Franz75 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Hi I have decide to build Tamiya 1/72 scale HS 129 from unit operating in Tunisia. Henschel wasn't popular among the pilots due to its engines and lack of space in a cockpit. Germans couldn't develop suitable engine for this plane and the start using a French ones. Those engines aren't the best and fail often. Nevertheless HS 129 was successful tank killer but mostly on the ester front. In Africa lucky for us do too a lack of engine performance in the desert environmental, the plane wasn't able to do much damage on allies tanks. This kit is repack from Italeri done by Tamiya on a bit better plastic. I will add Eduard photo etched parts and Decals from Print Scale 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Nice colour scheme Franz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Found this whille researching loadouts for my stuka build. Hopefully it will help you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Excellent choice of aircraft and colour scheme. I built a 1/48 one in African colours a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Have a feeling you may need to replace the Mk.103 cannon shown on the box with a Mk.101.....Not sure what the kit offers exactly, which is a poor show as I have two of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz75 Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 12 hours ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: Have a feeling you may need to replace the Mk.103 cannon shown on the box with a Mk.101.....Not sure what the kit offers exactly, which is a poor show as I have two of them. Yes, I know. The kit comes with the „Jaboschreck” MK 103. This gun was used from 1944, at that time DAK was long time gone. But I will have to improvised on my own with barrel MK 101 because to get it made from resin or metal is impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz75 Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 Ok, I'm so behind. Some people can build four kits 😀. So I said to my self "Do something about is" And I started working on interior fuselage, pilots seat and some control panels. Eduard's kit is excellent. ' 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz75 Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 I have completed a pilot seat with instruments, I used AK RLM 66 paint. This is very dark color, washes aren't much visible on it. But I had applied dark wash, anyway, seat belts were panted light brown with touch of silver. All together came quite nice. Eduard's photo etched works fine for me. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Nice job Franz, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz75 Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 Ok, I finished working inside cockpit area. entire seat piece went inside. Fuselage inside was painted and attached together. This is really simple plain not much parts at this point but ... I can "feel" Italeri hand this model. The first sign is always amount of putty that has to go on it. Some panel lines are shifted on fuselage join line. So is a putty time. Nacelle's back has gap, but all imperfections will be fixed by MR Hobby's putty. This liquid putty I founded much useful and better then other ones. I strongly recommend this one to you fellow modelers. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Looking good 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz75 Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Putty strikes back, straggle with plastic part two 😀 gap between wing and nacelle was too big 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz75 Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share Posted June 9, 2018 Quick update, I'm still straggle with putty fixing imperfect spots. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz75 Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share Posted June 9, 2018 Off topic news, I have received award of excellence in model contest at Cracow last week for my Hurricane. 9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 I hope this is correct. Moje gratulacje! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz75 Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 Hello, Small update on the working progress. I focused on 30 mm MK 101 cannon. Since no one made it, no aftermarket kits, I had to build it form a scratch. For that I have used TRUMPETER's brass pipe set to construct barrel and part from kit's cannon. A good thing about this particular set is possibility to put one pipe inside another one, that way you can imitate barrels different diameters. For me it looks real enough, check it out. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Very neat job Franz, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Congratulations on the Hurricane trophy, Franz. The photos you took of this kit in an earlier post showed it to be an excellent build and truly deserving to be rewarded - well done. This Hs129 is also coming along quite nicely, so you might have another award winner on your hands soon enough. Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz75 Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 13 hours ago, Rabbit Leader said: Congratulations on the Hurricane trophy, Franz. The photos you took of this kit in an earlier post showed it to be an excellent build and truly deserving to be rewarded - well done. This Hs129 is also coming along quite nicely, so you might have another award winner on your hands soon enough. Cheers.. Dave Thanks Rabbit Leader, it is fun to build models. And it is nice if you get some reward for something what you are doing for fun. But the best fun I have on MTO forum. Nevertheless I will try my luck in September's contest with HE 129. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz75 Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 Hello, Lower parts of the kit are painted in RLM 65, I used Gunze paint for that. Before that 30mm gun was placed under the plane, this "home made gun" looks pretty realistic for me. Downsides of a kit's design is order of engine and cowling assembly. You are forced to glue undercarriage before attaching cowlings, that will make in future difficult to paint undercarriage half in the cowlings. Propellers also has to be attached before you glue engines to the wings, and painting kit with propellers on isn't fun. In this case I have decided to paint engine separately and assembly it afterwards. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyGair Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 (edited) Looks a really nice build, I think the 30mm looks excellent. I never knew they used this type in the MTO, will have to do some research. Davey. Edited June 27, 2018 by DaveyGair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Wow.....That's some great work on the gun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz75 Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 Hello I have done a small progress with my kit. Just painted lower part with RLM 65 and upper with RLM 71. Not much. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Nice one Franz Its coming along a treat, I have to find a way of building a gun for a future build of a Blackburn Perth. Any tips ? cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz75 Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 Hi Jockney. I didn't know that kit even existed. Who made it? About a gun, you have to get COW 30mm cannon's shop drawings or very good picture. Next buy Trumpeter's set and put is together. Good thing about the set is possibility to slide one pipe to another. use super glue or solder whole thing . https://www.ebay.com/p/Trumpeter-Master-Tools-20cm-Brass-Pipe-Set-3-dia-1-1-1-4mm-Copper-09944/1872889205 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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