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1:32 He-111 H-22 conversion with V-1 Profimodeller Kit No. P32314 Available from Profimodeller for €118,- Introduction What we have here is the set you need and want if you want to convert your He-111 H-6 kit into the H-22 version. This is the version that was designed to carry and launch a V1 in mid-air. Early in the war the V1’s were launched from the air, rather than from the ground. The strategy was to mount a V1 under the wing of a specially rigged He-111 and to fly at extreme low level towards the British coast. There the He-111 would quickly gain altitude to about 1.500 feet (450 meters) and launch the V1. The He-111 would then head for cloud cover to make it’s escape. The unit that operated these He-111 H-22’s was III/KG53, stationed in the Netherlands. About 100 of these H-22’s were built / modified and delivered to III/KG 53. In total over 400 V-1’s were launched this way... Most of them targeting London. Since the percentage of V-1’s actually hitting target was too low (about 20%) and about 80 of the 100 H-22’s were shot down by the RAF or AA, the way the V-1’s were launched changed from mid-air to ground installations. The kit Ok. This is a really detailed and delicate conversion / upgrade and needs some introduction. Profimodeller first released set P32297. This is the attachment for the V1 to the underside of the He-111 wing. When I first saw this up on their website I knew a V1 would follow soon, since there is no way in hell anyone would buy a detailed and accurate attachment for a V1, when there is no accurate 32nd scale V1 on the market! Don’t even try to mention the 35th scale Bronco offering. Let’s not go there… Indeed not much later Profimodeller released their V1 (P32279). A cool multi media kit with all the bells and whistles. I have reviewed this kit here. Not much later Profimodeller followed with a transport dolly and loader. A review of the loader (it’s called Anhanger, but it actually is a loader) can be found here (scroll down). At them moment I’m building the Profimodeller Schlepper, Loader and V1 and let me tell you: It will test you, but when you succeed you’ll feel like an actual modeller! Topic here. In addition Profimodeller also let’s you buy the He-111 H-22 conversion without the V1 attachment, here. Or the He-111 H-22 conversion, including the attachments AND the V1, here. So to be specific, if you want to go balls out, and make one impressive diorama: what you really want is this set, the loader, Schlepper, crew-set and the V1. This set alone will give you a He-111 H-22 with a lot of interior detail and V1 attachment points. I will now walk you through this set to show you exactly what you get. We have come accustomed to the small, cramped, top opening boxes from Profimodeller, but this one let’s you open the side, to make the contents slide out, protected by a cardboard sleeve. A big package of photo etch, bags of yellow and the famous Profimodeller black resin, a rubber hose, decals and instruction booklets appear. The biggest piece of resin in the box is the dorsal turret opening: Here's a look at the various bags containing resin, rubber, a vac form turret and lots of brass barrels. First bag of black resin. This stuff is easy to work with and really strong. Profimodeller really chooses where to use the more detailed yellow resin and where to use the strong black stuff: Nicely hollowed out and detailed flame dampers x 4, for the Jumo engines. REVI gunsight for the dorsal turret: The guns are nicely detailed as well. Open trigger guards of course: Chutes for the spent ammo: Crystal clear dorsal turret glass: The Zwilling guns: Included in this set is another small separate set. This contains flak helmets and oxygen apparatus for the crew. The helmet liners are offered in photo etch. This set also happens to be applicable to the Ju88. With this oxygen set comes a length of rubber hose you need to cut to length for the various oxygen masks: Here's the photo etch with the helmet liners and oxygen details: Now check this out. All the MG barrels are supplied in brass. Looks like Master models quality: Will you just look at all this photo etch... 3 giant sheets and two smaller. Lots of ammo bins... Bulkheads and lots of interior detail: See the radio's? Here we see the V1 attachment set. The separate instructions for this set were missing from my box, but they're also up on the Profimodeller site: The decals. Even though I love the way they go down, their colour and detail. I would suggest having masks cut for a bird this size: The colour schemes. And lots of them! 6 in total. The instruction booklet is clear but needs some practice and sometimes research to comprehend: A few more shots from the PM site. Verdict This set really blew me away. The amount of photo etch is staggering. The level of detail amazing. The only thing I missed in the box were the instructions for the V1 attachment, but these can also be found on the Profimodeller site. From experience I’ve learned that Profimodeller does not compromise on detail. And it’s exactly this trade of theirs that will cost you time and money, but trust me: in the end it’s worth it. VERY highly recommended. My sincere thanks to Profimodeller for this review sample. Jeroen Peters

Hi there, you may have missed it, but it's all over the inter webs. Photobucket stopped allowing 3rd party hosting. This means that ALL photo's that are hosted on their site won't show up.... Luck has it that this is one of the only forums that allows direct upload of images, so that's what were gonna do from now on.

Oh wow... i see what you're doing here. Really cool!

done!

Another pic saved from FB...

After months of work the first paint is on. and yes. i still pre shade

Lovely!!

Thnx and yes. I still have all the pics and might delete many of my previous posts and replace them with one post with most of the pics

I think it's almost ready for paint. Few small parts to go on the trailer and V1.

North star Wheels. Haven't seen those before.... Looking forward to seeing them up close..

Nice! You just don't see too many of these being built.

Lovely!

Wow.... seriously impressed with this kit!!! Lovely!!

Absolutely hating Photo Bucket... Here's a direct upload to the forum and shows the finished Schlepper. The only part I'll install later is the seat, to make painting easier.

Cheers! Tried downloading all my albums from PB but even that is proving to be a pain....

I think so!

Oh wow!!

