Roman Schilhart Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Dear fellow Britmodellers, here's my 1/72 Dragon Heinkel He-219 A2 in markings of NJG 3 in 1945. Painted with Mr.Hobby acrylics, photos by Wolfgang Rabel. The Dragon model was released in the early 1990s, but is still the best injection-moulded kit in 72 scale. It's age shows with plenty of ill-fitting parts, such as the canopy, wing-to-fuselage joint and panel lines which line up on the belly, but not on the spine. I added Eduard photo-etch for the interior and resin wheels from True Details. The kit's decals were unusable and had to be replaced with AIMS "Heinkel He-219 A" (72DO23). Upper surface camo was free-handed using my Harder & Steenbeck Evolution with 0.15mm needle. The radar antennas are included as photo-etch parts, their attachment requires a steady hand and lots of patience. There's mounting holes for the antenna arms on the nose, which theoretically set the correct angle. In practice this did not work, as I had filled the entire nose with lead shots to prevent a tail-sitter, and the plugs wouldn't go into position because of the inside ballast. All antennas had to be manually adjusted. The spinner spirals are decals, borrowed from an Eduard (Fw-190) kit: The Balkenkreuze on the lower surface were sprayed using a self-cut mask. This way I tried to avoid the dreaded "silvering" of carrier film that sometimes occurs on dark surfaces. Thank you for your interest in this topic! Best greetings from Vienna, Roman 55 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Flawless victory! What a beautiful and menacing plane this is. I always wonder if it inspired Ridley Scott when he made 'Alien'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Super! I always loved this plane for its advanced looks. Very nicely modelled, Roman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) Always nice to see another owl! Edited June 13, 2022 by Walter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanond Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Superb work! The camouflage is nicely done and it looks to scale. I remember the kit needed quite an amount of nose weight when I did mine years ago. I wasn't happy with the PE radar antenna either. Nanond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Wow, that looks fantastic! Superb work, especially on the freehand camo - well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Escudé Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 so nice !! my favorite WW II night fighter !! and to add in 1:72 scale !! great pleasure to see that !! very well done !! thanks for sharing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Hi Roman You really made a fantastic job on this kit. The antennae and camouflage are perfect. Cheers. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Very nicely done Roman and congratulations on actually succeeding in finishing this kit. My failed attempt is safely locked away in a box of shame after losing the battle to assemble it properly. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 An excellent model Roman, beautifully finished. I have always thought this to be the pre-eminent night fighter of WW2. 🙂 Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Awesome Owl ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Wow, stunning work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Robin Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Amazing airbrush work on the camo pattern. I had to go back and check it was 1/72. A very nicely built and presented example. Regards Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autle Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Very nice looking Owl there Roman. The mottling on the upper surfaces is amazing, It's hard to believe it's 1/72. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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