Should be an interesting model. Looking forward to the build.

Have this kit in my SoD. It really is a gem. If I recall well, the whole cockpit tub was made of made of metal for weight balance. Cannot get more Tamiya than this! What a great choice, Chuck!

Popping the lid of Tam's Uhu, let see what is in the box.

Starting with Tamiya's excellent instruction booklet and camo scheme sheet insert they put in every aircraft kit.

Next the decal sheet for 2 HE-219's

Then the weighted cockpit tub that is metal, which also serves as the roof of the nose wheel bay. An item Spiros mentioned and an excellent engineering aspect of this kit.

The plastic is in the Tamiya medium grey, which I tend to like a bit better than the light grey plastic such as in the Skyraider kit I have just started as well. The first sprue is one of which contains, the one of the propellers, main wheels, engine cowls and cowl rings round wing spars, rear gun deck, exhaust dampers.

The main wheels and hubs. Still pondering a resin set of wheels.

The engine cowl ring with the exhaust heat exchangers molded in. I don't thing you will be able to see this detail once the engine is assembled.

The nose gear strut looks fragile to support the weighted nose. Nice details on the molded part.

The radar array nodes are very fine in detail and fragile for this version of the Uhu. Will have to be careful when removing these off the sprue tree.

The prop, spinner and backing plate.

Next sprue is the wings, flaps and one of the vertical twin rudders. There are 2 of these for each wing.

The upper and lower wing halves have nice details, some riveting on each part. The wings are designed to allow for lowered flaps.

The vertical rudder is molded in one piece.

The main gear bay roof has some detail molded into the upper wing in some structural ribbing detail. And the lower wing as well in the wheel bay/engine nacelle.

The clear sprue is crystal, typical Tamiya on this.

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Good morning George, yes it does, but with a few Luftwaffe, an Italian Veltro in a smoke ring scheme under my belt. This will still be a challenge. Hopefully I remember to breath when I get to that paint process.

Eric, yes great idea, as there is very little space in the nose to place weights into.

That's a wonderful progress Chuck @uscusn! Astonishing attention to detail!

Spiros, thanks there is quite a bit to go.
Walt B. thanks and that is a great point. A rather annoying oversight despite all the good things Tamiya is otherwise. But that is an excellent cockpit shot of your BF-110 interior. Don't recognize the kit, Doesn't look like the Revell/Monogram BF-110, Eduards? or Fujimi maybe? The wash really makes the details pop.