The Scale Models of Hergé
The Hergé Projects
My projects based on the bande dessinée works of franco belge artist George “Hergé” Remi break down into these main sections:
The Adventures of Tintin
- My Tintin 1/72 scale projects are “miniature museum” presentations which are more or less stationary representations of the vehicles as they appear in the comic albums.
Voir et Savoir
- the Voir et Savoir 1/144 scale projects are mini-dioramas that represent the “in-flight” images depicted in the chromos… and beyond!
The passion:
The Adventures of Tintin is one of my passions. From my youth, the globetrotting exploits of Hergé’s ubiquitous boy reporter has captivated my imagination. Aside from the engaging storylines and well-thought-out plots, part of the magic of Hergé’s tales is his attention to real world details. The stories might be fictional and fantastic, but the world in which they take place is instantly recognizable.
This is especially true in regards to the various trains, planes, automobiles and motorcycles that appear in the comic albums. In most cases all it takes is a partial view of a front grill, or a silhouette to correctly identify the vehicle in question. This makes the Tintin stories a natural fit as a source of subjects for scale modelling.
What’s more, Around 1940, Hergé decided he wanted to use Tintin as a vehicle to explore a comprehensive history of the world, from the lives of ancient peoples, to most exotic of cultures and countries, to the science and engineering marvels of the modern world. Although that ambitious plan never really took shape, in the late 1940s a series of chromolithographs focused on the history of transport started appearing in the weekly Tintin publication – alternating between highlighting naval and aviation technologies.