dirkpitt289
Master Sergeant
Well after some heavy contemplation I've decided to get in on my first Group Build on this forum. Today I went to my local Hobby Shop and surprisingly I found exactly what I was looking for, and on top of that they also had the Edwards PE kit for this model. JACKPOT!!!!
If anyone here followed my thread on this aircraft in the Technical section under Aircraft Markings and Camouflage will know I have some obstacles to overcome to be able to get this done on time. While getting it done on time is the ultimate goal I'm just looking forward to building this thing. Its like a prehistoric A-10 Warthog.
As of this moment I don't know the exact desert paint scheme I will be using. It will have to wait till I get my reference book.
Username: Dirkpitt289
First Name: Dirk
Category: ???
Scale: 1/72
Manufacturer: Italeri
Model Type: Henschel HS-129 b-1
Details:To be determined
Extras:Eduard PE Kit 72 174
The History:
The Henschel Hs-129 was developed by engineer Friedrich Nicholaus in response to a 1937 request by the German Air Ministry for a small, heavily armored ground attack/support aircraft equipped with a minimum of two 20 mm cannon and two rifle caliber machine guns.
Nicholaus' design stressed pilot survivability. The cockpit was surrounded by an armor plated "bathtub" of triangular shape, resulting in the fuselage's distinctive appearance, and bullet resistant window panels of nearly three inch thickness.
The need for an effective airborne tank destroyer became painfully evident following the Red Army's overwhelming winter counteroffensive of 1941-42. With massed formations of Soviet armor penetrating deep behind German lines, urgent priority was given to the Hs-129's production.
In addition to the standard fixed armament of paired 20 mm cannon and 7.92 mm machine guns, the B1/R2 variant featured a MK 101 30 mm automatic cannon housed in a ventrally mounted external weapons pod. Production of the B1/R2 version began in January of 1942, with the first units being delivered to the Eastern Front in April.
Research Material:
The Model:
This model is Italeri's No: 073 1/72 scale
The Extras:
If anyone here followed my thread on this aircraft in the Technical section under Aircraft Markings and Camouflage will know I have some obstacles to overcome to be able to get this done on time. While getting it done on time is the ultimate goal I'm just looking forward to building this thing. Its like a prehistoric A-10 Warthog.
As of this moment I don't know the exact desert paint scheme I will be using. It will have to wait till I get my reference book.
Username: Dirkpitt289
First Name: Dirk
Category: ???
Scale: 1/72
Manufacturer: Italeri
Model Type: Henschel HS-129 b-1
Details:To be determined
Extras:Eduard PE Kit 72 174
The History:
The Henschel Hs-129 was developed by engineer Friedrich Nicholaus in response to a 1937 request by the German Air Ministry for a small, heavily armored ground attack/support aircraft equipped with a minimum of two 20 mm cannon and two rifle caliber machine guns.
Nicholaus' design stressed pilot survivability. The cockpit was surrounded by an armor plated "bathtub" of triangular shape, resulting in the fuselage's distinctive appearance, and bullet resistant window panels of nearly three inch thickness.
The need for an effective airborne tank destroyer became painfully evident following the Red Army's overwhelming winter counteroffensive of 1941-42. With massed formations of Soviet armor penetrating deep behind German lines, urgent priority was given to the Hs-129's production.
In addition to the standard fixed armament of paired 20 mm cannon and 7.92 mm machine guns, the B1/R2 variant featured a MK 101 30 mm automatic cannon housed in a ventrally mounted external weapons pod. Production of the B1/R2 version began in January of 1942, with the first units being delivered to the Eastern Front in April.
Research Material:
The Model:
This model is Italeri's No: 073 1/72 scale
The Extras:
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