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Re: 1/18 Ho-229 Prototype Progress Pics 9-5

Post by Sabrefan » Wed Sep 07, 2011 11:05 am

Did the real H0-229 ever fly?
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Re: 1/18 Ho-229 Prototype Progress Pics 9-5

Post by Bar » Wed Sep 07, 2011 11:11 am

Sabrefan wrote:Did the real H0-229 ever fly?


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Re: 1/18 Ho-229 Prototype Progress Pics 9-5

Post by Jnewboy » Wed Sep 07, 2011 2:45 pm

Sabrefan wrote:Did the real H0-229 ever fly?
Yes! even mock combat trials with an Me-262!

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Re: 1/18 Ho-229 Prototype Progress Pics 9-5

Post by normandy » Wed Sep 07, 2011 4:49 pm

There is this 7 seconds of film........ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBnBSJ9b ... re=related

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Re: 1/18 Ho-229 Prototype Progress Pics 9-5

Post by pickelhaube » Thu Sep 08, 2011 11:24 am

Things are moving right along.

I have the flaps and ailerons almost done.

I shot a coat of primer on the wings and the panel lines all came out great !! :D

I am currently working on the cockpit area and have come across a little glitch.

IT WILL BE REAL HARD TO FIT THE PILOT FIGURE IN WITH THE INSTRAMENT PANEL IN PLACE.

The fix is to put the pilot in first then fit in the panel.

It is a tight fit so falling out of place will not be an issue.

I need to fill in the cockpit walls and do some touching up and the cockpit will be done.

I am not going to do the throttle controls . They are located on the port side in between the cockpit tub tubes. With the figure in , there is no way to see them any way.

As I recall I think that the only thing to finish is the main wheel bay and the main section end caps.

I do have to go over everything to tweak and finesse everything. That will take a day or so.

Dare I say that I am getting close to finishing. :shock:

Pics may not happen today but I think that I will be able to post pics on Friday.
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Re: 1/18 Ho-229 Prototype Progress 9-8

Post by flyboy_fx » Thu Sep 08, 2011 12:32 pm

Nice, I don't think I would add a pilot in mine. The 21st stuff just is not good enough for the sexy work you make! LOL Now, the ONLY pilot worthy of sitting in your 229 ins something from Waylen. ;)
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Post by CW4USARMY » Thu Sep 08, 2011 2:53 pm

I was going to send you a pilot for mine, but I think I agree with flyboy, the pilots aren't good enough for this beauty!

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Post by aae83 » Thu Sep 08, 2011 2:59 pm

pickel,

On your panel line shots from 09/05, I didn't see scribe lines for the upper/lower wing tip spoilers. Was wondering: did you add those?

This is looking totally awesome!

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Re: 1/18 Ho-229 Prototype Progress 9-8

Post by pickelhaube » Thu Sep 08, 2011 4:33 pm

aae83 wrote:pickel,

On your panel line shots from 09/05, I didn't see scribe lines for the upper/lower wing tip spoilers. Was wondering: did you add those?

This is looking totally awesome!

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The wing spoilers will be applique like the dive breaks on the bottom toward the tail feather.

I also need to put on about 20+ access covers .
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Post by flyboy_fx » Thu Sep 08, 2011 4:47 pm

Don't go crazy please! LOL We need your mind in one piece!!!
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Post by normandy » Thu Sep 08, 2011 5:21 pm

Matthew, this is getting very exciting, its not often one gets to see a piece of sculpture happen.... from its conception to its completion.
There must be some interest in your project, you've got 10,714 views :shock:

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I can't wait till we start seeing pics of Your 229 flooding the web. 8)

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Post by pickelhaube » Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:13 pm

normandy wrote:Matthew, this is getting very exciting, its not often one gets to see a piece of sculpture happen.... from its conception to its completion.
There must be some interest in your project, you've got 10,714 views :shock:

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I can't wait till we start seeing pics of Your 229 flooding the web. 8)

That is a lot of views :shock:
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Post by flyboy_fx » Thu Sep 08, 2011 9:02 pm

It actually is just 10 people checking it 100+ times a day. LOL :lol:
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Post by [CAT]CplSlade » Thu Sep 08, 2011 9:09 pm

Too bad you only do 1/18 as I would be all over a 1/32 version.

