Scale Aviation Modeller International – September 2019

A

lthough we have been

well served in all the

major scales with

Heinkel He-111 kits, it

has only been the good but long

in the tooth Revell/Monogram

kit that has been available in

the ever popular 1/48. For its

day the Revell kit was a very

nicely tooled kit with recessed

panel lines, it does however lack

some of the detailing that is

becoming the required norm for

modellers nowadays. ICM have

been producing some very nice

modern tooling’s of the Junkers

Ju-88 and Dornier Do-17 so it

made complete sense that they

produce a new kit of this ever-

popular subject. I was very keen

to get my hands on this kit and

was particularly pleased when

they produced the H-6 variant

as this ofered a wide variety of

markings options and loadouts.

In particular I had my heart set

on this rather unusual winter

scheme applied to a KG

aircraft serving in Norway

1942, armed with Torpedoes

for anti-shipping roles in the

North Sea. The ICM kit is well

appointed with a number of

parts options available on the

sprues which includes a variety

of clear parts for the nose,

upper gun turret hood and also

the gondola. As the variety of

H6 variants was proliic it is

good that ICM has done their

homework for us so once you

choose your option follow the

recommended parts placement

carefully. The breakdown of the

kit is quite modular, however,

the superb tooling of the parts

means that with care the model

its together very well with only

minor areas needing a smear

of iller to blend them in.

The interior details provided

are also very comprehensive

and allow you to model a

bomber version with a nicely

detailed bomb cage radio

equipment and defensive

James Ashton builds the 1:48 ICM Heinkel He-111 H

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BY JAMES ASHTON

HEINKEL HE-III H

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