Well, started on my Revell kit last night. I was happy to notice that the kit can be built up as a series of sub-assembies that can be painted and then assembled into a whole. I put together about 75% of the kit in two hours. Then I airbrushed the cockpit, tonight I'll try to add a wash and then drybrush it Friday. Hopefully everything will be dry by the weekend and I'll be able to paint the seatbelts and other details as well as put on the decal for the instrument panel. At the same time will be spraying the interiors of the engines with Alclad metallic paint. Will try to have photos when everything is painted and just before I close the model up- probably this weekend.

Only problem noted is I found the directions on where to attach the retraction struts to the main gear struts a little vague. No locating hole or anything, I think I got them in the right place though.

Hey guys there is an outfit on Ebay selling the 1/48 Dragon Ho229A kits for 29.99 with free shipping, got mine from China in about a week. A great deal in my book considering most there are going for close to 50 bucks with shipping.

Did someone here say they are going to reissue the kit ?

Hans probly isnt reading this anymore, but i did find this for him

http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/DN5505

Although its probably still way out of his price range

...2-29...or March 1st, whichever comes first.  29 day extensions are available upon request...

Ok so Manny I am confused now What is the end date gonna be for tghe group ?

Progress on the actual 229 moved faster than you guys...

Herr Field Marshall.. my kit is in the mail,, on the proverbial slow boat from China !!!

SP: When I think of the 229 and superheroes I tend toward Batman (wonder why!?!) but the Punisher sounds cool too. The Revell kit seems pretty common so hopefully you can find one.

Manstein's revenge

Gamera:

Haven't really started on her yet. Just washed the spues off with some detergent ...

Gee Manny, you are a harsh taskmaster  When I posted I'd only had the kit a couple of hours. I'll get started on the cockpit tonight- promise! You don't need to break out the Prussian disciple on me yet...  

Gamera

Haven't really started on her yet. Just washed the spues off with some detergent ...

Gamera,

Thanks buddy! I was thinking over some 'what if' paint schemes and thought about 'the Punisher' style skull across the back in light gray over darker gray. Mostly because that aircraft looks so menacing and almost science fiction.

Watched the documentary again where they reconstructed a 1/1 scale mock-up to test the Ho 229's stealth properties. Excellent production and great computer generated graphics of the Ho in combat. 

..now I just need the kit....

Haven't really started on her yet. Just washed the spues off with some detergent and thought I'd detach some of the larger parts just to get an impression of the size of the finished model. I'd always imagined the 229 to be a smallish aircraft but as you said it is pretty big- the wingspan is about that of  a 1/48th A6M or Bf109.

Gamera

My Revell kit came today, and yes it is a big sucka. Here she is compared to an old and rather worse for wear 1/72nd P-47, not a tiny aircraft either:

 

Suppressionfire: Good luck, looking forward to another GB with you.

* ...you know the drill...

My Revell kit came today, and yes it is a big sucka. Here she is compared to an old and rather worse for wear 1/72nd P-47, not a tiny aircraft either:

Suppressionfire: Good luck, looking forward to another GB with you.

Manstein's revenge

 

SuppressionFire:

 

Well if people could find decent kits of the 229 it would help!

DML's 1/48 scale offering is a good choice, hopefully someone will have pictures and a review of it soon. Somewhere there are a few on the back shelf collecting dust with a 2003 price tag!

 

Do yourself a favor and buy the Revell 72nd scale version...easy to find, cheap and very nicely detailed...also, won't take up your whole shelf once you build it...I have one and can vouch for it...very nice kit...

I wonder why Wingnut isn't in this GB?

Going to Halifax to hit the 2 LHS's (Marine & Maritime hobby) soon and will see if either has the 1/72 scale Revell kit of HOPEFULLY the DML 1/48 scale one hiding on a dusty shelf. Basically these two are the best offerings of a Ho 229!

VanceCrozier

Alright, after some searching online I have found... all kinds of pictures of 229s; several good multi-view plans; and this morning, fuselage & wing rib structure plans from an R/C site. I think I'm officially going the scratchbuilt route on this one. The canopy my be tricky. I'm planning on 1/72. I can probably thermo-form some clear sheet plastic from some packaging, just need to make a wooden master that looks right!

