GASDF HE-111

[madhatter]

hey all

I built this - the ICM 1/48 HE-111, for my club's display at Expo this year. I'm relatively new to the HE-111 - only discovering it 6 months ago - despite it being a big player in WW2. Yes I know, that's really sad, but in my defense, WW2 German aircraft didn't really do anything for me until I watched a YT doco about odd WW2 German planes, and I instantly liked the HE-111's unique shape.

Anyways, I thought it'd look cool in JASDF sea camo and given the theme of our clubs display, it'll fit right in.

Well, it was a fun build and it went together really well. It's no Tamiya kit, but then, that's kinda the fun part

Well, it's almost time for me to go back to my Star Destroyer yet again - just need to finish off my BMW M8 GTE and then it's back on the bench for the umpteenth time

Thanks for stopping in and having a look

Si

[handiabled]

Great looking finish! The camo scheme you put on this works really well. It being a wheels up build is this a Trumpeter base you have it displayed on?

[madhatter]

thanks mate. Yeah - it is the Trumpeter base. It was the only thing I could find in any shop that would suit the purpose. It'll does what I need it to do - hold it up off the ground

[TJ]

Actually looks cool in that color scheme

[Leon]

I like the color scheme! Very nicely done.

[jeaton01]

At first I thought the color balance was off! It does look good, and well put together.

[madhatter]

thanks fellas. It was quite a fun build but painting came out better than I thought it would. Sadly, the phone camera hasn't really picked up the subtle spin lines I created on the prop hubs. I stuck the hubs onto a Dremel cutting disc with double sided tape and turned it on. At the same time, I held the point of tweezers against the side which created genuine spin effects.

[406 Silverado]

I've got a 1/48 scale ICM He-111 in the stash and hope to be able to build it sometime in the foreseeable future. The lines of this aircraft have been a favorite of mine for many years. Yours here looks superb Simon! Love the brilliant camo work that you've pulled off with this beautiful aircraft.

[madhatter]

thanks Joe - I appreciate that. Yes, it is a beautifully odd looking craft for sure. I could've gone for a standard camo but everyone does that and it is made especially for my clubs display this year - the theme being "crossing worlds". I think this crosses over quite nicely

[kyledehart5]

This is very cool!! And what a great paint scheme. Lovely work

[madhatter]

Thanks Kyle

[deafpanzer]

I L-O-V-E IT!!! Now I want to get that kit too... damn it!

[madhatter]

LOL - that happens to me all the time. I'm way to easily inspired by others and I have spent a small fortune as a result

[lyle]

Jun 22, 2024 8:59:01 GMT -5 madhatter said:

LOL - that happens to me all the time. I'm way to easily inspired by others and I have spent a small fortune as a result

Only a "small fortune"? I do this way, way too much these days. While it isn't a lot, I have around 200 kits in the stash. About half I really want to build. Someday. But I will probably never live that long. Instead, these days, I'm like a squirrel with ADHD, chugging Red Bull and eating Jolly Ranchers. "ooohhh, look at that. "

Anyway, this is a wonderful looking build. 

[madhatter]

Ha - I have around 40 kits for sale that I will never build but bought them because I got inspired by someone's build and then like usual, something else shiny comes along and I forget about the recent purchase and so on and so on...
thanks, though, for the appreciation of the build. We had a really unusual but cool display:







I personally loved the Barbie Bomber - that was really really cool and attracted a lot of attention