spitfire Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Well my modelling mojo had gone on holiday, in December while everyone else was showcasing their years output I realised that I had only completely one kit in 2012, I had got that involved in building it that it took forever and in the end I was not that happy with it. Drastic action was needed, normally I would build an AFV to get the modelling juices flowing again, unfortunately I picked a Bronco kit with ten zillion pieces and link by link tracks, it's now gathering dust on the shelf, so it had to be something else something drastic. By chance Revell launched the 1/32 scale Heinkel He 219 and Mike did a nice review of it, it intrigued me even though I don't build Luftwaffe subjects and I do not build multi engined aircraft in my normal 1/32 scale, I build them in 1/48 scale, I've even got a 1/48 Tamiya 219 in the loft. Build reviews of the kit were good so I bought one, and got stuck in, a straight out of the box build (apart from the Eduard seat belts that is) I would not even correct the somewhat dodgy prop blades, and the result is pictured below, it did revive my interest in modelling and I have now got another kit on the go and am planning yet another. I learned quite a bit on this build which is always a plus point. It's not perfect but it was never meant to be anything but a distraction build, the gory details are here http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234934140-revell-heinkel-he-219/ It is a good kit and fun to build but I am going to have to build an outrigger on my study shelf to display it ! Here's the photos. Cheers Dennis 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Now that is impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Very nice indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 A real beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 excellent work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Really Nice Build There !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 She looks amazing & nice WIP also... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Very impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Wow! A great build and beautiful airbrush control, Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 That is exceedingly impressive for "just a distraction build"! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Superb looking Uhu, really impressive and good to see one built despite all it's supposed shortcomings. Glad you enjoyed the build, I can fully understand the need for a bigger shelf, I'm trying to work out where my 1/48 one will go once I build it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Lovely build and a great scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasticbutcher Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Excellent Owl Dennis, quick build eh? Impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 Well a quick build by my standards, but the important thing for me was that I really enjoyed the build, I looked forward to going into the study to work on it, and for such a bargain price as well, and I really enjoyed the painting stage which I did not think would be the case, it's given me the confidence to think about attempting a poached egg type Italian finish. Thank you all for the kind words, I hope the WIP helps others that want to build this big bird. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Beautiful build Dennis - missed this one being built... Still working on mine. Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 Beautiful build Dennis - missed this one being built... Still working on mine. Iain It was Mike's review and your build that started me off building it so thank you ! Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Thats a belter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 bloomin heck you call that a quick build that AMAZING ! wonderfull job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrritableRabbit Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Quick build? Right.. Let me go check the dictionary for the definition of the word quick.. Mmmm... Nope.. Doesn't say the word quick means any of the following words I'm attributing to this finished model: Excellent, smashing, perfect, amazing, gorgeous......... and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 That's a really nice paint job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 Thank you all for the kind words, it is a special one, I've just spent some time fitting an extension to one of the shelves in the study so that I can display it properly, I will have to take a photo of it in it's final display position Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Looks great, the airbrush work is most impressive. Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 Well thank you Nigel, and here are the final photos of the model on it's newly extended shelf. Cheers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveinns Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 She's a beauty ! Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Beautiful,very nice camouflage ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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