**** DONE: GB-58 1/72 He219 - Night Fighters all Eras

[Wildsau]

Yes you are right I was following the instructions but I'm not exactly sure which plane to depict certainly W.Nr.310189/D5+CL which is the captured one has smaller and rushed mottle.

I'm looking for an all over rlm76 version but may have to be artistic in the final depiction as I have limited decals to use, the kit decals are yellow.

 

[A4K]

Some pics of the original:

Source: Captured Heinkel He 219A7 3.NJG3 (D5+CL) WNr 310189 Grove Denmark May 1945 02

Source:

Fabricating Missing Parts from the Heinkel 219

Explore the innovative metalworking techniques developed by the Museum’s restoration specialists to fabricate the mast elbows from the radar array of the World War II night fighter.

airandspace.si.edu

Source: Captured Heinkel He 219A7 3.NJG3 (D5+CL) WNr 310189 Grove Denmark May 1945 03

 

[Wildsau]

Agh, A4K is this the debated reverse mottle I wonder? Obviously the dragon kit paint scheme is incorrect.

 

[Wildsau]

Another version after it's dry I'll go over with rlm76 to smooth the edges out. Opinions?

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Thin down some 76 and get your pressures right and you should be able to go carefully around the 75 spots to improve your pattern.

 

[Wildsau]

Thin down some 76 and get your pressures right and you should be able to go carefully around the 75 spots to improve your pattern.

Thanks Wayne we'll see how I go

 

[Crimea_River]

Liking that a lot more Walter and I think Wayne's suggestion will top it off nicely.

 

[A4K]

Another version after it's dry I'll go over with rlm76 to smooth the edges out. Opinions?

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I did that once with a 1:72 Me 262B-1a/U1. Just lightly oversprayed the whole thing with straight RLM 76 (this is 1:72 remember Wayne ). Did the trick in my opinion.

Pics from post #5178 of the 'What's on the workbench?' thread.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Erich]

hard to see in the above photos but think the splotching is more squared ~

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far!

 

[Wildsau]

I done some more painting though I'm not sure I'm happy with the result. I'm contemplating removing and starting again.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Its a hard call but IMHO I'd be inclined to keep what you have done and just run a light spray of RLM 76 over the camo to tone it down a tad.

 

[A4K]

Your call mate. But it looks nice to me. Maybe just a light misting like Vic said.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[Wildsau]

Thanks everyone for your thoughts. This is certainly a difficult scheme to pull off in 1/72. I've been comming back to it every so often with touch ups and have given it a dusting with rlm76.

 

[fubar57]

Cool, a challenge in any scale