issue of TSC the HECO article was in?

Al

 

[Louis Badolato]

Louis . . . Do you remember what issue of TSC the HECO article was in?

Al

Issue nineteen.

 

[Louis Badolato]

My son Alec took some photos of my Heco Observation Balloon diorama:

 

[Louis Badolato]

Some of the photos I posted aren't showing for some people, so I am reposting the photos of the Heco Observation Balloon diorama:

 

[Louis Badolato]

My son Alec was doing a bit of rearranging on the Heco Airfield diorama, and decided to take a photo of our Heco Cierva Autogyro:

 

[Louis Badolato]

Thanks to the generosity of good friend Tom (TDubel), who passed along this magnificent find to me at his cost, I just agreed to purchase this excellent Heco Tinplate Models RFC Hanger:

 

[saxon lions]

Great Addition well done both of you.

 

[Louis Badolato]

Great Addition well done both of you.

Thank you, Mark! I can't wait to add the hanger to my Heco airfield diorama . . . :salute::

 

[Louis Badolato]

Tom sent me some photos of the interior detail of the Hanger (I will be displaying it with the doors open, one or two aircraft and some mechanics inside):

 

[Louis Badolato]

I rearranged the Heco Airfield to clear a space for the Hanger:

It will be displayed between the two RFC Motor Mechanic Shops, with the doors open, and a Brisfit and an SE5 inside, along with some pilots, ground crew, a crew chief, and with a fuel truck and one of the trucks carrying an aircraft out front:

 

[tdubel]

Hi Experts, which plane is this, I know it is French and the Type, but does anyone know the markings for an accurate description?

It is a heco!



Thanks
Tom

 

[Louis Badolato]

Tom,

As I told you, its a Nieuport 17, in very common markings, which I have seen with a number of different things where the yellow stripe with the Maltese Cross appears on yours. I have seen stripes (red, yellow), an infinity sign, a black heart, letters and numbers, etc. However, I have no idea if your model is meant to be the markings of any particular unit or pilot. I leave that to the experts. Al? :salute::

 

[saxon lions]

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 headrest was the Nieuport 21 which was only have armed with the single wing mounted machinegun like the model. However, the N21 had a 'horseshoe' cowling similar to that on the Siemens Schuckert DI I converted from a N17 in post 1318, a mistake possibly due to Tony not having a picture of the N21 from the front.

Re the markings sorry to disappoint you but the cross is from the St Johns Ambulance Brigade possibly a creative use of a batch of transfers Heco had printed for some ambulance models. Maybe Louis has one. Needless to say I was unable to find any evidence that any French WWI Escadrille used the logo as a squadron marking. Generally, Heco were not accurate with the portrayal of markings as witnessed by the number of planes particularly German with a 'pirate' logo. Remember that they were intended to supplement old style hollow caste Toy Soldiers.

Nevertheless, you have a beautiful if slightly unusual Nieuport 17 or 21. Congratulations!