treker_ed Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 (edited) Hope you all like! Built and painted in just under 5 days from start to finish - however - i was spending at least 5 or 6 hours a day on it! All airbrushed! Edited April 17, 2012 by treker_ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 A lovely looking example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyn Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 nice brid 5 days wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfpack Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Less than a week? Good going. The F8 codes of KG40 should always preceed the fuselage cross. Unlike the RAF, the Luftwaffe put the unit codes first on both sides of the fuselage. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treker_ed Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 Less than a week? Good going. The F8 codes of KG40 should always preceed the fuselage cross. Unlike the RAF, the Luftwaffe put the unit codes first on both sides of the fuselage. W i know!!!! only realised my mistake after about an hour or so and it was well & truly stuck down by this point! would have got shredded if i had removed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhtmo Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Now there's a kit you dont see often. Very nice. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy Builder Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 A 5 day build - wow! Looks good, and big. No wonder it's taking up so much space in my loft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Lovely neat build - doesn't look very 'used' though, are you going to weather it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plimsol Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 splendid but is it too shiny? (or is it the light?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 (edited) splendid but is it too shiny? (or is it the light?) IIRC, wasn't Luftwaffe paint at least semi-gloss for much of the war? Seem to recall seeing a photo of a 109 pilot reflected on the surface of his airplane. PS Beautiful model! Edited April 17, 2012 by Procopius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Quite a SUMPTUOUS bird indeed.. WOW !! SHE IS AWESOME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treker_ed Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 Lovely neat build - doesn't look very 'used' though, are you going to weather it? It will left asit is. Weathering is not something i have ever tried and is not a technique i think i could do! I like them looking factory fresh! In regards to the glossy look - it was photographed this afternoon in the sunshine so did pick up a certain amount of reflection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank152 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 It will left asit is. Weathering is not something i have ever tried and is not a technique i think i could do! I like them looking factory fresh!In regards to the glossy look - it was photographed this afternoon in the sunshine so did pick up a certain amount of reflection You should give weathering a go as you are probably missing out on one of the, if not the best parts of the build. If you never try new techniques out you'll never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike DeTorrice Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Excellent work ! You have completed a fine HE177 here. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Nicely done, it's a lovely kit to build isn't it? Glad you didn't weather it, it's a dying skill to produce an actual model these days. Online obsession with "realism"* seems to be killing it off. Al *Thick black panel lines, carefully airbrushed, whitish squares inside each panel, and randomly streaked grey wash, aka "weathering" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treker_ed Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 Nicely done, it's a lovely kit to build isn't it?Glad you didn't weather it, it's a dying skill to produce an actual model these days. Online obsession with "realism"* seems to be killing it off. Al *Thick black panel lines, carefully airbrushed, whitish squares inside each panel, and randomly streaked grey wash, aka "weathering" at the end of the day - it's only for my pleasure that i build these models anyway - they are not shown for competitions or in shows etc and as i am the only aviation geek in my family - no else would appreciate it i did any weathering etc as they would only think the model was dirty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguarfan Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Whether it was a speed build or not it is certainly a fine piece of work! Well done, I really like that a lot cheers Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChancerUK Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Great looking Greif, dont think you have to worry so much about weathering an HE177 as they had such a high accident rate that I'm not sure they realy lasted long enough to get all that worn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny akes Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Very nice work Ed and your philosophy is one I share. The He177 is one of my favourite Luftwaffe planes having built the Airfix version as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jumbo Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Looks good and like the fact you are building it for your own enjoyment rather than to show at competitions! Now, is it just me or is that big blue tailfin crying out for a hakenkreuz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treker_ed Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Looks good and like the fact you are building it for your own enjoyment rather than to show at competitions! Now, is it just me or is that big blue tailfin crying out for a hakenkreuz? Herr General........you may be correct - i have got some Eduard kits which have them!!! so i may use one of them - they are 1/48 but considering the size of the plane - i dont think that they will look too out of place or oversized Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhouse Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Lovely build and paint Job !! very well done !! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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