Both those scheme choices are fantastic Colin! I’ve always liked desert schemes for Luftwaffe subjects - but the torpedo-carrier looks great too.

Etch is a funny business! I’ve started picking a choosing. I always use the IP and anything clearly visible. And yes the photos of a fully completed interior are always a milestone, but I have to say sometimes I let the fiddly bits go!

Hope you decide to go back to this one, it is an iconic Luftwaffe subject!

This is a wonderful entry, my friend @coling! The Monogram kit is really nice and solid, builds well, your excellent skills will tackle it (and they already do!) in the best possible manner.

I would also go for the torpedo version: to my eyes, it looks more "111" than any other He-111 (go figure 🙂 )

Ad for the motivation, please let me state that I cannot wait to see a "Coliin Gomez" built 111!

Looking forward to it!

You've got a head start on this one, Colin, whichever scheme you choose will look great, but my favourite is also the torpedo one.

Great pick, Colin! I’ve got one on the go too.

Thank you all for the enthusiastic response! I will go for the torpedo armed plane. I am glad you pointed out the banal mission of the desert version, Tom. I like desert schemes but I may save those colors for my 1/32 Bf-110. Not part of this GB yet but who knows?

Today, I dealt with the etch components that were holding me up. I studied every pic I could of the fuselage/cabin, including builds of the 1/32 version, as well as period and museum birds. I realized I had to build a floor for a number of the etch pieces to sit on - Eduard's suggestions have you put large bits in a kind of limbo glued to the fuselage sides. In fact, the crude drawings to illustrate where things go are amongst the worst I have ever seen. In putting this together I realized that almost nothing would be seen through the four little rectangular windows but a fair bit could be seen through the gunner's cupola. I therefore focused on getting everything below this opening as detailed as I could. After the better part of a day, most of the etch is in.

Some serious work done, Colin.
A lot of detailing in that interior, always one of my favorite parts to work on.

Thanks, Spiros, John and George.

Spiros, I realized as I got back to work on the He 111 that what stopped me building the kit in the first place was the vagueness of the PE instructions. Also, how much to do when it couldn't be seen (as mentioned in the intro). I have now used most of the etch and that only took me about a day, with another day today for repainting and adding the windows. I wouldn't say it was easy but it was worth the effort. I will post a couple of pics with everything in place just before I close up the fuselage (which should be tomorrow).

John, I agree that interiors are generally the most fun to do, next to getting the decals on or removing the canopy masks (as the penultimate stage). This interior was a bit off-putting only for the ambiguity. I like to know what I am building and know that it will be seen.

I agree with you, George. Revell/Monogram kits are great, as long as you don't mind the flash and some fit issues. They generally have very accurate shape, some good interiors and robust engineering. I have a B-26 started with an Eduard color etch set and a vac canopy. The etch is just enough to compliment the kit detail and display the excellent interior - the vac canopy allows better viewing than the thicker kit version. The Marauder is visible in the Cabinet of Doom pic above, so I keep it in view to remind me to go back to it. I also want to get to do the Air Apaches B-25 gunship and a B-17 as Chow Hound with aftermarket decals. These are calling me from my stash after my other builds are done.