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  • From: Towson MD
Desert Henschel
Posted by gregbale on Saturday, August 21, 2021 2:36 PM

The stork-like Henschel 126 as minted by Airfix in their old (1977 original release, according to Scalemates) 1/72 kit. OOB with no corrections (say, to the plank-thickness bomb fin ring), few additions other than tape harnesses and aerial lines from EZ-Line. I thought it looked good in the kit-suggested desert colors.

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Greg

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  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Saturday, August 21, 2021 2:50 PM

Not familiar with this airplane but wow it looks great.  Lots of interesting detail and really nice finish.  Well done!

Thanks,

John

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Posted by Mopar Madness on Saturday, August 21, 2021 3:03 PM

Great choice of livery Greg. You've taken a classic and made it look beautiful!

Chad

God, Family, Models...

At the plate: 1/48 Airfix Bf109 & 1/35 Tamiya Famo

On deck: Who knows!

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    July 2015
Posted by MR TOM SCHRY on Saturday, August 21, 2021 3:12 PM

Beautiful work!  The DAK scheme looks great on that plane.  Hard to believe that it's only

in 1/72 scale! 

TJS

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    April 2020
Posted by RickS on Saturday, August 21, 2021 3:57 PM

Not familiar with this airplane, but an interesting and unique one.  Very nice build, congrats!

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    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Saturday, August 21, 2021 4:39 PM

Very nicely done, great job on an old kit. This is a type i need to add to the stash, looking at getting one of the new brengun kits.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Towson MD
Posted by gregbale on Saturday, August 21, 2021 4:54 PM

Thanks, guys.

This was one of the Luftwaffe's 'workhorse' designs in the first years of the war, doing mainly observation duties with some light attack work thrown in.

Bad enough crewing these in the desert...but I can't imagine flying what was an essentially open-cockpit a/c on the frigid Eastern Front.Dead

Greg

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    November 2003
  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Sunday, August 22, 2021 4:53 AM
Nice build of the oldie. I grew up on kits like this

 

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Towson MD
Posted by gregbale on Sunday, August 22, 2021 6:12 AM

tempestjohnny
Nice build of the oldie. I grew up on kits like this

Thanks, Johnny...so did I.

Say what you will quality-wise about the old kits like Frog, early-days Airfix and Heller...they sure covered a lot of ground. Lots of more unusual and sometimes even rare types, thrown in with all the Spitfires, 109s and Mustangs.

Greg

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Posted by Flight Line Media on Monday, August 23, 2021 2:40 PM
Very cool representation of a relatively unknown bird! Thanks for sharing!

Andrew

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Posted by Hoss WA on Monday, August 23, 2021 4:47 PM

Cool subject. Excellent work. I like the camo and decal details. Congrats. 

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  • From: Towson MD
Posted by gregbale on Monday, August 23, 2021 6:04 PM

Thanks FlightLine and Hoss!

Greg

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