U-boater
07-05-2010, 06:29 AM
Combat Models 1/32 Go-229 (a.k.a. Horten Ho-229) is an all vacuform kit
produced by ROBERTS MODELS.
Where do I begin...?
First of all,the kit provides a fairly accurate "shape" to work with.I should advise all potential buyers/builders that a tremendous amount of time, effort,research,and resources will needed to produce a good looking
replica.Scratch-building skills are necessary.Definitely not for the faint of heart.
I'll begin by addressing the kit's inaccuracies.
1:Missing main landing gear "hump" on the bottom of the fuselage.
2:Inaccurate panel lines and access panels.
3:Shallow nose/cockpit area.
4:Mis-shapen intakes and engine shrouds.
5:Missing "V-shape" on the nose landing gear bay door area.
6:Oversized wheels.
7:Undersized main landing gear bays.
8:Inaccurate cockpit parts (looks like an FW-190 cockpit).
9:Inaccurately shaped canopy (I call it,"The transparent tad-pole").
Combat Models even made a valiant (but failed) attempt to provide a pair
of vacuformed Junkers JUMO-004 jet engines.The kit also provides a series of mysterious "lumps and bumps".
Jeff Roberts,owner/operator of ROBERTS MODELS produces a detail set for the Go-229 which includes the following resin and white metal details.
Resin details include...
1:Finely cast resin landing gear wheels (Me-262? :confused:)
2:Resin intake turbines.
3:Assorted resin cockpit details.
4.Resin nose landing gear strut.
White metal parts...
1:Main landing gear struts.
2:Nose landing gear retraction assembly.
3:Foot pedals.
4:Gun barrels (X4),and...
5:A REVI 12 gunsight.
In my opinion,be prepared to do a lot of scrounging for after-market details.Would I (personally) use these detail parts? Probably not.
The bright side,is that with patience,skill,and creativity,you'll be able to produce a truly unique piece of work.
Overall dimensions....
Wingspan: 20 3/4"
Nose to tail: 8 3/4"
produced by ROBERTS MODELS.
Where do I begin...?
First of all,the kit provides a fairly accurate "shape" to work with.I should advise all potential buyers/builders that a tremendous amount of time, effort,research,and resources will needed to produce a good looking
replica.Scratch-building skills are necessary.Definitely not for the faint of heart.
I'll begin by addressing the kit's inaccuracies.
1:Missing main landing gear "hump" on the bottom of the fuselage.
2:Inaccurate panel lines and access panels.
3:Shallow nose/cockpit area.
4:Mis-shapen intakes and engine shrouds.
5:Missing "V-shape" on the nose landing gear bay door area.
6:Oversized wheels.
7:Undersized main landing gear bays.
8:Inaccurate cockpit parts (looks like an FW-190 cockpit).
9:Inaccurately shaped canopy (I call it,"The transparent tad-pole").
Combat Models even made a valiant (but failed) attempt to provide a pair
of vacuformed Junkers JUMO-004 jet engines.The kit also provides a series of mysterious "lumps and bumps".
Jeff Roberts,owner/operator of ROBERTS MODELS produces a detail set for the Go-229 which includes the following resin and white metal details.
Resin details include...
1:Finely cast resin landing gear wheels (Me-262? :confused:)
2:Resin intake turbines.
3:Assorted resin cockpit details.
4.Resin nose landing gear strut.
White metal parts...
1:Main landing gear struts.
2:Nose landing gear retraction assembly.
3:Foot pedals.
4:Gun barrels (X4),and...
5:A REVI 12 gunsight.
In my opinion,be prepared to do a lot of scrounging for after-market details.Would I (personally) use these detail parts? Probably not.
The bright side,is that with patience,skill,and creativity,you'll be able to produce a truly unique piece of work.
Overall dimensions....
Wingspan: 20 3/4"
Nose to tail: 8 3/4"