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 . 
1/48 ESCI Henschel hs 129
- Thread starter yak face
- Start date
Looking forward to seeing the results Tony
looking good, the fuselage really is very angular - not sure I’ve seen anything quite like that other then stealth aricraft.
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. 
lovely paintwork so far Tony, looking good 
This is turning out very nicely Tony
Looking the business Tony.
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 . 
Well for an old kit from a so-so maker that is a stunning result. Lovely paint job. Unusual subject as well.
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.
Nearly there Tony, looking superb.
Love it.
After applying the exhaust stains I gave the panel lines the once over with the thinned black/ brown to break up the solid looking colours (especially the underside) . After looking at the few period pics of hs 129 b-3 s , the aerial doesnt seem to feature , only a df loop so the kit aerial was taken off and the df loop fitted ( kit had both options ) . An aerial wire from the tail to the fuselage was added , nav lights were painted clear red and green , two gunsight lenses were added to the external gunsight with holographic confetti and it was finished . I popped on the props and heres a few pics to finish the build thread - more to come tomorrow on a ‘completed’ post. Thanks to all who have been watching , cheers tony
Lovely model Tony, great build 
Excellent build of an unusual aircraft. The crew must have been well shaken with that beast.
Superb, will watch out for the completed glamour shots 
Legal Notice
scalemodelling.co.uk is a privately operated online discussion forum. All content posted by members reflects their own views and opinions and does not necessarily represent those of the forum owners or administrators. While reasonable efforts are made to moderate content, no responsibility is accepted for user-generated material. By using this site, you agree to comply with UK law and the forum rules.