Mike DeTorrice Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 This is a Heinkel He115 German seaplane reconnaissance/torpedo bomber in the older Matchbox 1/72 range. Besides Luftwaffe service this craft, designed in the late 1930's, also saw employment with Scandinavian air forces during WWII. The He115 was an attractive and solid-looking twin-float seaplane and could do an effective job as long as active fighter opposition was not in the area ! Photo Series 9-5-11 012mod6XCZ by mikedetorrice, on Flickr Photo Series 7-8-12 037mod4XCZ by mikedetorrice, on Flickr Photo Series 9-7-11-II 004mod5XCZ by mikedetorrice, on Flickr Photo Series 7-8-12 047mod4XCZN by mikedetorrice, on Flickr Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Well it's been a few years since I've seen one of those built Mike! Good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasticbutcher Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Excellent presentation as usual Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Nice work Mike, you don't see many of these around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abacus Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Very nice Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 A splendid replica and clever photography making a really presentable diorama :goodjob: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I just went trhough some of your photos on flicker .,you would seem to have a rare talent to do those pictures.I am incrdibly impressed as I am curious as to what and how you are able to produce such clever pictures. :goodjob: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dekenba Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 There's an interesting a rare plane model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 A crackin build and presentation Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 It's not easy to make some of those old Matchbox kits look good, but yours is top-notch. And the in-flight shots are a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowler0000 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Every time i see an old Matchbox kit like this, I start my comment with "When I was a kid....."..... When i was a kid, this was my 2nd "big" Matchbox kit: the 3 colour ones, Y'know?? Yours is so far ahead of mine, I cannot even begin to say....! REALLY nice job, Mike! (oh, for those interested, My 1st 3colour kit was the Phantom, Painted with that thick water-based skool paint we had in those opaque plastic cups.... Nave Blue, Natch!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordfish fairey Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Very nice as usual Mike, you really get the atmosphere into your pictures, great work mate........Smudge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri48 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Hi Mike, another stunning presentation.....you never fail to impress! I couldn't make my mind up about the "ladders" being shown attached in flight, but as sure as Old George W visited a small village close by that's how it is! Brian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 (edited) Great presentation as usual Mike, with an interesting subject. The story of the He115s flown by the allies is also an interesting one! Pat Edited September 12, 2012 by Pat C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagoneer Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 There's a brief piece on page 10 of the September 2012 issue of Scale Aircraft Modeller about one of these being hauled out of a fjord in Norway. Having never seen one, two come along at once! I like your presentation of a well built plane, especially as loads of us cut our teeth on those kits many years ago it's great to see one built now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike DeTorrice Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 Thank you very much everyone for such kind comments ! I just went trhough some of your photos on flicker .,you would seem to have a rare talent to do those pictures.I am incrdibly impressed as I am curious as to what and how you are able to produce such clever pictures. :goodjob: LOL, thanks ! Although some may well say a slightly deranged mind must be a pre-requisite necessary to produce special FX photos, it probably mostly involves simply liking the actual subjects (be they airplanes, cars or battleships) and, of course, models of such subjects, as well as just the fun of taking pictures of things with a camera ! I use a variety of techniques but really nearly all of it is pretty straightforward and easily within the capabilities of any the modelers here (and who have the added great advantage of far superior handiwork in their replicas to use as subjects !) Hi Mike, another stunning presentation.....you never fail to impress! I couldn't make my mind up about the "ladders" being shown attached in flight, but as sure as Old George W visited a small village close by that's how it is! Brian. Thank you, Brian ! Those ladders are not very aerodynamic at all but certainly convenient, which is probably why they were just fixed in place. I understand the early prototypes leading up to the He115 featured a thicket of bracing wires, rather than the struts that appear on this craft. So, I guess it could have been even more un-aerodynamic at that early point ! Great presentation as usual Mike, with an interesting subject. The story of the He115s flown by the allies is also an interesting one! Pat Thanks, Pat. Yes, those craft which saw service on both sides during WWII are especially fascinating, aren't they ? There's a brief piece on page 10 of the September 2012 issue of Scale Aircraft Modeller about one of these being hauled out of a fjord in Norway. Having never seen one, two come along at once! I like your presentation of a well built plane, especially as loads of us cut our teeth on those kits many years ago it's great to see one built now. Thanks. Hey, still finding these vintage craft from World War II and being able to retrieve and restore them is wonderful and quite amazing, too, after well over a half century has passed ! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 What a beauty!!! A stunning example in fact. Great work!! Belle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Another great presentation Mike. I have one of these in the stash and I really want to move it up to the top of the build pile now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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