Popular Post SaminCam Posted April 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2019 (edited) Here are the photos of my latest, the 1/72 Airfix He-111 modelled in a Battle of Britain scheme. The kit goes together pretty well and the only things to watch out for are the fit of the wheel bays in the intakes and the fuselage windows. It's got the Eduard interior extras which look lovely but unless you look closely they're pretty hard to see. I also riveted the whole aircraft (which I think was worth the effort) and re-built the wing Pitot from a blunted safety pin and bit of sprue. The paints are airbrushed Tamiya and Mr Color acrylics (I think the Mr Color RLM acrylics look great here) and I've used a combination of Xtradecal BoB and box transfers. The slightly weathered effect came mostly from preshading but I also added some streaks and stains with white, black and brown artists oils. Finally, the white-pink bars on the wing and tail are based on the photo at the end where it appears that the Luftwaffe were about as a good at masking carefully as I am! The RFI is here: Thanks to everyone who looked in and helped along the way, enjoy! Sam Edited April 20, 2019 by SaminCam Trying to fix broken photos 80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Very impressive! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Great result, I enjoyed the WIP on this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 She's turned out great! I have a few others to get out of the way before I get back to mine, but it will be done! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Splendid, Sam! I think the amount of weathering is spot on, and great job of replicating the overspray of the white bands on the wing. Cheers, Mark 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Great looking build. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazee Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Fantastic Heinkel 111 Sam - always been one of my favourite luftwaffe aircraft and you've done the type proud. Also the attention to historical detail by adding in the overspray on the wing markings is genius. Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Looks fantastic. I can only echo what others have said about the overspray area, it really adds that extra appeal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Excellent build. The preshading worked very well on this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 What the others have said- best He-111 I have seen in quite a while, and I applaud your choice of markings. Now you need a Ju-88A with the same ID bars to go with this one! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Really nicely done, great result. gazza l 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting Old Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Very nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Outstanding Sam!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaminCam Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Thanks everyone, glad you liked her! I'm planning on doing some more German WW2 aircraft, Ju87 and Fw190 are top of the list, but current project is a parallel build of a 1980s Harrier GR3 and F-35B. Cheers, Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Wow... Nice job Sam. Great looking 111. It looks so crisp. Looking forward to seeing your Stuka when you get around to it. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Brilliant work Sam - she came out great. Gotta love the riveting - adds so much to the model. All up a very nice bit of modeling 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Superb build, the RLM colours look spot on. Very nice touch with the over spray. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 looks really nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Having a keen interest in all matters relating to The BoB, I must commend your work on this lovely He-111. It certainly attests to your building and painting skills. Great work! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Wonderful build, really looks the part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteo44 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Wooowww!! Great work! I like it In my personal opinion, this is the best german bomber of the WWII. Interesting the overspray on the white stripes... I had never seen them before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Just come across this build, and I think that's the scheme chosen for when I eventually get around to building one of these if I decide to go beyond what's in the box. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting Old Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Very nice work, haven't seen that paint job before 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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