1. I'm in major envy of your hobby shop, I hope it it close to you. 2. Can't believe you were able to salvage those tires! 3. As always, stunning work, mottle camo in 1/72 is always a challenge! Thanks for the video!
Uh, this is just a local store that have a lot of new Revell kits,(Drogerie stores, Perfumes, Legos etc..) local hoby shop is even better 👌 the wheels took a lot of the time. Thank you very much !! Dusan.
Even though you had issues with that kit, you made it look good. To the majority of people that would look at it they would say it's amazing. Only modellers like us look at it and see what could be better. It's just part of it. We definitely appreciate the time and effort you put in to your builds. Thanks for sharing this with us and keep it up 👍🏼👍🏼
Fantastic model, some time ago I read a suggestion about the wings of bombers, to avoid that they eventually folds under their weight you can insert a metal rod between the fuselage and the wings(the diameter of the rod being the same of a modeler's round file)
Astonishing build! Fantastic kit! Remember building the original Revell in early 2000’s and clearly have improved it! Thank you for another inspirational video!
Brilliant work. Excellent control of the airbrush during the (long) mottling process. Appreciate the tips throughout. Thanks for taking time to do this; doesn't happen by itself.
Being a modeller for so long now, I hardly get impressed over the You Tube videos. I will make an exception for this one. That Mottling was so very well done and requires a lot from hand and wrists. Amazing job here mate!!! Cheers!
Dug this kit out of my collection after seeing some videos on YT about this aircraft. Could not believe how rare and expensive this kit is even after looking on ebay for one. Always remember the old Airfix kit as a kid. Bought the Revell one about 2006 from a local model shop and have never had the time to build it. I think this video will tempt me to give it a crack as working from home I have a bit more spare time on my hands!
Really enjoy all your builds, learn something new every time. This aircraft is not the best looking German aircraft, but your skills actually produced a beautiful bomber. Just an all around excellent build.
A thing of beauty! I am now too old, and I doubt if my arthritic fingers could even open the box...but I am just (relatively) happy to watch skills like this.
I built an Airfix Model of this "thing" when I was a kid. I was proud of it and thought it looked really cool but when I read the history of it I was disappointed. They were literally flying coffins. This model is a bit better than mine. Just a bit. Ha Ha. Can't even t believe the instructions are in colour.
Excellent build capped by a truly magnificent mottled paint job , I work in 1/32 exclusively, and I can't get close to this quality let alone in 72nd, Bravo
This thing is more beautiful than a B-17, I would say even the 29, such a unique design. I know it was far from perfect, but I still in awe how good looking it is. Excellent realisation. The camo pattern application was madness. 🎉🎉🎉
What a great job! You made a jewel out of a diamond - i bow for you! I knew about the Fritz-X but not much about any aircraft to deploy it (and i am german) - the biggest model I did as a Kid was a FW109 1:32 also from Revell. As Nazi symbolism is forbidden here in Germany there were no decals for the rudder included - my mom painted them by hand claiming “otherwise it is not original!” 😅 Love her! Keep up your top notch work! 👍
This is a beautifully done model of a very unique German bomber. Sadly, the Heinkel 177 was used in all the wrong ways. It was originally intended as a strategic bomber, where it would have excelled. But it was over developed into a dive bomber, where it failed. One major problem was too much wing load for a design this size. Even the Ju-87 Stuka had to pull out of dives carefully. Another blunder was coupling two Daimler-Benz engines around one crankshaft, thus making a twenty-four cylinder engine that constantly overheated. The British had the same problem with the Avro Manchester, but they learned, and created a standard four engine bomber, with the Avro Lancaster. Great build!
Beautiful indeed, although for a strategic bomber, two engines are a bit too little. I don't know what range he had with the bombs. And how do you rate the polish PZL.37 Łoś (Elch - Moose)?
Terrific work. Far more successful than the real 177. The engines were doubled up DB 601's . The airmen hated them as they were constantly catching fire in flight with the obvious consequences. Far more were lost in accidents than in combat. We had the same idea with the Avro Manchester, doubled up Rolls Royce Vultures with similar mechanical failures. And then Roy Chadwick fitted 4 Merlins and renamed it the Lancaster !!!
Yeah, but they were cheaper than Matchbox. And they seemed to have more of a variety at that time (if I recall correctly). After school I used go to the various shops that had model departments in Amsterdam and drool over all of them. Once in a while I’d have enough money to buy one. What fun!
