Heinkel He-51; Nord Eindringling Geschwader Keilschwanz. Tanami, Aryan Südreich

zenrat · March 01, 2015, 12:40:56 AM

Heinkel He-51; Grün Berta, Nord Eindringling Geschwader Keilschwanz. Tanami, Aryan Südreich. February 1940

Heinkel He-51 AS 001 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

The He 51s of the Wedgetail Northern Intruder Squadron, based at Tanami in the Aryan Südreich, carried out missions roaming across British North Australia at will until the advent of the Fairey Fulmar ended their dominance of the air.
The aircraft shown is finished in the red sand and scrub smoke ring scheme used by Aryan Südreich forces in the North of the country and carries their "fasces" markings (known to their opponents as 'stumps' for obvious reasons).

Heinkel He-51 AS 008 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Heinkel He-51 AS 007 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

The Model. Hasegawa 1/72 He-51 built box stock. Painted with automotive red oxide primer and Vallejo acrylics. Smoke rings are decals and like the stumps are home made. Rigging is Ezi Line.

Heinkel He-51 AS 009 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Dizzyfugu · March 01, 2015, 02:08:05 AM

Subtle... looks good.

NARSES2 · March 01, 2015, 02:12:00 AM

Oh yes, I really like that

Librarian · March 01, 2015, 07:10:01 AM

....and a lovely job with those smoke ring camo; very subtle but effective

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Captain Canada · March 01, 2015, 05:30:05 PM

Very nice. Love the colours on it, really go together nice with the markings and the camo pattern.

zenrat · March 01, 2015, 10:46:45 PM

Thanks folks. I've got a Fiat CR-32 to do in the same scheme.

dumaniac · March 01, 2015, 11:41:32 PM

nice detailed camo on a model of that scale

zenrat · March 02, 2015, 02:21:56 AM

BTW, i'd like to apologise if I have mangled the German language in any particularly embarrassing way. Blame Goggle Translate.

comrade harps · March 02, 2015, 02:46:44 AM

Very nice.

zenrat · March 02, 2015, 02:50:43 AM

Thanks Bruv.

ericr · March 02, 2015, 07:45:03 AM

impressive technique (I wouldn't be able) and
very beautiful patter!

(but ... where did the floats go?

if there were any in the original kit?)

Glenn Gilbertson · March 02, 2015, 01:13:30 PM

A really good looker

zenrat · March 03, 2015, 02:02:04 AM

Maybe I wasn't clear?- the smoke rings are decals. One large decal on the upper wing and smaller ones on the fuselage and horizontal tails.

The floats Eric, are on this.

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,39127.0/highlight,fw-190.html

ericr · March 03, 2015, 02:39:45 AM

Quote from: zenrat on March 03, 2015, 02:02:04 AM
Maybe I wasn't clear?- the smoke rings are decals. One large decal on the upper wing and smaller ones on the fuselage and horizontal tails.

The floats Eric, are on this.

ah yes, I think I saw that one : excellent!
the FW is one of the few I haven't floatplanized yet ;-)

The Wooksta! · May 26, 2023, 07:07:18 AM

Hasegawa released the He 51 in various guises over the last 50 years, not all of them with floats, the one I got a few weeks back didn't have them.

Wish I could find the one I know is in me Mam's loft...