obdl3945 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 (edited) Hi, guys... A few photos of my latest build. This is MPM's 'Hi-tech kit' of the He177 in 1/48 scale. A challenging model but worth the effort. The full build/narrative can be found here, if you want more photos. Hope you like the finished result, and thanks for looking in. Regards, Paul 1) Remove bomb bay doors - resin weapons bay will be inserted. 2) Remove flaps from lower wing only. The Fowler-style flap lay entirely under the upper wing overhang, so this area need redeveloped on the model and the flaps refurbished. 3) Resin bomb bay after painting, blackwashing and insertion into the fuselage. 4) Resin engine accessories - the assembly at the top is the coupled engine from the engine accessory pack, but the lower bulkhead with only the rear portion of the opposite engine is from the undercarriage assembly set. The rear of the engine could be seen from under the wing looking up into the wheel well, hence this piece being included. Electrical cabling from three strips of entwined 15amp fuse wire, then painted and Tamiya tape added as cable retainers and later painted pale greyish white, thereafter manipulated into the correct shape for adding onto the engine. Everything blackwashed before insertion into the wing. 5) The removed flap sections from under the wing have to be rebuilt - (L) : inside of flap with plastic card strip; (C) : additional plastic card strip added to create the uppersurface of the flap; (R) : after model filler has been applied to form the leading edge and subsequently sanded smooth and curved round to blend with the underside. Second image shows all the flaps completely rebuilt. 6) Fight with the upper rear canopy piece - it don't fit easy! I had to carefully stretch with forefinger and thumb with a sliver of superglue on the sides. Slight misalignment on the top edge. The fuselage was built up with some filler to meet the rear edge of the canopy and blended smooth; the sides were carefully padded out with model filler - use tape to mask the transparencies first! - certainly an improvement but could be better, so very thin strips of Tamiya tape applied round all joins effectively creating three 'frame lines' that weren't on the real plane but certainly enhancing the overall finish of the model. Cockpit details finished off at this point, including the 'ammo belt to nowhere'... yet. Seat belts were the only added accessory from outwith the parts supplied in the model. Notice the resin bomb doors also attached - part of the armaments bay accessory pack. 7) Overall pale grey undercoat, brush-applied. Thereafter, dark smokey grey brush-applied to undersides. Later, the underside panels etc were sprayed over with a slightly darker shade to show wear on the paint scheme - a first for me as a technique. Demarkation line feathered by spraying thin line of greyish-black on all demarkation points. The medium green (RLM82) was sprayed onto the pale grey, then greenish-brown (RLM81) over that again, using Humbrol's Luftwaffe-specific enamel shades. Transparencies were covered using Maskol before starting the painting. After gloss varnishing, applying transfers and re-varnishing, blackwashing upper and side surfaces only. 9) On the home straight... undersides after completion. Shading to black evident, internal and external bombs attached, former from ICM's He111 kit and the latter from Revell's He111 kit. The very argumentative undercarriage, after much hassle, now in place. This needed reinforcing to carry the additional weight. Underwing supports now in place - a lot of plastic card cutting! Not intended to be accurate but more representative of the layout and certainly, you couldn't leave such a large space empty! Flaps attached and positioned in drooped deployed mode. 10) Final shots of completed kit... ;-). Sources of inspiration? Two grainy photos easily accessible on the internet and Claes Sundin's 'Luftwaffe Bombers Profile Book No7', profile 103. My model doesn't conform fully to either source, but I'm very happy with the outcome after 5.5 weeks of effort. This is my take on a 3./KG1 He177 based at Prowehren/Ostpreußen, July 1944. Hope you like the finish. Regards, Paul Edited December 16, 2018 by obdl3945 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Splendid effort on a difficult model. This is one of my major want to does. It is in my cupboard ready to do. I have most of the improvement addon kits and PE for it. It is just time a bit more experience first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Very impressive modelling and a great looking finished kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Great effort, I know I wouldn't have that level of patience, must take-up a h*ll of a lot of shelf -space ! Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Very nice Hienkel, love the detail in the cockpit. gazza l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obdl3945 Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 Hi, gents... Many thanks for your much-appreciated comments. I am happy to report that I have found a space to house this model, although I had to re-arrange the others to accommodate it! Regards, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauls9cb Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 All of the above in spades. Terrific patience and skill with the airbrush camo finish. Still got my L plates on for that sort of discipline. Really well done and a rarely-featured subject. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Impressive project with a great final outcome! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Very nice biggy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Stunning work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Stunning build and fantastic result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Great looking Heinkel sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Gorgeous. I quite fancy doing the 1/72 177, this is gret inspiration to do so. Lovely paintwork and not easy to get right but you've nailed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Fantastic build and paint work. Great details...... Simply beautiful Best regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obdl3945 Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 Guys... What can I say? Your comments are more than I expected and very much appreciated. You've all been very positive with your remarks; a previous effort many years ago with an earlier offering of this kit ended in ignominous defeat, so I will take your expressions of approval as confirmation of my being older and wiser in my skills and problem solving. You have genuinely - and very pleasantly - taken me aback with your kind words. Thank you... ;-) Regards, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 That's excellent. The airbrush work on the top surfaces is particularly good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank083 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Spectacular build Paul! very nice model with gorgeous paint work & weathering! Seems it was a lot of work involved but the final result is speechless...😱😱😱 Your built thread will inspire me to persevere with my « Bear »😊 First class finish! Frank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daldroflas Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Fantastic looking result of a very interesting subject. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJJunis Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Really excellent! All the Best! Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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