Official Ho229 Group Build

Thanks, man! I guess I got burned out on the decals and clearcoats and put it aside when there was really not far to go. Well, it's done now, and I've wanted one of these ever since I was a kid and saw a painting by John Bachelor in the old Purnell History of the World Wars books. I remember having a go at one in balsa, with a shaped plasticene canopy and hand-brushed worm-pattern camo in the 70s, then the Ho 229 kinda slipped to the back of my mind. I was going to do a shoot-the-wroks technique job on the old PM kit as an article for FSM, but it never got any further than drawing a 1:72 rescribing diagram... The 1:48 Nachtjaeger is calling softly to me, but my fingers are in my ears, I have many others to do first (am wash-weathering a Sturmgeschutz and hard-masking RAF camo on a Meteor today...)

Cheers, Mike/TB379

Thunderbolt379

I'm sure it'll behave for you, Randy, you know what you're doing with planes.

Cheers, Mike/TB379

I donno Thunderbolt Masking wont come off until tomorrow

That is some good looking Horton 229 you have built there buddy. The weathering is spot on in my book, great camo and markings too. The number 13 has always been a sort of gothic number to me and it really goes well on  these bat planes 

very nice looking Ho....I like the subtle weathering....great build!!!

and another Spotted Ho would be a welcomed addition to the family!!!

Thanks, guys -- it was a fun build in the end! I find myself wondering if Red 13 here might not have been Heinz Bar's plane from late '45...

When the tropical paints eventually come available I'll do a mottle scheme on the other Revell kit, but for now I have a StuG to finish and am getting back to that Gloster Meteor I started a year ago (which will be my fifth and sixth completions during my 'slack employment' time of year...)

Cheers, it's been a great party!

Mike/TB379

Outstanding !

                                                                                 The Original

                                                                          Mike Oscar  Juno Oscar

                                                                                Outcast !

                                                                   End Transmission--Semper Fi

Nice Job Thunderbolt ! very sweet.. !

Thunderbolt - very nice job on that Horten. I really like the addition of the unit badges on the "shoulders", they just look right there. (This one even has my lucky 13 on it! )

Gallery pics, as promised:

I have no idea how to make landing gear as fiddly and fragile as this line up square -- the sit is canted, of course... Maybe in 1:48 I'll have more luck! My tropical bird I may do gear-up on a stand of some sort, which simplifies things so I can get on with the paintwork as the main focus. The 1:48 nightfighter will be an interesting job and I think I can probably trust my AB skills to do the grey-owl mottle now.

Cheers, hope you like it, all comments welcome!

Mike/TB379

I'm sure it'll behave for you, Randy, you know what you're doing with planes.

Mine is now finished, the strange little bat is waiting patiently for its turn infront of the camera, and I should be uploading gallery pics tonight our time, morning yours.

Cheers, Mike/TB379

Thunderbolt mine will be a few days behind yours. 

Got the base color on top and clear coated, more masking and paint on the morrow. Sure hope this works out for me  

My Ho is on the last lap -- a little dust and carbon, satin coat the moraine and DF antennas, glosscoat the formation lights, unmask the canopy, and this puppy is finished. Gallery pics later!

M/TB379

Thanks guys ! it was a neat build... fun.. fairly easy... the vacuform canopy was the biggest hurdle...

the kit is by Planet Models..

P38: That is one cool looking specimen to add to your collection...I really like that build!

Thunderbolt...Great progress

Looks like this GB is back on track...Manny what did you do to get everyone fired up again? Was it a velvet glove or the iron fist?

Today's progress:

Two small bay doors to go and the gear is done. Talk about fiddly...! Then there are three antennas and two gun muzzles to go, unmask the intakes, exhausts and canopy, remount the intake cones, paint the running lights, and this bird is done. Hoping to declare her finished tomorrow...

Cheers, Mike/TB379

vetteman42

Hope to get at least the base color on top tomorrow. The one comment I will make is, the canopy gave me fits. Didnt want to fit at all, however, the 5 lb mallet and welding torch convinced it.

Vetteman....I think you are referring to the front canopy...I had the same problem....it wouldnt sit well and had a gap....I filled the gap with some thin sprue and welded it all together with liquid cement, then some light sanding.

waiting on some more pics!

Carlos

Randy -- looking good! I must tackle one of those 48s myself one day.

Now wash detailing inside the gear bay doors, gonna fit the gear soon. The clamshell effect of the mudguard assembly on the main wheel required me to doctor the joint and repsray the guard. After that there's a small batch of parts to attach and touch up, unmask the canopy, add some dust and carbon and, hey, she's done... Gallery pics possibly tonight!

