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He-219, Revell 1/32
Topic Started: Nov 13 2012, 04:07 PM (24,152 Views)
FiSe
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Heil Mickey!
Well I have decided to join current GB too, after a bit of deliberation and after my 1st, not really successful, attempt on 1/32 scale Hawk.
This is my chance to remedy my self and prove to myself that I am able to build some large scale aircraft and something out of my comfort zone, even though this airframe appeals to me more than that of the Hawk.
Even though, this is my 2nd attempt - and probably the last one - on 1/32 scale and it will be 2nd model of German WWII aircraft I have ever built. 1st one was 1/48 Airfix Stuka with Aires detail set many years ago.

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I took the liberty and have been exploring the rule that any entered model should not be finished from more than 25% and have started on the cockpit already, before the official kick-off. I have no plans of adding some extra work for myself on this build, but some extra stuff has been ordered to ease some labour and add some extra crispiness to this nice looking kit - I'll keep you posted on that.

Anyway this is where I am at the moment with the double office in the front:
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I am still deciding on a camouflage scheme and still looking for some nice or unusual camouflage, but the options are very limited.
Filip . . . .

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Oh Very Nice,

I have a soft spot for the 219 :wub:

I have a Tamiya 48th one in my stash and was planning on the RLM 76 squiggle over RLM75 with a black belly.
I seem to remember reading about one finished in RLM 81/76 or 82/76 or70/76 what ever it was but it was a green squiggle (or 2 green) over RLM76. Ive not found any pics though..

Nice start..
Gary

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FiSe
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There's been a handful of them in 'field camouflage'. Which consisted of 'snakes' sprayed over the 75/76 nightfighter camo.
I have found photos on two aircraft only and both are of the earlier A-0 version, so no good to me at all... Unless, of course, I want to buy the other Uhu kit from Zoukei-Mura and kit bash the engines and bits.
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Barry
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wow thats going to take up some serious shelf space filip
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Welcome to the GB Filip!

That's some kit and like Gary, I've a soft spot for the Owl myself too, albeit in a slightly smaller scale.

And judging by the reviews i've read and the parts breakdown on this, I'd say you're well within the 25% rule too...

Good luck with your build and please post some pictures of it alongside common,everday objects (like a house or a car) so we can compare just how big this kit is !

Cheers,
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Impressive looking kit from what I've seen of it, will be watching with interest to see how it goes together.
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For alternative schemes see Wing Palete site

RAF schemes : http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/f/337/9/0#3

Czech scheme : http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/f/337/4/0#2

Good luck building the kit, small isn't it !

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Brian
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Heil Mickey!
Thanks, Brian, believe or not, I was, actually, seriously thinking about the patched-up American example with the FE number and imaginary LW crosses.
The Czech example is a bit boring, just two colours and those RAF roundels, somehow, don't suit the aircraft.
For now, I am deciding between 290004 G9+DH, it has one half of the wing painted in Black and some airframe with all Black undersides....but I have found a photo, we'll see, more research will be needed before any conclusion could be made....
Filip . . . .

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Hi Filip,

You probally already seen this one...
http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/He-219/He-219A-NJG1.1-(G9+DH)/pages/Heinkel-He-219A-4.NJG1-(G9+DH)-WNr-290004-Paderborn-AF-Apr-10-1945-02.html
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I did, thanks :>
There's not too much of photos on the Uhu, so the same photos are doing rounds in various publications and on the web in arious resolution and quality.
I think that there are another 2 photos of this wreck of G9+DH. As I've said above there is a photo of later type Uhu - 1L+?? with field camouflage, so this is another candidate.
Depends how the work will be going, so far, I am still painting the cockpit
Edited by FiSe, Nov 15 2012, 08:57 PM.
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Heil Mickey!
Right, I knew why I am starting a week before the kick-off. Almost 3 weeks on the interior, not that it would need too many changes or some extra detailing, only a lever here or a bit of cable there, just I am very slow builder.
Nevertheless, this part of the build is coming to a close:

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Still a bit of weathering and drybrushing will be done on some parts, but check out those seatbelts. They are from Radu Brinzan's store and they really bring that extra 3D feel to the cockpit. I've got photoetched rudder pedal from Radu as well, which might not be seen in the photos, but they will seen when looking to the cockpit and they are a massive improvement over the thick and heavy plastic items from the Revell box:

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Well, I have done some work on the front wheel bay too and, although, I am not entirely happy with it and I didn't have any proper references on this part of the aircraft, it is an improvement over the hollow empty and narrow kit bay.

