JWM Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 (edited) Hi, One of interesting military airplane which started as civil (passenger) was Heinkel He 70/170. As with all compromises - it was not really good in any role He 70 tok part in Spanish Civil War - as driven by V-engine, without spectacular sucesses. He 170 is an export version of He 70, equipped wuth radial engine, the French G-R 14 cyliders one. Hungary exploited a batch of He 170 in role of recce airplanes. May be noted, that Hungary start WWII before WWII (!) - with few days war with Slovakia in spring 1939. Then Hungary was forced by Germans to take part in April 1941 campaign against Yugoslavia (Hungarian prime minister even commited suicide it protest! ) and then they went to war against Soviet Union in June 1941. My Heinkel He 170A (Matchbox/Revell kit) is practicly OOB, presenting markings of 1st Independent Group for Long Range Recconaissance, based in Kecskemet 1939-40, perhaps she took part in short war with Slovakia in 1939. Best regards Jerzy-Wojtek EDIT P.S. (15.01.2022) Currently I am doing He 70 from the same Matchbox/Revell kit and looking at currently available to me photos I noticed that in above build of He 170 in Hungarian colors (done in December 1993) I wrongly followed some color profile regarding blinded small windows on fuselage sides. On left side there should eb two windows and on right side two square windows and circular one. Sorry for mistake... Regards J-W Edited January 15, 2022 by JWM Switch to Flickr 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz23 Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 (edited) Nice build, what an interesting little plane. I like the scheme as well very different. Edited May 23, 2015 by Blitz23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 The Hungarian Air Force's aircraft are always eye-catching, and this is an excellent example. Thanks for sharing this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 That is an "unusual" looking plane and I like the camo scheme as well. Definitely a model I would consider building. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Nice job. I built the original Matchbox version in those very colours when it first came out. It was one my better efforts too. Brings back fond memories. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Nice job. I built the original Matchbox version in those very colours when it first came out. It was one my better efforts too. Brings back fond memories. Certainly does bring back memories. I think I still have those decals somewhere in the box as well as the Revell ones. Nice to see the 170. My favourite version of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonehammer Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Nice rendition of a vintage kit. Wot, no infamous Matchbox trenches? It makes you wonder how aviators of those minor airforces must have felt, going to war in lumbering second raters, with no hope of change for the best in the foreseeable future... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 Thank you Gentelmen for comments Thank you especially Darby - you mentioned something before on He 170 what driven me to post it... I am very glad to evoke nice memories. Cheers J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Great stuff Jerzy I'm going to build the same one in Matchbox GB https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/forum/752-matchbox-50th-anniversary-group-build/ Thanks for the inspiration Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 4 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: Thanks for the inspiration Cheers Pat Pat, I thank you for inspiration to join Matchbox GB with sister ship - the He 70 from SCW... Regards J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Beautiful work on the old kit, first rate ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACALAIN Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 On 23/05/2015 at 10:03, JWM said: Hi, One of interesting military airplane which started as civil (passenger) was Heinkel He 70/170. As with all compromises - it was not really good in any role He 70 tok part in Spanish Civil War - as driven by V-engine, without spectacular sucesses. He 170 is an export version of He 70, equipped wuth radial engine, the French G-R 14 cyliders one. Hungary exploited a batch of He 170 in role of recce airplanes. May be noted, that Hungary start WWII before WWII (!) - with few days war with Slovakia in spring 1939. Then Hungary was forced by Germans to take part in April 1941 campaign against Yugoslavia (Hungarian prime minister even commited suicide it protest! ) and then they went to war against Soviet Union in June 1941. My Heinkel He 170A (Matchbox/Revell kit) is practicly OOB, presenting markings of 1st Independent Group for Long Range Recconaissance, based in Kecskemet 1939-40, perhaps she took part in short war with Slovakia in 1939. Best regards Jerzy-Wojtek Quite a different look than the He 70 Alain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Another interesting type. Unusual camouflage scheme, striking national insignia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 Many thanks for good words! regards J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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