Adam Poultney Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 I'm building a Revell P.1099 and am looking at getting a Revell Horton Go229 to go with it. What other good Luft'46 and late war prototype kits are out there? 1/72 preferred. Time to read a few reviews and debate what kits to buy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Revell did a bunch Luft 46 kits, such as the Ar 555, B&V 194, Ar 240, the Haunnebu flying saucer, the P1099 fighter and heavy fighter, all in 1:72. RS Models also makes plenty of Luft 46 models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 23 minutes ago, Adam Poultney said: What other good Luft'46 and late war prototype kits are out there? 1/72 preferred. Time to read a few reviews and debate what kits to buy.... I think the Revell ones mentioned by @Sturmovik have been OOP for a while. They were a trend in the mid/late 90's, and as such are reasonable mainstream kits. also the sort if thing liable to be hiding in stashes... Try putting a request up in the wanted section For reviews, quite a few are reviewed here https://modelingmadness.com/kitindex/kitindexmain.htm eg https://modelingmadness.com/scott/axis/luft/e555.htm This should help, i just googled up "revell Luftwaffe 46" and this turned up http://www.luft46models.com/manufacturers/manufactuers.php HTH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Sturmovik said: Revell did a bunch Luft 46 kits, such as the Ar 555, B&V 194, Ar 240, the Haunnebu flying saucer, the P1099 fighter and heavy fighter, all in 1:72. RS Models also makes plenty of Luft 46 models. I know of the Revell kits, but a few I didn't realise they did. That flying saucer is a pure fantasy, I'm not interested in that (other than that bit of controversy over it). I'm just having a look at RS's stuff and it looks good. Plenty of MeX09 types or small jets like Hs132 which I quite like. He280 isn't exactly Luft'46 as such but I like it, a production model would be nice. I'd like to get a Bf109Z but it doesn't look like they have done one. 22 minutes ago, Troy Smith said: I think the Revell ones mentioned by @Sturmovik have been OOP for a while. They were a trend in the mid/late 90's, and as such are reasonable mainstream kits. also the sort if thing liable to be hiding in stashes... Wish that trend continued Edited December 16, 2019 by Adam Poultney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewerjerry Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 (edited) Hi A model did a 109Z https://www.scalemates.com/kits/amodel-72217-messerschmitt-bf-109-z--135532# there are also a few on e bay cheers jerry Edited December 16, 2019 by brewerjerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 @JOCKNEY may know more hes organized a Luft’46 group build. There are plenty of resin kits out there but they can be a bit £€$. I know you've signed up for it. However I don't know if you have read through the pages there are lots of ideas and kits listed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Hugo Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Look at the Huma range as well, couple of Bfx09 in there and the Triebelflugel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahavelona Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Revell's Ho-229 and Flitzer are both great 1/72 kits! If you can find it their Arado Ar-555 is very impressive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Also, Special Hobby do a BV155 what if boxing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jure Miljevic Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Perhaps Dornier Do 317 and Junkers Ju 388 bombers? https://www.scalemates.com/kits/special-hobby-sh72018-dornier-do-317-v-1--132412 https://www.scalemates.com/kits/special-hobby-sh72021-junkers-ju-388-k-l--120653 SH also made Ju 388 night fighter: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/special-hobby-sh72022-junkers-ju-388-j--121956 Not a Luftwaffe 46 kit as such, but nevertheless an interesting idea of our member nsmekanik: And, as a bit of fun, here is also a Ki.46/Me 262 hybrid Luftwaffe night fighter. Cheers Jure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsmekanik Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Because I feel like showing off Revels BV 194 is a pretty nice kit, the only bugaboo is the wheel well walls split in the middle and don't line up that well, but I just used tape to mimic canvas, and my way of opening the bomb bay isn't what the instruction suggest 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 If you don't mind working with resin, Planet Models issued a good number of Luftwaffe prototypes and proposed aircraft, too many to list here. For some reason I ended with a few of these and I was not too impressed, they are quite simple kits with not much detail and the casting is not on parr with the best companies. I believe several subjects were only ever done by Planet Models though, so they can still be valid kits for those interested in the subject (that I personally am not and I'm slowly selling off all the ones I have). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 9 hours ago, brewerjerry said: Hi A model did a 109Z https://www.scalemates.com/kits/amodel-72217-messerschmitt-bf-109-z--135532# there are also a few on e bay cheers jerry Nice I'll have a look. Think I saw that one a while ago and forgot about it. 7 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: @JOCKNEY may know more hes organized a Luft’46 group build. There are plenty of resin kits out there but they can be a bit £€$. I know you've signed up for it. However I don't know if you have read through the pages there are lots of ideas and kits listed. Hmmm yes probably a good place to find Luft'46 stuff 5 hours ago, Charlie Hugo said: Look at the Huma range as well, couple of Bfx09 in there and the Triebelflugel. Will do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 PM models did a Ta-183 Huckebein in 1/72 which I think Revell re-boxed. AMtech did one in 1/48 which was reboxed by Tamiya and will be by Academy next year I think. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/pm-model-pm-213-focke-wulf-ta-183-hueckebein--104778 https://www.scalemates.com/kits/tamiya-89586-focke-wulf-ta-183a-huckebein--114329 Cheers, Der Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafetyDad Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 A few more for you... Antares Models in Argentina are currently producing Luft 46 aircraft in resin and have quite a range - worth a look! I have a few of their kits and can say that the casting is good quality. Their He 277 is well done. Sharkit from France (now OOP I think) produced a few (including the Horten XVIII Amerika Bomber). Unicraft from the Ukraine do a load. Again, I have some of these - the quality is, shall we say, variable... Don't forget Dragon did some late-war-veering-into-Luft 46 such as the Arado 234C with parasite fighter, Me p1011 and 2 versions of the 3 seat He 219B5. These are well moulded mainstream injection kits CMK did loads in their early days. Resin in poly bags. Nice castings but not that detailed. The long-gone Toad resins (now hard to find and expensive when you do) did some novel subjects including the Ta 283 and Me 365 Airmodel from Germany did a load of vacforms but also some complete resin Luft 46 subjects such as the Me265 There's a load out there. Very popular (but polarising!) idea for kit subjects SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 53 minutes ago, Dermo245 said: AMtech did one in 1/48 which was reboxed by Tamiya and will be by Academy next year I think. Has already been reboxed by Academy BTW. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Hi Everyone Great thread and difficult to add with all the good points already made on this thread, my own experience is; Revell - Readily available, well made, build well, reasonable price Special Hobby - Some still available other were a limited run, some also have Resin and etched parts, expensive Huma - were available, no longer being made becoming expensive, well made. Planet - expensive, large range of kits available, Resin not injection, some lack detail. Unicraft - some amazing kits available, expensive and not widely available, Resin mold quality can be shocking ! Pioneer / PM - Cheap basic kits, well made but lacking detail, still widely available. Airmodel - Vacform not injection, most come without injection parts or decal, so raiding spares box necessary. RS Models - readily available, nicely molded injection parts. CMK - Resin, not widely available, canopies tend to yellow in older versions Please feel free to join the GB mentioned above, you and anyone else would be very welcome. Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantome Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 As most people have mentioned, Revell's 1/72 offerings are mostly excellent, done at a time (late 90s early 00s)when their quality was better than now. However, avoid the Ta 183 Huckebein as it is a PM Model rebox with very crude detailing (I learned this the hard way, thinking it was a Revell mold) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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