Finished 1/32 Revell Heinkel He 162A-2 Salamander
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Got this for a bargain £7 a couple of years ago at Modelzone.
All the bits fit perfectly and a nice easy big kit for the money.
Heinkel He162A-2 by jackaldesigned, on Flickr
Heinkel He162A-2 by jackaldesigned, on Flickr
Heinkel He162A-2 by jackaldesigned, on Flickr
All the bits fit perfectly and a nice easy big kit for the money.
Heinkel He162A-2 by jackaldesigned, on Flickr
Heinkel He162A-2 by jackaldesigned, on Flickr
Heinkel He162A-2 by jackaldesigned, on Flickr
marcosgt said:
Yeah - I can see Swastikas - Does that me a Nazi? 
Honestly, if there should be swastikas on the model, why the hell aren't there?????
I hope there's more to it, otherwise it's political correctness gone mad!!!!
Cool model though.
M.
It is indeed political correctness gone mad. I posted a photo on here not long ago of a scale model show in Germany: every swastika (or more correctly hakenkreuz) was temporarily covered with a small scrap of masking tape.Honestly, if there should be swastikas on the model, why the hell aren't there?????
I hope there's more to it, otherwise it's political correctness gone mad!!!!
Cool model though.
M.
TheProfessor said:
I've seen pictures of a German aircraft museum form a couple of years ago that had just put back on display an ME110 in night fighter configuration.
As per various German laws it had no swastikas on its tail or air frame
In some cases (artistic effect or something IIRC) it's allowed, but in general not.As per various German laws it had no swastikas on its tail or air frame
dr_gn said:
TheProfessor said:
I've seen pictures of a German aircraft museum form a couple of years ago that had just put back on display an ME110 in night fighter configuration.
As per various German laws it had no swastikas on its tail or air frame
In some cases (artistic effect or something IIRC) it's allowed, but in general not.As per various German laws it had no swastikas on its tail or air frame
About half of their German planes now have swastikas on the tails; there was a Heinkel 111 with a bare tail in 2006, but with a swastika in 2011 after a partial repaint. See also their FW190
The "Swastika" issue for scale models is easily circumvented. There are plenty of "after market" Swastika decal sheets available.
No WW2 German aircraft model is complete without the appropriate Swastika in place - unless the real aircraft did not feature one (which sometimes was the case).
What is geting really annoying is that decal sheets for air forces which had the Swastika as their main air force logo, such as Latvia and Finland, are sometimes omitted from kits and box art - and they had nothing to do with Nazis at all.
No WW2 German aircraft model is complete without the appropriate Swastika in place - unless the real aircraft did not feature one (which sometimes was the case).
What is geting really annoying is that decal sheets for air forces which had the Swastika as their main air force logo, such as Latvia and Finland, are sometimes omitted from kits and box art - and they had nothing to do with Nazis at all.
I often think in these cases it would be far better to include the correct artwork and just insert a small note in the box which details the brief history and the fact that they are there for historical accuracy, not as a precursor to a Fourth Reich. I really can't see a link between continued/emerging hard line fascism in the European Union and a schoolboy building a small model. Educate rather than censor.
Anyway, I must get back to the 40 a day smoking habit I don't have from being influenced whilst watching the evils of tobacco run around on race cars and from building models of them and their cancer loaded tobacco advertising decals.
Anyway, I must get back to the 40 a day smoking habit I don't have from being influenced whilst watching the evils of tobacco run around on race cars and from building models of them and their cancer loaded tobacco advertising decals.
Eric Mc said:
The "Swastika" issue for scale models is easily circumvented. There are plenty of "after market" Swastika decal sheets available.
No WW2 German aircraft model is complete without the appropriate Swastika in place - unless the real aircraft did not feature one (which sometimes was the case).
What is geting really annoying is that decal sheets for air forces which had the Swastika as their main air force logo, such as Latvia and Finland, are sometimes omitted from kits and box art - and they had nothing to do with Nazis at all.
Maybe, but I'd have thought generating an aftermarket for Swastikas decals is playing into the hands of those who might have unsavoury interests in such things.No WW2 German aircraft model is complete without the appropriate Swastika in place - unless the real aircraft did not feature one (which sometimes was the case).
What is geting really annoying is that decal sheets for air forces which had the Swastika as their main air force logo, such as Latvia and Finland, are sometimes omitted from kits and box art - and they had nothing to do with Nazis at all.
If you want 20 Swastikas and get 2 in every model costing a tenner, that's going to be less appealing than buying 20 on a sheet for a couple of Euros!
Totally agree on the Finnish airforce Swastikas too - They're blue for Budha's sake!!!!
M
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