:-) Well at last I have managed to finish my Hs123. The kit is by ESCI and is pretty old and I have been building it for years. It is 1/48 scale and painted with Xtracolor paints, decals are from the kit and caused me a few proplems but I was able to beat them into submission. The only enhancements are; Re-scribed panel lines, PE seat belts, stretched sprue rigging (between the "N" struts), drilled out gun barrels and antenna wires from invisable thread.
The top wing, when fitted has a 2mm+ gap at the centre, over the "N" struts. This was fairly easy to overcome with the use of gap filling CA . Problem was that the "N" struts were very slightly misaligned. This ment that after fixed the rigging, it would loosen when the struts were in their correct position on the top wing. The solution for this was just to attach the rigging to the fuselage, leaving the other end floating. It is very difficult to get a look so that you would ever know. The antenna wires took me all day to get done with numerouse attempts, I though I was going to loose the light source for my "studio". This is not the best model I have ever built, partly due to the fact it was started so long ago, when my skills weren't what they are now. I do inted to build another, this time using Amtechs detail set, with un-spated gear legs :-)








Mal

looks good to me! I wish mine didn't turn out so bad right now,of course,I was only 7 years old!!

I like it!!!! You did a great job on this one..

Really impressive Holdfast. Another beauty to add to your collection. I think its great that you are finishing up older projects. I dont know much about aircraft but these are excellent as far as I am concerned. Good work!

Looks like a very well done model to me.
Congratulations!

HHHOOOOWWWWLLLLL !
You've done a nice job on this kit mal !
Thank you for explaining us how you "recuperated" !
Another company is due to make a HS123.

hack http://pmms.webace.com.au/newkitnews/newf.htm and brand name : AMTECH
But my guess is that the price is gonna be pretty high !

:-) HHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!
You must have missed this sentence penpen:


Amtech are re-releasing the ESCI kit but with a cockpit detail set and un-spated undercarriage, so I don't think it will be that expensive :-)
Mal

I like it. well done. It looks real good and the photography is excellent to :-)

Well even with the troubles you had, it looks like you overcame them quite well. An excellent looking model!

Awsome job Holdfast!!! Is that kit still available? It looks like an excellent subject..

man another great kit, very nice work

Bender

GREAT JOB IS VERY VERY NICEEEEEEE
ROBERTO

That came out very well. I like it a lot. The N brace deal came out fine.
I think you are going to need an addition on your house just for your completed kits.

You've done it again Mal, turned out yet another fine looking bird. Slowly but surely catching up eh?

Keep it up mate.

Roger

If I was into plane modelling, you would be my hero.
Luckily for me, I am an armour modeller so you cannot show me up ( I hope)
Awesome work,

Andrew

Could you tell me the years of service of this plane?

I thought I was safe as a car modeler. I wouldn't hold any hopes of hiding behind that tank, Andrew.

:-) TUNA


I don't know, I've had this for years. Amtech are re-issuing it though with a detail set (reviewed on Hyperscale)

Scott


It's beginning to look that way :-)

Roger


Still a little way to go, got another almost finished :-)

Oberst


I don't think that I would be able to show you up :-) I am having a go at the Barbarossa campaign though

Howitzer


First flown in 1935, first entered service in 1936, saw action in 1939 and 1940. withdrawn from service in 1944
Mal