Marklo Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 9 minutes ago, adey m said: I can never be sure which is port and starboard, L and R usually works for me Left and port are the same length, that’s how I remember it. Like lefty loosey, righty tighty which is how I remember threads ( I am an engineer so this is one that should be intuitive, but isn’t) thankfully I don’t need to resort to hay foot straw foot ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikingLampy Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Another bout of thanks from me too, for the window sanding tutorial. Mine are now appropriately flush as well. RE the radiator cowl fit on the power eggs. I had the same grump too, until I looked at some pics on t'web. It looks like the german panelbeaters actually made a pretty shonky job of it and Airfix are merely copying them - there is quite a pronounced step to be seen! (If I've booboo'd by hotlinking, please delete/modify as appropriate. Linked to from Pinterest, so its social media and therefore fair game in my book!) 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 1 hour ago, adey m said: that would be me knackered then, I can never be sure which is port and starboard, L and R usually works for me I always try to use P & S because it works whichever way round or up the model is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 1 hour ago, BikingLampy said: there is quite a pronounced step to be seen! I did wonder, but there isn’t any step on mine any more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 This morning's progress. Well, actually, yesterday. The rudder went on yesterday. There’s a neat two-piece actuator quadrant to go on, but if I am to apply the swastika tail marking it will be in the way. My mental image of the Heinkel tail has a much larger fin and rudder. I don’t know why. The tail wheel is in, and daubed with paint. I really think this model is going to end up painted with hairy stick, and I’m currently pondering the best way forward. My goal is for the undersides to be flat black, painted hurriedly over the RLM 65. On top, the standard splinter camouflage will be applied. Some examples of aircraft had the fin painted black, painting over the swastika marking. It seems obvious the black was painted in the field for night operations, and may have been painted with mops or yard brooms as quickly as possible. He111s had a bit of reputation for a weakness of the knees. My references have many photos of aircraft that have ended up on their bellies or ground looped due to the collapse of one or both main landing gears. The Airfix gear is formed of three parts, and once assembled is a little wobbly but I reckon it’ll be strong enough to hold the weight of the model. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 The next stage really needs me to tackle the glazing. I’m afraid all that masking is being filed under CBA* until I feel I can face it. Still, she's got wings and tail, and up on her pins. Like the size of the fin, I had this mental impression of the He111 being a huge plane. It was considered the biggest of the Luftwaffe's bomber fleet, after all. Now we have the measure of the beast, it’s not that big at all. It’s comparable in size to its stablemates, the Do17 and Ju88. The redoubtable Ju52 dwarfs them all by comparison! Auntie is, aside from the Fw200 Condor, the biggest Luftwaffe plane in my collection. * Can't Be A***d. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Wow! This is - er - flying together. BTW maybe the radiator openings were adjustable, hence the step? It's been a long time since I did mine (Old Airfix of course), I've forgotten whether that's the case or not. [edit] Just had a thumb through the comprehensive Kagero monograph on the He111 - no mention of radiator adjustability so there goes that theory. [edit again] It may not be big in length or span, but when it gets its dark green (and black) it does have a brooding presence that makes it look huge. Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 The step should be there as the radiators were indeed adjustable. An excerpt from the He 111H-16 (1943) Handbook: "Zur Temperaturregelung ist der Kühlstoffkühler (Wasserkühler) mittels Drucköl nach unten aus- und einfahrbar." which translates into:"For temperature control, the coolant radiator (water cooler) can be extended and retracted downwards using pressurized oil." More comprehensive excerpt in German can be found here: https://www.bredow-web.de/Sinsheim-Speyer/Heinkel_He_111/Heinkel_He_111_H-16/heinkel_he_111_h-16.html Cheers Markus 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 15 minutes ago, Shorty84 said: The step should be there Oh well. I boobed. I might be able reinstate. I’ll think on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, Heather Kay said: I had this mental impression of the He111 being a huge plane. It was considered the biggest of the Luftwaffe's bomber fleet, after all. Now we have the measure of the beast, it’s not that big at all. Well that was one of the flaws in Nazi strategy medium bombers could be built quicker and more cheaply than heavy bombers and were successful tactically in the early stages of the war. Later in the day the Luftwaffe needed to have had heavy bombers in quantity as a strategic weapon and of course they weren’t there. The Grief and the Amerika bombers were