In progress- Heller La Sirene 1/150

scottrc

Member since
December 2003
From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W

Posted by scottrc on Monday, December 29, 2008 9:43 AM

Dean,

PM me, I have this kit and instructions, however, I am on vacation so it might be a week of two before I can get them copied and emailed as a PDF. Also, they are black line drawings on a gray background so I hope they copy ok. Twelve pages total.

Scott

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lenroberto

Member since
December 2002

Posted by lenroberto on Sunday, December 28, 2008 5:50 PM

Sorry Dean --I do not save instructions anymore- and these were trashed a couple weeks ago...

Len

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dean1982c

Member since
December 2008

Posted by dean1982c on Sunday, December 28, 2008 5:32 AM

Hi, I bought this model but unfortunately the instructions were not included so been unable to build it. I was wondering if you still have the instructions and could possibly email them to me please?

Kind regards

Dean

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lenroberto

Member since
December 2002

Posted by lenroberto on Friday, December 19, 2008 7:11 PM

I've done about as much as I care to...I did not add the top gallants...

thanks for your comments...happy holidays...

Len

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starduster

Member since
February 2006
From: portland oregon area

Posted by starduster on Friday, December 19, 2008 7:29 AM

A very fine build, keep the pictures coming, these odd ball ships are interesting even if they never existed. Karl

photograph what intrests you today.....because tomorrow it may not exist.

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searat12

Member since
March 2007
From: Portsmouth, RI

Posted by searat12 on Thursday, December 18, 2008 9:17 AM

Yup, I almost forgot that I tackled 'Phenix' a long time ago, but didn't get any further than the hull before being distracted with other matters........ But I will admit, the build of 'Sirene' posted above is coming along very nicely...

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DD1

Member since
September 2008

Posted by DD1 on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 5:40 PM

Searat

You see, "if you lopped off that extra poop deck, and the ridiculous 'turrets' on either side of the bow (what the heck are they supposed to be, bath-houses?), and ditch the figurehead", you would end up with Heller Le Phenix exactly! :)

The 'Sirene' is the unfortunate fancy clone of 'Le Phenix', which itself is a very resonable-looking vessel, and is based on a set of drawings (discussed in great depth in a number of posts on this forum).

The build looks very nice indeed

dd

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GeorgeW

Member since
February 2006
From: The green shires of England

Posted by GeorgeW on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 2:09 PM

I thought the figurehead was the best bit about it, I couldn't be persuaded into spending one minute of my time or effort into starting that particular offering.

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searat12

Member since
March 2007
From: Portsmouth, RI

Posted by searat12 on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 1:19 PM

Yup, looks like a very nice build of a very screwy kit! The designers must have been swilling too much absinthe when they came up with this one! Ya know, if you lopped off that extra poop deck, and the ridiculous 'turrets' on either side of the bow (what the heck are they supposed to be, bath-houses?), and ditch the figurehead, you might end up with an almost reasonable looking ship! That said, you are doing the best you can with what you are given....

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scottrc

Member since
December 2003
From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W

Posted by scottrc on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 12:52 PM

Great build Len, this is not an easy kit to fit together.

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warshipguy

Member since
September 2005
From: Groton, CT

Posted by warshipguy on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 6:34 PM

Nice build! I'll have to show pictures of my build of the Stella. Real or not, it, too, is a fun build!

Bill Morrison

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enemeink

Member since
February 2008
From: San Bernardino, CA

Posted by enemeink on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 1:04 PM

real or not it still looks like a fun build. so far it's looking great. keep the pictures coming!

i must say that you've been inspiring me lately to quit dragging my butt and get back to work on my Royal Louis....

"The race for quality has no finish line, so technically it's more like a death march."

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lenroberto

Member since
December 2002

In progress- Heller La Sirene 1/150

Posted by lenroberto on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 9:14 AM

I know, I know- this may be a fictional model and it may not even float...but it was in my stash and I like to build so here we go so far. Even if it is not a real ship- it's too bad because I think Heller did a fine job- assembly so far has been very nice- the stern must be 30 parts...and it all went together quite well for an old kit...masts look like another story however...