Heinkel He 51

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May 19, 2023
Rigging completed. There are still a few things I would like to change but it's pretty much done.
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May 19, 2023
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May 19, 2023
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May 18, 2023
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May 18, 2023
Mostly fully assembled, now for the really small details then the rigging.
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May 17, 2023
I'm Beginning to add the supporting struts for the floats but this has been very challenging to accomplish. The kit has awful fitting issues but this is the price you have to pay for some of these more obscure subjects.
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May 10, 2023
Added decals. They went on ok but you can't expect too much from an older icm kit.
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May 9, 2023
Painted floats and added the fiddly parts.
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May 7, 2023
Main surfaces painted with Ammo by Mig RLM65. Floats masked for dark gray paint.
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May 5, 2023
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May 5, 2023
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May 5, 2023

Comments

72 5 May 2023, 03:26

AndreasK
Interesting subject. This is not seen very often. I will follow your progress.

5 May 2023, 06:01

Skyhiker
Heinkel, I'm in! Looks like a fun subject.

8 May 2023, 11:44

Alec K
Following 👍

8 May 2023, 17:27

Bernd Grün
Following! 👍

11 May 2023, 06:38

Villiers de Vos
Very nice progress.

11 May 2023, 13:44

Moreno Baruffini
Great job so far! Following!

17 May 2023, 19:24

Jakub Fiala
This looks cool 👍 I´m in.

17 May 2023, 23:10

Ethan Flory
Thanks for the support guys! working on the upper wing right now just waiting for the cement to settle then I'll connect the floats which will be torture but it'll all be worth it in the end. 😄

17 May 2023, 23:52

Rui S
A Beauty 👍

19 May 2023, 00:18

Monte
Looks great! Beginner questions: how did you know what to add for the rigging? What general technique did you use?

19 May 2023, 03:43

Jennifer Franklin
It's lovely, the rigging looks like it was super hard to do.

19 May 2023, 03:47

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

19 May 2023, 08:06

Robert Podkoński
Great job!

19 May 2023, 08:54

Erik Leijdens
Awesome work. Rigging is excellent

19 May 2023, 09:01

Alec K
Well done 👍

19 May 2023, 11:06

Ethan Flory
Thank you for all the very nice comments! And for your question Monte, first I cut the wire to size but it should always be a little longer than needed, then I take the tip of that wire and stick it into a bubble of super glue either on a tray or from the super glue bottle, after that we need to place that wire somewhere so lets say you have two points on the model, point A and point B, I would gently lay the side of the wire with super glue on point A then you let it dry for a few seconds after that I take a needle and put it in the bubble of glue then I dab some glue onto point B but make sure that it's a very small amount of glue it dries faster the less glue you use. Then I use a tweezer and pick up the other end of the wire. I'll usually have another tweezer and grab the tip of the wire with the other tweezer. you want to make an L shape so you're holding two points on the wire. Then the bottom of that L is placed on point B. That way you can put a lot of pressure on point B by pulling on both sides so that the wire makes contact with the plastic underneath the glue. After holding it in that position for about five or ten seconds it should stick and you're done. Now you have to trim the piece of wire that's hanging off the side of point B. I apologize if my explanation doesn't help. There are a few YouTube videos that I can link just in case. Rigging videos: Youtube Video Youtube Video Youtube Video.