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Now the front dash panel, close the fuselage and so on... time is running very quickly and I will have to do something about main gear bays as there's nothing in them, yet, they were full of plumbing, wires, boxes and so on...
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Some really nice work with the cockpit Filip. That is definitely the scale for super-detailing and you're right; the seat belts do bring an extra sense of realism to it as well.

Hopefully three months will be enough to get it completed. :>
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Filip

Nice job so far. Those super-detailed photos will be of great use to me, as I have just started on the cockpit of my 1/72nd scale 219. Needless to say, at my scale, that amount of super-detailing isn't possible, but I hope to get some impression anyhow of what looks to be a very busy cockpit.

One question - you only have lap belts and no back cushion for the navigator at the back, while the pilot has full seatbelt straps and a nice cushion. Is that the way it should be, or as Revell wants it to be, or your own choice? (I can find no photos on the net of the back station/seat.)

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Philip
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That's a million dollars question, Philip. There is a bit of discussion on exactly this theme atm and the Czech LW experts are not sure. It would make sense to have full set of seatbelts on radio/radar operator's seat as well, especially when it's ejection seat. But clear evidence is missing. Sure, there are original drawings of both seats from the manual and they show rear seat without any back cushion and only with lap straps - but they show as well, that the air tanks for the ejection mechanism are on top of each other and I've done exactly that, but now I realised that the folding ladder would not fit into its bay... :o(

Anyway, I found one hidden photo of the rear seat /AJ Press, No.99, page 68/, there are photos of the main undercarriage strut and the seat is thrown on the floor in the background and it looks like that the manual is right on both accounts, missing shoulder straps and no upholstery on the back, only cushion to sit on.
I believe that Eduard provides two full sets with 'optional question mark' pointing to the rear shoulder straps.
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Filip

That's very helpful - many thanks. I will go along with the consensus - the poor navigator gets no shoulder straps, then, and no back cushion.

However, as I have a rear gunner as well, it's only fair to give him shoulder straps, so I'll use the ones that were intended for the navigator for him - his space is very bare anyway, as Dragon's R-4 variant gives little detail for his station. The navigator has a large amount, what with his radar scope and radio etc at the back.

Of course, my smaller scale model gives almost no detail for the wheel well below. As I'm doing an OOB anyway, and as the scale is so much smaller, I won't be adding anything there, apart from some highlighting and a black wash.....which should show up OK as it's in RLM 02, whereas the cockpit is in RLM 66.

Thanks,

Philip
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Barry
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lovely work so far filip. the detail is super in the cockpit
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Wow,
Great start! Excellent cockpit. :clap:
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Filip
Lovely work on the cockpit .Looking forward to the rest.
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Brian
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Heil Mickey!
Thanks for the comments, guys. As I've said, there's nothing much added into the cockpit only bits which have to be there to make it look more 3D, in such a large scale.

I have been doing some cleaning and gluing of some other parts over the last few evenings while watching MasterChef and other programs.
I closed the fuselage, slot the wings on their brackets and voila, one can almost say that the model is just before finishing line... But, well, not really. What you can see is only dry fit, there will be rivets added to the plastic to bring some extra life to those large surfaces, main gear bays have to be reworked/detailed as they are completely empty in the kit and so on. I would say that 1/4 of the work is done at this stage.
And for comparison of the scale, there's 1/48 Hurricane beside the Heinkel:

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Great work so far Filip, I wish you luck finding somewhere to put it when it's all done! :)

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