Heinkel He 219 Uhu
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A kit that does not fail.
This is Tamiya's HE-219 'Uhu'. Belts and rear cockpit details were added, as well as opening the wing and tail heater exhaust, detailing the wheel wells, adding brake lines, and opening up the torque links. Nav lights are colored Bingo [...]
This is the result of combining a Tamiya kit and CMK resin detailing.
The Uhu is another gem from Tamiya. An accurate depiction of a complex aircraft that is easy to build. A custom made cockpit tub weight is included to balance the very heavy tail. Hence, there are no build distractions that in turn, [...]
He219 A-0 UHU Night Fighter. Pilot 2./NJG1, Hptm. E-W Modrow.
Some Zoukei-Mura SWS add-on sets used, and HGWModels seat belts.
Painted with Vallejo/Hataka/AK Acrylics. Weathering done with AK, Mig and Tamiya pigments, washes, filters and [...]
Some 30 years back, I built this Heinkel and brush painted the blotches. Recently, I repainted the model with an airbrush to give it the face that it deserves. The model is very good, but Tamiya's 1/48th Heinkel offers much more to explore.
This is a model I built in 2018. The only aftermarket used were some Eduard set belts . It represents a He329 A2 , Nachtjagdgruppe Norwegen, Grove Denmark 1945. The kit was trouble free , but it does take up a lot of space in the [...]
Having built many of Tamiya's 1/48th Uhu variants Revell's 1/32nd kit was a good way to complete the collection. And yes, I also built Dragon's 1/72nd model. All three kits were not disappointing.
There were no issues with the building [...]
When I got back into modeling, I had been out for a long time and was amazed at what detail could be attained with resin. So of course I took a very good model the Tamiya He-219 Owl, and try and make it better. I used the Aires resin [...]
Hello. This is my first 1/32 scale model. A model of a German night fighter he-219 in camouflage 1./NJG1 stationed in 1944 in Venlo, Netherlands. Hptm. Modrow flew on this machine. The pilot shot down 34 RAFu bombers on a plane of this [...]