discussion 1/48 ESCI Henschel hs 129

[yak face]

After a lovely week in the sun and a bit of a chill I’m back on the bench . The Henschel had now had the top colours applied and will be de masked later . Decals next .

 

[flyjoe180]

Looking forward to seeing the results Tony

 

[Neil]

looking good, the fuselage really is very angular - not sure I’ve seen anything quite like that other then stealth aricraft.

 

[yak face]

Demasked , glossed and decals applied . Ive fitted the replacement exhausts and it will now be getting a sealing matt coat ,then I can start adding the final few bits and giving it a light weathering.

 

[Steven000]

lovely paintwork so far Tony, looking good

 

[flyjoe180]

This is turning out very nicely Tony

 

[Tim Marlow]

Love that Tony. It’s an aircraft I always liked when I was a kid, but I’ve never actually made a kit of one.

 

[Andy T]

Looking the business Tony.

 

[Nicko]

Just caught up with this one Tony. Great work. I've always liked this aircraft since building the old Airfix one. I still have an unbuilt one of those, plus a Hobby2000 example....

Nick

 

[yak face]

Undercarriage fitted then it was time to fit the big gun. The attachment for this was very poor , just a big slot for the barrel and no fixing locations for the gondola so it was a lot of looking at photos and 3 view drawings to see exactly where it needed to be . Its now sorted and the barrel got several rows of holes drilled in it too . I highlighted the control surfaces with a black wash and gave the whole airframe a light rubbing with some well worn 1200 grit sponge to rub off the paint on the raised panel lines to show them a bit , then it got a couple of coats of matt varnish. Next up is a bit of exhaust staining and general muckying with some sooty brown .

 

[Jim R]

Well for an old kit from a so-so maker that is a stunning result. Lovely paint job. Unusual subject as well.

 

[papa 695]

I’m a little bit late to this build Tony, but some great work has been done. Looking very good indeed. Really glad you opted for the big gun I the end.