Preview update: Art & plastic of Border Model's 35th scale He-111 H-6.

Border Model's new Heinkel He-111 H-6 in 35th scale has had more information in the form of some new plastic pics a few weeks ago, but also today with new art & some extra details. We look at the art, CADs & plastic in our update...

Preview update: Art & plastic of Border Model's 35th scale He-111 H-6.

Heinkel He-111 H-6

From Border Model

Kit No. BF-018

1/35th scale

Photo-etch parts included.

Four marking choices included inside

Kit is replicated with stressed skin effect plus raised & recessed rivets.

Price: TBA

Expected: TBA

Border Model forthcoming, the He-111 H6 in 35th scale, has already been previewed in CAD, but now we see the new art & the photos of the plastic we saw last week. Today we give you the update with all three in one post.

Kit features:

A full interior is replicated in this kit.

Photo-etch parts included.

Four marking choices included inside

Torpedoes & extra bombs are included in this kit.

Kit replicated with stressed skin effect plus raised & recessed rivets.

The Junkers Jumo 211D-1 12-cylinder inverted vee , liquid-cooled engine is seen in its full form with two complete engines in this kit. The radiator is seen here clearly from the top.

The side view showing the cowling off and on the engine for maintenance sessions...

...or just to show off!

The fuselage sides look like they have the same stressed skin appearance and layered panels as their other 1/35th scale aircraft kits.

More stressed skin of the fuselage in this view...

The upwards-canted wings are seen to good effect here in this picture...

The underslung gondola ("Sterberbett" or death bed) with the rearward-facing MG15 & forward-facing 20mm Oerlikon MG FF cannon (for anti-shipping operations).

The full interior is included in this kit, as you may notice from this cut-away. From the port, the side and upper gunner's positions are seen inside the kite.

From the starboard you can see the same section, along with the vertically mounted ESAC bomb bay containers and the door for the gangway between them.

A full cockpit for the pilot and gunner/navigator is included as well as the front-firing MG15, with the bombsight next to it. What a tight squeeze this aircraft is!

The glazed nose curvature is seen to good effect in this photo. You will notice all of the positive rivets in these photos—the times have really changed in modelling, haven't they?

One of the best views of this aircraft is from the side and looking at the engine and nose. You can see the two 500kg bombs underslung under the aircraft...

The open canopy and the photo etch replicate the thinner parts of the aircraft, like canopy framing, the gunsights, chain, etc.

The same side showing the bulbous nose on the front Ikaria ball and socket MG mount sitting proud of the front plexiglass.

An alternative 20mm MG FF with L-FF/6 sight mounted atop the gun in the nose is included for the latter variant

The rearward-facing MG15 station is seen here. First prise to the company that makes a gunner for it! 

Another view of how the gun can pivot...

A little-known feature is the stinger in the tail with a fixed MG15 rearward firing for shaking an enemy from the tail. This proved to be fairly ineffective but no doubt improved morale...

The horizontal & vertical tail surfaces can be posed on this kit. Notice the surface texture on the rudder?

Another photo of the detail in that tail...

You will notice from this image of the landing gear and wheels the time taken in recreation. The flattened wheels shown also...

...The tailwheel is also shown as weighted also.

Lastly, the wings. The flying surfaces are seen to be posable here also.

The broad and thick wing shape is captured pretty well in this image.

Those strong surface details with stressed skin & positive rivets on the wing.

The plastic:

A few weeks ago we also saw the photos of the test kit, with the stressed skin and the positive rivet detail. Who would have thought twenty years ago that positive rivets would be actually appreciated by modellers!

This kit is not on their website yet, but Hobbylink Japan always gets their kits. Check out the Border Models website for more information...