Heinkel He 111 - ISM Bomber Group Build
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Andrea MorrisThis build will start on the 1st May as my entry in to the ISM Bomber Group Build.
Alexander GrivonevThat's a completely different version on the original pic though (B-1?) Do you plan to make such a heavy conversion?
Andrea MorrisNo Alex, I just use pictures I like the look of, they do not always represent the model I'm going to build.
gorbyIt's not only a lot of plastic, it's BIG plastic. Not seen a work in progress of one of these before, so I'll be watching with interest.
Andrea MorrisHi Gorby, Yes it is! I took a look at a finished one at the Cosford model show on Sunday, its gonna have to be hung from the ceiling 🙂
Andrea MorrisFinally all the fuselage internals, including the cockpit, have been built and painted. The fuselage halves can now be joined then we move on to the engines, wheel wells and bomb bays.
Spanjaardreally good job so far. i am in. this must be a huge fellow when finished!
Andrea MorrisSome more progress with the engines being built and the bombs & bomb racks painted & installed. Revell fu***d up as step 43 & 44 show locator marks for part #28 to fit to, but as the photo shows, they are missing!?!?!
Andrea MorrisThe props are painted and, finally, the pain in the ass engines are on. The fuselage has been cut away to accept the CMK resin life-raft compartment. Now the fuselage halves are together, I am seeing just how big this bird is!!!
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The Heinkel He 111 was a German aircraft designed by Siegfried and Walter Günter at Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in 1934. Through development it was described as a "wolf in sheep's clothing" because the project masqueraded the machine as civilian transport, though from conception the Heinkel was intended to provide the nascent Luftwaffe with a fast medium bomber.
Perhaps the best-recognised German bomber due to the distinctive, extensively glazed "greenhouse" nose of later versions, the Heinkel He 111 was the most numerous Luftwaffe bomber during the early stages of World War II. The bomber fared well until the Battle of Britain, when its weak defensive armament was exposed. Nevertheless, it proved capable of sustaining heavy damage and remaining airborne. As the war progressed, the He 111 was used in a variety of roles on every front in the European theatre. It was used as a strategic bomber during the Battle of Britain, a torpedo bomber in the Atlantic and Arctic, and a medium bomber and a transport aircraft on t
