MarkSH Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Airfix 1/72 Heinkel He.177A-5 'Greif' 6N+HN of 5./KG 100 1943 Here is another ceiling holding pattern nostalgia build from the 'Kit I built as a kid' Group Build, a kit originally released by Airfix in 1967 which I must have built around the mid 70s. I have built it mainly out of the box with the exception of some scratched extra detail in the typical for the time spartan interior plus a couple of additional parts around the rest of the model. All in all great fun to build and I really enjoyed having a go at mottling for the first time and creating my own masks for the markings (bar the '6N' and the tail marking), I had only a couple of dodgy reference photos and one profile to go on....yes I know never trust a profile! but for the purposes of this GB I was content enough to risk the wrath of the RLM posse. The build thread can be found below: Thanks for looking and as always comments and observations are welcome. Cheers, Mark. 69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 nice job Mark! you have done a great job on this classic kit. Regards, Pete in RI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 That’s a lovely Griffin, sir. Cracking job on the mottling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Outstanding. Another classic Airfix build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Very well done. Really like the paint work. You don't read a lot about this type bomber. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Hard to believe this is the old Airfix rivet monster! Excellent work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 That's the old Airfix kit?! Superb job all around. Well done! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 That's a very nice build. Well done with the mottling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddahbill Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Well done! Great to see such fantastic results with an ancient Airfix kit! Cheers, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Really impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 That kit's as old as me, and you've made it look like a brand new tooling. Could you fix me up so I don't look so old? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 More proof (were it needed) that all the old Airfix kits need is a sympathetic modeller and a decent paint job. This one has found both - what a corker. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Absolutely brilliant, what a beautiful job you have done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Fantastic job Mark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Wow! Great job on an old kit. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 I Remember building this when it first cam out- my attempt was nothing like this. This looks really good the paint job is very realistic, well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristolBlue Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 So I build the state of the art revell and make it look like a kit from 70s and you guys on this site do the reverse again and again! . Amazing built no idea how you got the transparency’s so “clean” and well fitting. Was it airfix blue plastic by memory? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyGair Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Lovely job, the paint is superb. I have the Revell kit and this inspires me to try a mottle finish (not knowing if there's anything but?!) Davey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Outstanding work. If not for the preamble I'd have thought it was the more recent (Revell, IIRC) kit. Your build shows well what an unusual looking plane (to me at any rate) this was. Very inspiring to see these old kits turned out so well by skilled hands. 👏👏 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Unbelievable that's the old Airfix kit. You made a excellent job on it, very impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSH Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 Many thanks for the comment chaps, really glad that the Airfix kits are still able to make an impact. 11 hours ago, BristolBlue said: So I build the state of the art revell and make it look like a kit from 70s and you guys on this site do the reverse again and again! . Amazing built no idea how you got the transparency’s so “clean” and well fitting. Was it airfix blue plastic by memory? Yes it was the famous baby blue plastic, the boxing I acquired was the 1986 release with the awful photo type box art. Cheers, Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Gorgeous Greif, great build and finish ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 You proved that still this old kit can be build and great result can be achieved! Congrats for efforts, since taking modern Revell kit would be much easier way for sure. Regards J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 The moral of the story is, with care, attention and skill, these older mouldings can be made into very decent replicas. I think the key is in the painting (and maybe improvement to surface details, like panel lines or rivets). It also shows that all the excessive internal detail that modern kits tend to have normally adds little to a model, especially one in 1/72, except complexity and price. I've just bought the new Revell Junkers Ju88 A-1 and it looks fantastic in the box (and I'm sure will be beautifully engineered and look great once built). I also have their older (ex- Monogram) Ju88 A-4 which is obviously a lot simpler with far fewer parts but I bet can be built into a nice model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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