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Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 9:35 pm
by BlackSheep214
I'm pulling this one off the shelf that I started 3 or 4 years ago. Reason why is now I finally bought canopy masks for this one over the Christmas holidays 2024.
The kit:
Where I left off when I first started it 3, 4 years ago before shelving it...
I shudder at the PE for the Balloon Cable Cutter assembly. Here's the PE parts. They're already removed from its PE fret and the burrs sanded down with files.

Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 11:26 pm
by keavdog
Oh boy that looks like quite the project! Looks like you're a good way along, but I agree - that PE looks challenging... at least for me.
Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 2:01 am
by mostrich
What an oddity of a plane! Love the project and will follow along closely.
Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 4:44 am
by tempestjohnny
I'll have to keep an eye on this.. I have a 48th scale Ju 88 with the balloon cutter
Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 5:56 am
by LyleW
Interesting. Glad it is you messing with the PE.
Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 8:54 am
by Gary Brantley
Where did you find masks for this kit, Tom?
Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:50 am
by KSaarni
Very nice project Tom!
I have always liked the He-111, even in scale 1:72 it's rather big one!
- Kari
Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 2:24 pm
by speedgraflex
Looks a fun PE assembly, Tom! Will follow along with you.
Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 2:55 pm
by BlackSheep214
Gary Brantley wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 8:54 am
Where did you find masks for this kit, Tom?
Scalehobbyist site…
tempestjohnny wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 4:44 am
I'll have to keep an eye on this.. I have a 48th scale Ju 88 with the balloon cutter
Is that the one with the ballon cable cutter circle around the whole aircraft?
LyleW wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 5:56 am
Interesting. Glad it is you messing with the PE.
Yeah… lucky me

Re: Heinkel He111H-8 w/ Balloon Cable Cutter
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 3:02 pm
by tempestjohnny
Thomas. It's just wingtip to wingtip