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  1. Gentlemen. If you'll allow I'd like to share my current WIP with you. I've decided to start 2015 with a build that's a bit more ambitious than I'm used to. I was getting to the point where I felt like I needed to try a ZM kit. I thought for sure it was going to be the Horten, but a lot of WIPs of those have popped up around the web. On top of that, I had wanted to do the Revell Uhu last year, but opted for something else. Anyway, I wound up with this kit after the holidays, so here I am. This is a massive undertaking, and it would be easy for my obsessiveness and ADD to make things messy, so my approach will be to address each portion of the instructions as a kit of it's own. So updates will be a major milestones in that vain. First the engines. I won't really detail the process of finishing and weathering, but any questions anyone may have will be answered. I still need to get a clear coat on these and add some washes, filters, etc. So these aren't complete, but close.
  2. Combat Models is to release in 2015 a 1/32nd Heinkel He-115 vacuform kit Source: http://combatmodels.us/ V.P.
  3. Once the replacement instructions and decals missing from the kit (which was purchased new and sealed) arrive from Germany, I hope to get cracking on with this. I also bought some extras for the kit, including the Profimodeller landing gear strengthening set. The nose leg parts are fine but the instructions tell you to shorten the main gear leg, removing 3mm from the centre of the leg; the problem is, if you do this you cannot fit the wheel guards which wrap around the kit leg exactly at the point of removal. I'm considering cutting the metal part in two, trim to fit either side of the flat and installing the modified metal. I'm concerned that doing this will reduce the effectiveness of the metal and defeat the object. Thoughts anyone?
  4. Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger. This is an He 162 A-2 (Werknummer 120227) of JG 1 is on display at the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, London. Pics thanks to Chris (aka Spruecutter)
  5. Hi Guys, It hase been a while sinds I worked on this model. I started this one in januari 2013 in the Battle of the Reich GB. Here is the link. http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234932979-148-heinkel-he-111-h22-update-25-03-2013/ But I didn't manage to finish it. So now I have started it up again. The no go at that time was all the etch in the cockpit, but that hase now been taken care of. Here are some pictures of what hase been done lately. And some coloured etch. and the cockpit compleatly placed. And some pictures of the glasswork. I have given them a dip in some Klear. The grey part on the first picture is a eject shute for the MG131 in the nose. I also have sawn out the top hatch for the pilot and the hatch I have taken from a Falcon set for the He 111. I have also made up the prop's but no pictures of those. Cheers,
  6. I have just completed a build of a completely...well almost unknown and unusual, Luftwaffe bomber that I thought I'd like to share. I have placed a link to the full story of what I have found of this amazing aircraft plus some further photos of my beast. I have to admit that it may not be 100% accurate as there are no details available on the He-177Z A6/R3’s that I have been able to find. Opps forgot these photos; Heinkel He-177Z A6/R5 This is the start of the brief story of this unusual and amazing bomber, as it full story was just a bit too big for this thread. I hope you enjoy, it was an amazing and rewarding build. "Of all the Heinkel bombers produced during the Second World War the least documented and most unusual was the little known He-177Z* “Zwilling” project, born out of time where desperate measures were being looked at to help stem the growing flow for Allied conveys coming across the Atlantic. From which produced Ernest Heinkel an ultra long range aircraft of unrivalled abilities. Which if delays, shortages in strategic materials and political interference had not occurred, may have had a dramatic effect in the supply of materials to the UK? *occasionally referred to in some text as the He-377, recovered documentation shows this designation was never used for this aircraft and was reserved for a project that never left the drawing board" And yes that is a Rheinmetall BK 5 auto cannon in the starboard nose, that actual fitment of guided weapons cannot be confirmed but they included: Henschel Hs-293's Henschel Hs-295's Henschel GT-1200A LT 950 T Glider Torpedo Ruhrstahl X-4 Air to Air missiles (though fitment of these was/is debated)
