Scale Aviation Modeller International – March 2019

PAINTING

With the airframe at this stage,
it was time for paint, and a
decision on the inal scheme.
The RLM 65/70/71 bomber
splinter scheme ofered by
Revell is a bit nondescript, and
a trawl of the internet revealed
some much more interesting
RLM 65/63/62/61 (blue/grey/
green/brown) schemes from
Gruppo 7-G-14 of the Spanish
Nationalist Air Force deployed
during the Spanish Civil War in

1938. These aircraft appear to
      have been painted in a variety
      of ways, with either a sharp
      splinter or rounded camoulage
      pattern, and used diferent
      variants on the Nationalist
      roundel. I ended up going
      with something of a mixed
      bag, using the ex-Matchbox
      Nationalist decals, on a splinter
      pattern, - probably not wholly
      accurate but I’m happy with
      it being representational. I
      used Mr Color H57 for the light
      blue, H308/303 for the grey
      and green, and Tamiya XF64
      for the brown. The mix of Mr

Being capable of a maximum speed of

some 377Km/hr (222 MPH), earned the

He 70 the nickname ‘Blitz’

The wing centre section

built up with cockpit floor

The basic airframe with the pre-war

RLM 65/63/62/61 splinter scheme

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