Hi all

yesterday I've had it with that darn oils on my Corsair and I pulled out another model from the stash. Jean-Luc's recent resin-mania led me to try Rest models very nice Heinkel He 112V6. Ruslan kindly sent me the upgrade kit last Christmas so I no longer had an excuse ... except that it is a resin kit.

So yesterday while browsing my stack I thought it would be a nice project to put back in the box when the oil paint is dry. First I separated the new and old parts. I cut out the doors, then I cleaned and glued some parts and before I new it the pit was ready for some colour (I put in all of the stuff, because knowing me I would scew every paint job I did before glueing ... especially when CA is involved) I also worked a bit on the wing and tail. Finally I primed the cockpit so it can get some RLM 02 today.

This is by far the best resin kit I ever had. Minimal or no pouring blocks .. the fit is perfect and trailing edges of the wings are sharp as a knife .. it is really fun to build it.







all the best

Steffen

For more info about the kit have a look at the

review by Rowan "Merlin" Baylis

cheers

Steffen

Hi Steffen,

A resin kit of a prototype!? Who is mad enough to do that and when is your next visit to the doctor?

Jokes aside, I will follow your build of course!

Jean-Luc

Greets Jean-Luc




said the man who builds his self designed resin kits

Well, this was combat tested and e.g. Wilhelm Balthasar had some success with it agains aircraft and tanks (in SCW) .. the story behind this is very interesting (see Rowans review for a very short version)

cheers

Steffen

Hi again

today I painted the cockpit. It is a bit hard to photograph .. but anyway::








all the best

Steffen

Nice one Steffen!

This really is a fantastic kit (both Ruslan's original release that I reviewed, and the revised version which incorporates some accuracy improvements - hence the update set for anyone who has the original). I'm really looking forward to seeing this finished.

I've been keen to build it myself, because I want to try a thin coat of WEM's Ikarol 201 over the n/m to see if it replicates the apparently dark finish visible in pics of the aircraft.

All the best

Rowan

Thanks Rowan!

Well, I am progressing quite nicely at the moment, but you are right, the paint job will be a bit tricky (I'll use Alclad and maybe different clear coats)

I finished the pit today. The pedals sit a bit high in it, but I did not want to change that.



all the best

Steffen

Hi Steffen

I forgot to say before - I'm really impressed by how good the instruments look.

All the best

Rowan

Hi Rowan

it is all Ruslan's work .. I just painted the dash 02 and glued it all together with Gators glue .. but you see very few of it, as it sits very faar in the fuselage (remember when you built the I-16 ... similar)

I am still progressing like with no model ever. Tomorrow I will have to add all the small PE for the trim tabs but the crate is already on it's legs and maybe it will get some colour over the weekend ... that would make two probably finished models by early next week ... I can dream can I (alread picked another - actually two with the new Fokker E.V - from the stack .. though that is probably a bit too optimistic)

cheers

Steffen

Hi Steffen

I'd be fibbing if I claimed not to be jealous! I'm staring at a HUGE (and growing ... ) pile, as I pack The Stash ready for moving Castle Aeroscale to its new country home.

So far, I've found two kits that refuse to fit into even my biggest box - Monogram's B-29, and your "favourite" - Trumpeter's Fw 200! I knew it would be trouble when I bought the dreadful thing!...

All the best

Rowan

Hi Rowan

good luck moving your stash (an the small rest of your belongings .. the biggest box I have is Revell's Bone ... one hell of a model .. the cockpit section is as long as a standard ww2 fighter ... and has a much larger diameter .. still I want to build it one day as it must be spectacular once finished.

Back to the Heinkel .. I did a few pictures of my progress yesterday .. I am not quite sure if I should proceed adding the PE or if I should paint it first and add that stuff later.






it is hard to photograph the pit as narrow as it is.

all the best

Steffen

Nice work

Hi Steffen

Looking good. As regards the photo-etch, there are pros and cons to either method. On balance, I'd probably add things like the control linkages very late in the build when they're not likely to get knocked off.