M/TB379

P38 that is a way cool build man   I am gonna have to find one to go with the 229.

Thunderbolt its coming along and looking well pretty darn good buddy. Love the camo on the center section Seriously cant wait to see the finished aircraft

Guys I too have been making headway, so here are a few WIP pics.

All filling and sanding done, it wasn't as bad as it looks though, and the masking is done.

Now for some RLM 76 on the bottom

Hope to get at least the base color on top tomorrow. The one comment I will make is, the canopy gave me fits. Didnt want to fit at all, however, the 5 lb mallet and welding torch convinced it.

P38 -- bizarre and spectacular!

Getting the landing gear under my bird as we speak...

M/TB379

hehehe !! Le Meouw !

Thunderbolt , looking good !

Ok,, I'm calling it done,, canopy is on.. final weathering,.  ,, mostly panel line enhancing with a wash...some touch up.. and 2 coats of Future all over...

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I got the good camera battery charged and here are some NOT grainy shots.. oh,, the wingspan is 16.25"..

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...I like the way you painted that clamp in IJN Trainer Orange...reminds me of a certain Ohka...

Le Meouw!!!

P38 -- what a bizarre plane that is, and a tribute to the mathematicians who worked out how to make it happen!

Okay, today's progress: First, the masking completed and the grey applied (yes, there is a Ho under there...)

And masking away and edges cleaned up:

I can work up the landing gear next, I may take a crack at that tonight...

M/TB379

I got the good camera battery charged and here are some NOT grainy shots.. oh,, the wingspan is 16.25"..

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Thunderbolt379

Okay, progress -- I said I was inspired! Here's the Revell 229 with the gear bays masked. The gear components are all sprayed and decaled: a few touchups, some weathering, paint the shock struts and they can be assembled, which might even happen tomorrow.

There's not a lot to do after that -- unmask the canopy, reinstall the intake cones, add the gun muzzles and pitot, and decide if I'm having swastikas, dust the landing gear, carbon here and there...

The tropical camo paints are still backordered, so the other 229 is stalled, unfortunately.

Cheers, Mike/TB379

....another Tropical Ho......ohhh I like it!!!

Vette....just like you said...be careful with that nose gear...very awkward to install too..

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thanks for the compliments guys ~ ! its a neat build.. I may finish it tonight,.,,

trying to decide on the finish.. gloss.. or matte.. gliders like smoothness.. so gloss might be the way..

Okay, progress -- I said I was inspired! Here's the Revell 229 with the gear bays masked. The gear components are all sprayed and decaled: a few touchups, some weathering, paint the shock struts and they can be assembled, which might even happen tomorrow.

There's not a lot to do after that -- unmask the canopy, reinstall the intake cones, add the gun muzzles and pitot, and decide if I'm having swastikas, dust the landing gear, carbon here and there...

The tropical camo paints are still backordered, so the other 229 is stalled, unfortunately.

Cheers, Mike/TB379

I still suffer from brainfade I guess Sorry for the double post

P38 that glider is lookin awesome man !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Manstein's revenge

Nicely done so far...looks like you've discovered and addressed the typical issues for the HO...the blue harnesses do have me a bit perplexed, however...

Thank you Manstein. Well I have to admit I took some artistic license on the harness, I mixed the blue called out in the instructions and hated it, I also didnt think it showed up very well with the canopy on. So I darkened it some to make it look better to my eye. I will say that in the pictures it does look to be a darker blue than it really is.

Thunderbolt thank you sir. This kit is indeed a challange, but I hope when finished its gonna look so cool, and will be worth the frustrations of building it.

Carsanab I knew about the week points from seeing a few of them built here and from a review I read, I did renforce those joints and havent had any trouble with them popping lose. I also renforced the nose gear mount as it is supported by those tiny joints up top, bad engineering if you ask me, because that whole section is nothing less than a diving board.  As for the camo I do have something in mind but will be keepin that a bit of a secret for now.

I have made more progress yesterday and today as I am starting to feel like my old self again so will have more pictures soon. And I have a 1/48 B-29 I am chomping at the bit to get started on

Remarkable glider! And a very nice piece of model work!

Vance -- I've wanted one of those E-555s since back in the 90s! WOW!

All this work is reminding me I need to do the gear bays and mount the landing gear under my Red 13...  I must get back to it soon!

M/TB379

check this out...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Moff71QXyJ8

HO glider being towed alot..

again... grainy grassy knowl vid.. but neat...

by what little research, I've done.. its a just spring loaded landing skid...