~edit~

OK, not the right flying wing, but there are some interesting pics of an earlier Horten effort from the Deutsches Museum:
http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/luc_colin3/horten_iv/

Some construction methods with the wooden structure would have been similar to the 229.

Alright, after some searching online I have found... all kinds of pictures of 229s; several good multi-view plans; and this morning, fuselage & wing rib structure plans from an R/C site. I think I'm officially going the scratchbuilt route on this one. The canopy my be tricky. I'm planning on 1/72. I can probably thermo-form some clear sheet plastic from some packaging, just need to make a wooden master that looks right!

~edit~

OK, not the right flying wing, but there are some interesting pics of an earlier Horten effort from the Deutsches Museum:
http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/luc_colin3/horten_iv/

Some construction methods with the wooden structure would have been similar to the 229.

Manstein's revenge

...I wonder why Wingnut isn't in this GB?

He probably saw "229" and decided to steer clear! You may have to send him an official invitation now that it is an official build.

SuppressionFire

Well if people could find decent kits of the 229 it would help!

DML's 1/48 scale offering is a good choice, hopefully someone will have pictures and a review of it soon. Somewhere there are a few on the back shelf collecting dust with a 2003 price tag!

I wonder why Wingnut isn't in this GB?

Go for it Jester. Be warned though, non-finishers are likely to be flogged. Or awarded one of Manny's infamous "229" badges.

Sheesh, with over a year, even I might even be able to finish in time!!

Grovelling is encouraged, in general.

I believe you can grovel for a 29 day extension,,,

yes...

to the long deadline that is. You'll find that Manny is harsh, but fair, with GBs.

Or it could just be the fact that it ends on 2-29 and that isn't until the year 2012, that everyone is just taking thier time with this one???

Manstein's revenge

Yeah, very funny.  Just for that you must watch this movie: "The 229 on acid"...

why.......................

Well if people could find decent kits of the 229 it would help!

DML's 1/48 scale offering is a good choice, hopefully someone will have pictures and a review of it soon. Somewhere there are a few on the back shelf collecting dust with a 2003 price tag!

Yeah, very funny.  Just for that you must watch this movie: "The 229 on acid"...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=V4cdd1J2Z38

Perhaps you should ask a mod to move this to your "Dead Hobbies" thread Manny?? May be a more appropriate place for it seems.....

kermit

Manstein's revenge:

...it pays to read a few build reviews---also watch the placement of part 9 in step 3--it says in the same review that this is shown going in upside down...

 

Hmmm....

Just took a minute to read through that review and it seems that, though it's obviously the same mold, there are a few differences between that kit and the current boxing. The boxart is different, it has different decals and the styrene is grey, not green. Just took a moment to take this picture:

 

Ofcourse i could be wrong and i can't really recall having trouble there but it seems either your reviewer was wrong or the instructions have been reworked. Looks right to me. Step 10 shows the same assembly being glued in and looking just the same.

These decals were just fine to me (try the academy decals i used for their F86 and P38.....now THOSE are bad). The only decal that has an excessive amount of film would be number 7. These are the red outline-stripy-thingies that go on the wing and are filled in with carrier film. No silvering on my completed model though...

The card stock filling of the engine compartiments look like a sensible thing to do, have to agree

Richard

Okay, where's the WIP's?  Ya'll waiting on your wives' permission to get started??? 

Manstein's revenge

...it pays to read a few build reviews---also watch the placement of part 9 in step 3--it says in the same review that this is shown going in upside down...

 

Hmmm....

Just took a minute to read through that review and it seems that, though it's obviously the same mold, there are a few differences between that kit and the current boxing. The boxart is different, it has different decals and the styrene is grey, not green. Just took a moment to take this picture:

Ofcourse i could be wrong and i can't really recall having trouble there but it seems either your reviewer was wrong or the instructions have been reworked. Looks right to me. Step 10 shows the same assembly being glued in and looking just the same.

These decals were just fine to me (try the academy decals i used for their F86 and P38.....now THOSE are bad). The only decal that has an excessive amount of film would be number 7. These are the red outline-stripy-thingies that go on the wing and are filled in with carrier film. No silvering on my completed model though...

The card stock filling of the engine compartiments look like a sensible thing to do, have to agree

Richard