nmayhew

FYI E-7 has a fuel tank underneath, not a bomb (in which case it would be an E-4/B...)

quite a striking model! perhaps a little too clean and shiny, but maybe that's a trick of the light? thanks for sharing Nick

Super impressive, and a great back story too

Really? wow! the He177 is one of the few planes I would consider stumping up the massive cash for an HpH kit.

looks wonderful never had solvaset do that to eaglecals but you made a good recovery!

i think i have paint fatigue though it's a bit like the pigment 'bandwagon'

yes that is exactly what i noticed - the struts have a different 'look' about them - almost pearl-like / swirly when viewed close up; definitely different stuff to the rest of the kit parts. if it is 'ABS', what sort of glue will work?

wow! that's a completely new line of business for them you're not pulling my leg are you?

ha ha it's one of those 'i know it's wrong and now can't ignore it' things

landing gear looks awesome! I tried to fit the Eduard gear on my new Revell Mk.II kit and it's a real fight, since the rake of the MkIX gear was different. My gear ended up being to far splayed out and after seeing these pics i might just trash mine and start again (I have a few other Revell Spits in my stash and mine has not been a pleasurable build so doubt i will build another) Anyway, really loving the progress on this venerable old kit! Nick

wonderful! a stunningly gorgeous build my one gripe: the "100" decal with garland around it where it goes over a chord / pipe on the port side; surely it needs cutting / something to make it sit in the groove. apart from that, simply awesome.

beyond awesome!

Thank you for sharing. I hope you manage to progress with this. one thing I could never work out was whether the Gs (or even Ds) has the window down through the cockpit and out under where the bomb cradle was / is? I have that Classic Pubs Stuka book you showed but it was pretty poor at confirming such basic detail I recall (haven’t looked at it for years). Anyway, hope the project does come to fruition for you. Nick

i have always sworn to never do a what if, whether it be Panzerwaffe 46 or Luftwaffe 46 but this may make me break that oath!

i am not surprised there is no 1/32 kit of this (or the Fulmar) but there is something quite quirky i like about both these aircraft