ICM He-51 cockpit with scratchbuild details

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gorby
Nice work so far.

16 November 2021, 15:43

RGGM
Thank you. I hope I'll have similar patience for the rest because I can already see there's gonna be a lot of fitment issues.

16 November 2021, 15:48

Cuajete
Following.

16 November 2021, 19:21

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Since the the amount if detail was lackluster in this kit (not even seatbelt and dashboard decals), I tried some scratchbuilding, which I never really did before. The seatbelts are made of masking tape, the buckles and rest of the details (levers and rods) are streched sprue pieces.

To be honest, I actually prefer this kind of seatbelt over a decal one. The spure pieces are a little too wide for the buckles, but I still like that it's not flat and actually has volume. I think I'll use this method in the future even if there are decal options for a kit.

Color is mixed from AK acrylics I had at home (tricolor NATO set and white).

Heinkel He 51B-2 floatplane

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Heinkel He 51 B-2

Wehrmacht Luftwaffe (German Air Force 1935-1945)
1.Ku.J.St./136 60+B41
December 1936 Pre World War 2 - Cruiser Leipzig
RLM63

 

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