Posted earlier but my V173 "Flying Pancake" is my most recent 'esoteric' one. It was flown by many pilots - its successor was built but never flown.

Perhaps not so much esoteric as simply obscure, but it's my only current claimant:

Douglas DB-8A "Heavy Fighter"

Pretty cool!More pics please from other forum members!

I would love to but the smart phone app for this site sucks. Won't allow me to post a photo.

Kyushu J7W3 Shinden, spoolin' up...

Gary

Radical!

I love the 287, did you use parts from relevant model kits. I have the Huma kit on my shopping list.

This is my most usual so far. Huma's 72nd Fw Triebflugel built last year.

These are a pair of really old 1/72 Huma kits.  The one on the right is a stock kit DM-1 glider that was actually built, but not flown.  It was later taken to the US and studied by Convair when they were developing the XF-92.  The one on the left is the proposed P.13 interceptor which was never built.  The DM-1 was intended to be a low cost testbed for the P.13, so it was similar only in shape.  The P.13 was my frst major aircraft conversion which came out to my satisfaction, although the decals and heat formed canopy have yellowed badly over the years.  The ground dolly was patterned after the 1/48 Mauve kit of the P.13 and was made from bent sheet styrene and scrap parts.  I only recently discovered that the design was based on a FLAK transport rig.  Could have saved myself the trouble by looking for a kit of the FLAK gun.

I am kind of surprised that no one has kitted a modern Triebflugel.  Maybe Meng will give us one.  The Huma kit is really in need of a modern replacement.  Can you imagine a 1/32 kit from Zoukei-Mura?  Ha ha ha!  The Triebflugel was the design that got me into Luftwaffe 1946 subjects, so it holds a special place in my heart.  Nice one Bish!

The Ju-287 gets my vote for most unlikely aircraft to get airborne in WW II, beating out the Bv-141 by an ugly hair.  I'd love to see Revell Germany do more of these types of aircraft.

Thanks G. This was my first Huma kit, and though basic, I did rather like it. But yes, a modern one would be nice. But though Luft 46 do seem to be very popular, they do seem the preserve of smaller companies, apart from the few Revell kits. Now a 32nd one would be sweet.

Isn't there a 72nd kit of the P-13 some where. I am quite into Luft 46 as well and that's another I want to add to the collection. That trolley does look like the ones used on the 20 or 37mm AA guns.

I would not the Douglas DB-8 esoteric, it sold quite well to the standards of the day. They where exported to 8 different countries. Then again, it is very much a "minor" WWII type.

I like strange aircraft so I have several in my collection. Rather then choose I will post a couple of them and let you decide:

The polikarpov IL-400 prototype:

The record breaking RWD-5bis

The grandaddy of the komet, the DFS-194

The grandchild of the Komet: the Mig I-207 (did I mention I am a real komet fan?)

Yes I used parts from the Hobbycraft AR-234 including the engines and rato rockets.I put 2 .50 caliber muzzleloading bullets in the nose before joining the fuselage halves but it was not enough!So I drilled holes in the rato rockets slung below the fuselage Jumos and filled them with lead bird shot.That did the trick!

Great idea for a thread Philo426 and great work there guys! Iove the weird and wonderful! I've got a bunch of strange flying things in my stash- weirdly I haven't really finished any but this one though:

1/48th Ryan XF2R Dark Shark  - experimental US Navy hybrid with a turboprop on the front and a turbojet in the back. Too bad the weight of two engines actually made the plane slower than it was with just the nose turboprop fitted. 

Yes i remember FSM had a review of that kit!Very nice job !

Thanks and I love your 287- I had no idea that the aircraft was ever flown!

Oh yes indeed!The flight reports were quite positive!

Bish,

Pioneer made a 1/72 kit of the P.13, I think.

Just for fun. Flt. Lft. Rif Raf.

LOL!Deal's Wheels!Now you have to do the Messerschnitzel!

Real G

Bish,

Pioneer made a 1/72 kit of the P.13, I think.

That's it, I knew I had seen one somewhere.

LOL!Deal's Wheels!Now you have to do the Messerschnitzel!

I would, but, people want way too much money for the few that I have seen for sale.

BigJim: I love the dart in the roundel!

Here's a couple; one fairly esoteric and the other a rare version of a well known aircraft. These were put together for the Reich Defender GB version w/ the Me-262 as it's subject.

The V1 prototype, in 1/72 from High Planes.

And the postwar Avia S-92. Hasegawa sold a 1/72 kit with this set of markings.

Wow !I am surprised they only used a 2 bladed prop for the proto!

Real G

Bish,

Pioneer made a 1/72 kit of the P.13, I think.

Better get that one quickly, Pioneer/PM is out of business. The story is that its onwer died and the molds have been destroyed by his heirs. (altough that sounds highly uneconomical to me)

They probably sold the molds to scrappers.

Not sure which is the most esoteric, so will post two and let you decide.  First is a Pitcairn Autogyro (Williams Bros kit).

Second is a Curtiss XFM-1 Bomber Destroyer.  A vacuform kit, forget whose it was

That is a twin pusher, pilot in fuselage, gunner in each nacelle.

Maybe I could,but i need to find a dictionary first.

Here is one that really flew. the Fokker V.8.