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Ho 229B Nachtjager DML 1/48 finished

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Posted by bvallot on Monday, September 15, 2014 8:06 AM

=]

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Tamiya F4U-1  Kenneth Walsh

 

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  • From: Cameron, Texas
Posted by Texgunner on Saturday, September 13, 2014 8:41 PM

Even better!  I love it Trey!Beer


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  • From: Borlando Fla home of the rat
Posted by TREYZX10R on Saturday, September 13, 2014 8:38 PM

Bish thanks,yes Bronto saved the day for sure! Joe,Gary and CNQ thanks for the kind words. I played around with the pics a bit

cnq
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Posted by cnq on Friday, September 12, 2014 8:46 PM

Excellent built. I love it.

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  • From: Cameron, Texas
Posted by Texgunner on Friday, September 12, 2014 8:21 PM

That's a bad-*ss build man!   It looks so cool.Yes

I love the paint scheme too, why not?   Who's to say it wouldn't have carried one just like it.

Gary


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  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Friday, September 12, 2014 6:46 PM

Stunning Trey. Diggin' the missles too.  Thanks for sharing...

Joe

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Friday, September 12, 2014 5:56 PM

Now that is one sweet looking build. That's a really nice scheme you have come up with.  I really like those missiles, I can see what you mean about where they may have come from.

And well done Bronto for coming up trumps on the canopy.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by TREYZX10R on Friday, September 12, 2014 5:23 PM

Heres the finished Bird warts and all ,please feel free to critique/comment

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  • From: Cat Central, NC
Posted by Bronto on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 8:41 PM

No problem at all.  Thanks for posting pictures of it completed.

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  • From: Borlando Fla home of the rat
Posted by TREYZX10R on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 8:12 PM

Thanks Bronto was shooting for something off the beaten path with this one. I ca'nt say it enough,thanks again so much for the fast help with the canopy!

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  • From: Cat Central, NC
Posted by Bronto on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 7:55 PM

Looks good Trey, The camo colors are an interesting change from the normal.

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  • From: Lancaster, South Carolina
Posted by Devil Dawg on Thursday, September 4, 2014 4:32 PM

Mr. Trey, that's OUTSTANDING work on the Horten!! Love it! Judging from the condition of your cutting mat, it looks like you do/have done quite a bit of modeling.

Devil Dawg

On The Bench: Tamiya 1/32nd Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zeke For Japanese Group Build

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Thursday, September 4, 2014 4:13 PM

Nice work TREY, good idea for the radar. It looks good on the Horten. I like the look of the missiles as well, what type are they. I am guessing one of the designs the Germans were working on.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: Borlando Fla home of the rat
Posted by TREYZX10R on Thursday, September 4, 2014 4:02 PM

Thanks Nathan good to be back in the building groove! Yes a very few Ju-88 G6 carried the Fug 240 very late in the war so figured it was a good lash up,glad you like it!

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  • From: MN
Posted by Nathan T on Thursday, September 4, 2014 9:23 AM

Nice work Trey. Good to see you back on here again building. Definitely support your radar theory. The Berlin radar was very similar and was used on late war '88s, so very plausible.

 

 

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  • From: Borlando Fla home of the rat
Posted by TREYZX10R on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 9:52 PM

 

After looking at the Fug 218 Neptune system that the kit supplies I decided that would'nt do. Following Luft 46 logic my geuss would be the cleaner and more aerodynamic Fug 240 would fit the bill nicely. I set about scrounging through the spares bin and found a decent donor drop tank. My idea was to not just plop it on the nose and mess up the clean lines and in theory the airflow to the intakes but rather tuck it up under a bit and blend it in,hope you all approve and please feel free to chime in with some opinions/debates about the late war radar and if this woudl've actually been plausible.
cnq
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Posted by cnq on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 7:30 AM

very very nice progress.

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  • From: Borlando Fla home of the rat
Posted by TREYZX10R on Monday, September 1, 2014 8:33 PM

Bvallot,Gary,Joe and AdeB thanks appreciate the positive comments!

 

Taking some liberties with the missile paint schemes,and why not its a Luft 46 subject .
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Posted by AdeB on Saturday, August 30, 2014 2:24 AM

awesome looking kit. Looking forward to seeing it complete

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  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Friday, August 29, 2014 11:34 PM

Beautiful work on a cool plane.  I always liked the 229.  Thanks for sharing.

Joe

 "Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"

 

 

 

 

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  • From: Cameron, Texas
Posted by Texgunner on Friday, August 29, 2014 9:59 PM

bvallot

=]  Can't wait to see more.

Me too!  I've got this one and the single-seater in the stash and I know this thread is gonna come in handy someday.   Keep the info coming Trey.Beer

Gary


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Posted by bvallot on Friday, August 29, 2014 9:31 PM

=]  Can't wait to see more.

On the bench:  

Tamiya F4U-1  Kenneth Walsh

 

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  • From: Borlando Fla home of the rat
Posted by TREYZX10R on Friday, August 29, 2014 7:10 PM

Thanks Bronto appreciate it,no pressure of course!

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  • From: Cat Central, NC
Posted by Bronto on Friday, August 29, 2014 5:09 PM

Its ok Trey, I'm used to it!  I'll be able to mold it on Sunday for you.  I didn't think you were that far along with it though!

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  • From: Borlando Fla home of the rat
Posted by TREYZX10R on Friday, August 29, 2014 4:16 PM

Thanks Bish,yes indeed we did and I'm so grateful for Bronto's help ! I would be totally dead in the water without it! Was hesitant to mention it in the first post ,did'nt want to put him on the spot;)

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Friday, August 29, 2014 4:07 PM

Nice start Trey, looking forward to more. Have you been able to sort the canopy out with Bronto.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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