  7. Of all the Heinkel bombers produced during the Second World War the least documented and most unusual was the little known He-177Z* “Zwilling” project, born out of time where desperate measures were being looked at to help stem the growing flow for Allied conveys coming across the Atlantic. From which produced Ernest Heinkel an ultra long range aircraft of unrivalled abilities. Which if delays, shortages in strategic materials and political interference had not occurred, may have had a dramatic effect in the supply of materials to the UK? *occasionally referred to in some text as the He-377, recovered documentation shows this designation was never used for this aircraft and was reserved for a project that never left the drawing board A small group of designers at Henkel’s Vienna-Schwechat works were given the task of designing an aircraft to meet the RLM’s requirements. It became quickly apparent that a radically new design could not be achieved with the resources available in the time frame required. With the He-177 slowly losing favour with the RLM due to reliability issues with the DB 606 engines which were causing heating and fire issues with the He-177A3’s. So an innovative design was drawn up using two He-177’s airframes with a new centre wing section housing the third engine. With the design having 80% commonality with the existing He-177 production and development costs could be kept to a minimum. The initial prototype was built from two early development He-177’s, V13 and V14 (Wk-Nr 00 0024 & 0025) in August 43. The prototype V1 required with only additional strengthening required for the new centre wing section which was made up from the inner sections main wings. Additional strengthen was require after initial flight tests around the undercarriage mounts due to the additional weight. These were early preproduction aircraft fitted with the Daimler Benz BD 606 (2600 HP)** coupled engines. Though using under powered and running notoriously unreliable engines, early flight testing showed the aircraft to have good handling qualities and exceptionally stable. Under the right conditions with one of the coupled DB 605’s shutdown, level flight could still be maintained. ** in later testing these were changed out to the more reliable and more powerful DB 610’s after the engine fire! With success of the initial flight trials seven further development aircraft were planned but later cancelled due to lack of funding and resources. Aircraft V1 was kept as the sole development aircraft. Despite a few minor undercarriage mishaps and an engine fire in the centre coupled engine*** development continued successfully. During this time He-117Z V1 and He-177A-3 V21 carried out trails with the Hs 293 remote controlled bomb as well as other missiles and bombs at Peenemünda. *** The engine fire occurred during high altitude trails and seriously damaged the centre wing section. The aircraft only managed to remain in-flight and land due to the innovative design and strength of the new wing section. With the introduction of the He-177A-5 and its engine improvements He-117Z V1 and replaced a newer aircraft made up from He-177 V101 & 102. This was fitted initially with the DB 610C-2 (2950 HP) then for most of its life with the more powerful DB613B-0 (3200 HP) before finishing with the last and most powerful coupled DB engine, the DB627D (+3600 HP). This engine comprised of two DB 603N two-stage supercharged engine with after cooler, each developing 1900 HP continuous and 2750 HP max at sea level. These we to be the engines fitted to the He-177Z A6-R3. The He-177Z V2 entered into development trails without issues and the additional power from the new DB engines improved all handling aspects of the aircraft. The success of these trial prompted Heinkel into series production planning. Aircraft V3, V4, and V5 followed on shortly thereafter, these aircraft were made up from He-177A5 airframes and were eventually converted**** to operational He-177Z A5/R2’s with the DB 613B-0 engines. ****(V3 and V5 only, V4 was lost during a over water weapons test) After demonstrations to the RLM were given in April 44, permission