1/48 Roden / Eduard He 51 B1

Gallery Article by Jens Gerber on June 5 2018

 

      

Here's something from my workbench that was fast and simple.  The Heinkel He 51 B in the prey version Russia.

The aircraft was launched by Navalmorales Lieutenant Otto-Hans Winterer of the 2nd / 18th of the Condor Legion on 25.02.1937 at Navalmorales for anti-aircraft damage, the pilot was able to reach his own lines, the aircraft was taken to Russia, tested and considered old and outdated.

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The kit comes from the molds of Roden, but was launched by Eduard 2016 with a Bf 109 E and etched parts as a dual limited edition on the market.

The Heinkel unfortunately has a shape offset from the tool, about 0.2 - 0.5 mm, which means a lot of sanding and dry fit, but it can be controlled and the spatula is used only slightly.

Overall, a nice kit, for the attempt to build a Bi plane, highly recommended.

The decals on my model come from ICM, from a kit of I 153,

Colors were used, white Model Master matt white, the yellow is from Gunze Hobby Color, the metal colors are from Alclad the rust pigment of CMK.

Greetings from Germany.

Jens Gerber

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Photos and text © by Jens Gerber