UKguyInUSA Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Hello Chaps, I'm back to share with you my final build of 2015, that I completed the morning of New Years Eve. This was a gift from a fellow YouTube modeler, who sent it to me because he knew that I was enjoying building Luftwaffe aircraft during the last 8 months, but hadn't yet built a bomber, and that the Heinkel He 111 was a plane that I really wanted to get my hands on. This is a discontinued kit from 1994, but has been re-released under the Revell banner. For a 22 yr old kit, it has some reasonable details, including recessed panel lines on the exterior surfaces and three figures: a officer, pilot and bombardier/front gunner.. I did have a couple of fit issues though: one of the wing root to fuselage joints had a gap of around 1.0mm that I had to fill, and, the profile of the greenhouse canopy was wider than the profile of the fuselage body on both sides. I therefore had to carefully file the clear part down without damaging the window areas. Also, the original decal sheet was yellowed and the moment I put decals into water, they disintegrated. My friend who sent me the kit had suspected this might happen, so he included a more up to date set of decals, although they had markings for two H-6 version Heinkel's that carried two torpedoes and also didn't have the fully enclosed dorsal gun turret, but the open style with the windshield facing forward to protect the gunner from airflow. This newer decal sheet didn't include decals for the V1 rocket, of which there were 24 stencils intended to go onto the rocket on the original sheet. I therefore decided that this was going to be a non-existent, what if, fun build. I mixed some of the fuselage side markings from the decal sheet to spell 1H+AM, which was associated to a Junkers Ju 88 and which I thought appropriate at the time of building, as it was Christmas, and most people like a good Spiral Ham! With this being a large model at 1/48 scale, I thought that the two tone splinter camo was just too much green, and therefore broke the monotony of it up with a white tail band, which would have indicated that it operated in North Africa....again...accuracy isn't playing into this build...it's just for fun at this point in time. I have to say though, it was a good kit besides the outlined issues and I had a lot of fun building it! Enough waffling and onto the photos, I hope you like them Well there she is, I hope you like her as much as I enjoyed building her. Again, just like my Fw 190F-8 build, I haven't had the time to post my build on here, but I do have a introduction to the build video and 4 "Build Update" videos on my YouTube Channel, along with my "Final Reveal" video that are available to watch, should you be interested in all the stages from start until end of this build. Here are the links for the 5 videos associated to this build: Introduction Video Link- https://youtu.be/BRDvVv0aAS8 Build Update #1 Video Link- https://youtu.be/VCvq7-FxUxU Build Update #2 Video Link- https://youtu.be/wolvHNA4rZQ Build Update #3 Video Link- https://youtu.be/WPJQIszbQIs Build Update #4 Video Link- https://youtu.be/gSrM2QytLYc Final Reveal Video Link- https://youtu.be/l2BoXSWtHcE Thanks in advance for taking a look at this posting, for leaving comments and for watching any of the videos, should you do so, much appreciated! Until my next build thread begins, happy modeling, have fun and Happy New Year! Cheers Martin 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Wow - a very nice result. I like the look of the leather cushion and the weathering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Excellent build and like my JU88 It's nice to see it has a crew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Very nice build and subscribed to the channel. I built one of these many moons ago and it got to the point where it was ready for paint. Unfortunately for the life of me I can't remember what happened to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Looks fantastic, did the crew come with the kit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Beautiful build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Always liked the look of this kit. Superb job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Stunning build, fantastic job on the scheme and superb job on the weathering. Deffinatly got build 1 of mine soon... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 It's a beauty, must be very impressive 'in the flesh'. Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 A dream! Excellent work and photography! Andy D. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low flyer Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 wow that's a beast, great build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwality8 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Crikey! That's a bit special! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Great build! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy.m Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Stunning! Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 That's a magnificent build, with a great finish. The cockpit is superb, as is the painting of the figures. The pilot (?), standing with his briefcase in hand, looks like he's smiling for a camera. I wouldn't be smiling with that volatile package underneath my seat… A minor busybody observation: the V1 isn't technically a 'rocket'. It's a flying bomb, propelled by an air-breathing ramjet engine. Impressive work! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Wonderful piece of work, very impressive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 A very beautiful model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeemodeller Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Phenomenal, is the only word I can think of that someone else hasn't already used. Nice work indeed!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Impressive work! Great paint job, nicely weathered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Great build! Thanks for sharing. Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Superb Martin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKguyInUSA Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 Wow - a very nice result. I like the look of the leather cushion and the weathering. Thanks Caer, greatly appreciated! Excellent build and like my JU88 It's nice to see it has a crew Thanks Triumph, greatly appreciated, and yes, it was cool that it came with 3 figures! With the officer standing beside the model, it gives a better idea of the scale of this aircraft. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKguyInUSA Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 Very nice build and subscribed to the channel. I built one of these many moons ago and it got to the point where it was ready for paint. Unfortunately for the life of me I can't remember what happened to it. Thanks Mark, greatly appreciated! Thanks for subscribing to my channel! What is your YouTube Channel name, I'll subscribe back if you use it for posting modeling videos? Pity you lost your He 111....I've been wanting to build one since I began modeling in 2014...I just started a 1/32 Ju 88A-1 Bomber today! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Thanks Mark, greatly appreciated! Thanks for subscribing to my channel! What is your YouTube Channel name, I'll subscribe back if you use it for posting modeling videos? Pity you lost your He 111....I've been wanting to build one since I began modeling in 2014...I just started a 1/32 Ju 88A-1 Bomber today! Cheers I don't have a channel unfortunately. I just watched them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Very, very good. Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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