Ians Go 229 **COMPLETE**

[Ian]

User Name: Ian
First Name: Ian
manufacture: Revell
Scale: 1:72
Model Type: Plastic injection
After Market Items: Me? After market items?

Morning everyone.

A bit late joining but I am recently back from India. The kit, as promised, is the Revell Horten Go 229.


I am not bothering with the sprue shots as they are already in another build thread.
I am not at work today as I am suffering with 'Bangalore Bottom' so can't go too far from the bathroom
Best make a start then, hadn't I?

(Post edited after reading the Operational Overview)

[kruaxi]

Welcome

[Dirkpitt289]

Welcome back Ian. Nice choice of a subject. Better get crackin...

[Ian]

A few hours work later sees the main assemblies together. Wings, tub, lower fuselage and intakes/exhausts.

I am going to display this in flight so all the internal gubbins has been left out. Only the guns have been added as the shell casing dispensers can be seen from outside. The gear doors have already been added (where possible) as it's much easier to manipulate them now as opposed to when the whole thing is together.
Gunther is really looking forward to his first flight!

He doesn't look too bad from a distance. Honest!
From here it's a case of finishing painting the intake and exhaust assemblies, then just sticking the whole thing together.
I think this kit would be a great kit to Blitz.

[Ian]

And before you know it, it's together.

Need to spend some time with the wet'n'dry now to smooth out the fit errors.

[JamesPerrin]

Need to spend some time with the wet'n'dry now to smooth out the fit errors.

I used a lot of clamping in an effort to get all those curves to match.

[splash]

That is one advantage of the simple two half design of the PM kit, simpler joint along only two edges.

Regards
Splash

[Ian]

An update at last! The kit is together now with just the cannon barrels, pitot and the dangly bit underneath to add. Painting is coming along. The upper has had it's coatings of RLM 81 & 82 (H117 & H155).

I have given the underside a coat of H127, which although not the correct shade, is one that I am happy with.
Underside needs another coat, then it's on to the decals.

[TimJ]

Nice paintwork.

[Ian]

Underside has had it's second coat of H127 now. When I get home tonight it will get a coat of Klear or two, then I can start decalling. I will use the unused black balkenkreuz to create a hakenkreuz on the rear. I am also tempted to go for a metal finish on the panels behind the jet pipes. It's probably more 'realistic' and would add some interest.

[kruaxi]

A very amazing machine...

[Ian]

So the decals are on. The wash is on (and off again) and the coat of Klear sealing it all is drying.
Just mattcote and the sticky-outy bits to go!

[Ian]

Mattcote on the top side is drying.....

[Brickie]

Neat, and I like the solution to "Where do I put the swastika"?

[Ian]

Well that was easy!



It's a great little kit and apart from a bit of fettling with the fuselage to wing joint is was not far off perfect.
I need some proper light before taking some shots for the gallery.
I have mounted it on a home-made stand.
Jack was so impressed I was making one of these aircraft that he wants this model for his bedroom. And that is a real compliment from him!