Gotha P60 flying wing in 1/72
Dear iModelers!
This article belongs to category ‘what if’: it is based on Horten brothers‘ flying wing aircraft concepts. At Gothaer Waggonfabrik they also worked on realizing this futurist concept at the end of WWII. In contrast to the Horten 229, this Gotha aircraft did not reach prototype status. The name of the project was ‘P60’. The mounting of the jet engines was back then designed in different ways. I decided for one on top and one underneath the airframe. It is a very basic AZ model kit.
Being what if, allow your thoughts to fly freely…
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Craig Abrahamson said on March 24, 2019
Nicely done, Michael….I like it.
Michael Gosse said on March 24, 2019
Dear Craig, thanks again for your comment!
dale travis said on March 24, 2019
Unique subject and very well done!
Michael Gosse said on March 24, 2019
Dear Dale, thank you. I agree: I did not see that kit/topic a lot.
david leigh-smith said on March 24, 2019
As Craig says, very nicely done, Michael. I like these ‘what if’ projects – for my money we don’t see enough of them, possibly because of the same reasons sci-fi isn’t taken as seriously in literature. I think the upper echelons of the modeling fraternity see them as ‘not serious’ modeling.
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Michael Gosse said on March 24, 2019
Dear David, thank you very much for your comment. I agree, ‘what if’ was very esoteric most of the time, but I realize that at least for making growth in the market a lot of kit manufacturer explore this terrain now. In that sense we live in ‘golden times’ anyway in these times……and by the way: what is ‘serious modeling’ (but you put it already in quotation marks anyway…)
Louis Gardner said on March 24, 2019
This is fantastic !!! Thinking about “what if” subjects is always fascinating for me………..There are numerous drawings of these various projects in a book I have by William Green. I sincerely like how you captured “the look” Weiss 8………….with Reich Defense bands, an even a SG unit emblem on the nose……… toss in a Flak truck and you’re all set.
Well done my friend.
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Michael Gosse said on March 24, 2019
Dear Louis, thank you very much for your comment. That makes two of us: I was always very fascinated by these projects and still I am. Sometimes you can see the roots of new techniques in the early 50s and still later (in aircraft, ships, tanks and other items). On one side they developed existing plans and on the other side they used the know how of the engineers directly. Would be interesting to create some kind of ‘family tree’ on certain developments.
gary sausmikat said on March 24, 2019
One word, Michael….COOL!
Michael Gosse said on March 25, 2019
Thanks a lot, Gary!
Tom Bebout said on March 25, 2019
Now that truly is something different. What iffers are lots of fun IMHO. Nicely done Michael, I like it.
Michael Gosse said on March 25, 2019
Thank you very much, Tom!
DE4EVER said on March 25, 2019
🙂 … Greetings … 🙂 :
That is one splendid “WHAT IF” Michael, just looking at it, makes one wonder if such a thing existed and what could have happened. Nice work.
Michael Gosse said on March 25, 2019
Thank you very much for your comment!
Greg Kittinger said on March 25, 2019
Very nice – strange-looking creature!
Michael Gosse said on March 26, 2019
Thank you, Greg – I agree!!
Julian Shawyer said on March 25, 2019
Excellent looking aircraft. Nicely made. Very well done Michael.
Michael Gosse said on March 26, 2019
Thank you very much, Julian, for your comment!