1/18 Scale Ho-229. Estimated Start Date 3-21-11

[pickelhaube]

The balsa and styrene have been ordered. The plans are made and I was even able to find a 2-1/4 inch smooth front tire.

I am working on the T-34/85 to get it out .

This may come down to the wire.

The " I will not pay for anything over $100 " is starting to creep up.

[normandy]

[quote="pickelhaube"]The balsa and styrene have been ordered. The plans are made and I was even able to find a 2-1/4 inch smooth front tire.

Great news Pickel!!!!, I looking forward to this kit (kits) I want two.
For me,the hardest part of buying and building one of Your kits is trying to decide on a paint scheme.
Anyhow I can't wait to see this "Flying Wing".

[Jackson]

The balsa and styrene have been ordered. The plans are made and I was even able to find a 2-1/4 inch smooth front tire.

Great news Pickel!!!!, I looking forward to this kit (kits) I want two.
For me,the hardest part of buying and building one of Your kits is trying to decide on a paint scheme.
Anyhow I can't wait to see this "Flying Wing".

I second that emotion...

[normandy]

[normandy]

4 Days..............

[normandy]

[ram04]

I'm enjoying this thread just to see normandy's HO-229 pictures, some real excellent art work

[DocTodd]

I am enjoying this also. This is an exciting development.

[normandy]

2 days.............





Re: art work..... some of the folks at Luft 46 do some incredible work.

Pickelhaube and an assistant.... http://cadcam.e-monsite.com/rubrique,ho ... 27635.html first pic, links not working correctly.

[pickelhaube]

It looks like when I get started I will have to make a new post

The wheels came in as well as all of the balsa. The sheet styrene has yet to arrive.

The constuction will be a basic frame like a r/c type build with ribs coverd with sheet balsa. Then I will warp that with sheet styrene. To get the smoothness needed. It is also a lot easier to scribe the panel lines.

I can not wait to get started on this. It is one of my all time fav aircraft and I have wanted to make one for years.

I always complain that I do not have time to make any of my customs for myself.

I WILL MAKE ONE IF NOT TWO OF THESE FOR MYSELF .

[flyboy_fx]

A functional boomerang!

[normandy]

Here are two more photos I've never seen. I think these were taken in North America.....







Some Intel on these photos......... http://forums.fourtitude.com/showthread ... an-History.

[YT]

Bunch of pics:
http://cadcam.e-monsite.com/rubrique,ho ... 27635.html

[normandy]

Those are cool pics, the very first pic goes with the 2 above............

[normandy]

[Jnewboy]

Here are two more photos I've never seen. I think these were taken in North America.....







Some Intel on these photos......... http://forums.fourtitude.com/showthread ... an-History.

Those are some cool pics, the bottom one shows a He 162 in the background and what looks like a long line of Fw-190's?? I would love to know where that was taken.

[YT]

Those are some cool pics, the bottom one shows a He 162 in the background and what looks like a long line of Fw-190's?? I would love to know where that was taken.

Orchard Field in Chicago, which became O'Hare. I read that the planes were stored in the large hangers after they were removed from Freeman field in Seymour Indiana. Supposedly the less desirable captured Axis aircraft were bulldozed into a pit at Freeman Field. There is a team looking for them now.

http://www.tribtown.com/articles/value- ... gging.html

[Jnewboy]

Those are some cool pics, the bottom one shows a He 162 in the background and what looks like a long line of Fw-190's?? I would love to know where that was taken.

Orchard Field in Chicago, which became O'Hare. I read that the planes were stored in the large hangers after they were removed from Freeman field in Seymour Indiana. Supposedly the less desirable captured Axis aircraft were bulldozed into a pit at Freeman Field. There is a team looking for them now.

http://www.tribtown.com/articles/value- ... gging.html

That's some cool info bud! I hope the find it and dig it up!! so where did that Horton in the pic go??? its not the one at the Smithsonian, right??

[normandy]

Dawn Patrol.........

[YT]

so where did that Horton in the pic go??? its not the one at the Smithsonian, right??

It is one in the same, only one wing made it back to the US. Apparently we left it sitting outside for 10 years at some point after those pictures were taken, hence it's current condition. Shame huh?

[Jnewboy]

so where did that Horton in the pic go??? its not the one at the Smithsonian, right??

It is one in the same, only one wing made it back to the US. Apparently we left it sitting outside for 10 years at some point after those pictures were taken, hence it's current condition. Shame huh?

That is a shame, that pic shows both wings though.. I dont follow?
I have seen pictures of what looks like the main body (the one in the Smithsonian) being unloaded or loaded on or off a boat. So if it came here like that whats this one with both wings looking like it is in almost flight ready condition???

[normandy]

As far as I can tell the Horten had and looks like it still has both wings.






We should ask Pickel...........He's seen the 229.

More cool pics and some more of the 229............
http://www.nurflugel.com/Nurflugel/NASM/body_nasm.html

[pickelhaube]

As far as I can tell the Horten had and looks like it still has both wings.






We should ask Pickel...........He's seen the 229.

More cool pics and some more of the 229............
http://www.nurflugel.com/Nurflugel/NASM/body_nasm.html

I have seen the center section and I thought that I saw the wings. But I do not remmeber any crosses being on the wings .

Maybe I saw another set of wings ?

[Jnewboy]

As far as I can tell the Horten had and looks like it still has both wings.






We should ask Pickel...........He's seen the 229.

More cool pics and some more of the 229............
http://www.nurflugel.com/Nurflugel/NASM/body_nasm.html

I know one thing those pics of it in that vast complex has to be here in the states or England as anyplace that size would have had the crap blown out of it if it were in Germany in 1945.

[YT]

It is one in the same, only one wing made it back to the US.

That is a shame, that pic shows both wings though.. I dont follow?

Sorry I was unclear, I meant only 1 flying wing (HO229) made it back to the US.