Horten IX/GO 229

[Scale-Master]

1/72 Revell kit.

This was an orphan kit; missing and broken parts, no decals.  It doesn't fit badly, but the instructions would have you install the wings upside down and on the wrong sides.  At least it is not too difficult to figure out how it should go together. 

I grabbed it to test drive a friend's airbrush to see if I wanted to buy one like it.  Unfortunately I followed those instructions when I pre-painted the soft edged camouflage on the "upper" surfaces and it turned out I had painted the bottoms of the wings. 

Rather than paint the same pattern again, I came up with this splinter style scheme as a hypothetical version.  It's done with Tamiya acrylics and lacquers and Testors enamel and lacquer.  I sourced the insignias and stripes from a Revell ProModeler FW190 with Scale-Master decals.

[cobraman]

Very cool and well done. They really built some wild stuff back then.

[Jim B]

Nicely done.  Those aircraft were way ahead of their time.

[bisc63]

Nice job! I have a couple of these and the 1/48 DML/Dragon (also later boxed by Revell) release on the "to do" list. Your paint scheme is completely believable.

[PappyD340]

Looks great!

[Dave Armstrong]

Mistakes or not, that looks great!

This plane, many years ago, was my subject for my first try with an airbrush- it was a cheap external mix gun, and being an external mix, there was a bit of splatter- but, it showed me the effect I could get, and I fell in love with airbrushing!

[redneckrigger]

Well done.................those Hortens were really cutting edge back then!

[stavanzer]

Boy, you nailed this build! Great Work.