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Is it almost June already?

I think I have cleared the decks sufficiently to start working on this project. For those of you unfamiliar with the conversion, here is a link to the HPH instructions in PDF format:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B02eBU ... kybjQ/view

The donor kit is the Revell He 111P-1 kit (04696) which will require a bit of pre surgery to make it ready for the conversion. A scan be found here:

https://stage.revell.de/fileadmin/impor ... 111_P1.PDF

I have listed the projects on Scalemates and here again is the link to see what goodies in the way of AM I have accumulated:

https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mat ... ject=49415

I have also amassed some research material (digital and print) and I have added to my Scalemates project list.

Here are the opening sequence photos. The kit has been removed from the Revell side opening box and placed in a plastic tub. The HPH conversion comes in a sturdy cardboard box:





The first thing will be to remove all the moulded detail from the fuselage interior and fill/sand all those ejector pin marks:





The lower fuselage insert must then be cut in half. I marked the line in pencil, scored it with a scribe and then carefully and slowly cut it with an RB “coarse” blade. Some deep breaths and the occasional held breath, I was left with this:



Regards,

This should be really cool to see come together.

Where is the damn like button at!!! This is gonna be good!

Oh wow...got my seat!

Wow! This must be the ultimate in complex resin upgrades! So... is the intention of this set to build half of the He-111 kit and have the fuselage interior visible?

jkim wrote:Wow! This must be the ultimate in complex resin upgrades! So... is the intention of this set to build half of the He-111 kit and have the fuselage interior visible?

Yes mate,
At least that is the plan. You can, if you wish, build the entire internals with the parts supplied and close the fuselage up. That would be a waste I think.

Regards,

Wouh !

This build will belong to the EE category; "Extraordinary (and damn) Exciting"

- Kari

So the filling and sanding got pushed back for some gluing and clamping. The port wing is on with minimal seams to be tidied up. The fuselage suffered a little warp on the long axis around the gondola, so it was glue a little, clamp and dry. Glue some more, clamp and dry. It is a test to follow instructions when looking at three sets of instructions so a little care is needed:





Only using half the kit means thee are lots of surplus parts, in need of a suitable storage place:



The trusty stand is out and only just accommodates the build:





My plan is to work on as much of the externals as possible, up to painting, before concentrating on the internals. There really isn’t much to the outside as the focus is the internal. Of course, plans may change.

Regards,