was given for limited production shortly thereafter. With the worsening start of the war and growing allied bombings, development and production suffered. Only eight 8 of the He-177Z A5/R2’s were built and released onto service September 44 with KG40 first before moving to KG100. In parallel to development to the other He-177Z’s, aircraft V6 was to be a different aircraft altogether. To closer match the RLM requirements of offensive armaments and large calibre cannon was to be fitted in the nose of the aircraft. Initially He-177 V18 was used as a development aircraft and was fitted with a 30mm Mk101 cannon, this was later changed to a single then double Rheinmetall BK 3.7 auto cannon. ***** ***** unconfirmed reports were that a 7.5cm Pak 42 or 8.8cm Pak 43 were fitted, but it is suggested that the shock of firing was too great for the airframe and caused engine issues. Ultimately a single Rheinmetall BK 5 auto cannon was selected and fitted into a streamline pod under the right hand side cockpit gondolier. Fitted with special 5 round magazines, these cannons provided to be very effective against the new convoy escort ships and devastating against long range patrol aircraft. New advances in radar development prompted the idea of fitting radar to the aircraft to aid in target acquiring and identification. Telefunken has just developed a variation of their new centimetre radar, the FuG 240 Berlin which used a dish antenna rather than the earlier antenna arrays. Given the size of the new radar a bomber the size of the He-177Z would be perfect. Aircraft V6 tried various combinations of Air to Surface and Air to Air radars during testing ****** ******even a version of the FuG 244 “Bremen was tested in a airborne early warning (AEW) system, this was planned for the He-477 “Amerika” Bomber Trails were completed on V6 quite quickly after a very intensive few months at the end of 44. By early February 45 the first three (3) production aircraft, A6/R3’s, were completed (these were the only ones to be complete by war’s end. These were originally intended to be A5/R3’s (R2’s with the new more powerful DB627D engines). These had quickly been upgraded to the A6 standard which was fitted with FuG 240S (surface scan radar) in special nose mount and normal FuG 240 radar in a tail mount for air defence. Plus a power turret from a He-177 A6 to replace the single 20mm cannon for the earlier models. These three aircraft were quickly dispatched to KG100 and started operational missions at the start of mid-April 45 with immediate success. In just two weeks shipping losses of around 120,000 tons were achieved, which included the CVE HMS Campania. These were mostly to the newly operation Anti-shipping missiles produced by Henschel, but a few were by the nose mounted Rheinmetall BK 5 auto cannon. None of these amazing aircraft survived the war, with all aircraft being destroyed less they fall in the hands of the Allies.
  8. Kora Models new 1/72nd resin kit is a Heinkel He-5t/S 5B "Hansa" floatplane. Three boxing: Ref. 72186 - Swedish recce floatplane Source: http://www.lfmodels.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1649 Ref. 72187 - Swedish ambulance float Source: http://www.lfmodels.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1650 Ref. 72188 - Swedish recce floatplane Source: http://www.lfmodels.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1651 V.P.
  9. A while ago I asked for some help with building the Special Hobby Heinkel He 115 as I was having a problem with the fit of the cockpit. Unfortunately nobody could help but someone suggested that I post the build. I have had a break from the kit and have now started on it again. Here are some pictures of my progress so far. I had problems with the cockpit floor and bulkheads. As can be seen in the last picture if you align the front bulkhead to the correct place on the fuselage side there is a gap between the cockpit side insert and the rear bulkhead. Also the instructions show the pilot's cockpit floor as flush with the rest of the floor however if it is inserted flush it sticks out too far in front. The seat assembly is supposed to sit on the cockpit floor but then it sits too low. Therefore I have located the floor and seat as seen in pictures two and three. I don't know if is entirely correct but it looks better than if you follow the instructions. I will post more as I progress.
