This is a new decal
sheet from Cutting
Edge Modelworks. The sheet includes markings for 4 different Luftwaffe
He-111B's
in 1/48 scale that served during the Spanish Civil war in the late 1930's.
To build an early He-111 you
will begin with the very good 1/48 Monogram He-111H and use the Cutting
Edge Modelworks conversion set #CEC48446 to backdate the Monogram kit to a
He 111B.
The first plane
on this sheet is a He 111B-2 that flew with K-88 out of Leon Spain.
The paint scheme is a camo pattern of RLM61, 62, 63 on top and RLM 65 on
the underside. The rudder is white with a big black
"X".....the "X" is included as a decal. The tail
has artwork of Baron Muenchausen in a red coat riding a bomb to it's
target. This artwork is on both side of the tail, but there are
minor differences in the artwork from the left and right side. These
differences are documented in photos and the decals reflect these
differences.
The second
plane is
a He 111B-1 flown by 1.K/88. This plane has text nose art that
reads "PEDRO 9". The decals represent this aircraft
from Mid to late 1937. On the rear fuselage there is artwork
of a champagne bottle popping it's cork. This plane also has
tail artwork of a witch flying a broom. The nose of the broom
has a propeller. It is not confirmed by photographs if the
witch artwork appeared on both sides of the tail......but decals are
included to put this flying witch artwork on both sides of the
tail. This plane is overall gray top and bottom with a white
rudder with a big black "X".....the "X" is
included as a decal. The third plane
on this sheet is a He 111B
flown by VB/88. This plane has text nose art that reads
"PEDRO 1". The decals represent this aircraft from
early 1937. On the rear fuselage there is artwork of a white
bird of prey dropping a bomb. This plane is overall gray top
and bottom with a white rudder with a big black
"X".....the "X" is included as a decal.
Later in this plane's service life it had additional dark sprayed in
patches to give it a two-color upper surfaces.
The fourth plane
on this sheet is a He 111B that flew with Grupo 25 with the Nationalist
Air Force. The paint scheme is a camo pattern of RLM61, 62, 63 on
top and RLM 65 on the underside. The rudder is white with a big
black "X".....the "X" is included as a decal.
The tail has artwork if an military gentleman in a gray uniform
giving the thumbs up. This artwork is on both side of the
tail. The decals were flawlessly printed
on 1 decal sheet and the clear
carrier film is trimmed very close to the crisply printed colored areas, which
is always good to see.
The instructions
are clear and an extra page of text instruction is included with a small bit of info
about this 3 of these planes as well as instructions about basic decal
installation. It's
very good to see Cutting Edge
Modelworks has come out with a resin conversion set to make an early
He-111 as well as many interesting decals to finish off your Spanish
Civil War He-111. |
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A very nice product
and highly recommended.
I would like to
thank Cutting Edge
Modelworks for providing me with this review sample.
Steve
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