Grant Barr
Senior Airman
My next kit is the Heinkel He-51 from Classic Airframes. This is quite an old issue kit, one that I managed to pick up from ePay for a manageable price. Like all low pressure injection molded kits it will have a myriad of fit issues but if I get it right I think it will build into pretty sound representation of the real aircraft.
![001_He-51B Box Art.jpg 001_He-51B Box Art.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/744/744625-34525270248598747e976cc0f8eca3d8.jpg)
As you can see from the box this kit has done a few miles, probably in multiple stashes. None-the-less the contents are pretty good and look to be complete. I've added an IP from Yahu (even though it is made for Roden or Eduard kits) that I hope to be able to fit into this one.
![005_He-51 Sprue B Yahu IP.JPG 005_He-51 Sprue B Yahu IP.JPG](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/744/744629-71d4ec9689daa404e2552d8239def694.jpg)
I don't have any alternate decals sourced so will be going with the kit option #3 of JG 135 at Bad Albling in early 1938. Preliminary research has not turned up too much in the way of photographic proof on this one but I will be happy to just follow what the instructions say if I still don't find out too much more about this option. The decals still look sound, but should I have any issues I'm sure I can either source from elsewhere or reproduce them (most likely option if this happens).
![003_He-51 Decals.jpg 003_He-51 Decals.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/744/744627-1f12bc5f89b9c5a363dc1c982b2837fd.jpg)
This kit is likely to take a while to complete as I don't get a lot of time at the workbench across the warmer months of the year (for us antipodeans). Looking forward to the challenges presented by rigging and top wing alignments; fingers crossed that it won't end up in the bin if it all gets too hard...![Grinning face with sweat :sweat_smile: 😅](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f605.png)
![001_He-51B Box Art.jpg 001_He-51B Box Art.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/744/744625-34525270248598747e976cc0f8eca3d8.jpg)
As you can see from the box this kit has done a few miles, probably in multiple stashes. None-the-less the contents are pretty good and look to be complete. I've added an IP from Yahu (even though it is made for Roden or Eduard kits) that I hope to be able to fit into this one.
![004_He-51 Sprue A Resin Clear.JPG 004_He-51 Sprue A Resin Clear.JPG](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/744/744628-967643a19af4ba95e88292ac0201e95f.jpg)
![005_He-51 Sprue B Yahu IP.JPG 005_He-51 Sprue B Yahu IP.JPG](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/744/744629-71d4ec9689daa404e2552d8239def694.jpg)
I don't have any alternate decals sourced so will be going with the kit option #3 of JG 135 at Bad Albling in early 1938. Preliminary research has not turned up too much in the way of photographic proof on this one but I will be happy to just follow what the instructions say if I still don't find out too much more about this option. The decals still look sound, but should I have any issues I'm sure I can either source from elsewhere or reproduce them (most likely option if this happens).
![002_He-51 Colour Schemes_Page_1.jpg 002_He-51 Colour Schemes_Page_1.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/744/744626-e9eeffca660f5ab0e52b06106ecf478a.jpg)
![003_He-51 Decals.jpg 003_He-51 Decals.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/744/744627-1f12bc5f89b9c5a363dc1c982b2837fd.jpg)
This kit is likely to take a while to complete as I don't get a lot of time at the workbench across the warmer months of the year (for us antipodeans). Looking forward to the challenges presented by rigging and top wing alignments; fingers crossed that it won't end up in the bin if it all gets too hard...
![Grinning face with sweat :sweat_smile: 😅](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f605.png)