Official Ho229 Group Build

Outstanding !

                                                                                 The Original

                                                                          Mike Oscar  Juno Oscar

                                                                                Outcast !

                                                                   End Transmission--Semper Fi

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

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

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

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 

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

Thunderbolt:

Nice build...I love the Gray on Gray scheme.

Thunderbolt379

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

Thanks Hermech and Manny -- already did!

Last night I pulled out the Nachtjaeger and it is structurally very similar to the Revell kit. The weak point on the standard edition is eliminated as the redesigned forward fuselage, with the engines buried internally, means there is a long joint between the nose and body parts. Hmmmm... No, must resist the temptation for now, I have too many others to do!

M/TB379

The only bad part of this hobby, ya wanna know what it is ??????

Waiting for  paint and GLUE to dry !!!!! Geeze takes for ever

That's a big ten-four, pardner...

M/TB379

Glue and paint has dried so its picture time. The camo doesn't show up well in the mancave so I will be taking pictures in natural light when my Ho is finished. Anyway here's where it is now, well a couple of hours ago, at the moment I am waiting for the glue on the engine installation to dry. And let me tell you slippin the engines in was childs play compared to assembling that nose gear.

Looks great Vette...!!!

I feel your pain on that nose gear....I told you it was a P.I.T.A. ....and the camo looks sharp!!!

C

Looking good, Randy -- this is not the easiest subject to bring together.

Cheers, M/TB379

any updates on the other tropical Ho???

Hi guys, no updates, the paints haveb beenm on back order for four or five months -- MM Acryls are still rare in this country and the distributor can't supply the whole range yet, at least not reliably, though that should improve as it looks like Pollyscale is being phased out and replace with Acryl.

When the RLM 78 and 80 come available I'll be able to take a shot at finishing that one, and doing other southern-front subjects, but until then I'm pretty much hamstrung...

M/TB379

Thunderbolt379

 

Hi guys, no updates, the paints haveb beenm on back order for four or five months -- MM Acryls are still rare in this country...

 

 

Down in sunny Australia, Herr Feldmarschall... There's not much to see, just a few bits clagged together ("Clag" is an old, old brand of glue, something like whiteglue, down here, so to "clag" is to stick...) I'll be around, don't worry!

M/TB379

Herr Fieldmarshell my Ho 229 is finished I am just waiting for some good sun to take pictures of it. its been cloudy and rainy here for the last couple of days. I want the camo to show up really well and it wont if pictures are taken in the mancave. Hopefully the sun will show its face tomorrow

vetteman42

Herr Fieldmarshell my Ho 229 is finished I am just waiting for some good sun to take pictures of it. its been cloudy and rainy here for the last couple of days. Hopefully the sun will show its face tomorrow

Isn't there a song that goes something like this "It never rains in California.........."

Reasoned

vetteman42:

Herr Fieldmarshell my Ho 229 is finished I am just waiting for some good sun to take pictures of it. its been cloudy and rainy here for the last couple of days. Hopefully the sun will show its face tomorrow

 

Isn't there a song that goes something like this "It never rains in California.........."

Well thats true but here in SoCal what most call a light sprinkle they call a major storm here So the song is basically correct it never rains in California.

War doesn't wait on the freakin' weather---get those pics up!

Yah Vol Herr Field Marshal 

I present my finished Ho.

And I built it so I could show off the engines too.

That Microscale liquid tape works great let me tell ya for holding the covers on even while I painted it.

I couldn't get the look I wanted in the pictures just couldn't get the old camera to show the camo very well, may be time for a new one or maybe a new operator LOL. Anyway I used Tamiya Olive Green for the base color and masked then used Tamiya Black Green for the camo. As an added twist I cut the masks with pinking shears for the pinked edge they worked perfectly. The camo looks pretty cool really, from some angles it looks to be a very soft edge and from others you can really see the sharp pinked edges. I would think if it was flying over a forest type of land scape it would be next to imposable to spot from above.

I hope you all like it. I will say the kit was a huge challange but I had fun with it and am pleased. In Fact if I get the chance I would build another one of these Dragon 229s.

Now do I get my badge, huh ? do I !!!!  huh, huh,  do I ?

Marvelous work, Randy! The scalloped edge ot the demarcation is subtle and unusual -- all round great piece of work!

Cheers, Mike/TB379

nice looking HO Vetteman ! good job !

vetteman42

Yah Vol Herr Field Marshal 

I present my finished Ho.

And I built it so I could show off the engines too.

That Microscale liquid tape works great let me tell ya for holding the covers on even while I painted it.

I couldn't get the look I wanted in the pictures just couldn't get the old camera to show the camo very well, may be time for a new one or maybe a new operator LOL. Anyway I used Tamiya Olive Green for the base color and masked then used Tamiya Black Green for the camo. As an added twist I cut the masks with pinking shears for the pinked edge they worked perfectly. The camo looks pretty cool really, from some angles it looks to be a very soft edge and from others you can really see the sharp pinked edges. I would think if it was flying over a forest type of land scape it would be next to imposable to spot from above.

I hope you all like it. I will say the kit was a huge challange but I had fun with it and am pleased. In Fact if I get the chance I would build another one of these Dragon 229s.

Now do I get my badge, huh ? do I !!!!  huh, huh,  do I ?

vetteman42

Yah Vol Herr Field Marshal 

I present my finished Ho.

And I built it so I could show off the engines too.

That Microscale liquid tape works great let me tell ya for holding the covers on even while I painted it.

I couldn't get the look I wanted in the pictures just couldn't get the old camera to show the camo very well, may be time for a new one or maybe a new operator LOL. Anyway I used Tamiya Olive Green for the base color and masked then used Tamiya Black Green for the camo. As an added twist I cut the masks with pinking shears for the pinked edge they worked perfectly. The camo looks pretty cool really, from some angles it looks to be a very soft edge and from others you can really see the sharp pinked edges. I would think if it was flying over a forest type of land scape it would be next to imposable to spot from above.

I hope you all like it. I will say the kit was a huge challange but I had fun with it and am pleased. In Fact if I get the chance I would build another one of these Dragon 229s.

Now do I get my badge, huh ? do I !!!!  huh, huh,  do I ?

Nice build Vetteman

Thank you gentleman for your kind words. Even with all the frustration of this build the end result is worth it to me.

Manstien the tarmac as you call it, is a red cinder block type stepping stone out in the backyard. I also want to thank you for running a rather unusal but fun group build. Its been a blast watching the gopings on here.

Now the question remains " Will Vance finish the paper Ho ? "

Nice HO V-man!!! Now get yourself a Stringbag or Barracuda and join us in that GB!

WE WANT THE PAPER HO !!

WE WANT THE PAPER HO !!

WE WANT THE PAPER HO !!

WE WANT THE PAPER HO !!

WE WANT THE PAPER HO !!

WE WANT THE PAPER HO !!

WE WANT THE PAPER HO !!

@@@ Vance!!!!

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WE WANT THE PAPER HO !!

WE WANT THE PAPER HO !!

WE WANT THE PAPER HO !!

WE WANT THE PAPER HO !!

WE WANT THE PAPER HO !!

WE WANT THE PAPER HO !!

WE WANT THE PAPER HO !!

@@@ Vance!!!!

The paper version? In transit is it not, check next door.

The scratch version? I've got my bench split between 4-5 projects right now, need to get caught up on those, then crack open the 229 project again.