Luft-X Focke-Wulf Triebflugel

Your forum dedicated to 1/32nd and smaller plastic and metal figures and vehicles.
Post Reply
cnq
Officer - Captain
Officer - Captain
Posts: 819
Joined: Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:32 am
Location: Ottawa, Canada

Luft-X Focke-Wulf Triebflugel

Post by cnq » Wed Aug 26, 2015 3:31 pm

Just purchased this guy from a local hobby shop for a repaint. I also added the nose tube, and a pilot. Now it could be display along side my other built Luft-46 models :D

Image

Image

Image


and the original scheme ( which to me looks like a kid toy)

Image

User avatar
aferguson
Lieutenant General - MOD
Lieutenant General - MOD
Posts: 13646
Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2004 8:08 am

Re: Luft-X Focke-Wulf Triebflugel

Post by aferguson » Wed Aug 26, 2015 4:29 pm

looks fine..........how much did it cost?
i never met an airplane i didn't like...

tmanthegreat
Officer - Brigadier General
Officer - Brigadier General
Posts: 11238
Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2004 7:38 pm
Location: Central California

Re: Luft-X Focke-Wulf Triebflugel

Post by tmanthegreat » Wed Aug 26, 2015 5:48 pm

I did something similar with the Luft X Horten 229 model I got at my local Hobbytown USA store. The model lacks the large hubs for the engine fan disks (which were very prominent on the real plane) and that killed the "head on" look of the Horten model. To rectify, I added disk hubs to the intakes and repainted. The hubs were made from the tips of those little gold artillery rounds that come with the 1:18 scale PTE figures. I also put a 1:72 scale Hobby Master German pilot figure in the cockpit, or rather half a figure as there wasn't much space. I likely will not paint any canopy framing and rather like the fictional JG-1 Richthofen paint scheme, even if still a bit inaccurate. My mods aren't perfect, but did improve the look of the model :D

My Luft X HO-229
Image

Image

Luft X Standard Version
Image

Actual Plane
Image

Both the HO-229 and Treibflugel cost about $34.99 at most retailers.
"If you fail to plan, you plan to fail."

cnq
Officer - Captain
Officer - Captain
Posts: 819
Joined: Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:32 am
Location: Ottawa, Canada

Re: Luft-X Focke-Wulf Triebflugel

Post by cnq » Wed Aug 26, 2015 6:12 pm

tmanthegreat, the Horten 229 looks decent for a pre-built model.
I paid around the same price of $35 US ( after conversion to $CA) for mine.
Too bad the Triebflugel 1/48 kit is too expensive almost $100US with shipping otherwise I'd love to build one.
Here is my built Revell 1/72 Horten 229

Image

cnq
Officer - Captain
Officer - Captain
Posts: 819
Joined: Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:32 am
Location: Ottawa, Canada

Re: Luft-X Focke-Wulf Triebflugel

Post by cnq » Thu Aug 27, 2015 6:32 pm

Another pic of my 1/72 models

Image

tmanthegreat
Officer - Brigadier General
Officer - Brigadier General
Posts: 11238
Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2004 7:38 pm
Location: Central California

Re: Luft-X Focke-Wulf Triebflugel

Post by tmanthegreat » Fri Aug 28, 2015 10:29 am

I have a that same Revell model of the AR-E.555 bomber. Built it about 12 years ago after I purchased the kit while living overseas. I attempted to give mine more of a blotchy, molted camo scheme, but it came out a bit crude compared to your work. Good kit and a neat subject.
"If you fail to plan, you plan to fail."

cnq
Officer - Captain
Officer - Captain
Posts: 819
Joined: Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:32 am
Location: Ottawa, Canada

Re: Luft-X Focke-Wulf Triebflugel

Post by cnq » Fri Aug 28, 2015 2:49 pm

tmanthegreat wrote:I have a that same Revell model of the AR-E.555 bomber. Built it about 12 years ago after I purchased the kit while living overseas. I attempted to give mine more of a blotchy, molted camo scheme, but it came out a bit crude compared to your work. Good kit and a neat subject.
yup that AR-E.555 is also my favorite plane and an excellent kit from Revell ( I've built two of them). In the 555 above I was able to jam 2 pilots in the cockpit and one gunner in the back :D

cnq
Officer - Captain
Officer - Captain
Posts: 819
Joined: Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:32 am
Location: Ottawa, Canada

Re: Luft-X Focke-Wulf Triebflugel

Post by cnq » Sat Aug 29, 2015 8:48 am

This is the other E555 I have. You can see the cockpit is very small

Image

Image

Post Reply