SNCASO Saint-Nazaire

This kit is sold as a starter set or model set which means... 

... it comes with four paints, glue and a paintbrush so that an aspiring model builder can start right away. 

One page assembly instructions... 

... and one page painting guide. Looks fairly simple. 

I have no experience with Heller acrylics, or acrylics in general. 

Only twenty five parts. The clear sprue has parts for three different kits: the Vautour, a Super Mystere and a Caravelle. It is one of Hellers earliest kits, from 1964, and as such is not very detailed. Cockpit interieur and wheel wells are basically non-existend. 

The fit is less than stellar and I am afraid that this won't be an easy built. 

It's only getting worse from here... 

Gappy McGapface 

Nothing that can't be fixed with half a pound of Plasto. 

This thing easily doubled in weight just by the amount of filler needed. 

There is no cockpit interior, might as well just fill it out. 

Ready for painting. 

Primed, canopy blackened and masked, ready for take off. 

The acrylic paints that came with this kit did not play well with my airbrush system - or I just handled them wrong, my experience with acrylics is basically zero. I also did not like the shade of silver - Heller 11 Argent/silver - that is supposed to be used for the plane, so I used Revell 91 steel instead. 

Decals done, all that's left is clear coat and installation of wheels. 

Finished.Despite the low parts count this was not an easy, straight forward build. The fit was terrible, especially for the engines.