1/72 HE-111 Finished!

Got some more bench time today!!!

Painting is done!

This is what I'm going for....

After a gloss coat and dose of hair spray, I sprayed a light grey...

I used some water and still brush to take away most of the paint on the wings...I got excited and went right back to painting without taking anymore pics, until the end.

Anyway, after the hair spray/chipping...I sprayed some more light grey, randomly, then moved on to the black.

Thumbs up all the way on that!

Amazing!

HooWeeee!!! Now that is some knock your socks off good. Seriously, That is absolutely outstanding Fermis. I am in awe at what you were able to simulate. 

One of the craziest schemes I've seen on a 111. Comparing it to the pic it looks like you nailed it.

Jester75

One of the craziest schemes I've seen on a 111. Comparing it to the pic it looks like you nailed it.

 

...can't wait to see more of this...stunning scheme! 

tempestjohnny

 

 

Jester75

One of the craziest schemes I've seen on a 111. Comparing it to the pic it looks like you nailed it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow, that's one outstanding paint job!

x5

Greg

Wow, that's one outstanding paint job!

x5

 

Thanks again guys!

Been busy as all get out...which is a good thing, now that I work for myself! Gave myself a day off to get a little time at the bench!

Very little marking for this...masked and painted the fuse cross and "E"...

A little more paint with a tiny brush...

Glossed up too...for all two decals!

New honorific, "Master of Masking"  Holy cow I can't even do large area masking without bleed through no matter what kind of tape and how much I burnish

fermis

Thanks again guys!

Been busy as all get out...which is a good thing, now that I work for myself! Gave myself a day off to get a little time at the bench!

 

Very little marking for this...masked and painted the fuse cross and "E"...

 

 

 

A little more paint with a tiny brush...

 

 

 

Glossed up too...for all two decals!

 

Revenant

 

Wow!  So is this scheme for real or what?  

 

Pic at the very top of page is the real deal!

Greatmaker

New honorific, "Master of Masking"  Holy cow I can't even do large area masking without bleed through no matter what kind of tape and how much I burnish

 

I don't really burnish the tape down, just a light press of the thumb. The key is thin paint (I know, seems contradictory), light air pressure, and just build the paint up slowly in very thin layers.

fermis

 

 

Revenant

 

Wow!  So is this scheme for real or what?  

 

 

 

 

Pic at the very top of page is the real deal!

 

Very excellent demostration of masking Fermis. Extrordinary work so far.

JOE RIX

Very excellent demostration of masking Fermis. Extrordinary work so far.

 

Revenant

Is this done yet or what?

 

If it were Winter...it would have been done weeks ago....along with several others!

Summer time....gotsta make my dollars, so I can kick back and relax for deer season and build models all Winter!

Is it October yet???

What's going on in here? 

fermis

 

 

Revenant

Is this done yet or what?

 

 

 

 

 

If it were Winter...it would have been done weeks ago....along with several others!

Summer time....gotsta make my dollars, so I can kick back and relax for deer season and build models all Winter!

 

Is it October yet???

 

Agreed....add flipping a house to the mix.

.....and outstanding work Fermis

After seeing this build, I was almost tempted to take my airfix 111 off it's shelf and bin it (In my defence, it was brush painted while at sea, and was one of the first models I've built). Keep up the good work, and I look forward to seeing when the masks come off!

Goat Boat

After seeing this build, I was almost tempted to take my airfix 111 off it's shelf and bin it (In my defence, it was brush painted while at sea, and was one of the first models I've built). Keep up the good work, and I look forward to seeing when the masks come off!

 

Goat Boat

After seeing this build, I was almost tempted to take my airfix 111 off it's shelf and bin it (In my defence, it was brush painted while at sea, and was one of the first models I've built). Keep up the good work, and I look forward to seeing when the masks come off!

 

I gave myself a day off, and a pair of easy/short days, so I could get in some bench time. Summer weekends get planned for me, so it seems....anyway...

Getting closer!

About ready to unmask, add some fiddlies, and finish it off!

Reasoned

Outstanding work as usual fermis, your eyes are a hell of a lot better than mine to work on that jeweler scale. I must say, the 111 airframe is the Spitfire of bombers.

 

Thanks you, sir!

Still rockin the 20/20+!!!

And...I can't say that I don't agree with you on the 111/Spit comparison!

I got to get up close and personal with the one that was doing the airshow circuit a while back (before it crashed, obviously). It was the first I had ever seen or heard of the 111. Fell in love with it and wished there was a kit of it (my modeling world was very small back then!). Next visit to the department store...there was the new Revell kit...bought and built immediately!!! I'll have to dig a bit, but I know I have pics of the plane.

fermis

 

 

 I'll have to dig a bit, but I know I have pics of the plane.

 

Was only able to find 2 pics. I know I have tons more, including interior pics....somewhere!

fermis

I gave myself a day off, and a pair of easy/short days, so I could get in some bench time. Summer weekends get planned for me, so it seems....anyway...

 

Getting closer!

 

About ready to unmask, add some fiddlies, and finish it off!

 

 

 

 

Revenant

Wow!  Is that a unit badge of some sort you added? 

 

Yup...a griffon...only two decals on this thing!

Got 'er finished up, late last night.

It's only been 10 days shy of 3 months, since I've finished anything!!!

In the same time frame, previous to this, I finished 15!!!

Summer is dumb!

Anyway...