  10. Hello everyone, this is my first WIP here on Britmodeller, and a first serious build in years, so let's see how this goes.. :] I recently got myself an airbrush and had been trying it out on a discarded 1/32 Revell SBD-3 Dauntless just to be sure I have some idea about what I'm doing.. Also, I have little to none experience in washes and some other things, so this build will have a lots of first! Here goes.. Cockpit is assembled and painted a first coat.. After that the seat was added and small details painted.. I was interested to see how seatbelts will work so I made them out of masking tape..a little bit of detail is still needed, but that's good enough for now.. As I said, I have almost no experience with washes, so I wasn't sure how this will turn out..I started with the interior which will not be as visible as the cockpit.. I used black acrylic paint thinned with water and a soft brush to apply it.. Picture without wash is first, and the one with wash is second.. After that little struggle and a moment of 'Oh no what did I do' I used the new experience to carefully apply washes to cockpit.. I'm quite happy with how it turned out, probably because I was much more careful this time.. All in all, I think I'll use airbrush with slightly darker color next time for most of my interior shading.. You can also notice I didn't pay much attention to bomb bay when it comes to painting bombs and washes 'cause it almost won't be visible at all.. Oh, and the seatbelts still need a bit of work, though.. That's all for now, I'll post more as I progress, your thoughts and advices are welcome! :]
  11. Heinkel He.115 B Special Hobby 1:48 History The Heinkel He 115 was the most successful German floatplane of the Second World War, and served as a reconnaissance and attack aircraft. When the Luftwaffe was officially established on 1 March 1935 the Heinkel He 59 was its only twin-engined floatplane. In July the Air Ministry issued a replacement for its replacement. This was to be a twin-engined aircraft that could act as a long range reconnaissance, torpedo bomber, minelayer or fog dispenser. The first prototype made its maiden flight in August 1937. Early test flights revealed that it was difficult to fly, but Heinkels designers were quickly able to solve this problem, and the resulting aircraft gained a very favourable reputation for its handling. The second prototype, V2, was similar to the V1, but with an improved nose, new tail surfaces, and NACA type engine cowlings. V3 had the separate cockpit canopies of the pilot and radio operator replaced by a single glasshouse canopy, while the V4 was the production prototype, with an improved tail and float supports. During the development process the original rather ungainly nose was replaced by the streamlined glazed nose used in production aircraft. The He 115 was in completion with the Ha 140. After tests in Lübeck Bay early in 1938 the Heinkel design was judged to be superior, and was put into production. After undergoing flight tests the V1 was modified in preparation for a series of record attempts. The early nose was replaced with a smooth wooden version, the radio operator and observer were both removed (a mechanic was carried), and a streamlined canopy installed. On 20 March 1938 the modified V1 set eight records, carrying a series of loaded from 0kg to 2000kg over 1,000km and 2,000km courses. These records were only held for eight days, before being broken by a CANT Z 509. The He 115 was an all-metal stressed-skin aircraft, with a slim streamlined fuselage. The mid-mounted wings had a rectangular centre section and tapering outer panels, and carried two BMW 132K engines (based on the Pratt & Whitney Hornet). The three man crew were carried in three cockpits. The observer was located in the glazed nose, with a bombsight and an MG15. The pilot was located just above the wing leading edge, and the radio operator/ rear gunner above the trailing edge. In the prototype the pilot and radio operator had been given separate canopies, but in production aircraft a single 'greenhouse' canopy was used, connecting their positions. An internal weapons bay was installed between the wings, and could carry either a 1,763lb torpedo or three SC 250 bombs (550lb each). The A-1 could also carry two more bombs under the wings. The He 115 was operated by the Küstenfliegergruppen coastal reconnaissance units. KFGr.106, KFGr.406, KFGr.506, KFGr.706 and KFGr.906 are all recorded as using the type, starting with 1./ KFGr. 106, which had eight by September 1939. During that year KFGr.106 and 109 used the He 115 to drop magnetic mines around the British coast. KFGr.506 and 706 used the He 115 during the Norwegian campaign, where it was used by both sides. KFGr. 106 and 506 used the He 115 during the Battle of Britain, resuming the mine laying operations. The type then began to be phased out in favour of the Blohm und Voss Bv 138 flying boat, and the remaining He 115s were concentrated in Norway, where they took part in attacks on the Arctic convoys, including the successful assault on convoy PQ 17 in July 