Ho229B Nachtjager 1/48 DML

[Guest]

This one has been in the stash a long time and I've put off building it ,mainly due to reported fit issues. The usual start at the office



I made some harness straps from painted strips of masking tape and then added some left over P/E bits from the spares box.





The intake tubes seemed long to me so I cut them down a bit







Test dry fitting of the nose cone seemed sketchy so I added some small square stock to act as an alignment guide. I filed an angle on the top surfaces of the square stock to avoid fit issues



The fuse fit so far seems okay,things will soon tell when the sub assemblies go together ,or not. Hoping past reviews I've read about the ill fits somehow wo'nt manifest themselves.







I'm going to take some liberties with the paint scheme as this is a what if Luft 46 subject anyway,cheers Trey

[ojays]

Looking forward to your rendition of this!

Gregg

[Guest]

Wow! The "office" looks magnificent Trey!

I'm glad to follow an other of your excellent builds

[stona]

That is most definitely an excellent start. You've got me intrigued as to what your 'what iffery' colour scheme might be

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Greg ,Polux thanks. Steve thanks ! I was really hoping you would be of help in that arena. I have some pics of damaged late JU 88's with some crazy looking 'fish net schemes' with a combo of mottling ,of course all in black and white. Any idea or suggestion as to what colors were in use at the time?

[stona]

They usually used the standard fighter colours, particularly RLM 75 and 76. Some had a base of 75 with the 'squiggle' 76 applied over it. Others were overall 76 with a mottle of 75. Sometimes the pattern is so heavy that it is difficult to be sure which is the base colour. At times some or all the lower surfaces were painted black. The variations are almost endless so you really can't go wrong with a Luft '46.

What about swastikas? They were meant for vertical surfaces and though some of the Hortens' early, civil registered, gliders had them out on the wing (where the balkenkreuz would be expected on a Luftwaffe aircraft) I'm not sure whether they would have been applied or not.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Thanks Steve,was wondering about the Swastikas as well ,came across this photo



was unsure if it was authentic or not. Appreciate your input as always you're a wealth of great info thanks again,cheers Trey

[papa 695]

Great star Trey I'm watching this one unfold

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Different airframes I know, but thought some of these schemes may be of interest.
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Gregg

[ojays]

Looks like something out of Indiana Jones with those swastika's

[stona]

Thanks Steve,was wondering about the Swastikas as well ,came across this photo

was unsure if it was authentic or not. Appreciate your input as always you're a wealth of great info thanks again,cheers Trey

I'm pretty sure the Americans put that on post war.

Cheers

Steve

[ojays]

Just been browsing one of the F/B Luftwaffe sites I frequent and found this really unusual schemes you might like.

No idea what the colours would be as it looks like Joseph And His Amazing Techni-Colour Dreamcoat Colours.

A Do 217 Nightfighter.

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[Guest]

I 've always liked the Horten. I always have been greatly interested in the luftwaffe machines that never made it beyond the prototype or drawing board. These aircraft were truly revolutionary, and the horten was the first aircraft to have radar stealth tech. If this aircraft had reached full scale production, the germans could have won the war. This arcraft was truly beyond it's time.

John

[Guest]

was,nt the Horton the forerunner on which the Americans based there stealth bombers and fighters after finding the last example in a mueseum store room not on display but just sitting there gathering dust.

[Guest]

was,nt the Horton the forerunner on which the Americans based there stealth bombers and fighters after finding the last example in a mueseum store room not on display but just sitting there gathering dust.

The horten actually had stealth capability. This was researched by Grumann in the US just recently. They built an accurate replica of the real horten kept at the Smithsonian and based on the WW2 standard radar Britain and the allies possessed, they discovered that the Horten would had been technically invisible to the allies radar. Additionally, it’s superior speed and manoeuvrability outperformed any fighters of that day and age. However, the Americans did base the F-117 Nighthawk and the B-2 Spirit on the Horten 229. Interestingly, Werner von Braun, the revolutionary inventor and German scientist who was reponsible for the V1 and V2 weapons, worked for the US after the war in developing the Space program and Missiles.

John