A totally Heinkel He-111P-2 in 1/72 from Chuck *Finished*

[Chuck Finley]

For my third build, I decided to pull out the new mold He-111P-2 by Airfix in 1/72. As this was the last version of the He-111 to enter Luftwaffe service prior to World War 2 and to make it something one does not see every day, I will be using aftermarket decals from Xtradecals and a cockpit zoom set from Eduard to bring out a Heinkel in pre-war tri-color.


Heinkel He-111 P-2 '23+E33' of 3./KG 255, based at Menninggen in August 1939.

[Chuck Finley]

I finished the pre-painting over the weekend and begun the initial build. Interior detail is pretty good and I am enhancing it with an Eduard 'zoom' set. Unlike the Lancaster B.II, Airfix has made the Heinkel a fairly easy build.

[iggie]

Nice work, looking forward to seeing this through to completion as I have a couple in the stash to build! It looks great so far!

[fredk]

Thats come on speedy like
I don't think I've seen a 111-P in the three colour camo

PS; a wee typo in your description in your first post; check the date

[Chuck Finley]

Just finished the RLM 61/62/63/65 camo. As the RLM 61 Dunkelbraun is an Xtracolor paint, I figure it will take at least 24 hours before it loses it's tacky feel.

[Chuck Finley]

Thats come on speedy like
I don't think I've seen a 111-P in the three colour camo

PS; a wee typo in your description in your first post; check the date

Well, the Germans were developing aircraft in the Soviet Union out of sight from the Allied inspectors after all. :P

[Chuck Finley]

Nice work, looking forward to seeing this through to completion as I have a couple in the stash to build! It looks great so far!

If you haven't already, I highly recommend the Xtradecal sheet from Hannants. It has lots of interesting choices.

[JohnRatzenberger]

Yeah, the "tackiness" just oozes out of that photo ... scary , sure it's not a Halloween monster

[Old_Tonto]

Looks so cool in those colours.

[Chuck Finley]

Painting is finished. Now, onward to gloss-coating the aircraft and adding decals.

[TimJ]

Looking good.

[Chuck Finley]

Heinkel He-111P-1 '25+E33' of 3./KG 255, based at Menningen, Germany, Summer to September 1939.
(Airfield module on Model railroad provides the setting)

[iggie]

Nice job with that Chuck, and it looks really good in the slightly unusual scheme!

[TimJ]

Great job, nice to see a 111 in a different colour scheme.

[Clashcityrocker]

Nice build and scheme.

Nigel