1942. The last He 115s left front line service in the summer of 1944. The six aircraft exported to Norway soon found themselves being used against the Germans. At the end of the Norwegian campaign three of the Norwegian aircraft and a captured German aircraft escaped to Britain, where they were given an heavier armament of four forward firing and four rear firing machine guns, and used for clandestine operations. Two went to Malta, from where they were used to drop agents in German occupied North Africa, while two were used for the same purpose over Norway, operating from Scotland. These aircraft were withdrawn in 1942. The model The kit comes in quite a large and sturdy top opening box with an artists impression of an aircraft overflying a Royal Navy patrol boat. On opening the box the modeller is a large bag of medium grey styrene, a cardboard shelf on which the small poly bag of resin and another bag with the etched brass sheets and decal sheet are stapled. The styrene parts are very nicely moulded, with some very fine detail such as the recessed panel lines and raised panels where required. There is no sign of flash as one would expect of a new kit these days, and no moulding pip, just a few strengthening bits between the more fragile parts. The styrene appears to be quite soft and has a slightly rough texture, so paint should stick to it well. The clear styrene parts are quite clear and respectably thin, but there is some distortion on the curved areas, particularly the nose cone. There also seems to be some stress marks on some of the parts as if they have been removed from the mould too early. The small bag of resin contains some very nicely moulded parts, such as the engines, spare machine gun ammunition drums, radio sets, levers and DF loop teardrop housing. There are two sheets of etched brass containing the instrument panel, seatbelts, boarding ladders, cockpit leasers and handles, radio operator’s panel, machine gun sights, and the float handrails. There is also an acetate sheet containing the instrument panels back sheets. Construction begins with the cockpit, which is quite complex with lots of parts from all three mediums making up into a very busy and detailed area. The instructions aren’t too clear for this area and should be studied carefully. It may be an idea to scan the instructions and print them in a larger format to improve things. The bomb aimers position is equally detailed with numerous parts being use to build a very detailed area. With the smaller parts in place the bomb aimers floor and support can be fitted, followed by the centre section, which consists of the bomb bay, cockpit floor, fuselage side inserts plus the fore and aft bulkheads. The radio operator’s position is also fitted out with the resin radio boxes and spare ammunition drums. Just forward of the radio position another bulkhead is fitted, onto which a brass and acetate radio panel is attached. The operators seat is then assembled and glued into position, at which point the fuselage can be closed up. The two piece wings are now glued together followed by a large panel just aft of the engine nacelles. The resin engines, once painted up are fitted with their two piece cowls. There are alternative horizontal tailplanes, each of which are in two halves and these should be assembled and put to one side. The completed fuselage is fitted out with the glass nose side panels, nose position canopy and the centre section roof. The tailplanes can also be fitted at this point. The large two part floats are now assembled and fitted out with the brass handrails, along with the two part float struts. The wing assemblies are now attached to the fuselage and fitted with the engine/cowling assemblies, propeller assemblies, (each from a back plate, three separate blades and the boss), and the cockpit windscreen. Turning the model over onto its back the tailplane struts can be fitted as are the main float struts, inner float struts, bomb aimers window, bomb sight, exhausts, and under fuselage panel. With all the struts in place the floats can now be attached. With the model the right side up and sitting on its floats it’s onto the final stages of the build. The machine guns are assembled from a separate breech, ammunition drums, PE gun sights and when fitted to their positions the barrel, with PE sight is fitted. In the case of the nose gun position the barrel needs to be fitted from the outside. The nose cone is then fitted along with the main canopy centre section, aft section and the cockpit canopy. There is a resin fairing attached to the port side of hte lower nose, onto which the resin DF teardrop fairing is fitted, as is a resin gun barrel. The two PE boarding ladders are fitted between the floats and the aft cockpit position just aft of the wing trailing edges. And finally the rear gunners canopy can be posed either open or closed. If closed the machine gun needs to be posed in the stored position. Decals The medium sized decal sheet, designed by DEAD Design appears to be well printed and in good register, there is minimal carrier film and the decals