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Meng Kids He 177!

So, I finally got my kit yesterday! Man that took awhile!

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The obligatory shot!

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These are nice little kits. I don't like the stickers over decals though!

I dove right in last night with assembling the three Fritz X bombs.

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They were very straight forward!

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These Meng Kids kits have no interior whatsoever so I decided to make a rudimentary one for this kit. Started by removing some of the internal support

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Then raided the spares box and fashioned a few things from Evergreen sprue

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That was all I got done last night!
 
Then today was a bit of a marathon!

started with priming the bottom

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Then did some pre-shading

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Then painted everything RLM 65. I didn't want to do the usual box art (though it is cool) so I copied the pattern off 6N+GM, a 177 from 4./KG 100.

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Then painted up the interior RLM 66

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While doing a little research online, I found another built by a Gentleman that goes by "Dutik" on Large Scale Planes. He made some neat little shark faces on the Fritz bombs and I liked them so I copied his design here (he gets the credit!)

http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=63649

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I added to it by giving them teeth!

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Then a whirlwind of airbrushing happened and after a couple hours I had this!

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So, after raiding the decal drawer for some 1/72 and 1/48 spare decals, a little more painting and patience, it is finished! I decided to make it a fictional plane from 3./KG 54. K5+BM

Just need to get a flat coat on the decals to tone down the gloss but it is essentially done! I'll get some more pics later!!


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Hope you like it! This was a blast! I couldn't put it down!

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I like it!!! :coolio :coolio (y) (y) (y) :D


I dove into mine tonight too but you've set the bar pretty high. :geek
 
Thanks everyone!

I was a little nervous doing the top camo, had to mix some paints to come close to RLM 81 and 82. I just turned the pressure down low and got in very close when I sprayed them.

The only decals that are 1/72 are all the crosses and the "BM". everything else is 1/48 scale decals. The strange proportions of the plane work for these.

The only gluing I did was the scratch built interior. Had to be careful though because i don't think there is any chance of getting this apart again.
 
Finally got the flat coat on!

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I messed up the codes!
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These guys are my favourite!
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