Revell Heinkel He 177 Greif in 1/72 Scale

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This is the Revell of Germany He 177A-5 Greif kit number 04616 in 1/72 scale.  The clear parts could be a little better molded but overall it is an excellent kit.  This one is armed with three Henschel Hs 293 glide bombs instead of the Fritz X weapons, but I believe Revell provides either option depending on the boxing.  Decals are from Eagle Strike Productions sheet 72041 and represent an aircraft from II./KG 40 based at Bordeaux, France in 1944.

Upper surface camouflage is the standard Luftwaffe bomber RLM 70 Black Green / RLM 71 Dark Green splinter pattern.  The under surface colors are open to some interpretation, sources are not in agreement as to which colors were used.  Here I have chosen RLM 77 Light Gray spots over an RLM 02 Gray Green base.  Other possibilities are RLM 76 Lichtblau over RLM 65 Hellblau, or some combinations of these.  It is hard to be certain using black and white photographs, it is also possible different combinations were used on different aircraft.

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Revell Heinkel He 177 Greif Build in 1/72 Scale Part I

Construction posts here: https://inchhighguy.wordpress.com/2020/10/16/revell-heinkel-he-177-greif-build-in-1-72-scale-part-i/

Previous kit build here: https://inchhighguy.wordpress.com/2019/02/28/revell-of-germany-he-177-greif-in-1-72-scale/

Published by Jeff Groves

Scale Modeling and Military History

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10 thoughts on “Revell Heinkel He 177 Greif in 1/72 Scale”

  3. What a magnificent beast! It’s so hard to decide if the dumbest piece of aviation engineering to see production is the He 177 landing gear or the He 177 engines! Either way, its a “special” airplane. I think its crews agreed.

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