are slightly glossy. There are three options included:- He115 B-1, K6+TH of the 1./KFIGr.406, based at Trondheim, Norway 1942. The upper surfaces wore a temporary white finish for over water operations. The ship markings are believed to signify involvement in the attacks against convoy PQ 17. HE115 B, M2+BL of the 3./KFIGr.106, based at Bokrum or Schellingwoude, mid 1940. The underside surfaces and national insignia were roughly painted over with black distemper for night operations. He115 B, 8L+FH, WNr. 2398, of the KFIG.906. This aircraft had a hard landing on December 28th1942, in Hafrsfjord, Stavanger, Norway, lost one of its floats and eventually sunk. The crew escaped unhurt. Presently this aircraft has been raised and will probably be restored in the Sola Flymuseum. The sheet also contains a selection of stencils, and signs. Conclusion When this kit was first mooted it was met with a cheer, particularly from me. I had always wanted one of these aircraft in 1:48 scale and here it is. The kit doesn’t look to be particularly difficult to build, although the instructions make it a lot harder than it should. Increase the size of them and all should be revealed. There are a lot of small parts for the interior so care should be taken when building and painting these areas. The addition of the resin and brass parts should mean that the modeller won’t need to go out and buy any more. The completed model will be quite large but will be a great addition to any collection, with the possibilities of some nice diorama ideas already going through my head I can see this one being built very soon. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of
  12. Hello, I'm going to be finishing off my Heinkel 111 from the Obsolete GB. Build so far is here. This is a classic out of control project. My "list of things to finish" kept growing even though I was making progress. I think I have a good list now though, and I will try to stick to it! I had got to the point where I thought "I need to move the wings backwards and upwards, and mould a new canopy". Happy days. Regards, Adrian
  13. Hello All, I'm busy working over the Airfix Heinkel 111 on the Obselete Kit group build and I've got a question: what sort of instrument panel should I have? There is the "in roof" instrument panel that I know about, but in front of the pilot there seem to be three or four choices: * no panel at all? * tiny panel, with three or four dials only * rectangular panel, with six or so * late, dual control one (presumably only on the Spanish Casas) I'm trying to build an H-1 so I'm discounting the last one, but otherwise, he-e-elp!! Thanks, Adrian
  14. Hello All, I have re-started an Airfix He 111, inspired by Gordon's build here. This has been an absolute SOD (shelf of doom, natch) since 2010. I started it as my third model after coming back to the hobby and shelved it as too ambitious. I have a bad travel schedule between now and the end of this build, so I am glad to see the KUTA group build following up behind! It's an early sixties Airfix kit, with some hi-tec cockpit detail: Comparing it with plans shows it's a bit narrow in the fuselage, so I had to fix that: And I wanted an H-1 so I inserted some windows from a polystyrene drinking glass: That's where I had got to. As I am going to detail the interior, make home made canopies, scratch build new accurate engines, rescribe and detail I'm calling it less than 25% done! I've masked off the windows and cut away the solid wheel wells: And made some progress on the interior: The grey is just a dark undercoat - hopefully after a trip to the Scale Model Show tomorrow I will be able to paint it with a new tin of Humbrol RLM02! Thanks for looking, Adrian
  15. Good afternoon colleagues I want to construct this airplane. set difficult, molding disgusting While I see 4 problems 1 . At stand He114 thin, floats keep on a metal wire the rigid construction is necessary, stands need to be strengthened metal 2 poor quality of a whale, the cowl of the engine of its drift is badly molded. I think so, to buy the Revell Ar 196 model and from it to take a cowl 3 At floats obviously not correct form. 4 quality of a lamp of pilots disgustingly. It is necessary to do the new. Technique of manufacture new - heating of plastic and tensioning on the form. --------------------------------------------------------- stage 1 metal operations
