Henschel HS P.75

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September 16, 2022
Main parts cut from the blocks and prepared for glueing. Drilled holes for alignment pins to aid in positioning while glueing.
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September 16, 2022
dryfit
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September 16, 2022
first sections glued and sanded
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September 16, 2022
and bottom side
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September 16, 2022
nosejob 😉
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September 16, 2022
Kit cockpit was sparce and left some big opening to the rear frame
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September 16, 2022
made a cockpit in styrene
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September 16, 2022
totally removable for painting and detailing
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September 16, 2022
The resin landing gear is rather solid, but the model in very heavy. I think it will bend from it's own weight over time. So I soldered some Albion alloys tubing to replace the original parts..
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September 21, 2022
Checking the seams
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September 21, 2022
Checking the seams
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September 21, 2022
Checking the seams
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September 21, 2022
Cockpit painted in base RLM66
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September 21, 2022
Cutting up the Quinta decals
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September 21, 2022
And glue them till it looks busy
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September 25, 2022
Section of the wings is euhm... weird
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September 25, 2022
To have a regular section, this should be removed
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September 25, 2022
Also one of the wings has a dent
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September 25, 2022
Some heat later
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September 25, 2022
Then some reinforcement pins
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September 25, 2022
Dryfit... some large holes to fill
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September 26, 2022
First one done
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September 26, 2022
Second too
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September 26, 2022
Both equal
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September 26, 2022
Still some sanding to do when joined to the hull, but that is place by place, here at the rear
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September 26, 2022
Here at the front
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September 26, 2022
But first the landing gear, even in dryfit, or it can't be mounted anymore.
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September 28, 2022
filling the rather large gaps.. luckily I had enough sanding dust to use as a filler
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September 28, 2022
filling the rather large gaps.. luckily I had enough sanding dust to use as a filler
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September 28, 2022
and for the more fine work... drying for the next sanding session. The wing has a lot of micro-holes from bubbles
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September 28, 2022
and for the more fine work... drying for the next sanding session
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September 28, 2022
still some wings to add, but so far so good
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September 29, 2022
Ready for a check with primer
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September 29, 2022
Ready for a check with primer
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September 29, 2022
More filler was needed
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September 29, 2022
Looks promising
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September 29, 2022
Looks promising
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September 29, 2022
Looks promising
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September 30, 2022
Pleasantly surprised
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September 30, 2022
Pleasantly surprised, some small pitting still in the wing, but...
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October 4, 2022
Tracing the lines for scribing. These small holes from bubbles were filled with tiny amounts of CA
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October 4, 2022
Tracing the lines for scribing
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October 5, 2022
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October 5, 2022
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October 5, 2022
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October 6, 2022
Cutting out the louvres
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October 7, 2022
Cutting/deepening the lines before scraping
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October 7, 2022
Both sides done
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October 7, 2022
Started the bottom side
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October 8, 2022
Proposal fot bottom lay-out, with additional droptank and wing mounted guns
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October 8, 2022
Top lay-out, the beige exhaust is from the kit, the grey ones are from a Typhoon... but look more sleek, albeit too large for the top
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October 8, 2022
The right one are smaller but from a He-111. I only want to use the top scoops
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October 8, 2022
These...
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October 8, 2022
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October 8, 2022
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October 10, 2022
cutting up the exhaust
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October 10, 2022
in tiny parts
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October 10, 2022
clamping before thinning the contact surface
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October 10, 2022
sanding paperthin
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October 10, 2022
all done
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October 12, 2022
Canards, with some reinforcement insid
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October 12, 2022
Canards, with some reinforcement inside
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October 12, 2022
Canards, with some reinforcement inside, gaps filled
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October 12, 2022
Canards, with some reinforcement inside, gaps filled
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October 12, 2022
Tail, same story
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October 12, 2022
Dryfit
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October 12, 2022
Further scribing topside
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October 12, 2022
Further scribing bottom
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October 12, 2022
Exhausts bottom
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October 12, 2022
Exhausts top
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October 12, 2022
Exhausts top
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October 13, 2022
Dryfit main landing gear
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October 13, 2022
Dryfit main landing gear
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October 13, 2022
Added some detail with paper
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October 13, 2022
Nose landing gear dryfit
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October 19, 2022
Other details too
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October 19, 2022
And at the bottom. Still need to check for droptank etc...
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October 19, 2022
Riveting almost added

Comments

27 16 September 2022, 07:57

Torsten
Exciting, I'm happy to keep watching 👀

16 September 2022, 08:50

Bart Goesaert
Thx for interest Torsten

16 September 2022, 15:32

Robin (WhiteGlint)
👀

16 September 2022, 20:31

Bart Goesaert
Checking up the seams, and soon more work on the interior

21 September 2022, 04:20

Robert Podkoński
Watching with pleasure and interest, of course!

