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Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 5:56 am
by LyleW
Impressive work, Tom!

Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2025 6:10 pm
by BlackSheep214
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.

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Letting these dry overnight before attaching them to the wings.

Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2025 6:58 pm
by Stuart
Fingers crossed Tom - they look like they should work.

Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2025 8:03 pm
by BlackSheep214
Couldn't wait... :giggles: 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.

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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....

Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2025 8:25 pm
by speedgraflex
Looking good, Tom! Bravo!

Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter

Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2025 2:56 am
by Stuart
That does look very good - nice recovery Tom! :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout:

Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter

Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2025 12:09 pm
by Medicman71
Very nice!

Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter

Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2025 12:53 pm
by keavdog
Good on you for sticking with it. It looks crazy cool and I wonder how it flew with that big cutter out in front.

Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter

Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2025 5:48 pm
by BlackSheep214
She's finally done! See Completed Builds thread.