  16. Heinkel He-219 Uhu Vol2 Kagero Monograph Following on from the first volume reviewed by mike HERE Kagero have released volume 2. This book is full of amazingly detailed 3D renderings on top of the very interesting history of the type in Luftwaffe service, including some great photographs from WWII of a fair number of aircraft, many in various states of disrepair or destruction. This section covers the first thirty one pages of the book and shows a variety of different camouflage schemes used on the type. The next sixty eight pages really concentrates on the equipment used in the 219 and the methods of construction of sections of the aircraft. These drawings are beautifully done with some superb detail that could very well be incorporated into a model, particularly in one of the big 1:32 machines. Talking of which, Kagero have also included a superb set of plans on a double sided A1 sheet. All the plan drawings are in 1:32, with the small exception of the gun sight which has been drawn in 1:8 scale. Conclusion This book on its own is a must buy for all those interested in either the Luftwaffe in general or the He-219 in particular, but when put together with Vol 1 this makes it a spectacularly interesting and useful set. For the modeller, the details shown in the 3D renderings would be so very handy to get all those little details right when building their masterpiece. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of
  17. Good afternoon colleagues. again early Luftwaffe
  18. Good afternoon colleagues. I want to show work строилось все здесь http://scalemodels.ru/modules/forum/viewtopic_t_46055.html
  19. Hello All, A while ago at a show I bought a parts-only He 115 kit with Revell instructions that I believe to be originally from Frog (it has an F number on the sprues, pilots look like Frog pilots). It's so-so and will take a lot of work to make better. Is the Matchbox one (which, I believe, has also been boxed up by Revell) any better? Thanks, Adrian
  20. For all of you Britmodellers on Facebook I've a little treat for you. I've loaded up the pics I took in the museum at Gardemoen, Norway 2 years ago. The collection is mostly aircraft used by the Norwegian Air Force but there's a couple of bonus planes in there! There are a Spitfire Mk IXc and PR Mk XI, Junkers Ju52, Heinkel He111P, Vampire single and twin seaters, 2 different F-84's, F-86 Sabres and Sabre Dogs, F-104 Starfighter twin seater, F-5A and B Tigers. Not the biggest collection in the world by any means but well worth a look if your ever near Gardemoen (about 1/2 hour out of Oslo). Handy for me that it's only 15 mins drive from where my sister lives! Please not that I'm not a great photographer but I hope some shots might be interesting or useful (The F-5's gunbay might help some modellers!). http://www.facebook.com/pages/MJW-Models/449805648412274 If you like the pics and want to see more museum/air display pics, please like the page and I'll post some pics from Flying Legends at Duxford too. thanks Mike
  21. He.219 Wheels 1:32 Eduard Brassin (632016) The Revell He.219 has been with us a few months now, and along comes Eduard to improve the detail on the kit. This resin replacement wheel set is a drop-in replacement for the kit parts, improving the detail and sharpness, as well as adding fine detail that just isn't present on the kit parts. The set arrives in Eduard's chunky Brassin card box, and underneath the slabs of protective foam you will find two bags of resin, a sheet of masking material (not pictured) and an instruction booklet. One bag contains five resin tyres - four for the two twin wheeled main gear legs, and one for the long nose wheel leg. There are nine hub parts in the other bag, as the nose wheel has one hub moulded in. Casting is up to Eduard's usual very high standard, and the resin is tough, dense and without any visible bubbles. The detail on the tyres has to be seen to be properly appreciated, and all the main wheels have a very fine diamond tread, while the nose tyre is smooth, and all of the sidewalls have both structural detail and tyre statistics moulded in on both sides. Construction is very simple. Each tyre is removed from its casting block, and as usual the main block is on the contact patch, so won't be seen. Some out-riggers have been included to improve casting reliability, and these have been cleverly designed so that they don't interfere with the tread pattern, with a "landing patch" that is centred on one diamond shaped tread block, and has a wafer thin (in places absent) film between that and the main attachment plug. The hubs are attached with large cylindrical casting blocks, so a razor saw or Dremel with cutting disc will be the weapon of choice, being careful of the dust created. The hubs have square attachment sockets to fix directly to the kit main gear legs, and they are keyed at the rear to ensure they are correctly located in the tyre part. The nose gear leg is glued together around the nose wheel, so painting the tyre before attachment would be an idea here. Painting should be easy thanks to the inclusion of a pre-cut sheet of kabuki style masking material, which has ten doughnut shaped rings to permit painting of the hub after the tyre, although if you're spraying the hub colour, masking the rest of the tyre would be wise to prevent overspray. Conclusion Another highly detailed set of wheels from the Eduard Brassin range that will improve the look of the model, adding a very subtle sag to the tyres to give the impression of the weight of the aircraft resting on the tyres. Superb casting and the inclusion of masks is just a bonus. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of