Talking of which, what colour are you going to paint the fabric surfaces?

All the best

Rowan

Great work Steffen- this aircraft has such lovely lines. I wish all resin models were like this!

Thanks guys!

@Rowan .. well almost all parts to add now are these "control linkages" and I also fear to knock them off .. OTOH I could ruin my finish when adding them late - though I will probably use Kenny's glue. As for the control surfaces (except flaps): flat silver/alu .. rudder white

@Ben .. yeah, I also had some bad experiences .. thus I avoided this project quite a while .. but actually this one is really fun

cheers

Steffen

Hi all

I decided to put on the PE later .... here we go

black bend-wing beauty





I primed the wing tips and rudder white and the rest black (both Citadel) ... time for some alclad today ..

cheers

Steffen

Hi Steffen

It looks rather good in black - almost like the early depictions of the Batplane. It just needs scalloped trailing edges and a Bat logo... sacrilege, I know!

All the best

Rowan

Batplane huh ... and what now



cheers

Steffen

Hi Steffen,

Wow, some fantastic and great progress already. It almost seems to be a week-end project!

Jean-Luc

Thank you, Jean-Luc!

for you it probably is a weekend project .. for Rowan maybe a 5-year-plan and for me something inbetween ....

all the best

Steffen

Hi Steffen

Only 5 years for me? I must be getting faster in my old age!

Great work - I'm looking forward to seeing what you do over that silver finish.

All the best

Rowan

Hi Rowan (and all others too)

Well, as you see it is getting slower than I though .. I hate the masking stuff almost as much as cockpits .. still a few more shades to do (at least one) ... but here is a pic how it looks now



all the best

Steffen

Nice one Steffen

You've inspired me! I've packed some Rest Models kits in my "priority" box for I get re-settled on the Isle of Wight.

All the best

Rowan

Hi all

today I started to put the decals on .. luckily not much of them in the box.



@Rowan .. I can recommend the He 112 though I broke offt the gear today (hamfisted as always )

all the best

Steffen

Hi Steffen,

Looks great!

I like the different panel shades a lot. Is there a small white surround on the "roundels" or is it the .jpg compression? Anyway, the Rest Model kit seems very good indeed...

Jean-Luc

Hi Jean-Luc

Thanks mate!!! I think the effect is not really good, but as good as I could do it. Luckily this is no NMF/BMF finish.

As for the small white border in the pic .. the decal was just put on and I guess I overexposed the decal film with some unsharp masking in post-production ... I just checked the model and there is no such border ... let's have another look tomorrow.

all the best

Steffen

Hi Steffen

I think you're being to modest - the panel effect is really good!

What a pain about the undercarriage! Is the damage very bad?

All the best

Rowan

Well I glued it all back on but one leg stands a bit different than the other now and of course it is not as stable as it was before. Luckily Ruslan included the wire, so I had to deal with a manageable number of pieces ...

all the best

Steffen

Hi again

I wondered whether a metal core might be more of a hindrance than a help if the parts were broken.

All the best

Rowan

Hello audience

This morning I did a little touch up and sadly the black on the decals is rather a dark brown .. I repaired it with black .. we will see how it turns out after another layer of clear.

re white border: Jean-Luc .. I am not sure there is one or not. I have had a look from different angles and sometimes I believe I see something and another tim i think there is none .. very strange, but nothing I can do without re-spraying and i do not want to damage my silver finish so I rather live with that faint white border .. in case there is one. The photo and post production overexposes the effect !



re u/c: I am very glad there is this steel wire included. Else the parts could never hold the model. i do not know any resin or plastic that could do with such thin struts .. of course if we already had payable carbon micro tube structures .... Due to thes wires the struts broke into two repectively 3 pieces which could be (quite) easily aligned as teh wire and holes still fit .. one was bent a tad thus it stands a little differen .. but I can live with it and will hide it with the wheels and covers ..

all the best

Steffen