Some WWII Fighters in 1/72
 

So, after some idle 25 years, I tried to brush up my rusty modeller skills with my favorite subject in 1/72 scale, WWII warbirds. Here are my current results:

Heinkel He 178, the first jet aircraft. Condor/MPM

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/178.jpg

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/1781.jpg

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/1782.jpg

Brewster B-339 Buffalo, Finnish Air Force 1943, Hasegawa

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/b239.jpg

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/b2391.jpg

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/b2392.jpg

Horten Ho 229 V3 flying wing, Luftwaffe 1945. Revell

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/CIMG2961.JPG

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/CIMG2965.JPG

Macchi MC.200 Saetta, Italian Air Force 1940. Hobbyboss

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/CIMG2971.JPG

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/CIMG2973.JPG

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/CIMG2974.JPG

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Blohm & Voss Bv 141B, Luftwaffe 1941. Airfix

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/CIMG2975.JPG

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/CIMG2976.JPG

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/CIMG2977.JPG

Fokker D.XXI, Dutch Army Aviation Brigade, 1940. PM Models

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/fokk.jpg

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/fokk1.jpg

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/fokk2.jpg

Ilyushin IL-2, Soviet Air Force 1944, Hobbyboss

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/il2.JPG

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/il21.JPG

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/il23.JPG

Next kits on the pile: the Italeri CR.42 Falco and the Italeri Mistel 1.

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Fiat CR42 from Italeri, a great kit:

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/fiat.jpg

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/fiat2.jpg

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/fiat3.jpg

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/fiat4.jpg

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Just finished this Mistel 1 kit from Italeri:

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/mistel.jpg

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/mistel2.jpg

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/mistel3.jpg

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/mistel4.jpg

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Nice, I love the Luftwaffe jet fighters!

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Thanks ! A few updates:

Polikarpov I-153 biplane, one of the few biplane designs used in WWII. Kit from Smer/Heller.

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/p153.jpg

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/p1532.jpg

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/p1533.jpg

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And the famous Mosquito, this is the Nightfighter version NF.Mk II. Kit from Airfix.

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/m0.jpg

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/m1.jpg

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/m2.jpg

I finally assembled this cardboard diorama kit. It´s basically a floor, two walls and a ceiling, and I glued this to stryrene sheets for greater stability. The printing is really good and it resembles a heavy sheltered German secret "V-weapons" factory, so you can display Luftwaffe jets here.

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/hang2.jpg

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Wow, now that is a nice collection you've got there! The Horten HO-IX, or 229, is really a special aircraft.

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Thanks Oskar ! There is a very nice book, "Ho 229: The Spirit of Thuringia" about this aircraft and it also debunks some urban legends about the Horten; it was not designed with stealth features in mind as suggested almost everywhere. It also remains doubtful if it would have been an effective fighter aircraft.

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I actually think that the 229 had some potential. But, seeing as how Hitler messed with the Me.262, demanding that it be made a fighter-bomber, it's possible that he could've screwed up the 229 aswell had the war not ended when it did.

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Lovely builds but this is awesome...

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Beautiful kits! If only I could paint as well as you. I just can't seem to get the models to look how I want.

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Thanks ! But I don´t consider myself an advanced or very skilled modeler. Painting is fun but it can also be really difficult depending on the paintscheme. I don´t use airbrush but Tamiya paint spray for larger surfaces.

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Next up: the Bachem Natter. This is really a tiny model...

http://www.michael-milan.de/models/natt.jpg

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Oh, i remember that one. I remember using it Battlefield 1942. I was not a very good pilot, but damn was it fun!

Looking forward to seeing the outcome. :)