1/72nd heinkel he219 uhu by revell

[woljags]

for a change a modern kit by revell,as i've built a few German models recently for the GB i thought i'd add this to the nightfighter collection,pics to follow shortly

[woljags]

[jjp_nl]

Not actually that modern....rather an aging Matchbox kit in a revell box I think it does benefit from modern day new decals though.

[Wurger]

Anyway I'm looking forward to the build. Remember that Maximowitz keeps his eye on a such projects. Good luck Bob.

[woljags]

thanks mate

[Crimea_River]

Looking forward to this. Just finished a 1/48 version of this interesting bird.

[vikingBerserker]

Looking forward to what you do with it Bob.

[Airframes]

Me too.

[woljags]

on Terry's advise i plan to do a bit more detailing on this one to see if i can achieve something more to others standards,please be gentle with me if i make any mistakes but please feel free to comment

[Crimea_River]

No problem! If we're being too harsh, just say so. Take your time.

[Wurger]

on Terry's advise i plan to do a bit more detailing on this one to see if i can achieve something more to others standards,please be gentle with me if i make any mistakes but please feel free to comment

Bob , feel free to ask before you start making of any of these details. Some discussion can be really helpful with a way for making a such parts. Glad you are going to follow the path.

[woljags]

detailing work now started and pics to follow shortly,any idea what i could use to scale for wiring to the side of the rear cockpit

[Wurger]

A thin brassy wire.

[woljags]

pics show stages of build so far,flat stripped lead was used as the cockpit floor to weight the nose approx 50 grams ,whats the verdict so far

[jjp_nl]

Off to a good start!

Looks like some of the joins (fuselage and wings for example) could do with a little sanding down/cleaning up though. It seems as though some excess glue was pressed out of the joins here and there. With this kit having raised panellines/details. I'd run a piece of masking tape along the fuselage join to protect surrounding details and then carefully sand down (maybe with a fine sanding stick or some fine sanding paper or something) the joins until the excess glue is removed and you have a nice smooth surface.

If need be a little bead of putty could be used as well along the joins should small gaps exist. This ofcourse has to be sanded down after drying/curing, but that perhaps would be the next step in the process. The first step being the cleaning up of the joins.