1/48 He 51B-2 Float Plane - Seaplanes / Floatplanes of WWII

[mikewint]

Agreed, Bill are you sure it's a kit? Seems like more of a scratch build at this point

 

[javlin]

I don't think Any of the old kits were of any worth, especially the lesser popular ones. As long as it had the name on the box, it was marketable! Nowadays, if you can create on 3D software, and save as a DXF file, precise tooling is easier than spanking the kids!

But she is coming along Bill

 

[N4521U]

Like Paul said, lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig....... just in disguies.

But thanks all.

 

[Wayne Little]

Stick with it Bill, you will get there in the end.

....now if it really is a pig will we see bacon....?

 

[ccheese]

I agree with everyone, Bill. You are doing one hellova job. It will all show in the end.

Charles

 

[Rogi]

Where is Bacon

Looking great so far

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Now this is a nice looking little fellow Bill, I see you're exercising the usual panache with this build and I'm looking forward to seeing the rigging part

 

[meatloaf109]

The only serious rigging problem was on the bottom interior of the floats. Viewed from the bottom, it resembles a roman numeral "10". That is to say an "x" with a solid bar on top and bottom. I used Vic's idea of twisted wire anchor points then I ran one line in a simple pattern, the only trick was figuring out when and how to fasten the turnbuckles. The challenge is in the last one. It is real easy to pull the first couple of strands out of true while attaching the last, if you get my drift. The usual way of using a drop of super glue resulted in sag on some wires when doing the final "pull".
It took me three or four tries to get it anywhere close to acceptable.
I wish I could take more pictures to show you, but mine was destroyed in the great shelving disaster of '13.
Sailor on, old potato! I know you will get this one right!

 

[N4521U]

Thanks for the heads-up old man.

I can hardly wait!

 

[Gnomey]

Looks great so far Bill!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

I can hardly wait!

Neither can I!!

 

[destrozas]

if my memory serves he51b second test were made by the Luftwaffe in the Cantabrian Sea during the Spanish civil war in the book Encyclopedia of the Spanish civil war that would see some profiles painted the intrados of rlm65 composion was different but still a color instead of nitrocellulose lacquer as was normal.

if I have some time to look for the book I have the standard decoration Luftwaffe from 1932 to 1945 to more narrow.

 

[Lucky13]

Beautiful work Bill!

 

[N4521U]

Thanks for Your perserverence guys, been a while since I've posted.
Have some time, waiting for paint to dry gotta do aumthin to keep me fingers off it.
So I have been putting rivets in the floats. Got my rivet spacer template the other day, a .35mm drill and off I go.
I saw this on a larger scale 51B and thought it just added something to it and decided to go for it.
Make it look a little more Industrial. One float almost complete, one to go.

 

[rochie]

Looks very effective Bill

 

[Wurger]

 

[Vic Balshaw]

That's a bit of good detail Bill.

 

[Wayne Little]

Agreed, nice extra touch...

 

[ccheese]

Yep, very nice....

Charles

 

[mikewint]

Very impressive Bill and a lot of work