This is the 2004 Hasegawa He-111H-6 kit updated to H-20 configuration. The model represents the aircraft of bomber “ace” Oberleutnant Dietrich Kornblum, Staffelkapitän of 4./KG 53, located at Piastow, Russia in June 1944. Kornblum was awarded the Knight’s Cross after completing 400 missions. The aircraft has been overpainted with RLM 76 “clouds” and black undersides over the standard Luftwaffe RLM 70 / 71 splinter scheme. The dorsal turret transparency was formed using the “plunge mold” technique.
Tag: Heinkel
Hasegawa Heinkel He 111 Build in 1/72 Scale Part III
Hasegawa Heinkel He 111 Build in 1/72 Scale Part II
Hasegawa Heinkel He 111 Build in 1/72 Scale Part I
Revell Heinkel He 177 Greif in 1/72 Scale
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.