Bstarr3 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Nice detailing on that pad there. Looks good. Overall a really nice effort on the cockpit TimHepplestone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimHepplestone Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) Looking good! I was eyeing the Pro-Modeler version at a local hobby shop a few weeks ago, you are making it very tempting. She really is a big girl! I think you need to name her "Hilda". Thanks. Good name suggestion. Normally my models go through lots of name changes though. Names such as “Where's the hobby knife OUCH†or “ Damn this airbrush†or “useless piece of plastic s**t†seem to predominate. I just looked at the pro modelers kit online. Looks like exactly the same sprues? Edited February 12, 2018 by TimHepplestone Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimHepplestone Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 Nice detailing on that pad there. Looks good. Overall a really nice effort on the cockpit Cheers mate . A million and one uses for surgical gauze ... creating texture in milliput. Still have all the instrument panels to do which get added to the monstrous amounts of glazing in the nose. Not a lot of interior detail in this kit, being a typical Revell offering so with all the glazing the cockpits going to be a real focal point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Those two cockpit shots make me think of warbird or museum restoration shops. Gorgeous work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimHepplestone Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 Those two cockpit shots make me think of warbird or museum restoration shops. Gorgeous work! Thanks Zac Appreciate the kind words. KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I agree! Pit looks great! Gaz TimHepplestone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Wonderful work, great to see another one of these being built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Exactly, it is always a pleasure to follow 111 build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimHepplestone Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Small update as work has interfered with bench time. Spent some time addressing an issue I had with the gondola. The kit gondola is incorrect for an 1940 H2 or H3 version. Fortunatly the kit contains a lot of sprues from the P version. So I ended up by building a hybrid version using a mix of parts from the P and H-6 version to approximate the reference pics. Lots of fettling and I'm sure Heinkel experts out there will point out the lack of accuracy but from 6 feet away it looks ok Thats the reference, and this is what I cobbled together compared to the kit instructions Scratch build padding from milliput. I have some reference pics showing a rough and ready padded surface that the ventral gunner used. Apparently they refferred to it as the "Sterbebett" meaning deathbed ,as this was the bit fighters tended to open up on first. And I though my job was tough!! Needs some gentle attention with a bit of filler. The kit gun barrels are miserable, and I will be replacing them with brass barrels which I've ordered from Hannants a month ago. Not Hannants fault but South African postal service if bleeding erratic at best. BradG and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimHepplestone Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Stuck the wings and tailplane on. Just normal modelling but glad to report the fit is good. Realising not this is a very large chunk of plastic!! Once again the little 1/48 109 is there to provide a sense of size. KiwiZac, BradG, Kagemusha and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Nice work on the gondola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Almost there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Yeh the MG 17s in the kit are actually 1/48. I measured them when I wrote a review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 This is so cool ! T have a -4 torpedo bomber is the planning stage. Have most of the parts I need. Good luck on yours, looks smashing......Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 hello Tim, any updates ? I am getting anxious . Cheers Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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