PM Horten Ho-229 A-1 (Ho-IX) Luft 46 ///FINISHED///

[JOCKNEY]

Last minute change of plan...

 

Unfortunately the Unicraft kit I was going to build has Decals missing to add to the other "built in" challenges ! Therefore given the need for speed and wanting to keep the Luft 46 theme going I have gone for this;

 

 

 

 

If anyone can give me a clue as to what the mottled camouflage is supposed to look like and appropriate Humbrol colours I would be eternally grateful !

 

Given 4 kids in the house and a list of jobs to do this weekend from SWMBO, it will be a dipping in and out when I get a moments peace technique for the Blitzbuild.

 

Good luck everyone !

 

cheers Pat

[JOCKNEY]

I've had an idea for this one, it's a bit bonkers but all shall be revealed as things progress 

 

cheers Pat

[stevej60]

Very unusual aircraft Pat look forward to seeing your planned scheme.

[JOCKNEY]

Right, just a quick session to feel like I have at least made a start

 

 

Lots of flash to remove from the parts, and a bit of painting

 

 

So tomorrow look for the correct paints and try to evade detection so I can make some more progress 

 

cheers Pat

[Valkyrie]

Seriously sinister looking aircraft, would like to do one 

I find a good way to get peace is to say I’m going to put air in the tyres at the garage darling.....shut the front door and creep into the study/ model room, it’s always a good couple of hours before she discovers me or phones me 

 

Good luck with the build and hiding 

[JOCKNEY]

Another potential stumbling block to me completing this GB, is I had an operation on the back of my hand last week.

 

 

This is the before photo, the NHS have tried to freeze the thing off on 4 previous occasions so they decided to remove it surgically. Now before you look at the next photo, if you like horror films you will love this, and no I didn't do it myself !

 

 

Yes it does nip a bit to be honest, but Mrs Jockney assures me working out in the garden moving topsoil will take my mind off things !

 

cheers Pat

[Dave_R]

OK

 

don't look if eating or just eaten

 

That looks pretty nasty but check these out.....

 

 

 

Those hideous objects are actual human feet.  It's partly my own fault and partly due to the prescribed drugs I have to take now - anyway !!yuk!! - self-pity moment over.  It's not too bad now.

 

Sorry Dave.

[JOCKNEY]

52 minutes ago, Dave_R said:

OK

 

don't look if eating or just eaten

 

That looks pretty nasty but check these out.....

 

 

 

Those hideous objects are actual human feet.  It's partly my own fault and partly due to the prescribed drugs I have to take now - anyway !!yuk!! - self-pity moment over.  It's not too bad now.

 

Sorry Dave.

What can I say

 

You win !

 

[Valkyrie]

Everyone’s in the wars here

[JOCKNEY]

Bit more progress tonight, painting rather than assembly

 

 

 

[stevej60]

Good start Pat,nice stitching on the hand,did they put a couple of bolt's through the neck too?

[JOCKNEY]

As someone told me this week, "that's really horrible " referring to what the hand was attached to.

 

Im sure they were trying to make me feel better  

[Hook]

On 8/24/2018 at 2:45 PM, JOCKNEY said:

If anyone can give me a clue as to what the mottled camouflage is supposed to look like and appropriate Humbrol colours I would be eternally grateful !

 

It looks like RLM 81 Braunviolett and RLM 83 Dunkelgrün mottle over a RLM 76 Lichtblau base.

 

Humbrol matches are 251, 253 and 247, respectively.

 

HTH!

 

Andre

 

 

[JOCKNEY]

27 minutes ago, Hook said:

 

It looks like RLM 81 Braunviolett and RLM 83 Dunkelgrün mottle over a RLM 76 Lichtblau base.

 

Humbrol matches are 251, 253 and 247, respectively.

 

HTH!

 

Andre

 

 

Thanks Andre

 

I've had an idea to give this build a bit of a twist, more will be revealed later  

 

Cheers Pat

[JOCKNEY]

Further progress

 

Seat fitted, homemade (yes they look it) seat belts and rear of jets before closing up.

 

 

Parts need to be cut into pieces, like the undercarriage covers

 

 

Surprising little filler needed on the seems

 

 

Finally a coat of grey underneath, why grey ?

 

Well that would be telling !

 

 

[CliffB]

Looking great Pat and I particularly like your cutting mat!

[JOCKNEY]

16 minutes ago, CliffB said:

Looking great Pat and I particularly like your cutting mat!

Morning Cliff

 

Cutting mat was upstairs with SWMBO, so had to improvise with one of the kids jotters, I have to concentrate so I didn't turn it into a doilie !

 

cheers Pat

[JOCKNEY]

Masked and painted the underside last night, before going into Oban to see Mission Impossible (insert current number !)

Then an Indian carry out, that's take away for people on the wrong side of Hadrians Wall 

 

 

Stitches out today so it will be the big push for the finish line good luck everyone !

 

cheers Pat

[Jinxman]

That's looking good - I reckon you've broken the back on this one.

 

Good luck with the stitches - hope it's not too sore.

[JOCKNEY]

Ok time to show what I'm up to so far this morning

 

Added some colour to the top this morning, can you guess the colour scheme ?

 

 

Next photo might help a bit more !

 

 

cheers Pat

 

 

[Hockeyboy76]

Great paint work, will be “borrowing” that. 

[JOCKNEY]

Last update for a while today. I need to let glue and paint go off

 

 

 

[JOCKNEY]

Ok I'm calling this done

 

 

To be a bit different as you will notice I decided that my Luft 46 would still include the Italians so as I love this type of camouflage and have benn wanting to have a go at it..... Why not combine the two !

 

 

 

 

Thanks for all the encouragement, for those battling against the clock stop reading this and get on with it !

 

cheers Pat

 

[stevej60]

Nice one Pat well done!

[CliffB]

Cool!