Lovely stuff!

I love Black Dog resin... Lovely..

I always use Shapeways. Pretty happy with them in terms of speed, detail and price...

oh wow. Very cool. Did you use any aftermarket?

1:35 Steyr K2670 Profimodeller Kit No. P35006 Available from Profimodeller for €56,- Introduction Another exotic subject from Profimodeller. This time some railway armour! Lately it’s been mostly Trumpeter covering german and soviet armoured railway subjects. From the amazing BR52, various panzer locomotives and a whole range of transport and armoured Canon- and Flakwagons. One even bigger than the other and often displayed in huge diorama’s. Like this: And even bigger: And bigger... But today we’re looking at a rather small, machine gunned armoured personell wagon. The Steyr K2670. The subject has been covered before by Hauler in 48th scale in resin, and in 72th scale by Planet Models. It even has been done in 35th scale before. Modellbau-Schmidt did a version in Vacu-form. Even more challenging than your normal resin kit. In the past you could also obtain a resin offering of the subject by the brand X-Project. It costed €43 at the time, and was only available through internet but I don’t think it’s available anymore. Here's the X-Project one: And here's the Vacu-form Modellbau-Schmidt one, with figures for size reference: This little armoured wagon could carry four MG’s, six soldiers and was powered by a Steyr engine with 72HP. That’s right: it was a self-powered vehicle. It had 14,5mm thick (or thin if you like) armour and weight 8 tonnes. The Steyr K 2670 (known also in German as: "leichte Schienenpanzer" - le.SP or "Panzersicherungswagen") was designed by the Austrian brand Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG in 1943, and at least 40 were built and delivered up to 1944. They were used for anti-partisan service in the Balkans. Due to the light axle pressure (4.7 t) they could operate on tracks in bad condition that were common in those areas. The Germans used these Steyr’s in train combinations of 10 coupled units. After WW2 one these Steyr’s was used by Poland. It is not known, how it got there. Possibly it was left in the German armoured train training center in Rembertów. It remained in service until the 1950’s. Very little reference material is left to date. But one K2670 survives to this day. Most likely the only survivor worldwide, and it belongs to Museo Diego de Henriquez, but it's on loan to the Railway Museum in Triëste, Italy. Check this link for a good reference walkaround: http://www.fahrzeuge-der-wehrmacht.de/Artikel/Panzerdraisine_Steyr_K2670.html Here's how it looks today (chipping fluid anyone?): The kit As always Profimodeller managed to cramp all the parts in neat little white boxes and fit these with all the photo etch in a small box, making it hard to re-pack after my review J. I’m glad to see a lot of typical Profimodeller black resin (I keep calling it resin, because I honestly don’t know whether this is plastic, resin or even Bakelite), since it never warps, shrinks or droops after a long period on the shelf. It’s strong, can carry a lot of weight and has crisp details. The base of the K2670 is made from standard yellow resin. The whole armoured cab is built up from the black resin walls (which require no clean-up), and so is the suspension and the beams for the track. Yes. A section of railroad track is included. Nicely detailed wooden beams with a lovely wood texture. I’ve seen wood textures before from Profimodeller that were sometimes a bit crude, but these beams are lovely. The tracks themselves are found curved in the box, made from another foreign material. I’d guess they’re plastic and they bend straight with little effort. Basic parts: I love this stuff: The chassis: More black resin parts for the cab, wheels and chassis: Let me lay them out so you can see better: Wheels: MG-port: Once the basic structure of the cab and the suspension is built a whole lot of details enter the scene. Exhausts, two armoured superstructures, a variety of hatches for looking and shooting through, handles, tools, etc… What I really love is the inclusion of weld beats. 10 long strips of very flexible, thin and detailed weld beats that follow the edges of the armour on the cab. The amount of photo etch is quite daunting. A huge sheet with all the hatches, handholds and toolclamps. The only small downside is the fact the kit isn’t designed to build with a troop-door posed open. Ofcourse you can, but you’ll have to cut a hole in the cab and scratch build details on the inside of the armoured door. Track beams: Array of resin details: Machine gun (four included): Tools: Exhaust can with lovely thin open ends: 10 strips of flexible weld beats: Two sheets of PE: Decals for three schemes are included. German yellow, Panzer grey and one with a camo pattern combination of these two colours. On the decal sheet you’ll notice WG1 through WG10 stencils. As mentioned before these Steyr’s travelled in a linked combination of 10. So these were to indicate their position in the pack. The decals: Schemes: Instruction booklet: Verdict Profimodeller never ceases to surprise. In a time where we are treated to a wide range of huge german railroad goodies this small armoured flea is a welcome addition. Great for a partisan diorama or just to add to your armoured railroad model collection. The multimedia parts offer lovely detail and obvious love for the subject, which appears to be very well researched. I know from experience that when you take your time and follow the instructions to the letter, these Profimodeller kits build up to real gems. The quality of the resin is forgiving and strong and the same goes for the Photo etch. VERY highly recommended. My sincere thanks to Profimodeller for this review sample. Jeroen Peters

Hahahaha! Strange as it may sound, the wingless chickens take me more time to build than the winged ones'! This one however will have a semi retracted gear. I hope that counts for something!

Up on her 'legs'

Visibly not a lot of progress but i spent long evenings careful dry fitting and sanding. Most challenging are the nose panels. Everything is smooth now but rescribing needs to be done. Resin is not my favourite material to work with, but I've learned to keep my patience... The wings fit nicely. That's a plus. The tail seems to slip on nicely too. The dark lines along the spine are not gaps but transparent superglue.