Jeanne D'Arc, French Helicopter carrier (Updated Reissue)

The Jeanne d'Arc is the helicopter carrier that has replaced the traditional cruiser of the same name as the naval training ship of the French Navy in 1964.

The kit is moulded in light gray plastic, with 245 parts in 4 sprues. The general appearance is excellent, with no flash and fine detail. Overall length is 452 mm. As in all Heller kits, plastic railing is supplied in a special sprue. It is hopelessly overscale and should be discarded. The kit depicts Jeanne d'Arc in her current state. This is one of the few case in which Heller has corrected a kit. When the kit was first issued, it had a double missile launcher on the deck in front of the bridge, that was never fitted on the real ship. Eventually two triple Exocet missiles were fitted in that location, and Heller has added these in the kit as well