Pedro1 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Dear all, As requested by Jerzy (JWM), I herewith post some images of the Roden Heinkel He 111B I built a few years ago. Markings are mostly from the kit, although I swapped the white fuselage numbers for black ones, as they should have been. The trick I used to get the fuselage to close, was to add a shim (1.5 mm behind the cockpit, 0 mm at the tail), which allows the clear parts and the bomb rack to fit). I kept weathering rather light, just adding a pin wash to the control surfaces, the tank filler caps and the bomb bay. Certainly not my best result, but in the end I was just glad to have finished it. I do like the elegant look though of the 'classic' bomber nose, rather than the later 'all glass' nose from the P and H versions. Peter 52 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Your fuselage trim certainly did the job, the canopy fit now looks great. I’ll have to keep that in mind when I get around to doing my “C” version airliner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Looks really good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Thank you for fulfill my ask. Great result! Really nice. Maybe I will go with "B" as well... The only problem is that if I will have 5 He111s in collection how many Wellingtons should I have to keep any kind of proportions regarding number of build real things Regards Jerzy-Wojtek 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) On 9/15/2020 at 12:49 PM, billn53 said: Your fuselage trim certainly did the job, the canopy fit now looks great. I’ll have to keep that in mind when I get around to doing my “C” version airliner. Some tips for building the 111C: www.tapatalk.com/groups/hyperscale/viewtopic.php?f=644810&t=490174&p=2435789 www.tapatalk.com/groups/hyperscale/viewtopic.php?f=644810&t=490189&p=2436773 www.tapatalk.com/groups/hyperscale/viewtopic.php?f=644810&t=490203&p=2438568 www.tapatalk.com/groups/hyperscale/viewtopic.php?f=644810&t=490810&p=2497564 I admire that you finished a "Pedro" I would like to have a 111B to but I'm not going to build a Roden 111 again. Edited February 19, 2023 by Orso Fixing links 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Wow! Never knew they were Pedros back then already! Any idea why actually? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Very nice 'Pedro'! I know the kit is a beast to build (I have one), but your model is proof that a good-looking result can be achieved with no doubt some not inconsiderable effort. Time to retrieve mine from storage, I suppose... Regards, Jason 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro1 Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 5 hours ago, billn53 said: Your fuselage trim certainly did the job, the canopy fit now looks great. I’ll have to keep that in mind when I get around to doing my “C” version airliner. I have that one in the stash as well.... Actually even better looking then the B and E versions. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro1 Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, exdraken said: Wow! Never knew they were Pedros back then already! Any idea why actually? Will have to look that up. Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro1 Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 48 minutes ago, Orso said: Some tips for building the 111C: www.tapatalk.com/groups/hyperscale/viewtopic.php?f=644810&t=490174&p=2435789 www.tapatalk.com/groups/hyperscale/viewtopic.php?f=644810&t=490189&p=2436773 www.tapatalk.com/groups/hyperscale/viewtopic.php?f=644810&t=490203&p=2438568 www.tapatalk.com/groups/hyperscale/viewtopic.php?f=644810&t=490810&p=2497564 I admire that you finished a "Pedro" I would like to have a 111B to but I'm not going to build a Roden 111 again. I see where you're coming from. However, I do love these airliners from the Golden Age, so will give it a go. After all, I did manage to finish the B 😄 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 My kit is ready to paint if I ever will find the canopy that I lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 I am very jealous of you guys that have actually managed to finish this kit. Not only finish it but finish it well. I might have to get mine out of the dark recesses of the cupboard and give it another go. Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro1 Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 14 hours ago, Orso said: My kit is ready to paint if I ever will find the canopy that I lost. Did you try to get a replacement from Roden? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Nice work, Peter! I like the look of it; not the colors that come to my mind when I think of the He 111. Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Splendid work on a difficult kit, well done! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 4 hours ago, Pedro1 said: Did you try to get a replacement from Roden? I have had no luck with Roden before but I will try again. Third time lucky? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Beautiful work! Still somewhat jarring to see a He-111 with a "conventional" forward fuselage rather than the single, panoramic glazing of WW!! variants. Your hard work getting this kit to comply really paid off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 14 hours ago, Orso said: I have had no luck with Roden before but I will try again. Third time lucky? Bjorn, It should help if you will give them link to our RFI threads with He111 models shown here - the build of "unbuild" in common opinion kits must be nice for them... Regards J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 (edited) Extraordinary build and finish on a great subject. Edited September 17, 2020 by 28ZComeback 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Wow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Great looking He there looks very cool in that scheme too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgang Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 I started this one quit a while ago and aproached the same solution for the fuselage. Unfortunaley the finished fuselage felt from the workbench and broke apart. That was the moment wehen i stopped the work. But I know how hard it is to build a roden He 111. You did a great job on this one. thank you for showing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissyboat Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Stunning build. Nicely done. ⚓🙌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelingEdmontonian Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 That's beautiful. Classy bird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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