Tim's Heinkel 'Blitz'

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Tim's Heinkel 'Blitz'

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I'll be building the Revell repop of the Matchbox Heinkel He 70G-1 'Blitz'. An obvious choice really as it has my name on the wing. :grin:

Here are the preliminary shots.

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Re: Tim's Heinkel 'Blitz'

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Good choice!
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Re: Tim's Heinkel 'Blitz'

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Excellent. Highly advanced for its time as airliners go.

Looking forward to the completed build of....TIM...
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Re: Tim's Heinkel 'Blitz'

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Your name's D-U??? :ha:
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Re: Tim's Heinkel 'Blitz'

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This one's a bit late out of the hangar but I finally made a start today. First up was the cockpit interior, not many seats, no antimacassars (What's the German for antimacassars?) and a rather poor photo. :oops:

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The wings went together ok after the wheel wells were painted. Fit of the various nose panels wasn't too bad but may need a bit of filler.

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After fitting the windows the fuselage was closed up and the wings added. The fit of the wing isn't too bad on top but leaves something to be desired underneath. :frown:

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I hope I can get all the filling and sanding done without any of the windows falling into the fuselage.
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Re: Tim's Heinkel 'Blitz'

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Good start, Tim.
TimJ wrote:What's the German for antimacassars?
Schoner - clearly, it looses something in the translation...
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Re: Tim's Heinkel 'Blitz'

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Or Schonbezug (clean covering)
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Re: Tim's Heinkel 'Blitz'

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As I recall, seam filling and sanding was a bit of a headache on this kit due to the contours, especially around the wing roots. Good luck with that one.
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Re: Tim's Heinkel 'Blitz'

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Hi Tim,

this was looking great last update. Have you been able to make any further headway on it?
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