@@juanmartinez5059 Aaaah! The kid in me would love to. But, I just don’t have the time or energy to devote to it anymore. I did this 40 years ago. I’m an old man now and have to work. I still collect coins though. Thanks for offering though.
Beautiful, you’re an artist. Thanks for the great tips esp the very low air pressure and thinning ratios, I think you’ve solved my problem with the airbrush. Sad you had to cover the decals on the vertical stabiliser at the end. It’s part of history for gods sake.
Thank you very much! About the tail, due to the law I have to cover it. Even the video can't be visible because of this insignia in some countries. All the best! Dusan.
Impressed by your work - like many I made Airfix and Revell etc. models in my youth (1970s) but the efforts were never as good. I don't remember airbrushes being around, and might have found them too expensive for me. So basically it was paintbrushes.
yes its a 4-engined plane. the fact that it had 2 engines put togehter in one nacelle often caused fire. so in Germany this bomber was (and is) known as Reichsfeuerzeug (Reichs lighter) or Reichsfackel (Reichs torch).
*The best kit of He177 on the hands of SMA ... even if it's from the early 20th century this plastic kit is still good! And the paint is amazing! 👍👏👏👏*
Splendid job! The He-177 is one of the most beautiful bombers ever built in my estimation. It is a shame it was plagued with so many issues due to it's complexity, but still. Heinkel can say they did their best trying to please the RLM.
nicely done! i have the earlier version of this kit in my stash, along with a big photo etch set i bought later, for the interior which on reflection i don't think you would really need given how good this kit looks oob, i did however buy a vac form canopy set, because the injection clear parts on mine were pretty terrible, something that judging by your kit has only been marginally improved, not good on a kit where a lot of glazing is one of its interesting features!
Same for me though I bought 2...1 is going to be OOB the other is getting the full photo etch treatment...I guess I got lucky because both kits have excellent clear canopies...Just got to get my backlog of kits out of the way first lol
Can you believe the German high command wanted this 4 engined (yes it has 4 engines and they are not radials) beast to dive bomb. And these things are big, Stick it next to a B-17 and see
Also last time I looked there are none of these planes left (flying or in museums) though there are suppose to be a few sunk in water in different places but no ones dragged one out so untill one gets pulled up and rebuilt its likely to remain that way
Yes, "Only 2 prop bombers allowed!!!" high Command .. ok ,lets try jamming 2 engines per prop .. FIRE! .. nope, didn't work. Imagine if common sense prevailed, 4 props, successful long range bomber .. and long range SUPPLY aircraft.
@@nnannbbh true the engines were based off 2 DB 601 and later 2 DB 605 engines mated together,.. but there was one huge flaw...the central exhaust...if grease and oil built up on it you got an engine fire (one of the bad reps this plane had was this problem)
@@RemusKingOfRome LOL your right in some ways (engine fires)...but not totally correct...part of the specifications the German high lunatics wanted was maneuverability and a 4 engined design would not be able to turn as quickly...also the cooling system was always an issue...the initial plan was to use a Surfave evaporation cooling system but was quickly realised the heat from the engines was to much so they went with regular radiators adding to the weight/drag issue
@@rongray8416 While I agree with most of what you said there, The Short Stirling sort of shoots a hole in your comment about 4 engined aircraft not being manueverable.
The paintwork is outstanding ! I have always loved the Luftwaffe camouflage from circa 1942 onwards - those aircraft were works of art in themselves.
1. I'm in major envy of your hobby shop, I hope it it close to you. 2. Can't believe you were able to salvage those tires! 3. As always, stunning work, mottle camo in 1/72 is always a challenge! Thanks for the video!
Uh, this is just a local store that have a lot of new Revell kits,(Drogerie stores, Perfumes, Legos etc..) local hoby shop is even better 👌 the wheels took a lot of the time. Thank you very much !! Dusan.
@@ScaleModelAircraft where is the store
He 177 was always a fascinating looking bird. Great build and paint job.
That free hand camouflage unbelievable
Another gem thank you
I am always awed by your painting skills. Unbelievable.
Even though you had issues with that kit, you made it look good. To the majority of people that would look at it they would say it's amazing. Only modellers like us look at it and see what could be better. It's just part of it. We definitely appreciate the time and effort you put in to your builds. Thanks for sharing this with us and keep it up 👍🏼👍🏼
I just love watching the care and attention he pays to each part of the process. Pure craftsmanship.
A really cool looking bomber! You did a fantastic job. I built this kit back in 1979 but it wasn't any way as detailed as this kit... Salute!
