Subject: Re: Tamiya 1/48 scale He 219A-7 Uhu
From: "Steve Bamford ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:30:55 -0700

Hi Rian,
Thanks for sending in your He-219 article.  It looks very good!!!  I'll
e-mail you when your article goes on ARC....currently articles are taking
about 3 weeks from the time they are sent in until they go on ARC.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

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Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 4:50 PM
Subject: Tamiya 1/48 scale He 219A-7 Uhu

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                      Tamiya 1/48 Scale He 219A-7 Uhu

                             by Rian W. Jones
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This is my first submission to this forum; Tamiya's 1/48 Scale He 219 Uhu
(Owl) built straight out of the box.  No resin, no PE, no aftermarket sets
or decals of any kind.  The only "add-on" is the antenna rigging.   Since
the Uhu was a nachtjagger, it was painted overall RLM 76 with mottling in
RLM 75.  Most of the paints used are Tamiya acrylics and the RLM mixes are
taken from The Jackal Squadron web site's Hints and Tips section.
(http://www.jackalsquadron.org/home.asp)  The mottling is done freehand
with an Iwata HP-CR airbrush.  I applied a couple of coats of Future to
prep for decals.  Kit decals were used.  Weathering is accomplished with
Windsor Newton oils thinned in Turpenoid.  Several light coats of Model
Master Flat Lacquer are the last painting step.

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Tension springs were made from fine copper wire (single strand from spare
electrical chord).  Looping the wire around a sewing needle and twisting
produces a good representation of the tensioning spring (in my humble
opinion).  The springs were attached to the vertical stabilizers and the
mast by drilling a hole with a #70 bit, inserting the wire into the hole
and fastening with CA.  Fishing line (.004) was then attached to the left
rear tensioner with CA and trimmed flush.  The line is then threaded
through the tensioner on the mast and back to the right rear tensioner.
holding tension on the line with a hemostat, CA and accelerator fastens it.
It is then trimmed flush.  A dab of CA at the mast represents the
insulator.

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The cockpit has excellent detail and the instrument decal looks convincing.
The cockpit was painted RLM 66 with RLM 02 sidewalls.  The wheel wells are
RLM 02.  Bare Metal Foil is used on the olio struts.  The tires are painted
my own mix of Tamiya German Gray, Flat Blue and Red Brown to simulate
rubber. The cannon barrels of the schragge musik were drilled out and the
fuselage interior is painted RLM 66.  The flame suppressors on the exhaust
stacks are first painted Floquil Grimy Black, then dry brushed with Floquil
Old Silver.  A wash of heavily thinned Tamiya Hull Red/Red Brown acrylic is
then applied.

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Tamiya's Uhu is a real gem to build.  I have plans to build another, this
time super detailing it with the available sets from Aires and possibly
Czech Master.

                                                                            
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                  Photos and text © 2003 by Rian W. Jones