I once made a safari in the wilds of the northern suburbs to buy a supply of models – I was fearful that a shop was closing and wanted to scour the shelves.
It would seem I was misinformed – the shop will probably carry right on for aeons. I doubt they will repair their parking lot or add more lighting to the sales area, but at least they will be there. My hunting expedition resulted in nothing more than me getting three coveted models…Drat…
This will be the third He111 I have built – the other two being late and early Airfix mouldings of the glass-nosed bomber variant. Neither of them bear German military markings and neither will this Lufthansa ship. But I am delighted to be able to add this to the inter-war airliner portion of the collection. There is one other DLH Heinkel in civil markings.
The kit is by Roden – and I have mixed feelings about their design and moulding practices. This one, however, is a sleek monoplane with few struts to worry over. If the landing gear is decent most of the trouble should be minor. And I always have the option to put it on a stand with the propellers spinning.
The decal letters are large, but I am not going to be asked to cover large areas of a silver fuselage with black panels. These do exist, but will be airbrushed on. I’ll scan the sheet in detail just in case I have to reproduce the lettering on inkjet decals.
The sprue trees are well-flashed, and there will be some considerable clean-up needed. Clear parts look fine, though, so it should go well. There are many seats inside, but these are a fun part of a civilian build – as long as one can get a photo view of the real thing. I would imagine that DLH was proud of these in the 30’s so there should be publicity photos.
The box are shows one of these next to a control or signal tower at some German airport. It is a terrifyingly Gothic sort of a structure!
The Little World 
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