Special Hobby – SH72428 – Heinkel He 59B

Description:

Unassembled plastic model kit in 1/72 scale of a German Heinkel He 59 biplane utility aircraft, developed in the early 30s and remained in service till the end of the war.

Heinkel He 59 was able to operate with wheeled landing gear or twin-floats. Was produced in limited numbers, only 142 production aircrafts, produced in different variants, mainly as trainer, but also used as torpedo bomber, reconnaissance aircraft, transport or ambulance.

Kit includes decal sheet with two markings, one for the “Legion Condor” during the Spanish Civil War and one German marking, both operated on floats. The Spanish Civil War variant shows a different machine guns configuration. The machine guns are 3D printed parts, the kit also includes resin cast parts and PE (photo-etched) parts.

The kit was originally tooled in the early 2000s, and has been not been released during years. This new variant released in 2024 is well enhanced by the 3D printed parts but still remain a complex kit not suitable for beginners but which can turn into a beautiful model in advanced hands