Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter
Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter
Impressive work, Tom!
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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BlackSheep214
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Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter
Stretched sprue wing braces isn't gonna work. Too thin, delicate, and fragile to hold cutter blade. Went to HobbyTown and picked up Evergreen styrene strips ( .030 x .030) and resupplied on Tamiya Flat Black. I also picked up a 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" mini cutting mat. Worked on the wing braces again and am happy with it.
Letting these dry overnight before attaching them to the wings.
Letting these dry overnight before attaching them to the wings.
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Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter
Fingers crossed Tom - they look like they should work.
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Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter
Couldn't wait... 
cable cutter unit painted Tamiya German Grey. Glued top brace attachment to topside wings with Gorilla glue. Tomorrow, I'll hit the bottom braces then glue the points to cable cutter later in the afternoon.
Once all that is done, the fiddly bits go on then I'm done.
I will be hanging this one on my ceiling. Now, if only I can find a couple barage balloons to hang nearby....
cable cutter unit painted Tamiya German Grey. Glued top brace attachment to topside wings with Gorilla glue. Tomorrow, I'll hit the bottom braces then glue the points to cable cutter later in the afternoon.Once all that is done, the fiddly bits go on then I'm done.
I will be hanging this one on my ceiling. Now, if only I can find a couple barage balloons to hang nearby....
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter
That does look very good - nice recovery Tom! 
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Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter
Very nice!
Mike
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Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter
Good on you for sticking with it. It looks crazy cool and I wonder how it flew with that big cutter out in front.
Thanks,
John
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Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter
She's finally done! See Completed Builds thread.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn