Horten Ho.229 1/72
Hello gents
I would like to present my render of a cool little aeroplane i did a little while ago(but it is my most recent plane built). Its a Ho.229 from Revell, a nice little kit which screams for superdetailing. I did the inside tube construction using styrene, made engines with various spare parts and tidbits, did some detailing in the cockpit(new instrument table, PE harnes, pedals…), made tanks for the detached wing and metal antennae. Gun tube is medical needle with drilled-out supressor. Painted with GunzeSangyo paints, slightly discolored and postshaded the panel lines. Since this is a somewhat what if version, it would be a preproduction example and weathering was kept on the down side.
Hope you like it
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Gábor Szabó said on May 12, 2015
Very nice detailing work and the display is ingenious!
Simon Whitney said on May 12, 2015
Nice build Matija, some good details added .
Well done mate.
Greg Kittinger said on May 12, 2015
Nicely done! Love the added details and scratchbuilding. I’m still a rookie at that element, but ramping up little by little.
Craig Abrahamson said on May 12, 2015
Extraordinary workmanship…especially in that scale – from the bladders in the wings right down to the beat up jack. Great job, sir.
Rob Pollock said on May 12, 2015
Marina, very imaginative build, and a credit to you. If shows what can be achieved with a little forethought without having to resort completely to expensive aftermarket items. A good presentation too. I like this a lot.
It makes me laugh to see the horrendous prices people will pay for the Zoukei Mura Horten, when you can get a result like this (yes, I know not 1/32, but in some ways all the more remarkable in 1/72).
Rob Pollock said on May 12, 2015
PS apologies re typo on your name, Matija – iPad behaving badly.
Ulf Lundberg said on May 12, 2015
I always love it when someone gets their tools and plasticard out and start building for himself.
Nice job
Milán Restár said on May 12, 2015
awesome homemade-scratchbuilt superdetailing…i really love this way of modelling. congratulations!!
Matija Lisec said on May 12, 2015
Thanks for the kind words!
Marek Halas said on May 12, 2015
Beautifully detailed and finished, well done.
Magnus Fridsell said on May 13, 2015
Just beautiful in a simple but effective setting! And good to see some more 72-stuff around here 🙂 !
Magnus, the 1/72-guy!
George Williams said on May 13, 2015
Like the others have already said, Matija, just great work.
Bernd Müller said on May 14, 2015
WOW, Stunning build, very nice
Frank Cronin said on May 20, 2015
Matija,
Beautifully done. Not an easy kit to build but you mastered it