BorisAlexandrov Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Hi all, I've finally finished replicating the only existing Ho-229 V3 in the world that was previously being restored at Smithsonian museum and I'm quite happy with what I ended up with. The reference photo I used from Smithsonian air-space magazine is here: 67 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warhawk Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Very interesting idea - love the result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 I get it, restored but left in original condition so not being a full restoration it does take on that quality. I think you have achieved that, well done. Refreshing too because all others have been presented as new aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russmeister 101 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Outstanding weathering!! Bravo that man!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 I saw this in the “flesh” a few years back and I must say you have replicated the look perfectly - a brilliant model. Tom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Great and interesting work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorisAlexandrov Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 1 hour ago, tomprobert said: I saw this in the “flesh” a few years back and I must say you have replicated the look perfectly - a brilliant model. Tom Too bad (?) they've already finished restoration by now. It currently looks like this: Closer to what it actually would have been if they put it into war, but a lot less interesting compared to what it was before restoration. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedingBlue Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 You nailed the look of the unrestored craft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin-42 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 55 minutes ago, BorisAlexandrov said: Too bad (?) they've already finished restoration by now. It currently looks like this: Closer to what it actually would have been if they put it into war, but a lot less interesting compared to what it was before restoration. I think that is the replica built in California. All the references for the Smithsonian one indicated it is only being conserved, not restored. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werdna Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Robin-42 said: I think that is the replica built in California. All the references for the Smithsonian one indicated it is only being conserved, not restored. As above - the 'restored' 229 in the pics above is not the Smithsonian original, it is a replica built in the USA. The Smithsonian 229 is largely in the same state now that it has always been in. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorisAlexandrov Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 The building in progress post is here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorisAlexandrov Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 4 hours ago, tomprobert said: I saw this in the “flesh” a few years back and I must say you have replicated the look perfectly - a brilliant model. Tom Thanks Tom! I really should make a pilgrimage when I got the chance too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorisAlexandrov Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Robin-42 said: I think that is the replica built in California. All the references for the Smithsonian one indicated it is only being conserved, not restored. Yea after looking closely at this photo I realized that the iconic pins that connect the wing and the fuselage are missing. Definitely a replica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Juliet Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Great build - what an unusual looking aircraft; years ahead of it's time. Did it actually see combat? Imagine that coming at you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorisAlexandrov Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 11 minutes ago, Alpha Juliet said: Great build - what an unusual looking aircraft; years ahead of it's time. Did it actually see combat? Imagine that coming at you! It didn't see any actual combat unfortunately. This kit included a bit of fictional parts that were likely intended to be mounted on the production aircraft but didn't make it, like the Revi16b gunsight, and the twin Mk103 30mm autocannons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 An excellent representation of a unique relic. Just fabulous work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Outstanding finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorisAlexandrov Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 7 hours ago, BleedingBlue said: You nailed the look of the unrestored craft. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy da fish Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Having only seen the original 3 days ago there is no restoration work carried out at all on her. Where as most of the other German subjects at the museum have or are mostly complete. No wonder they will get around to it at some point in the future. Still very interesting to see though. sammy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Duvalier Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Your modelling is... adequate. That's a level I aspire to. 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werdna Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 15 hours ago, Alpha Juliet said: Great build - what an unusual looking aircraft; years ahead of it's time. Did it actually see combat? Imagine that coming at you! Not only did it not see combat, it didn't actually fly either. This was the V3 production prototype, completed - or nearly completed - after the V2 prototype crashed after an engine failure. Brought back to the US after the war, but never flew there either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Beautiful work – it looks just like I remember it from a visit in 1979. The model cries out for a diorama base with a group of aviation nerds with cameras… 😉 Kind regards, Joachim P.S. "It didn't see any actual combat unfortunately." Unfortunately? 🤨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Excellent work to recreate the weathering on the real thing and that must be a pretty good sized bit of hardware to go on the shelf judging by the markings on your cutting mat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
providence Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Outstanding work ! the weathering looks so real, you could believe it's a real aircraft ! Regards Providence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorisAlexandrov Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 6 hours ago, Spitfire31 said: Beautiful work – it looks just like I remember it from a visit in 1979. The model cries out for a diorama base with a group of aviation nerds with cameras… 😉 Kind regards, Joachim P.S. "It didn't see any actual combat unfortunately." Unfortunately? 🤨 Hmmm I'm actually quite curious to see if it's going to fulfill the "3x1000 (1000km/h speed, 1000kg bomb payload, 1000km range)" vision of Mr. Hermann Meyer...I mean, Hermann Goering, therefore I used the word. You're right, it's quite fortunate that it didn't see any actual combat, and was left as a witness of the final desperate days of the Reich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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