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Blast from the not so distant past: 1/72 Matchbox He 115

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  • Member since
    June 2010
  • From: Rochester, New York USA
Posted by rocker286 on Sunday, June 15, 2014 5:57 PM
And the BMW radials are all set as well! DSCF1436

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  • Member since
    June 2010
  • From: Rochester, New York USA
Posted by rocker286 on Sunday, June 15, 2014 5:56 PM
You're definitely right, USMC! This is probably the easiest kit I've ever put together. Everything is fitting in place perfectly. The fuselage is all set! DSCF1434

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    February 2014
Posted by USMC6094 on Sunday, June 15, 2014 9:49 AM

Hey you could do a lot worse than an old Matchbox kit.  

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    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Sunday, June 15, 2014 6:33 AM

Nice choice, will keep an eye on this. I have been thinking about getting the Revell boxing of this. So will be interested to see how it builds.

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

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    June 2010
  • From: Rochester, New York USA
Posted by rocker286 on Saturday, June 14, 2014 3:25 PM
DSCF1428 Engines and props painted. I dry brushed a little Testors aluminum onto the cylinder heads. The props were painted with RLM 70 schwarzgrun.

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    June 2010
  • From: Rochester, New York USA
Posted by rocker286 on Saturday, June 14, 2014 3:23 PM
DSCF1424 Cockpit floor and interior walls are painted, and so are the crew. I ended up using RLM 66 schwarzgrau for the walls and floor. I haven't been able to find a source regarding the interior color of the He-115- so I just winged it.

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    June 2010
  • From: Rochester, New York USA
Posted by rocker286 on Saturday, June 14, 2014 3:16 PM
DSCF1418 Well here's a shot of what I'll be working with. You'll have to excuse some of the clutter- I've been in the process of moving and things are still where they shouldn't be. I ended up buying an Eduard mask for this kit because let's face it... pre-cut masks just make things a little easier!

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  • Member since
    June 2010
  • From: Rochester, New York USA
Blast from the not so distant past: 1/72 Matchbox He 115
Posted by rocker286 on Saturday, June 14, 2014 3:06 PM
I just can't keep myself away from the bench recently...and hey, that's not a bad thing! I dug a kit out of my stash that I've had for a while. It's the old Matchbox Heinkel 115 kit. I bought this from an antique store that has a nice selection of old model kits. The copyright date on the box is 1989, I was only three when this kit was originally sold on shelves! I can't help but wonder how long the kit in my possession had been on that antique store shelf before I bought it- and where it had been before that! Maybe I can't figure out it's past, but I know what it'll become in the future! I am not going to go overboard (excuse the pun) with the interior detail on this one...it was a very basic kit in it's day, and I think part of what's gonna make this build so cool is keeping it basic!

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