Henschel Hs123

Zimmermaniac
started this kit nearly 3 years ago, not having the skills to solve the strutproblems. Let's have a new try

Zimmermaniac
won't be too easy, I'll have to apply paint after complete assembly as per the amount of putty I'm gonna need on the strut/wing joints - shiver and shake 🙂

Zimmermaniac
in search of decals 1/48 for Spanish Civil War version - anyone of help??

Holger Kranich
Haha, shelf of doom! I like it! I named my workingchair "Throne of tyranny"🙂

Zimmermaniac
after 3 years, it finally got it's top wing, as ya can see there's some puttywork to do, but I think it'll turn out fine. Tomorrows work

Augie
fingers crossed for you Zimmer

Christian Lehmann
Interesting project Zimmi. How is the fit of this kit?

Philip De Keyser
Looks great, I'm tuned, greetz Phil

Zimmermaniac
Lemmy, overall fit is quite nice, just some filler needed on the wing/fuselage joint underside, but those topwings, that's another story 🙂

Christian Mundt
Looks good, how did you solve the problems with the upper wing / struts?

Wilfried Bogaerts
I saw and heard him swearing and cursing for 3 successive club nights and in the end it came out allright 😉

Holger Kranich
Haha, Willy, that sounds like me when i´m building. I cry and curse, i yell and roll myself on the floor, in a lake of tears...😢

Wilfried Bogaerts
Hey Zimmy, contact PETER IBIS at

ipms.nl/component/co..se_burgeroorlog.html

It's a very nice guy and a walking encyclopedia about the Spanish Civil War. If there's one person who can advice you about the decals, it's him !

Good luck !

Zimmermaniac
Lemmy, I first glued the outer struts onto the topwing( slotangle was just perfect ), then tied them up with Tamiya tape so they weren't in the way, then glued the topwing onto the inner struts, when glue had dried I released the outer struts and forced them into their slots

Jan Goormans
well , coming along very good
nice work Zimmi !!

Zimmermaniac
thnx Jan, more work tonight @ Lier 🙂

Yves Van den Brouck
Will be great one mate !!

Zimmermaniac
did everything I could on those horrible strutmounts...I can't do better than what it is now. Meanwhile underside got it's RLM 65

Dave Flitton
Are the struts too long? Looks like they are bent by stress and the dihedral of the upper wing looks too steep, maybe its just the way the lens bends the picture?

Zimmermaniac
new pics, added RLM 71, RLM 04 and RLM 65... pics of packed and unpacked thingie...I'll know what to do at the club next friday.. decalling

Wilfried Bogaerts
Lookin' forward to that Zimmy! See ya next Friday 🙂

Jan Goormans
the painting does look really good
decals on Friday 🙂
and thinking that this was almost a lost kit , nice work man !!!!

Philip De Keyser
Looking great, well done paintjob, greetz Phil

Zimmermaniac
started decalling, one side done

Zimmermaniac
btw, I tried some other way of shiny layer, instead of P+ I used tamiya clear out of the spraycan, it works 🙂

Holger Kranich
Love the marking of the "Infanteriesturmabzeichen", really a good job on the decals!

Wilfried Bogaerts
Looks very attractive, great job Zimmy !

Christian Lehmann
Looks nice. Can´t wait to see it finished.

Zimmermaniac
Almost done, some touch ups left to do, some thingies to add...I'm quite happy with it, being a kit that almost made it to the garbage can. Doubting if I should apply a winter camo on it...

Zimmermaniac
fisnished business for my sake, kept it fabric clean in the end, not even panellines wash cause those are pronounced enough for themselves

Philip De Keyser
Great Henschel Zimmi, nice and clean build, beautiful paintjob, love those Bi-Planes from you, greetz Phil

Christian Lehmann
Hey Phil, what about your biplane?

Philip De Keyser
@Christian, It's on hold, first the dio, sometime it will be finished, greetz Phil