disastrous attempts to address this but too little too late. Well the Grief was started early enough but proved too technically complex to get right in the time available. The 111 is coming along very well, interested to see how the paintwork turns out. Edited January 17, 2021 by Marklo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Marklo said: Well that was one of the flaws in Nazi strategy Indeed. The Luftwaffe only ever being seen as a supporting force for the Wehrmacht really didn’t help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Lovely build you have going on. I really do need to build mine, it’s been in the stash too long. Great heads up on the windows, thanks. btw hope you don’t mind me asking but where do you get your iwata spares from ? I could do with a new needle. Hope you get some mojo for the canopy. I’ll tag along if that’s ok. Johnny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 8 hours ago, The Spadgent said: hope you don’t mind me asking but where do you get your iwata spares from ? I could do with a new needle. Of course I don’t mind. I tend not to plug particular companies, because you can get spares from all over the place, but Graphic Air Solutions has become my go-to for things squirty these days. Perhaps not the cheapest, but they have pretty much everything in one place. https://www.graphicair.co.uk/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadway Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 On 1/16/2021 at 8:15 PM, adey m said: that would be me knackered then, I can never be sure which is port and starboard, L and R usually works for me I'm been known to get L & R wrong so use the part number 🤔 For something like this I would mark the parts with matching symbols. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 10 minutes ago, Broadway said: For something like this I would mark the parts with matching symbols. That would work. An honourable system used by carpenters and masons that goes back centuries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 36 minutes ago, Heather Kay said: Of course I don’t mind. I tend not to plug particular companies, because you can get spares from all over the place, but Graphic Air Solutions has become my go-to for things squirty these days. Perhaps not the cheapest, but they have pretty much everything in one place. https://www.graphicair.co.uk/ That's great thanks. They have a very comprehensive range. Expensive shipping mind. but I have been looking for spares for ages. You're a star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 7 minutes ago, The Spadgent said: Expensive shipping mind. There is that. Other places may be cheaper on that score. I’m lucky I can claim such purchases against my tax - the airbrush stuff is a tool, after all, and I laughingly say I’m a professional model maker. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 19 hours ago, Heather Kay said: Like the size of the fin, I had this mental impression of the He111 being a huge plane. It was considered the biggest of the Luftwaffe's bomber fleet, after all. Don’t forget the He 177 was operational and, technically, it was a 4-engined aircraft even though it only had 2 propellers. The Me 264 also flew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 15 minutes ago, VMA131Marine said: Don’t forget Quite correct. However, don’t forget my rather monomaniacal interest in 1940. Stuff that happened after 1940 doesn’t really exist in my world. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 He-177 first flight was 9 November 1939. Just sayin'.... Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 Just now, AdrianMF said: He-177 first flight was 9 November 1939. Just sayin'.... Adrian Halifax, Mosquito… I’ve made a policy decision to only collect planes that were actually in service during 1940. Perhaps, in time, I might begin to think about adding all the multifarious prototypes and new developments, but I must remain firm to my original scheme or I shall go even more insane! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Kidding! Mind you, it would look good in overall RLM02... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMP man Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 With modelling skills such as yours classed as insanity, I think I need to drink more water outa lead pipes Box On Strickers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 Hoo boy! Where does the time go? For a change, I’ve been really busy in the day job. This is a Good Thing, because it means my mojo is returning and I can begin to feel good about my life again. The Heinkel has been sitting in the cabinet, looking a little forlorn without its glazed hooter. Is it time to tackle the glazing? Hmm. Perhaps not. Actually, if you can remember earlier in the thread, someone suggested using the vinyl masks as templates to cut out tape. That is my plan. There’s no time like the present. Or not. It really doesn’t appeal right now. I guess this will have to stay on the naughty shelf a bit longer. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Good to see you back! Getting on top of the day job is, sadly, a necessary evil. Does that mean that somebody somewhere is now the proud owner of a brand spanking new GWR tank engine? Regards, Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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