1/18 Ho-229 Project Build ( Retired ) !!

[1958Zelda]

Nice work Normandy!

[plasticboy]

Really nice kit from pickel, thanks for sharing the pics!!

[normandy]

The wings are on! The "glass" has been glued into the canopy and it opens and closes.
Just a bit more sanding and its off to paint.

something like this.

[Star56]

How are the full builds progressing Mr.Pickel?

Can't wait to see what you have done with this masterpiece!

[pickelhaube]

How are the full builds progressing Mr.Pickel?

Can't wait to see what you have done with this masterpiece!

I have mated all the wings to all of the center sections and almost have all of the parts sanded and filled.

There are close to 1,000 of those parts .

[tmanthegreat]

Great! Thanks for the update on the full-builds. I was going to post something about what their status was, but you beat me to it. You're really putting forth quite an effort and I can't wait to see how they come out myself. Please keep us posted.

[pickelhaube]

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Sven your FULL order went out today in 3 big boxes. I feel the pain you guys need to pay to get your beloved XD.

H Steel your Horten will go out with your T-34.

[normandy]

Just thought I'd post an updated pic or two of the Horten....




....things haven't been moving as fast as I'd like, but the 229's got a base coat of paint.

[Jnewboy]

Cant wait to see an example of the full build!

[gburch]

....things haven't been moving as fast as I'd like,

... do they every?

but the 229's got a base coat of paint.

looks great! Mine's still flying unsanded and white, but an inspiration nonetheless.

[normandy]

I still have a long way to go with the paint job, but here are a few pics....




I may use these decals on the 229........just the cross's

[flyboy_fx]

Man, I really want one so bad!

[Jnewboy]

I still have a long way to go with the paint job, but here are a few pics....




I may use these decals on the 229........just the cross's

Looks cool!! I like the DAK Ho229! Its alternative history at its finest. (Stalingrad never happens, Moscow falls in Summer 1943 and D-Day is a huge failure and boom! Ho229's flying over Cairo!

I wont be as daring in my paint job, Im just doing Luftwaffe 1946 type scheme, home defense...

[HardenSteel]

Looking forward to this!

Great Customs! You could probably create
anytthing on the wish lists!

What will you do next?

Hd

[YT]

Looks great Normandy! What other schemes are people planning on using? I am thinking about something like this:

[Jnewboy]

Looks great Normandy! What other schemes are people planning on using? I am thinking about something like this:

Oh how I wish I could get my hands on you Ta 183 Huckebein in 1/18!!!
I would give my left nut for one but I doubt Mathew would take that as payment

Thats the plane that the Russians would use to design the infamous Mig 15

[normandy]

A few more pics..........









Still plenty of work to do.

[Jnewboy]

Learned something today, that big fat wheel that the horton lands on, anyone know where it came from?? I was thinking, man thats a big ass tire! so much rubber when Germany had next to none..... It came off of a crashed B-24!!! The Germans designed it around that wheel as they had a large supply of them from crashes! amazing I thought

[YT]

Wow, really?

[Jnewboy]

Wow, really?

yep, thats what I was told by a friend thats a Luftwaffe fanatic. I would love to know if PH's book mentions that. (this is not an aprils fools joke )

[pickelhaube]

As I recall no mention what so never. They did say that the main gears were from a 109.

The big wheel was to give the front more height to raise the angle of attack on approach and also to add weight . She was tail heavy.

As a lot of German woman are.

Just kidding my German XD brothers

[pickelhaube]

As I recall no mention what so never. They did say that the main gears were from a 109.

The big wheel was to give the front more height to raise the angle of attack on approach and also to add weight . She was tail heavy.

As a lot of German woman are.

Just kidding my German XD brothers

[Jnewboy]

As I recall no mention what so never. They did say that the main gears were from a 109.

The big wheel was to give the front more height to raise the angle of attack on approach and also to add weight . She was tail heavy.

As a lot of German woman are.

Just kidding my German XD brothers

Is this the book you have Ph?

http://www.warbirdforum.com/shepelev.htm

web site says "Because of the aircraft's low priority, systems were incorporated from elsewhere: the nose wheel assembly on the first two protypes was a He-177 tail wheel; the main landing gear was modified from the Bf-109G; other parts came from a damaged Me-210 and a captured B-24 Liberator bomber. (p.44) "

[grunt1]

Normandy, that thing looks amazing!

[teebird]

Hello new guy here!

just searched the forum and found out about the Horten project!! How do I get a kit or two? help!!

Thanks,

Tom AKA teebird