21 September 2022, 05:09

AndreasK
Watching!

21 September 2022, 05:25

Bart Goesaert
Thx Robert and Andreas. Dressed up the cockpit a bit

21 September 2022, 20:38

Bart Goesaert
Some progress on the wings.. dryfit is now OK, but the section of the wings is something that bothers me from the start...

25 September 2022, 20:30

Bart Goesaert
So what is your opinion... sanding or leave it be

25 September 2022, 20:57

John
Are the wing sections not matching up to blueprints and they need to be flatter? That looks like a lot of sanding so I'd leave it be, but that's me being lazy.

Cool looking bird, it kind of looks like a Shinden that someone stepped on a little!

26 September 2022, 01:29

Bart Goesaert
Bitten the bullet and started sanding. First 80 grit, then 120 and 360 grit. Then some wet sanding.
Next up is joining them with the hull

26 September 2022, 20:46

Erik Leijdens
Remarkable subject Bart, never seen this one before. Also a challenging kit but I see you are doing fine, just take your time with this one! Also watch out with sanding resin, best to sand under water.

27 September 2022, 06:59

Bart Goesaert
Thx erik. It is a so called paper plane. think it never got past the design phase, or maybe windtunnel tests. Think the inherent instability of the aircraft was a killer without the more modern computer aided compensation. For sanding I use a mask (thanks to corona there's an abundance at home). Wet sanding is for the finer work.

28 September 2022, 07:08

Nathan Dempsey
Very interesting subject! Looks like a challenging kit, but you're doing great. Can't wait to see the painting stage on this build.

28 September 2022, 13:52

Bart Goesaert
Thx Nathan.. that will take some more time. First sanding the hull smooth, then rescribe....

29 September 2022, 17:17

Villiers de Vos
Your hard work and attention to detail is paying off.

30 September 2022, 03:34

Bart Goesaert
Thank you Villiers

30 September 2022, 05:34

John
Looking very good 👍 Do you have a scheme in mind?

30 September 2022, 11:11

Bart Goesaert
Thank you.

Still looking at some late war camo's, but this one looks tempting:

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30 September 2022, 11:22

Michael Kohl
Now this looks like some serious modelling to me. Watching and wishing success.

30 September 2022, 14:34

Erik Leijdens
Looking mighty fine!!

4 October 2022, 07:55

Bart Goesaert
Thx Erik. Main tracing of the upper hull has been finished. Riveting has to follow. On the nose I will still have some work to fill the original tracing. Made another lay-out there with regards to the canards...

5 October 2022, 04:05

Villiers de Vos
All that prep work looks good.

5 October 2022, 04:09

Bart Goesaert
Thx Villiers de Vos. Some progress...

7 October 2022, 08:31

Bart Goesaert
Some questions/proposals about the lay-out for exhausts etc. Opinions are welcome

8 October 2022, 07:09

Nathan Dempsey
I really like your drop tank and gun pod additions. My opinion on the upper exhaust is for the He-111 type. Definitely better than the kit version.

8 October 2022, 08:53

Bart Goesaert
Thx Nathan. Some progress

12 October 2022, 21:06

AndreasK
Hi Bart, I am not sure about the droptank in this position. Have the feeling this airflow and turbulences would interfere with the vertical stabilizer. Definitely it would change once it is dropped!

13 October 2022, 06:00

Bart Goesaert
Thank you Andreas. It has to move anyway because of the exhausts at the bottom. They had to be closer together due to engine lay-out. Will come back to that later on, omit it alltogether or go for a P-51 lay-out... time will tell

13 October 2022, 06:14

Torsten
Great work, ❤️️ the details 😎

13 October 2022, 06:58

Bart Goesaert
Thx Torsten

13 October 2022, 17:41

Erik Leijdens
Great progress Bart! Quite a work with a resin kit and you make the best out of it.

13 October 2022, 19:04

Bart Goesaert
Thank you. I have confidence in building, it's a bit the painting stage that worries me. Tonight I worked on the main landing gear... dryfit looks OK, only to adjust the height

13 October 2022, 20:41

Bart Goesaert
Some progress

19 October 2022, 21:40