Collin Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Wanted to challenge my airbrushing skills to improve, so I grabbed this kit off the shelf and set off. Now when it comes to the He 219, my research showed the same 4-5 paint schemes from NJG squadrons in 1944 and 1945. I thought....there was ~250-300 of these aircraft out there...I'll airbrush a scheme that is close....but not exactly like a aircraft in the reference photos. So I figured here is a HE 219, toward the end of the war...the pilots took delivery of a grey squiggle painted bird, but wanted the local squadron folks to paint the lower parts of the aircraft black. Then after a P-47 attack on the airbase, someone came along and painted RLM 83 all over the top of the aircraft and pushed it into a tree line parking spot. Took about a week to construct the kit. OOB. Wine foil for seatbelts. Cheers Collin Here we go: Hartmann352, Astro32, LSP_Kevin and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Beautiful work! It looks like you have a new comfort zone. That is an exceptional paint scheme. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingman777 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 I totally agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Nice airbrush work there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 14 hours ago, Uncarina said: Beautiful work! It looks like you have a new comfort zone. That is an exceptional paint scheme. Cheers, Tom Couldn't agree more, really like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Agreed, really well done! How did you achieve the original camo pattern? It looks really great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 That camo paint job is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 Weathering, gear and wings on. I was amazed, the wings were snap together tight...could have left them unglued. Exhaust stains and flat coat. Cheers Collin Greg W, Lothar, mustang1989 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 That looks absolutely spectacular! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Collin You sure channeled a genuine Luftwaffe painter from the 1940's with this one. Beautiful execution! Cheers, Damian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 I have this kit in the stash and I'd really like to build it. I did NOT know that the wings snapped in place so well. Nice and tight there with what looks like no seam filling at all. Your paint work speaks for itself. Wow!!!! What a beauty so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 This is looking really excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, mustang1989 said: I have this kit in the stash and I'd really like to build it. I did NOT know that the wings snapped in place so well. Nice and tight there with what looks like no seam filling at all. Your paint work speaks for itself. Wow!!!! What a beauty so far. The only tricky part of the build is the area of the engine bodies and attaching them to the wings. Just be careful glueing them. You may have a small bit of cleanup on the rear parts of the engine and some excess plastic near the wing leading edge and engine. Hard to explain, but when you build it you will see what I’m talking about. Other than that, it’s a great kit. I kept the wings off until the end. Sure helped with painting, it’s a surprisingly large kit. And yes, the wings just slide onto the plastic guides provided, and press fit to the fuselage. A little touch of glue. Absolutely no seam to worry about. Cheers Collin Edited April 22, 2020 by Collin Added info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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