Morning all
So got this across the finish line this morning.
This is a plane from the 6th Staffel (II Gruppe) of Zerstörergeschwader 26 (ZG 26) "Horst Wessel", as seen in Russia in 1941 if the photos I've found online are to be believed. During this time Gruppe's I and II apparently served in Russia, with Gruppe III serving in the Med (not that I can now find the info I found stating this). Below are a couple of pictures of the actual plane.
On the whole I'm pleased with how it went considering it's only the 4th plane I've completed since coming back to the hobby and the 1st twin engined one.
For a 50+ year old kit it went together ok and the only real problems I encountered were of my own making (stand issues excepted). Although the cockpit is virtually bare, you can't see that from a normal viewing distance and I wasn't going to fork out on any AM parts, even if they existed. If I came across another one for a few quid, I wouldn't mind about having another go as a further practice.
A big thanks to Steve (aka Stona) for his behind the scenes input on this build.
The build thread is HERE.
ACW as usual.
ATB
Andrew
So got this across the finish line this morning.
This is a plane from the 6th Staffel (II Gruppe) of Zerstörergeschwader 26 (ZG 26) "Horst Wessel", as seen in Russia in 1941 if the photos I've found online are to be believed. During this time Gruppe's I and II apparently served in Russia, with Gruppe III serving in the Med (not that I can now find the info I found stating this). Below are a couple of pictures of the actual plane.
On the whole I'm pleased with how it went considering it's only the 4th plane I've completed since coming back to the hobby and the 1st twin engined one.
For a 50+ year old kit it went together ok and the only real problems I encountered were of my own making (stand issues excepted). Although the cockpit is virtually bare, you can't see that from a normal viewing distance and I wasn't going to fork out on any AM parts, even if they existed. If I came across another one for a few quid, I wouldn't mind about having another go as a further practice.
A big thanks to Steve (aka Stona) for his behind the scenes input on this build.
The build thread is HERE.
ACW as usual.
ATB
Andrew
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