Heinkel He 51

Allemagne, 1938

Hasegawa 1/72 Heinkel He 51. Originally released in 1970, it needed quite a bit of work. Amongst the upgrades:-

- Built a more credible cockpit (seat, joystick, instrument panel, internal structure)

- Rescribed panel lines and drilled out rivets.

- Added a grill inside the air intake (completely invisible from more than 2cm away)

- 3D printed gun barrels (not supplied)

- 3D printed drop tank (not supplied)

- 3D printed exhaust pipes to replace poor kit parts

- Rigged using Uschi Van Der Rosten thread

- Added treads on landing gear legs from styrene rod

- Replaced pilot foothold with thin wire

- Engraved tire tread

- Replaced kit windshield with thinner acetate piece

- Laser printed custom black decals with matching Cricut masks for white areas

(The tail marking has been doctored in Photoshop to meet FB's standards; it's correct/accurate on the actual model)