TommyF Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 (edited) Picked this up recently at Aviation Bookshop in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK. I do remember making an Airfix 111 aged 10ish but pretty sure I didn't finish it (something is telling me it flew out of my bedroom windows - possible in frustration!) It's clearly an OLD kit, the decals look relatively OK although somewhat yellowed. It matters not!! Haven't decided as yet on the H1 or H6 version but very much looking forward to doing a bit of research, learning more the aircraft and making a start this weekend 😆 Couple of pics of box front plus sprues and peek at instructions and decals. Has anyone had any experience of building this kit? Edited August 26, 2020 by TommyF Text add 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Hi Tommy , i didnt see a Frog being here . Built this one many years ago so will watch and remember . cheers Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I did one of those back in the mid-70's, to replace the Airfix one I'd done in the late 60's. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Tommy, welcome to the GB. It is for me the first time that I have seen this kit. Good luck with your build. Hope that the decals are still good. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Interesting, the box art shows a He 111P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Good luck with the build. It will be interesting to see it come together. Does it have the wider wood props or the H-5 narrow props? You are right Bob. It is definitely a He 111p engine setup in the box art. I suppose it is one of those time period things. They didn't have the luxury of The internet back then. Aren't we lucky.....🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 9 hours ago, Retired Bob said: Interesting, the box art shows a He 111P. Indeed! But in photo of plastic the turbocharger intakes are on proper for H sides. The H1 and H6 are different by the gondola windows, metal or wooden props and size of oil cooler on top of engine nacelles. maybe something more, Interesting are there those alternative parts present in kit? I was barely remember that there was H-111 in Frog range so I am very interesting to learn more how the kit parts looked like... Regards J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Also the style of the two forward windows on the side of the fuselage are on a H-11 onwards, not on a H-6. This old Frog kit is giving us lots of fun already. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyF Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 Thank you all for your comments. Hopefully the photo below might clear up what I've got here, is it a H1/H6 or a pre-internet hybrid..?! The props I would say are the wider flavour, the only alternative options are a rear tail gun (for the H6) and a torpedo or not 😆 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyF Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 A collection of He 111 parts are coming together for assembly over the coming days all going well. I might be on my own here but this aircraft has a certain look and shape that is quite attractive and pleasingly in proportion. I made one as a kid but pretty sure didn't complete so looking forward to seeing this built - as a H1 - and painted will be a treat 😊 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 The props look a bit half-and-half, but nearer the thin ones. You could perhaps narrow the trailing edges a bit, especially removing the "step" near the roots. The other point about the early H variants is that they did not have a glazed forward section to the gondola but a solid fairing. Sources differ whether this was introduced on the H-3 or later, so it is possible that some aircraft were revised to include this. You could always call your aircraft an H-3. The fixed rearward firing gun in the tail was actually only seen on a few examples and is best left off. A torpedo-bombing P - now that would be distinctive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Lovely looking kit 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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