I actually used to show the Nat'l Geo special to my 7th grade Physical Science class near year's end when talking about EMF.

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Post by gburch » Fri Sep 09, 2011 4:22 am

flyboy_fx wrote:It actually is just 10 people checking it 100+ times a day. LOL :lol:
I'm one of them :lol:

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Post by Crazy Kraut » Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:08 am

Me too (my wife is telling me)!! :roll: !!
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Post by pickelhaube » Sat Sep 10, 2011 8:58 pm

flyboy_fx wrote:Nice, I don't think I would add a pilot in mine. The 21st stuff just is not good enough for the sexy work you make! LOL Now, the ONLY pilot worthy of sitting in your 229 ins something from Waylen. ;)

We all know that Weylan does a fantastic job.

But is figs are static. There is NO WAY of fitting a static figure in the cockpit.

The fig will have to fully articulate.
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Post by flyboy_fx » Sat Sep 10, 2011 9:48 pm

Well darn... I wonder if waylen would do only a torso. :0
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Post by normandy » Sun Sep 11, 2011 3:57 am

I plan on putting the Stuka Pilot in the 229.

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Post by pizzaguy » Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:51 am

Here's something I came up with so far.

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Looking at Pickel's newest pics the rear support may interfere with the wheel doors.

The other option could be to use the swastika as the base and take the supports up. That would also reduce the amount of acrylic used there by reducing the cost as well. Placement of the supports would be the trick. I would use a thicker acrylic for the base to offset the lack material in the swastika. Thicker material would allow me to also light the stand.

That's just a thought I had. What would everyone else like to see?

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Post by pickelhaube » Sun Sep 11, 2011 3:55 pm

pizzaguy wrote:Here's something I came up with so far.

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Looking at Pickel's newest pics the rear support may interfere with the wheel doors.

The other option could be to use the swastika as the base and take the supports up. That would also reduce the amount of acrylic used there by reducing the cost as well. Placement of the supports would be the trick. I would use a thicker acrylic for the base to offset the lack material in the swastika. Thicker material would allow me to also light the stand.

[That's just a thought I had. What would everyone else like to see?

I think that I rather have the swastie as the base rather than the support.

Just my opinion.

I have the wings ALMOST done. I use the same thickness clear plastic to make all of the access wing panel round caps. They were the same thickness as I used on the wing main section.

THEY LOOKED LIKE I GLUED ASPERIN TABLETS ON THE WINGS :shock: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

I should have just cut them off and went back with thinner ones but it took so long to make them all 28 of them. So I sanded them down.It took 3 times to get them as thin as I needed.

Only about 1 1/2 days worth or time :roll:

One wing is done the other I need to drill the tiny screw heads on the caps.

I also have the flaps and ailerons done. :wink:Image
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Re: 1/18 Ho-229 Prototype Progress Pics 9-11

Post by normandy » Sun Sep 11, 2011 4:06 pm

:shock: Wow! Matthew, You keep doing it, so I'll keep saying it.........the attention to detail and the amount of detail in this project is just amazing :!:
This is going to be the coolest 1:18 kit yet!

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Post by B-29 » Sun Sep 11, 2011 6:12 pm

Wow! Amazing work! Can't wait to see it finished. I can't believe how fast you've been able to build this, I've spent years on my P-39 and it still doesn't look this good. You have one amazing talent Pickle.
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Post by flyboy_fx » Sun Sep 11, 2011 6:44 pm

I feel I have potential to be a good scratch builder... Im just a lazy SOB. LOL
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Post by [CAT]CplSlade » Sun Sep 11, 2011 8:31 pm

If there is any demand for structures in 1/32 I'd like to take a stab at that.

Have to recover from dislocating my middle finger of my right hand first, though.

For those who remember the shots of my armor collection I have my tanks arranged along a shelf. I've wanted to create backdrops, sort of like a semi-3D wallpaper, to pace on the wall behind the vehicles to simulate buildings and roadways rather than the plain painted drywall I have now.

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