  22. Heinkel He 115 B/C Seaplane 1:72 Revell The handsome Heinkel He 115 was the largest twin-float sea plane used during the Second World War. Developed by Heinkel in the mid-1930s as a replacement for the He 59 seaplane, the He 115 was intended to fulfil the role of torpedo bomber, mine layer and reconnaissance aircraft. Although somewhat obsolete by the outbreak of war, the He 115 was able to remain in service throughout, due largely to the fact that it was able to undertake nocturnal mine laying duties while relatively unmolested by allied aircraft. The He 115 was a minor export success for the Warnemünde-based firm, with a small number of aircraft being sold to Sweden and Norway prior to the outbreak of war. Several Norwegian examples were acquired by the British and were used against the Germans in clandestine operations. During one notable incident, an He 115 landed in Tripoli harbour to pick up British agents, all the while completely untroubled by any German forces. September seems to be re-release month for Revell. Following on from their re-boxing of the Hasegawa Harrier Gr. Mk 7/9 is this re-issue of the classic Matchbox He 115, also known as PK-401. The kit was first released in 1977 and was part of Matchbox’s Red Series. It is made up of just 59 parts – surprisingly few for an aircraft of this size. Matchbox must have known a thing or two about tool making, as the sprues are in very good condition for their vintage. There is very little flash indeed and no other obvious signs of wear and tear. Surface detail is fairly basic and is comprised of a mixture of raised and recessed panel lines. The larger moveable components such as the flying surfaces and bomb bay doors are recessed, while panels that would have been riveted in place on the real thing are represented by fine, raised lines. The long cockpit is right at the basic end of the spectrum as it is comprised of just three parts; the cockpit floor and seats for the pilot and rear gunner/navigator. There are no instrument panels, control columns or any other gubbins, so if you want to add some detail to this area, then scratch building will be the way to go. By contrast, the three crew members are rather nice and feature plenty of detail. The observer/bomb aimer, moulded in the prone position, is particularly good. The wings and horizontal stabilisers are each made up of upper and lower halves and all of the control surfaces are moulded in place. The BMW 132K 9-cylinder radial engines look ok and should do the job under the one-piece cowlings. The kit is not without some finer details though. Rudder and aileron balance weights are provided, and the 7.92mm machine guns would probably pass muster if included in a kit released today. The floats, struts and ladders are all reasonably fine too. I would nevertheless recommend taking care when installing them just so you can be sure that everything lines up properly. I’d love to tell you that the extensive canopy and nose glazing is thin and clear, but I’m afraid it isn’t. It’s quite thick and rather opaque. I’m not sure whether dipping the parts in Klear would have much of an effect either, as the parts appear to have a rough texture. If you really want to improve these parts, you may want to sand them down and then polish them up to a shine yourself. Even worse, the nose glazing is split vertically, with the seam running right down the middle of a single piece of glazing. This will be almost impossible to disguise, so I would recommend that you either cheat and paint an extra canopy frame down the middle to hide the join, or cut the part out and replace it with a single piece of clear plastic cut to shape. Two options are provided for on the decal sheet: Heinkel He 115 C-1 of 1./Kusten-Fliegergruppe 106, Cherbourg, France 1941; and Heinkel He 115 B-1 of 1./Kusten-Fliegergruppe 406, Norway, October 1941. Both aircraft are finished in two-tone green splinter camouflage with light blue undersides. Unfortunately Revell haven’t included RLM reference numbers, just their own. The decals are nicely printed but are quite matt. I would recommend using a decal solution and applying them over a gloss surface. Conclusion This isn’t a modern kit by any means. It’s very basic in places and the part count is remarkably low for a kit of this size. There isn’t much in the way of fine detail and the clear parts are really quite poor. Nevertheless, I feel a certain fondness towards this kit. I’m not sure whether it’s the He 115 itself, dewy-eyed nostalgia or just a hankering for a nice, simple kit to build, but I’m actually looking forward to building this. Recommended (if you’re a sentimental old fool like me). Revell model kits are available from all good toy and model retailers. For further information visit
  23. Need to get some daylight shots - and she's a real *bu**er* to photograph as she's so large... Anyhoo - please forgive the colour casts - will post better images when I have them. Iain
  24. OK - I've been slacking on Connie, the Ju 52 and the Lightning stuff - but I have been busy with this: It's, erm, a bit large to photograph on a kitchen worktop! Hopefully paint at the weekend Iain
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