Amazing build, not often you see he-177 builds, and nice touch with the FritzX guided bombs
19 minutes of pure art and inspiration, thanks!
Fantastic model, some time ago I read a suggestion about the wings of bombers, to avoid that they eventually folds under their weight you can insert a metal rod between the fuselage and the wings(the diameter of the rod being the same of a modeler's round file)
Your paint job and weathering are OUTSTANDING!
That turned out great as with all your builds....can't wait for the next one. Beautifully done.
Astonishing build! Fantastic kit! Remember building the original Revell in early 2000’s and clearly have improved it! Thank you for another inspirational video!
Thank you very much! We'll I am not sure about the clear parts, for me they looked the same. All the best! Dusan
I always watch Dusan's videos before I go out and purchase a model.
Absolutely exquisite modeling!!!
(The HE-177, and it's ordinance, had really advanced technology for it's time).
Thanks for sharing.
Brilliant work. Excellent control of the airbrush during the (long) mottling process. Appreciate the tips throughout. Thanks for taking time to do this; doesn't happen by itself.
Being a modeller for so long now, I hardly get impressed over the You Tube videos. I will make an exception for this one. That Mottling was so very well done and requires a lot from hand and wrists. Amazing job here mate!!! Cheers!
Dug this kit out of my collection after seeing some videos on YT about this aircraft. Could not believe how rare and expensive this kit is even after looking on ebay for one. Always remember the old Airfix kit as a kid. Bought the Revell one about 2006 from a local model shop and have never had the time to build it. I think this video will tempt me to give it a crack as working from home I have a bit more spare time on my hands!
Really enjoy all your builds, learn something new every time. This aircraft is not the best looking German aircraft, but your skills actually produced a beautiful bomber. Just an all around excellent build.
Simply stunning, the skill and patience involved unbelievable, well done.
A thing of beauty! I am now too old, and I doubt if my arthritic fingers could even open the box...but I am just (relatively) happy to watch skills like this.
I built an Airfix Model of this "thing" when I was a kid. I was proud of it and thought it looked really cool but when I read the history of it I was disappointed. They were literally flying coffins. This model is a bit better than mine. Just a bit. Ha Ha. Can't even t believe the instructions are in colour.
I learned about its history and flaws too
Bravo,nisam napravio jos ni jedan model ali gledajuci tebe dobio sam zelju da probam.
Simply incredible work. Precision without over complicating things. Very impressive, Sir!
I'm in awe of your talent and ability, just incredible work, you take a brilliant kit,and turn it up to 11! You are an artist 👍
How you haven't given up and set fire to them is incredible, I don't have the patients to build models
I build them but I take forever.
Dusane svaka cast,nekada davno 90 i neke sam bio clan kluba Bit Kit Inzinjering a sada uzivam u svakoj sekundi :-)
Youd make an amazing uncle lol, I'd sit there for hours with you making kits!
Excellent build capped by a truly magnificent mottled paint job , I work in 1/32 exclusively, and I can't get close to this quality let alone in 72nd, Bravo
This thing is more beautiful than a B-17, I would say even the 29, such a unique design. I know it was far from perfect, but I still in awe how good looking it is. Excellent realisation. The camo pattern application was madness. 🎉🎉🎉
Truly a pleasure to watch you work Dusan! Another work of art!
Thanks for your kind words!! All the best 👍 Dusan.
Glorious! What can I say. Funnily enough, of all the kits I have built, I have never built this aircraft!
Absolutly terrific build. So amazing. I will build the He 177 soon, but the MPM in 1/48
thankyou dusan for another EXCELLENT build/video
Absolute winner, Dusan. Superb build.
Nice video and build - particularly like the music around 8 minutes. Much more relaxing for a build vid.
Very nice build 👍 , and the cockpit detail is pretty decent for this scale
This is amazing! The paint job and mottling is superb, I commend you on your patience with the model :)
Hypnotic to watch! Thank you!
Thank you very much for your kind words! Dusan
such a cool looking bomber. Nice camo job, amazing work once again. Thanks for sharing!
THAT'S A AWESOME KIT...Today i picked up the Revell ARADO 240 1/72 ...Small but nice...
