PaulR Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Well better late than never. I started this as a Battle of Britain double build on the WIP forum last year. I always try to build one Battle of Britain model each summer as part of my ongoing obsession with that pivotal summer, and given this had ended up on the shelf of doom, it seemed only logical to get it done. Although it is an old kit (easily 30 plus years, and the boxing I had must have been near enough original) with very fine raised lines, it builds very well indeed, and above all was simply great fun to make. I have never built a Heinkel before, and now I finally have one in my BoB collection. I think it is a very graceful design, quite unlike the angular efficiency of Messerschmidts et al. The kit was built using Xtradecals from the 70th Anniversary sheet ( I am gradually building all of the aircraft on it - am looking forward muchly to the new Airfix Do-17!), Xtracrylix for the topsides, Tamiya XF23 for the undersides, Quickboost exhaust pipes and crucially Eduard masks. I had a go at replicating the overspray on the pink wing markings; I am rather pleased with the effect. The more I consider it, this kit must have been more or less cutting edge when it was released, and as said before still builds up very well. On a historical note, the precise aircraft shown was actually flown on operations on the 15th September 1940, and was badly damaged as a result. It did make it back to France, albeit with two injured crewmen. So, in tribute to momentous events exactly 74 years ago, here is my Heinkel. Apologies for dodgy background to photos, but I have put in a 15 hour day, and it is beyond me to do anything else at the precise moment! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 PaulR.. I like it EXCELLENT work. .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl_five_zero Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I did a He-111 last summer - all I can say is you did a much better job of masking off that bugger of a canopy than I did! Fantastic work. I love the overspray on the bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 That's rather nice Paul, great canopy painting, which sets off the whole aircraft superbly well, Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 nice job, looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianm2 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Nice one Paul. Always like a build with a bit of history behind. Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Thats the best looking He111 I've ever seen absolutely stunning Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Have to be happy with that! I will have to let the moths out of my wallet and indulge in a He-111 before too long! Looks great Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Thanks awfully chaps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techniquest Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 An excellent build, and interesting background read too. I have one of these in the stash and I'm kind of looking forward to giving it a go, though it won't be yet a while. Maybe next summer...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal JMW Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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