Some WWII Fighters in 1/72

Conventi · 08-11-2014, 03:37 PM

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

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

Horten Ho 229 V3 flying wing, Luftwaffe 1945. Revell

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

Conventi · 08-11-2014, 03:44 PM

Blohm & Voss Bv 141B, Luftwaffe 1941. Airfix

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

Ilyushin IL-2, Soviet Air Force 1944, Hobbyboss

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

Conventi · 09-07-2014, 06:03 PM

Fiat CR42 from Italeri, a great kit:

Conventi · 09-25-2014, 02:31 PM

Just finished this Mistel 1 kit from Italeri:

Harry_Bird · 11-26-2014, 02:33 AM

Nice, I love the Luftwaffe jet fighters!

Conventi · 11-26-2014, 05:15 AM

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Nice, I love the Luftwaffe jet fighters!

Thanks ! A few updates:

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

Conventi · 11-26-2014, 05:21 AM

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

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.

Flight fan · 11-26-2014, 09:37 AM

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

Conventi · 11-30-2014, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Flight fan

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

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.

Flight fan · 11-30-2014, 01:26 PM

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.

vince1159 · 11-30-2014, 04:22 PM

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Just finished this Mistel 1 kit from Italeri:

Lovely builds but this is awesome...

777-200ER · 11-30-2014, 05:34 PM

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.

Conventi · 12-03-2014, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by 777-200ER

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.

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.

Conventi · 12-03-2014, 05:17 AM

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

Flight fan · 12-03-2014, 06:12 AM

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.