Good to see someone with knowledge and passion to put into a unique build! Turned out very well.

I took some notes, Fred.  Have the Condor kit in the attic.  Nice build.

Great job there! I know what you mean about limited run kits but she looks good to me! And looks like you nailed the colour there, looks much darker than tan to me too. Kudos sir!

Thanks for the compliments, everyone.  I'm glad you guys enjoy the less mainstream subjects, as well.

ProfessorDeath - I'd been working on a project for the last couple of years, building planes that best represented evolutions or inspiritations in human flight.  When it came to the jet age, I had to do some digging to come across the He-178, to see where in the timeline it actually fell, in comparison to the Me-262.  Then finding the kit was it's own little challenge.  Tracked one kit down, in a hobby shop in Poland, who then, as it turned out, had to get one from a supplier in the Czhech Republic.  Took months of back forth emails, before finally getting it.

Thanks, Sub - and I'm glad you enjoyed the finished product, and could appreciate the work that went in to it.

Always glad to add to the knowledge base, John.  Here's a little heads up - when it comes to closing the fuselage, you're going to need to completely re-shape the cockpit rear wall, and the front blanking plate, in the nose.  As is, they're completely wrong in shape and dimensions.  Also, like me, you'll probably be tempted to open the wheel wells (both front and tail), but for all flights, the wells were sealed and the wheels left extended.  It's only in the "beauty" shots, that the wells were open, LOL.

Thanks, Gamera.  This one was almost a breeze, compared to the 1:32 Special Hobby X-15-A2, I built.  That's a 30" fuselage with no guide pins - talk about anxiety, LOL

-Fred

Absoloutly stunning. And a great little piece of history of an oft forgotten aircraft. I am after the SH 72nd kit myself, but i never realised there was a V-1 and V-2. I must read up on that.

Again, stunning.

Thanks so much, Bish

There's 1  physical diference between the V-1 and V-2, as far as I can tell.  The V-1 has rounded wingtips, whereas the V-2's, are squared off.  And when looking at archive photos, that's the tip-off to tell which version you're looking at, because they both get labeled as "He-178", with no distinction.

The other, important difference (to me, anyway), is that the V-2 never flew.  And that's the reason I didn't go for the easier-to-find V-2 kit.  For my project, I needed to show the first practical jet aircraft.  An aircraft that never flies, is just a funny looking car.

-Fred

Since I can't seem to edit my above post, I'll include this here.

Here's an archive photo of the V-2

AS you can see, almost everything matches up (it's hard to say 100% without matching angles), but from everything I've read, the only difference is in the wings.

-Fred

Some great info. I did find one site which says the V-2 also had a more powerful engine. I do rather like the look of the SH kits, but i think there 178 is not a new kit, so that should be interesting.

Considering the V-2 never left the ground, she could be powered by hamsters, for all anyone would care, LOL.

I wish that a proper manufacturer, would take a shot at making up-to-date versions of historically significant aircraft.  I mean the Wright Flyer - a mid-60s release, in 1:39 scale - and that's it?  No other company has thought to make the plane that started it all, and give it the treatment it deserves?  The He-178 - the world's first jet, and it's relelgated to some long-forgotten company, that couldn't bebothered to write a complete set of instructions? Even if all the instructions were written in czhech, at least detailed pictures would have been beneficial.  The Spirit of St. Louis, one 1:48 and one 1:72, is all it gets?

Sorry for the rant, but sometimes, the way some subjects get ignored, while others are done to death, is aggravating, to me, as a modeler.

-Fred

I agree. There are some really important historical subjects out there that deserve a decent kit. Unfortunatly, important historical subjects don't sell the same way as many other subjects.

I believe it first flew in 1938 and it was the lead project in the jet powered designs. 

I have the 1/48 kit in the stash (the one you build) and I actually can't wait to build it,
oh yeah, this subject was also covered by Special Hobby, so Gigatron, Condor wasn't the only brand covering this subject, although it is heavily underrated but what can we do about it ey?
I also have the Heinkel He 280 from eduard in my stash and I'm happy to say that it is better than your average limited run kit!
So luckely, not everything is quickly and rapidly flushed through the production process. So if you are able to get your hands on one, get it!

Nice work on your little bird there.
With regards, Ninetalis.

I think Condor and special Hobby both belong to the mpm group. So it is probably the same kite.

Awesome!