March 25, 20206 yr Author #26 Finally I found a set of 1/48 pilots for a reasonable price. I´ll try to convert the British and Japanes pilots into German ones.
March 28, 20206 yr #30 The fuselage halfs needed a little support to stick together. He23.jpg It seems like fuselage halves ALWAYS need a little help to stay together. Hopefully you won't have to do any sanding. Looks good so far. Semper Fi. Manny
March 28, 20206 yr Author #31 Yes, really seems to be, Manny. Only little progress today because of technical service. I needed some more space for the Heinkel and it was high time to clean the workspace. Mission accomplished.
March 28, 20206 yr Author #33 Finally I built two racks for the plane. I think they will be usefull for the next building steps.
March 29, 20206 yr #36 Hey Lars, nice cleanup job. I always have to tidy up before I start a new project. Nice work on the wings, but I truly like how those plane engines came out. Very nice work there. Semper Fi. Manny
April 2, 20206 yr Author #38 As you can see it needed a lot of putty and sanding (and time) to complete the next steps.
April 3, 20206 yr Author #39 That`s gonna be a larger project. I did a lot of online research during the last days, there´s a lot of very good informations and photo material out there. Beside other things I found some pictures of a He 111 variant (H-22) with a V1 flying bomb. Needless to say, I searched for a 1/48 kit and found a 25 years old Revell model online for a reasonable price. Guess what was in the mail yesterday.
April 3, 20206 yr Author #40 The kit is not as detailed as the newer H-6 one I have started to build but has a crew of 3 with it. So I will use this crew with the H-6. The H-22 will be build with extended landing gear. A view into the box:
April 3, 20206 yr #42 You are on your way to having a fleet of Heinkels! At 1/48 scale these are almost big enough to fly! I actually got to stand next to one of these years ago at a Dallas air museum. It was actually a Spanish built version, and one that had been used for the movie The Battle of Britain. A very ungainly looking plane compared to sleeker modern aircraft.
April 3, 20206 yr #43 I like what you've accomplished so far. It looks like the puttying and sanding came out nicely. Awesome pickup on that He-111 H-22. I guess you are going to be busy with your own personal Luftwaffe. BTW did the V-1 rocket come with it? Semper Fi. Manny
April 4, 20206 yr Author #44 You are on your way to having a fleet of Heinkels! At 1/48 scale these are almost big enough to fly! Yeah, a fleet of Heinkels, very good idea! Gil you probably already know what´s next. I have seen pictures of a "Z" (Zwilling = twins) variant, two Heinkels mounted together, with a 5th motor to pull the Messerschmitt 321 "Gigant" gliders. THIS would be the dio: a starting He111 "Z" with a Giant glider, lol. The kit does exist! But I´m afraid I simply do not have the space to store or display it. @Manny: Yes, the V1 was with the kit. I will paint the H-22 in a late war color scheme. Here´s the crew, painted and on board.
April 4, 20206 yr #47 Hey Lars, I like how the figures came out. Good JOB! Not for nothing that bombardier is in a very cramped area. At least he's got a mattress to lie on. Semper Fi. Manny
April 4, 20206 yr Author #48 @ Manny: Thank you, they really used these mattresses, Search the net for "He 111 cockpit" and you´ll find several variations including a "waved" leather one that I was unable to build unfortunately. @ Jack: Thanks, there are many different white and green putties available. For this project I used Vallejo white putty depicted in the center.
April 6, 20206 yr Author #50 Some more preparations before I`ll start the painting. 1. Masking the clear parts - For the larger parts like the cockpit I`m using masking tape.
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