Manstein's revenge

 

VanceCrozier:

 

 

Manstein's revenge:

Now, the best part of all this is gonna be the group badge design!!!  Any suggestions? 

 

 

The silhoutte of a 229, lit up by a spotlight, Batman-style!

 

Hey I like it---Oddman, get on this asap! 

 

You caught me lurking......though I can't enter the build, I'll see if I can't whip up a satisfactory badge for ya. No pressure there, eh? Yikes.

oooh.... humm.. thats interesting to..

Ah heck rope me in, Manny put his voodoo on me and now I'll have to do a Ho-229 too.

Manstein's revenge

Now, the best part of all this is gonna be the group badge design!!!  Any suggestions? 

The silhoutte of a 229, lit up by a spotlight, Batman-style!

Now, the best part of all this is gonna be the group badge design!!!  Any suggestions? 

Manstein's revenge

Come on guys, this is supposed to be fun...the Revell of Germany 72nd is a  kit that is much easier to find than the Dragon one--and cheaper...

As far as dates, well we could start it Dec 1 and set the tentative ending date as 2-29-2011 in keeping with the 229 theme...of course we could stretch it out a bit if needed...

Fun, fun and more fun...

 

 

ya. what he said...

doing it for the FUN.. of the 229 theme... if 2/29/11 is not enought time.. extend it 29 days.. 

Come on guys, this is supposed to be fun...the Revell of Germany 72nd is a  kit that is much easier to find than the Dragon one--and cheaper...

As far as dates, well we could start it Dec 1 and set the tentative ending date as 2-29-2011 in keeping with the 229 theme...of course we could stretch it out a bit if needed...

As I stated earlier, part of the attraction of the build is that it WILL be the same a/c in either the ROG or Dragon incarnation...so we can really compare notes on build issues, etc...and I don't care if we don't have 50 people in the GB.

Fun, fun and more fun...

Manstein's revenge

Well for all you pansies sitting on the fence or whining because you "don't have one in the stash"---boo hoo!---here's some cool pics that might motivate you babies:

 

 

Cool build-up using Dragon kit...

 

 

Manny,

I would have loved to been in the GB but I already did the kit.

But I think that the pictures of that build above is one of the cooler builds I have seen. I guess I have a soft spot for this A/C for some reason.

Evilbay shows I can get one for about $32AUD from HK. Still dont have the money though. There could be another option to broaden the kits. Either aforementioned "Stealth Jet" or a Kit(s) worth $229. With the SLT-56 Truck and Leopard 2 combo I'm starting soon (maybe) that would be just about 229 in worth. I just didnt have to sneak it past the wife (isnt this how it started anyways).

Andrew

ya,, I'm searching...

Hans,, maybe a captured 229 in a US or Brit Hanger ??... humm....

you could paint 229 on the side,, didn't they slap  painted numbers on the sides of captured AC after the war in white ??... humm.. ??...

Try a contest vendor table.  I picked up the Dargaon 1/48th 229 for ~$10 a little over a year ago.  What a steal!

So what dates Manny?

I was thinking Feb 29 (2/29) but being European I'm assuming you'd be going with Sept 9 (22/9)?

On a more seroius note I'd considered doing a 229 built under license by the Japanese. We'll see how it goes...

Viva la Revolucion! Viva la 229!

Depends on how long the GB goes Manny, as ~gasp~ I don't have one in the stash... yet. I'll keep checking in as it shapes up. Lack of options shouldn't be a big deal, no reason a GB has to have 50+ builders either. I'm involved in the P-38 build that is going on right now, a smaller group but it's easier to keep track of who's doing what.

Manny - diorama with a wrecked 229 and a killer fruit tree - think about it!!

I know it wasn't built as a Stealth aircrfat, i hadn't realised anyone had suggested it had or that the Germans even knew of the concept. Its just that it does have stealth qualities.

I would love the chance to build mine, but i am upto my neck, i have already had to turn down a couple of GB's i would love to take part in.

Konigwolf13

Bish:

Somone has already proposed a Stealth GB and it might be better to do 229's as part of that. And IMHO there are not enough variations of the 229 to justify its own GB.

 

I thought 229 was its own justification?

Andrew

As far as merging with another GB...that would take the fun outta it...that's what I feel will make this GB more interesting is that the builds will be so similar it will be interesting to see what the participants do w/ the same kits and with the same issues...and how they finish the a/c...

Long live 229..

Ah.. 1.60 US to the Pound... Got it.. Thanks, Pard...

Still puts it way outta my range though.. I'll keep looking though, since the aircraft would still likely have a place in my "Weird German Aircraft in Blown Up Hangars-April '45" dioramas.  I sometimes get lucky and a kit falls into my lap way under retail... (Like that $18.00 Tamiya He 219 I scored, lol..)

No, i would guess more around 45 to 50 US, its about 1.60 ish to the pound. But then you have to add postage, and that price would include VAT which would be taken off for you, thats 17.5%. It's still probably not cheap by normal US standards, i can usually get kits from sprue brothers for less than i can get them here, thats including postage from the US. But for anyone who is happy to pay it and really wants one, might be an idea.

 £30 to £35... That's a ballpark figure of around 70-80 US Dollars, right Bish?

I have just found a couple of UK sites with this in stock for around the £30 to £35 mark.

http://www.wonderlandmodels.com/products/dragon-148-ho-229a-1-flying-wing/

http://www.creativemodels.co.uk/dragon_148_ho229_a1_flying_wing-p-1252.html

Now, is anyone going to do it in 1/32nd scale i wounder.

My mistake, it was the Volkksjager kit. Most of the Orangebox kits are more reasonably priced. Their Ju-88 w/groundcrew was under $30 IIRC.

Dunno...  Would that particular kit-line put the price in line with my generous price-range limits I wonder?

Isn't Dragon re issuing the 229 under the Orange box (discount) label line?

Still, not enough time to die laughing!!!

It appears that Dragon has a 1/48th scale offering of the Ho 229, however it rings up at around 60-70.00 if you can aquire it (the websites I found listing the kit are sold out... Now whether that's because it's OOP or just that big a seller, I don't know)... So I gotta say, "not no, but hell no..."...

The 229 does indeed blow...

It's a jet.. It blows AND sucks..

Bish

Somone has already proposed a Stealth GB and it might be better to do 229's as part of that. And IMHO there are not enough variations of the 229 to justify its own GB.

I thought 229 was its own justification?

Andrew

Somone has already proposed a Stealth GB and it might be better to do 229's as part of that. And IMHO there are not enough variations of the 229 to justify its own GB.

I am definately game!

The 229 does indeed blow (your shiny B17 out of the sky in one pass...)

If i can get Vetteman going on this we could both build our Dragon offerings for this GB. But thats up to him ofcourse. Count me in

Richard

Well for all you pansies sitting on the fence or whining because you "don't have one in the stash"---boo hoo!---here's some cool pics that might motivate you babies:

Right before the incident with the fruit tree:

Cool build-up using Dragon kit...

Coincidence?  I think not!

I would cause you just gotta be in it....

Cept I dont have one in the stash and dont plan on adding one soon, closest I have is Me P1099 1946 type thing.

Andrew

ayuh.. I would be... flying wingy things are up my alley..

I got enough 1/72  Y/XB-35's to build both versions, and also the XB-49.so.. adding a Horton 229... sure..!