Die Fledermaus, Horten Ho229 V7 by gnomemeansgnome

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Die Fledermaus, Horten Ho229 V7 by gnomemeansgnome

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Hi everyone. I wasn't sure where to put this duo, but I figure since the V7 never actually got built then this particular project should go here. The Horten, which I have dubbed Die Fledermaus, is the PM kit. Not a lot of parts or detail but it gives a little wiggle room to turn out a decent facsimile from the usual three feet away. The pilots and ground crew are from the cautiously titled 'German Air Force Personnel 1935-1945' by Revell of Germany. Kinda pricey but the figures are not too shabby. Opel Blitz fuel truck is from Academy's German Ground Vehicles set, and is a lovely kit all on its own. Enjoy my pic heavy expose!

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And just for fun, here's the Fledermaus parked next to the single seat variant.
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Excellent builds, all of them!
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Cheers, Iggie, thanks. I celebrated taking the rest of the pics by accidently chugging down a bunch of water from my paint jar after mistaking it for my drinking glass. Thank goodness I spat it out, and that it was not turpentine!!! :roll:
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Well tidy,well tidy indeed.
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All great builds. It's a pity that yhe PM range is no longr available. We did great rade with them at work and most of thdm were great little kits for the money. I built all thd luft 46 ones. I really ought to dig them out and photograph them.

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Nice work on all aspects of these.

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Great work! If I were you, I'd be looking for a base and some background scenery: those models are a diorama that is crying out to be built, and it would look brilliant.

The Horten designs are truly elegant, to a level unmatched by all but a very few aircraft, and you have done them more than justice here. Bravo!
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Cheers, everyone. I live in a 400 sq ft apartment and there isn't really any room for proper dioramas, so I just use the tarmac bases I built years ago and pose the gear and figures accordingly. Any upward mobility in terms of more amenable housing in Vancouver has now evaporated, so I work with what I have.
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Excellent work I really miss the good old PM kits.

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Me too, Alan. I have only a few unbuilt ones left now.
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