Horten Ho-347 'Fledermaus', 1/48 Dust Studios

[B4en]

This is a silly bit of Luft-46 type whiffery that I've just painted up for a friend. It is for a game called Dust Tactics. (Never heard of it before.) It seems to be loosely based on a mix of the stranger late war German designs. Some very minor assembly required and you can swap out the cannon pod for a bomb load if you like. There are what I guess must be STOL rocket pods under the wings too. The panel trenches would make Matchbox proud. The canopy is thick enough to withstand cannon shells. Typical shabby Nazi trick, as Mainwaring would say.
The kit - ok, toy - is all over grey and a bit dull looking out of the box. I tried to produce something like the box art and must admit it was quite fun to fool about with some mottling and stuff.

[Softscience]

Thats one hell of a gun!

You did a great job with this Ben. Also welcome to the other Airfix site. It's good to see you building again.

[Ian]

Luft'46 meets Warhammer 40K. What a great bit of fun! Looks really good.

[broadside]

Very impressive! It really looks the part.

[BlohmWolf]

That's something really unique. Well done on the scratchbuilding!

[B4en]

Cheers all, I was surprised how nicely this thing painted up.
BlohmWolf no scratching involved here - it is a mostly pre-assembled 'kit' from some company called Dust Studios. I think it is a game piece really. I do have plans for some scratchbuilding in the not-too-distant future but that will be back in my comfort zone of military vehicles...

[Titan]

I like that Ben, nice work.

Regards
Mark

[Tarkas]

Never mind the guns, what intrigues me is that it has skis for undercarriage. Does this beast operate out of the hidden Nazi base in Antarctica? It looks the part...

[B4en]

Or the Nazi moonbase of course...

[Chuck E]

Cracking little model. Nicely done. Looks really good.

[despondman]

Nicely done - that's fantastic! I'm going to have to get myself one of those.

[general rocket]

This one, I really like!

[B4en]

Cheers all. I'm surprised this got so much attention!
I've amended the thread title so if any of you want one it should be easier to find. I've no idea what other odd whifs the company might make...

[MarkyM607]

Nice work!, however I can't see a lot of room for fuel with all those engines!!.

[despondman]

I've amended the thread title so if any of you want one it should be easier to find. I've no idea what other odd whifs the company might make...

Thanks for that, that is helpful. That's a good point, they might have some other exotic aircraft also, certainly worth checking out.