Heller 1/24 BMW 328 Endurance (80782)

In this article I am going to check together with you Heller 1/24 BMW 328 Endurance (80782). As you can see on the boxart, plastic copies classic German racecar in popular scale. Overall the subject should be an interesting thing to work on, so I decided to take a look at how it is actually copied. The small thing to mention here is that set itself is not exactly new and dates way back into 70-es, which is not exactly promising in terms of features. Nevertheless, if Tamiya reissues their old antiquities, then why Heller can't do the same? Overall packaging is rather standard for this brand, so let's open it and take a closer look together.

By the way, here you can read review with a bit more modern BMW in the same scale.
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Watch this video-review where I show all parts even closer.

We are going to start with the first frame which carries car body floor panel, side panels, bonnet parts and special passenger seat cover. Wheel rims are rather simple, just like on the real car.

Floor is molded together with a front mask, and looks fine. I wonder if there is any aftermarket available with meshes for kidney grilles.

Both seats are included out of the box. Here you can also see chassis and the engine halves. Keep in mind that bonnet can be assembled only in closed position.

Chrome sprue comes with all the shiny parts. Well, the quality looks okay for standard build, but I guess professionals would repaint this finish. Headlamps should be tricky to separate as well.

Clear parts are packed into separate plastic bag. Molding quality looks fine, but there are no masks in the kit.

Vinyl tires is another reminder about kit's age. They look good, but I would definitely look for 3D-printed replacement for those.

Decals sheet is not that big, but printing quality looks fine. Kit features only one marking option which can be seen on the photo below.

Assembly manual is typical for this brand. I show all pages in the video-review.

It is funny to have my first Heller kit from 70-es, but I think it looks okay for the basic project. It can be even recommended to beginners who would like to have their own car. Yes, some parts would look better if replaced by something upgraded, but in the most cases it should be enough for the scale. Another thing that you should pay attention to is the fitment of the parts as it can be tricky in some areas. It is funny that even the photos of the assembled model on the box show this issue, so don't hurry and check how everything goes together.

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