planecrazee Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Hi all, After having had a bit of a hiatus, this is my second posting within a few weeks so I can get on with it when I put my mind to it 😝 This time round, I chose a kit I've had in my stash for a while - the Italeri Hs 129. This is actually the first Italeri kit I've built and apart from the odd bits here and there that took more effort, the kit went together well and I think it has really good levels of detail for 1/72. I bought this kit because the Hs 129 has always intrigued me - purely because of it's shape - as it has an almost triangular fuselage which is very unusual. There was also a good choice of schemes to complete the kit in - a couple of Eastern front schemes, a Romanian version and then the one I chose which was Hs 129 B-2 - 4 (Pz.)/SG, Castel Benito, Libya 1942. I was drawn to the mottling for this scheme used to blend the aircraft into it's surroundings in the desert environments. I've never done any amount of mottling before so decided to bite the bullet and give it a go - hopefully I've done it justice So here goes - my Libyan tank buster - hope you like it and as always you're feedback and comments are greatly appreciated. Kris 49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Mottling mission accomplished successfully. Great looking Henschel! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don149 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Nice job Kris , `just needs " muckying " a bit . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 A beauty. Great camo scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Nice, quite a mean looking thing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Nicely done, an aircraft I have always liked due to its specialisation. I would point out the muzzle should be 30 degrees from horizontal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazee Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 40 minutes ago, neil5208 said: Nicely done, an aircraft I have always liked due to its specialisation. I would point out the muzzle should be 30 degrees from horizontal Thanks for your feedback Neil - I'll have to have a look at the muzzle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Good job, really unusual aeroplane, nice to see such a well built model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazee Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 14 minutes ago, Farmerboy said: Good job, really unusual aeroplane, nice to see such a well built model. Thanks Farmerboy - that's really appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 That's a really well built and painted plane. What is the sand colour paint? It looks spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 That's such a neat aircraft and you made it look very realistic! The wear and weathering are very believable and I'm a little jealous of your mottling! Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazee Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Greg Law said: That's a really well built and painted plane. What is the sand colour paint? It looks spot on. Thanks Greg - really appreciate your comments. The paint I used for the sand colour is Revell Aqua Afrika Braun - I've used this colour a few times for desert schemed aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazee Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 39 minutes ago, opus999 said: That's such a neat aircraft and you made it look very realistic! The wear and weathering are very believable and I'm a little jealous of your mottling! Great job! Thank you opus - you're too kind and your feedback with regards to the mottling is much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperchief Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 OUTSTANDING! Fantastic paintwork! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazee Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 2 hours ago, viperchief said: OUTSTANDING! Fantastic paintwork! Thanks viper - that's very much appreciated 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Brilliant, great colours, mottling spot on super work well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazee Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 28 minutes ago, Valkyrie said: Brilliant, great colours, mottling spot on super work well done You're too kind Valkyrie - now I've managed to do my first mottled aircraft, I've got no excuse to do more lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crane Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Great work. I love the looks of the aircraft too and have 2 in my stash. I'm just waiting until my skill could do them justice as you have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Lovley job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazee Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Crane said: Great work. I love the looks of the aircraft too and have 2 in my stash. I'm just waiting until my skill could do them justice as you have done. Thanks Crane - I'm sure you could do better than me - would love to see your version of the kit if you get one built Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Well done Kris and to achieve these results in 72nd scale is a testament to your skills. Bravo!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunguska Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Top result. Nice to see a Hs-129 in a desert scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazee Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Sky Keg said: Well done Kris and to achieve these results in 72nd scale is a testament to your skills. Bravo!!!!! Thank you so much Sky although I'm a mere novice compared to a lot of the members of BM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazee Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Tunguska said: Top result. Nice to see a Hs-129 in a desert scheme. Thank you - that's why I went for the desert scheme as it was a bit different and it was going to make me practice my mottling skills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Nice work! I need to have a crack at a mottled desert scheme at some point, you've done a great job on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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