1:72 BMW-Hütter Hü 324A-2/R2; "F3+EV", XI./KG210 Deutsche Luftwaffe, Châteaudun, France; April 1946 (Whif/Luft '46/kit bashing)
Painting
Even though it is a whif I wanted to incorporate some serious/authentic Luftwaffe looks. Since the Hü 324 would have been an all-weather bomber, I went for a night bomber livery which was used on a He 177 from 2./KG 100, based in France: Black (RLM 22, I simply used Humbrol 33) undersides, and upper surfaces in RLM 76 (Base is Humbrol 128, FS36320, plus some added areas with Testors 2086, the authentic tone which is a tad lighter) with mottles in RLM 75 (Grauviolett, Testors 2085, plus some splotches of Humbrol 27, Medium Sea Grey), and some weathering through black ink and dry painting all over the fuselage. Pretty simple, but it looks VERY cool, esp. on this aircraft. I am very happy with this decision, and I think that this rather simple livery is less distracting from the fantasy plane itself, making the whif less obvious. ;)
All interior surfaces were painted in RLM 66 (Schwarzgrau/Black Grey, Testors 2079), typical for German late WWII aircraft. In the end, the whole thing looks a bit grey-in-grey, but that spooky touch just adds to the menacing look of this beefy aircraft. I think it would not look as good if it had been kept in daytime RLM 74/75/76 or even RLM 82/83/76?
Markings and Stammzeichen come from an Authentic Decal aftermarket sheet for a late He 111 – the idea is that the Hü 324 would replace these machines and literally taking their place in the frontline aviaton units. After all, it's a whif....
1:72 BMW-Hütter Hü 324A-2/R2; "F3+EV", XI./KG210 Deutsche Luftwaffe, Châteaudun, France; April 1946 (Whif/Luft '46/kit bashing)
Painting
Even though it is a whif I wanted to incorporate some serious/authentic Luftwaffe looks. Since the Hü 324 would have been an all-weather bomber, I went for a night bomber livery which was used on a He 177 from 2./KG 100, based in France: Black (RLM 22, I simply used Humbrol 33) undersides, and upper surfaces in RLM 76 (Base is Humbrol 128, FS36320, plus some added areas with Testors 2086, the authentic tone which is a tad lighter) with mottles in RLM 75 (Grauviolett, Testors 2085, plus some splotches of Humbrol 27, Medium Sea Grey), and some weathering through black ink and dry painting all over the fuselage. Pretty simple, but it looks VERY cool, esp. on this aircraft. I am very happy with this decision, and I think that this rather simple livery is less distracting from the fantasy plane itself, making the whif less obvious. ;)
All interior surfaces were painted in RLM 66 (Schwarzgrau/Black Grey, Testors 2079), typical for German late WWII aircraft. In the end, the whole thing looks a bit grey-in-grey, but that spooky touch just adds to the menacing look of this beefy aircraft. I think it would not look as good if it had been kept in daytime RLM 74/75/76 or even RLM 82/83/76?
Markings and Stammzeichen come from an Authentic Decal aftermarket sheet for a late He 111 – the idea is that the Hü 324 would replace these machines and literally taking their place in the frontline aviaton units. After all, it's a whif....