What a great job! You made a jewel out of a diamond - i bow for you! I knew about the Fritz-X but not much about any aircraft to deploy it (and i am german) - the biggest model I did as a Kid was a FW109 1:32 also from Revell. As Nazi symbolism is forbidden here in Germany there were no decals for the rudder included - my mom painted them by hand claiming “otherwise it is not original!” 😅 Love her! Keep up your top notch work! 👍
Kudos to You!! I appreciate very much Your comment! Thank you very much!! Dusan
ScaleModelAircraft I love to watch your vision - precision - decision! 👍😉 have a nice WE!
Or a nice model out of the worst piece of junk in WW2.
In my humble opinion the most beautifull plane ever made.
This is a beautifully done model of a very unique German bomber. Sadly, the Heinkel 177 was used in all the wrong ways. It was originally intended as a strategic bomber, where it would have excelled. But it was over developed into a dive bomber, where it failed. One major problem was too much wing load for a design this size. Even the Ju-87 Stuka had to pull out of dives carefully. Another blunder was coupling two Daimler-Benz engines around one crankshaft, thus making a twenty-four cylinder engine that constantly overheated. The British had the same problem with the Avro Manchester, but they learned, and created a standard four engine bomber, with the Avro Lancaster. Great build!
Beautiful indeed, although for a strategic bomber, two engines are a bit too little. I don't know what range he had with the bombs.
And how do you rate the polish PZL.37 Łoś (Elch - Moose)?
They called it burning coffin of one-way bomber.
I love the box paintings, they are always amazing.
I'm going to guess this is not the first model you've put together.... You have great skill sir.
Really nice:
Model
Editing
Music
Weathering
Just all !!!
(MY MODELS are my channel (sadly i have really bad camera) not advertisenment )
VZ
This kit is quite a handfull, well done!
Beautiful work!A piece of art.You should be proud of your craftmanship.
Terrific work. Far more successful than the real 177. The engines were doubled up DB 601's . The airmen hated them as they were constantly catching fire in flight with the obvious consequences. Far more were lost in accidents than in combat. We had the same idea with the Avro Manchester, doubled up Rolls Royce Vultures with similar mechanical failures. And then Roy Chadwick fitted 4 Merlins and renamed it the Lancaster !!!
Always happy to see a new build, well done!
I remember building a model of one of these in about 1980. Might have been airfix. Quality was, um, well, not comparable...
I have that kit in my stash!
Yes, it was Airfix. I built the same kit. Not bad for its time.
Yeah, but they were cheaper than Matchbox. And they seemed to have more of a variety at that time (if I recall correctly). After school I used go to the various shops that had model departments in Amsterdam and drool over all of them. Once in a while I’d have enough money to buy one. What fun!
@@clacicle hi, would you be interested in buying some models from me?
I have a great collection I'm interested in selling.
@@juanmartinez5059 Aaaah! The kid in me would love to. But, I just don’t have the time or energy to devote to it anymore. I did this 40 years ago. I’m an old man now and have to work. I still collect coins though. Thanks for offering though.
such a pleasure to go to a store and choose a new model. No such stores anywhere near me.
Beautiful, you’re an artist. Thanks for the great tips esp the very low air pressure and thinning ratios, I think you’ve solved my problem with the airbrush. Sad you had to cover the decals on the vertical stabiliser at the end. It’s part of history for gods sake.
Thank you very much! About the tail, due to the law I have to cover it. Even the video can't be visible because of this insignia in some countries. All the best! Dusan.
@@ScaleModelAircraft Was wondering if it came with the censored 'symbol' decals???? ✈️
@Stanley Jedrzejczyk Spoken like a true Nazi...
Impressed by your work - like many I made Airfix and Revell etc. models in my youth (1970s) but the efforts were never as good. I don't remember airbrushes being around, and might have found them too expensive for me. So basically it was paintbrushes.
building modelkits ok but making a full video build is just mindblowing
Camouflage paint is wonderful. I will support you from Japan! !!
Nice build. I've long felt that this was one of the nicest looking aeroplanes of the Second World War.
Great build. Dammit you make this look so easy!!!
Dusan,
You keep getting better and better! Great job on this kit! Love the paint-job and weathering you did. Keep the videos coming!
Thank you very much Steve! All the best 👍 Dusan.
Looks great especially that camo. Very nice!
Thank you very much!! All the best 👍 Dusan
My pleasure!
@@ScaleModelAircraft does the propeller spin? PLs answer
Excellent build. Your work reminds me of the late Shepard Paine.
This is the art of model building. Respect!
Fantastic and even more impressive based on the ‘quality’ of Revell...
Outstanding build and painting works !!!
