1/33 Heinkel He-111 | KG 53, Battle of Britain/Bombing of London 1940

[Siwi]

It looks like carved cork.

[Erik Zwaan]

Originally Posted by Siwi

It looks like carved cork.

I mean on the outside, to smooth out the joints and petals! Inside looks indeed like cork.

Erik

[Zenon1947]

Originally Posted by Erik Zwaan

Impressive progress. What material are you using for the propeller hubs? Some kind of putty?

Regards,
Erik

I use the acrylic putty by Wamod. It's a really good product.
After you apply it, leave the puttied elements to dry for at least 24 hours. Then you can smoothen them with some sandpaper.

[Zenon1947]

This is the last update before the end.
I'll write a longer comment when the model is fully finished.

[Siwi]

Originally Posted by Zenon1947

I use the acrylic putty by Wamod. It's a really good product.
After you apply it, leave the puttied elements to dry for at least 24 hours. Then you can smoothen them with some sandpaper.

Good to know.

[Zenon1947]

After many difficulties with the model, I managed to finish it.
The final result is not entirely satisfactory to me, mainly due to the inaccuracy of the kit itself. The instruction is fuzzy, you have to guess many things. The individual elements of the model have drawing errors. These things can be very discouraging for beginners. I would only recommend this Heinkel to model builders with a little more experience.
I’ve built models from different publishers, better and worse, and I think this case is ultimately mediocre.

[MacSongLi]

Despite the problems that you ran into, it's a great looking model. You did an excellent job.

Gary

[Don Boose]

Outstanding job!

Don

[rifleman]

awesome build well done sir

[Erik Zwaan]

Excellent build Zenon, given the issues you had, you did a great job!

Erik