Takom Wings 1/32 Ho 229A & B

[Citadelgrad]

Amazing to me so much love for paper projects when we don't have an example of a wartime Meteor....

 

I love Luft 46 subjects, but come on.

[Kagemusha]

No doubt these images will disappear as per with fb - just getting my excuse in early!

 

 

 

 

[Tony T]

Not my tipple but if they later do something like a 1:32 deHavilland Mosquito I'll very gladly buy. Nice to see another player and thanks for posting the pics. 

OTOH it's so utterly bizarre with that extraordinary undercarriage that it merits building for display on the freak show shelf.

 

Tony 

[CRAZY IVAN5]

32 minutes ago, Tony T said:

Not my tipple but if they later do something like a 1:32 deHavilland Mosquito I'll very gladly buy. Nice to see another player and thanks for posting the pics. 

OTOH it's so utterly bizarre with that extraordinary undercarriage that it merits building for display on the freak show shelf.

 

Tony 

Agreed though it isn't my cup 'o'tea , there is a cool factor going on here to be sure.  Instead of a Mossie , how's about some "cold war era" jets. I gotta wonder what the sales figures will be with this, not exactly "main stream". OTOH it IS ww2 Luftwaffe so....... 

[NewtonK]

Yep, definitely meets the cool factor. I'm far more likely to buy and make this than the museum piece from ZM.

[LSP_Kevin]

They've also announced a 1/16 Ho 229 pilot figure:

 

 

Kev

[Dave Williams]

If it’s a lower price and less complex than the Z-M kit, there might be a decent market.

[LSP_Ron]

A 1/16th Buzz Lightyear!

 

 

 

 

[RBrown]

Nein, das ist Buzz Lichtjahr.

[NewtonK]

ZM kit is currently going for 150$US to 210$US, your milage may vary...

[Archimedes]

Nice.

 

I spent many an hour staring at the sole survivor at the NASM which is an hour from where I live. It is a fascinating aircraft for many reasons, not the least of which being it actually exists and the type actually flew.

 

Kind regards,

Paul

[D Bellis]

2 hours ago, NewtonK said:

ZM kit is currently going for 150$US to 210$US, your milage may vary...

Shop around. Sprue Brothers has it in stock and included in their sales event right now: 

https://spruebrothers.com/zkmsws008-1-32-zoukei-mura-horten-ho229/

 

HTH,

D 

[Robthepom]

the ZM is excellent kit with great details. Good luck to Takom hope they sell well enough for them to continue in 1/32

[Greif8]

16 hours ago, Archimedes said:

Nice.

 

I spent many an hour staring at the sole survivor at the NASM which is an hour from where I live. It is a fascinating aircraft for many reasons, not the least of which being it actually exists and the type actually flew.

 

Kind regards,

Paul

 

I have also spent a good deal of time looking at the Ho229 in the Smithsonian and as you say Paul, it is a fascinating aircraft in many ways.  I remember the program covering the mock up Northrup-Grumman built and tested for stealth capability 15 or so years ago.  If I remember right, the test results showed that the design did have several stealth characteristics, and that coupled with the operational speed of the actual aircraft gave it a 30 second to 2 minute detection advantage against radar over other types of aircraft of the time.  I am not convinced that the Ho229 was designed and built primarly to be a stealth aircraft though.

 

The Horton's were very experienced glider builders and put that experience to work when they designed the Ho229 ensuring drag was reduced as much as possible.  They kept the frontal cross-section of the aircraft to a minimum and despensed with the tail, as just two examples.  An aircraft designed and built to reduce drag to the greatest extent possible coincidentally reduces it's radar signature.  I believe that reducing the radar signature of the aircraft was not the primary reason behind the design, though it was an important consideration.  The end result was a fascinating airframe at any rate, and one that did influence later stealth design.  One man's opinion of course.

 

Ernest      

Edited November 28, 2024 by Greif8

[dutik]

9 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said:

They've also announced a 1/16 Ho 229 pilot figure:

 

 

Kev

 

The cockpit of the Horten was not pressurized, so the pilot had to wear a pressure suit made by the company Dräger.

 

If you are from US or Canada you might have heard the name Dräger before - the mine rescue workers there call themselves Draegermen for wearing breathing apparatus which were first made by Dräger from Germany. Heck, the Dreagermen even rushed to aid Superman in one of the first comics

 

Regards

- dutik