I love watching your build military model on your channel
Just discovered your channel and may I say it's excellent and one to subscribe to.
Revell needs to sponsor you 100%
I love your LHS, always cool to see. Quick build, amazing camo job Dusan! Great job, I'm not a bomber guy, but this is really nice. Congrats!
Tolles Vielen, alles sehr schön erklärt, tolles Modell, viel Arbeit .Danke
I am building a bf 109 g10 right now, your video has inspired me :)
Impressive looking plane, never seen it before, its almost B-29ish those engine nacelles are very interesting. Looks a decent kit
yes its a 4-engined plane. the fact that it had 2 engines put togehter in one nacelle often caused fire.
so in Germany this bomber was (and is) known as Reichsfeuerzeug (Reichs lighter) or Reichsfackel (Reichs torch).
*The best kit of He177 on the hands of SMA ... even if it's from the early 20th century this plastic kit is still good! And the paint is amazing! 👍👏👏👏*
Thank you very much!!! All the best! Dusan
excellent work , you have a lot of patience , paint work impressive
Thanks for building 1 of my favorite bomber 😊
Well done and the camouflage was the topper.
Beautyfull paintwork. Really good, very well done camo and weathering. Just enough, not overdone. Great job man, and so clinic! 😷🧤
Splendid job! The He-177 is one of the most beautiful bombers ever built in my estimation. It is a shame it was plagued with so many issues due to it's complexity, but still. Heinkel can say they did their best trying to please the RLM.
Great job on a really cool-looking plane...
beautiful model and beautiful work. Can't believe how the 20min just flew by hah
Grsn trabajo. Felicitaciones. Yo compre ese kit ayer... Ojala me quede siquiera parecido al suyo
Great build you are a master Dusan
Excellent. Model making is a true art
I could only dream of such an professionality, this looks soooooo amazing
Awesome build. Thanks for inspiration.
A perfect piece of art. Congratulations.
One of your best models excellent work
Absolutely amazing build!
I'd go potty painting that mottled fuselage. Brilliant job
That is wild, do you freehand all that detail. It is a fantastic build
imagine this paintjob on the real plane :D must have taken days :D
I think if it’s like their tanks, they gave the ground crew several gallons of paint and said get on with it, do what you like.
😅
nicely done! i have the earlier version of this kit in my stash, along with a big photo etch set i bought later, for the interior which on reflection i don't think you would really need given how good this kit looks oob, i did however buy a vac form canopy set, because the injection clear parts on mine were pretty terrible, something that judging by your kit has only been marginally improved, not good on a kit where a lot of glazing is one of its interesting features!
Same for me though I bought 2...1 is going to be OOB the other is getting the full photo etch treatment...I guess I got lucky because both kits have excellent clear canopies...Just got to get my backlog of kits out of the way first lol
I built this model back in the early 1970’s.
i like your tools too man, not to even mention build 🤩
Beautiful finished model!
An insane amount of superb work for a dustcatcher 😉
Beautiful. Would have liked to see how you did the aerial rigging.
Greif mean Griffon btw. Beautiful job.
Can you believe the German high command wanted this 4 engined (yes it has 4 engines and they are not radials) beast to dive bomb. And these things are big, Stick it next to a B-17 and see
Also last time I looked there are none of these planes left (flying or in museums) though there are suppose to be a few sunk in water in different places but no ones dragged one out so untill one gets pulled up and rebuilt its likely to remain that way
Yes, "Only 2 prop bombers allowed!!!" high Command .. ok ,lets try jamming 2 engines per prop .. FIRE! .. nope, didn't work. Imagine if common sense prevailed, 4 props, successful long range bomber .. and long range SUPPLY aircraft.
@@nnannbbh true the engines were based off 2 DB 601 and later 2 DB 605 engines mated together,.. but there was one huge flaw...the central exhaust...if grease and oil built up on it you got an engine fire (one of the bad reps this plane had was this problem)
@@RemusKingOfRome LOL your right in some ways (engine fires)...but not totally correct...part of the specifications the German high lunatics wanted was maneuverability and a 4 engined design would not be able to turn as quickly...also the cooling system was always an issue...the initial plan was to use a Surfave evaporation cooling system but was quickly realised the heat from the engines was to much so they went with regular radiators adding to the weight/drag issue
@@rongray8416 While I agree with most of what you said there, The Short Stirling sort of shoots a hole in your comment about 4 engined aircraft not being manueverable.
once again a great build and paint job.
This was super good. Very well done. Thank you very much!