Well I've finally found time to work on the Hs 129. The more I work on this little plane the more I like it but for some reason the build just isn't flowing for me. I find myself all over the place. I'm not sure if its me or the kid. My money is on me as the problem. Regardless I am making some headway.
History
The Hs 129 was by far a perfect aircraft for close-support duty. It was relatively underpowered - even with the twin Gnome-Rhone radial engines - and the cockpit small enough to cram just one person. Visibility was reported to be far from superior though something about the overall design likened the Reichsluftahrtministerium to it. Armament consisted of two nose-mounted MG FF 20mm cannons and two MG 17 7.92mm machine guns. The Hs 129V-1 prototypes gave birth to ten Hs 129B-0 developmental models which, in turn, produced the initial Hs 129B-1 production series. The Hs 129 was immediately fielded to the Eastern Front to take on the divisions of Russian armor in force.
The Hs 129 was fielded in the East against the might of the Soviet Union by design, though later they were consequently fielded throughout North Africa and Europe (post D-Day) by necessity. By all accounts, performance results of the system proved sublime, with the Hs 129 accounting for the destruction of hundreds of Soviet tanks, particularly at the Battle of Kursk in 1943. The Hs 129 proved to be a viable asset in the close-support role, capable of engaging even the most stubborn of Allied armor with an array of cannons, machine guns and bombs.
On to the model
Like I said my flow is all off on this build so bear with me, it could get rough.
I started by building the PE radio equipment
With a little bend here and a little bend there
Here a bend there a bend
Everywhere a bend, and Herr McDonald had a radio and support brace
These were painted and installed prior to closing up the fuselage.
Next I connected the wings to the fuselage
I will continue later I have a meeting I'm late for
Thanks for looking