mattlow Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Hi all This is an all resin kit with a vac canopy. I intended this as an out of the box build as a respite from the BV 155 and a bit more practice with resin prior to even thinking about starting Radu's Arado Blitz! This is Planet Models' Bu 181 Bestmann. Late in the war panzerfaust rocket launchers were slung over and under each wing leading to an improvised anti-tank aircraft (really). I shall be making an example of one of those machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 Its a chunky little kit and as soon as I started tinkering I worked out the nose needed to come off to allow the pit floor to extend far enough forward - so much for quick build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 I made up a new basic interior shape for the pit using just one piece of the resin. More detail to add - some from the kit, some scratched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 New pit sat in place. There aren't many parts in this kit, but I'm doing my best to increase the number - where's that razor saw....? Finally basic shape of whole machine. More to come soon. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 A quick request - does anyone have details of the Hirth HM 504 engine? Scale drawings/3-view would be very useful. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesMetz Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 A quick request - does anyone have details of the Hirth HM 504 engine? Scale drawings/3-view would be very useful. Matt, I don't have any information on the Bu 181's engine in my library, but searching for "Hirth 504" (without quotation marks) at http://images.google.com/ yielded these: Hoping this helps a little, Charles Metz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 HI Thats going to make a neat looking model. Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theseeker Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Makes me think of James Garner and the Great Escape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanH Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Hi Mattlow I just posted a recommendation for Adolf Dickfeld's book in general discusion , and in the book he describes using this very plane to attack T-34s advancing on Berlin near the end. Here is a picture from the book. It is not much, but it is at least one photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 Charles & SeanH thanks for the images. Still not sure about doing the engine??? I've been concentrating on the cockpit area. Had great fun making up the spar - lots of tiny bits of plastic and many expletives later - something not too bad The original front spar part is now relegated to the rear. The control column bases and the rudder pedal base have been removed from the original floor and thinned to fit. The large hole nearest you is going to have the second pair of pedals with mechanism exposed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 Layout of cockpit parts, still more to add/detail up. Front bulkhead will be trimmed to shape after its glued in place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 Another with fuselage closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 Finally, I've been working on one of the wings. Solid chunk of resin but still was able to cut out (and correct size of) aileron and cut/scrape away area for including dropped flap. Unmodified wing on right. More later. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georch Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Wow Matt! Thats a really unusual build here! I'll watch it with great intrest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rigor Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I agree something different look's good nice start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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