From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "David & Natasja Johnson" References: <4C15FE3F.6090302@xtra.co.nz> Subject: Re: Hasegawa,,Heinkel He111Z 'Zwilling' - HLJ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:18:01 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0088_01CB0BBB.A7234ED0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3664 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0088_01CB0BBB.A7234ED0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today. Thanks = again for sending it in. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David & Natasja Johnson=20 To: submissions@arcair.com=20 Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 3:02 AM Subject: Hasegawa,,Heinkel He111Z 'Zwilling' - HLJ Hasegawa Heinkel He111Z 'Zwilling'=20 1/72 Limited Release Product #00995 (http://www.hlj.com/product/HSG00995) from HobbyLink = Japan (www.hlj.com) Product Article by Dave Johnson on the May 2010 The Heinkel He111Z 'Zwilling' (German for twin), was developed as a = super heavy military tow aircraft for the Messerschmitt Me 321 "Gigant" = which was capable of carrying 20 tons of Cargo or 200 fully equipped = combat troops. Production of the Me 321 was hampered due to the shortage = of suitable tow aircraft. Test were carried out that saw three to four = Messerschmitt Bf110 joined together to make one giant aircraft, = Unfortunately this design was ultimately scrapped due the problems to = synchronize the engines on each of the Bf110's, which caused many = accidents. Ernst Heinkel proposed a design to the Luftwaffe, which would = join two of his He111H-6 bombers together. At least 12 He111Z's were = produced for towing duties. There were plans for a further two variants, = long range bomber and long range reconnaissance design, these never saw = actual production. The jammed packed box with 288 parts on 36 medium gray and clear = sprues are packed into Hasegawa's normal style top loader box, with = beautiful box art done by one of the worlds best aviation artists, Koike = Shigeo from Japan.=20 The kit contains newly tooled parts for the center wing and engines. = Also included in the box are drop tanks, early and late style cockpit = glazing and 3 types of exhaust pipes. Some of these items are not = required, but surely be nice additions to anyone's spares box. The kits detail is crisp and nicely done for a 72nd scaled kit. The = landing gear parts and areas are nicely represented. The only down side = to the kits details are the panel lines are represented very deep for = this scale, but the newly tooled center wing sections panel lines are a = lot fine and crisper. Control surfaces are molded into place, but with = careful surgery could be moved into different positions The transparent = parts are crystal clear and will require a tedious task of masking = before painting the parts.=20 The dry fit of the parts shows an excellent fit and hopefully the = modeler will not require any filler during the build process. There are = no signs of sink marks or flash present on any of the sprues. There is = couple of locations where injection pin marks are close to part details, = but with a careful clean up these will be easily taken care of. Two schemes are included for options for markings "DG+DZ" in winter = distemper camouflage and "TH+ZI" in summer camouflage. The decal sheet = print registry is excellent, with a crisp white on the codes and = national markings. The yellow for the RLM 04 matches up to RLM colour = chips. Some of the carrier film is oversized and will require a small = amount of trimming before applying them.=20 This kit should provide an easy build for the average modeler. Overall = general shape of the kit is excellent. This kit is under limited issue, = so grab one if you would like to add one of the Luftwaffe oddities to = your collection. The inclusion of an Italeri or Testers 1/72 = Messerschmitt Me321 "Gigant" would result in an impressive pair and = addition to anyone's display cabinet. I would like to thank the team at HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com) for = supplying this review sample. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- ------=_NextPart_000_0088_01CB0BBB.A7234ED0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC = today. =20 Thanks again for sending it in.
 
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been=20 hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's=20 watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on=20 Earth.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 David = & Natasja=20 Johnson
To: submissions@arcair.com =
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 = 3:02 AM
Subject: Hasegawa,,Heinkel = He111Z=20 'Zwilling' - HLJ

Hasegawa

Heinkel He111Z 'Zwilling' 

1/72 Limited = Release

Product #00995 (http://www.hlj.com/product/H= SG00995)=20 from HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com)

 

Product Article by = Dave Johnson=20 on the May 2010

The Heinkel He111Z = =91Zwilling=92=20 (German for twin), was developed as a super heavy military tow = aircraft for=20 the Messerschmitt Me 321 =93Gigant=94 which was capable of carrying 20 = tons of=20 Cargo or 200 fully equipped combat troops. Production of the Me 321 = was=20 hampered due to the shortage of suitable tow aircraft. Test were = carried out=20 that saw three to four Messerschmitt Bf110 joined together to make one = giant=20 aircraft, Unfortunately this design was ultimately scrapped due the = problems=20 to synchronize the engines on each of the Bf110=92s, which caused many = accidents. Ernst Heinkel proposed a design to the Luftwaffe, which = would join=20 two of his He111H-6 bombers together. At least 12 He111Z=92s were = produced for=20 towing duties. There were plans for a further two=20 variants, long range bomber and long range = reconnaissance=20 design, these never saw actual production.

The jammed packed = box with 288=20 parts on 36 medium gray and clear sprues are packed into Hasegawa=92s = normal=20 style top loader box, with beautiful box art done by one of the worlds = best=20 aviation artists, Koike Shigeo from Japan.

The kit contains = newly tooled=20 parts for the center wing and engines. Also included in the box are = drop=20 tanks, early and late style cockpit glazing and 3 types of exhaust = pipes. Some=20 of these items are not required, but surely be nice additions to = anyone=92s=20 spares box.

The kits detail is = crisp and=20 nicely done for a 72nd scaled kit. The landing gear parts = and areas=20 are nicely represented. The only down side to the kits details are the = panel=20 lines are represented very deep for this scale, but the newly tooled = center=20 wing sections panel lines are a lot fine and crisper. Control surfaces = are=20 molded into place, but with careful surgery could be moved into = different=20 positions The transparent parts are crystal clear and will require a = tedious=20 task of masking before painting the parts. 

 

The dry fit of the parts shows an excellent = fit and=20 hopefully the modeler will not require any filler during the build = process.=20 There are no signs of sink marks or flash present on any of the = sprues. There=20 is couple of locations where injection pin marks are close to part=20 details,  but with a careful clean up = these will be=20 easily taken care of.

Two schemes are = included for=20 options for markings "DG+DZ" in winter distemper camouflage and = "TH+ZI" in=20 summer camouflage. The decal sheet print registry is excellent, with a = crisp=20 white on the codes and national markings. The yellow for the RLM 04 = matches up=20 to RLM colour chips. Some of the carrier film is oversized and will = require a=20 small amount of trimming before applying them.

This kit should = provide an easy=20 build for the average modeler. Overall general shape of the kit is = excellent.=20 This kit is under limited issue, so grab one if you would like to add = one of=20 the Luftwaffe oddities to your collection. The inclusion of an Italeri = or=20 Testers 1/72 Messerschmitt Me321 =93Gigant=94 would result in an = impressive pair=20 and addition to anyone=92s display cabinet.

I would like to = thank the team=20 at HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com) = for=20 supplying this review sample.

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