LSP_Ron Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 you know that wood area around the engines was painted RLM 2 for heat protection don't you? Ok I'll get my coat.... Ryan, scvrobeson, Iain and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 Heh, I hate you so much right now, Ron :-) Vandy 1 VX 4 and daHeld 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Heh, I hate you so much right now, Ron :-) LOL, I couldn't resist Vandy 1 VX 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy 1 VX 4 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 You guys are crack ups. Went to Orange con In Orange Count California today. Meet some other LSPer Crack ups ( Gunner ). But I also heard that Zoukei Maru was going to be their. So I get up early and drive through bad traffic Just hoping they may have brought a few Ho-229 to sell at the show. No luck Were selling other kits thou. But they did have the Horten build up and test shot kit's at the show You are lucky Mike, That is one nice kit you are building and doing a great job on!!!! Cheers scvrobeson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy 1 VX 4 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 A goal Photo Mike A little low angle Wurzacher, Bill Cross and daHeld 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 Thanks for posting, Vandy. My goal is to have a more attractive completed model than that - I've always found the display models to be very bland looking in their paint finishes and we can't have that on a plywood boomerang now, can we? Horten has heard a thud, and that thud is the poor 1/32 jet pilot's jaw dropping to the floor (also his arms, if you want to be technical!). His shock is over the sheer size of the nose wheel when you compare it side by side with the main gear wheels. You'd have to be blind to not notice the difference in the tire size but when you put them side by side, it's hard to not laugh a little I've started cleaning up the landing gear pieces for painting, nothing worth sharing yet but once I paint them, you can definitely expect to see pictures. The nose gear strut is molded in hollow halves for strength and I'm interested to see if that will create any annoying seams to clean up. More to come in the next day or two! daHeld 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy 1 VX 4 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 So my post did work. You want to finish yours in a better paint scheme and craftsmanship . What is also funny, The Ho229 V2 and V3 had Me109 Main gear as their main gear. But the nose wheel that HUGE NOSE WHEEL was a tail wheel from a He117 Well Keep the posts coming Mike Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 I thought they used wheels off downed US bombers (like the ar234?) - am I losing my mind again? These tires all say Continental on them and so far as I know, the US didn't have the plane assembled post-war in a manner that would have necessitated putting new tires on such as test flying it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy 1 VX 4 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 (edited) Now I am confused The Horten Ho229 V3 was assembled post war in Germany. There is a photo of US Army Air Force standing next to it http://s1.e-monsite.com/2009/07/15/03/253902990-jpg.jpg Edited October 9, 2014 by Vandy 1 VX 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 The only explainable reason for such a large front main gear to me is ballast vs what was available. It looks tail heavy without that huge chunk of steel for a front wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngtiger1 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Mike, just saw this build...it went under the radar for me. Looks like a great kit and your doing it justice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 The Hortens used whatever was available due to the low priority given to their design by the RLM. They were left to recycle what was available at the factory. A He177 tail wheel assembly was used for the nose landing gear. The main landing gear on V1 and V2 consisted of modified Bf109G units and parts from a Me210. Electric fuel pumps and several other components came from a captured B24 Liberator. daHeld and Vandy 1 VX 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 (edited) I thought they used wheels off downed US bombers (like the ar234?) - am I losing my mind again? These tires all say Continental on them and so far as I know, the US didn't have the plane assembled post-war in a manner that would have necessitated putting new tires on such as test flying it Continental is a German tire manufacturer (edit tyre = tire. Who's embarrassed now...) Edited October 9, 2014 by Wouter Wurzacher and daHeld 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 Continental is a German tyre manufacturer Well now I'm just embarrassed, normally I know these things. This must be what happens when i stop watching watching History Channel. Vandy 1 VX 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 The only explainable reason for such a large front main gear to me is ballast vs what was available. It looks tail heavy without that huge chunk of steel for a front wheel.That's part of the reason. Due to the flight characteristics of a flying wing, the angle for takeoff and landing is really shallow. So the nose wheel takes gets the first hit when touching the ground. The plane also needed more then 630 kg of ballast for a proper center of gravity. After changing to Jumo engines and according changes to the wings and fuselage 'only' about 230kg of ballast was needed. daHeld, Wurzacher and Vandy 1 VX 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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