1/72 Focke-Wulf Ta.183A-2A Hückebein

[Spey_Phantom]

im in a luft46 kinda mood, so i might as well get one of them going on the bench 

the model im using is a 1/72 PM Model Ta.183.
having built one before, i know the kit isnt to special, with only 20 parts and not much internal detail.
but with a little effort, it can be improved.

first up, the armament, as the Ta.183 was envisioned to be armed with the Rurhstahl X-4 Air-to-Air missile, i thought it would only be fitting if they were to be present on the wings.
scratchbuilding these seem to be the only option, as aftermarket missiles are hard to find and kinda costly atm.
as a basis, im using 4 1/72 Mk.82 snake-eye bombs, fitting them with plasticard fins and wirehousings on 2 wingtips.
i calculated these are just about to-scale.




the wings have been fitted with pylons, made from 1mm thick styrene plasticard.




and is is to be the cockpit for the aircraft, a leftover from a Revell Fw190A (from a previous build) i should fit in perfectly.

[Dizzyfugu]

Nice. Went a VERY similar way when I scratched X-4's... 

1:72 Luft '46 - "Red 3" Focke Wulf Fighter with BMW 803 engine (kitbashing/scratch-built) - Work in progress #3 by dizzyfugu, on Flickr

1:72 Luft '46 - "Red 3" Focke Wulf Fighter with BMW 803 engine (kitbashing/scratch-built) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


Looking forward to your project! 

[Gondor]

first up, the armament, as the Ta.183 was envisioned to be armed with the Rurhstahl X-4 Air-to-Air missile, i thought it would only be fitting if they were to be present on the wings.
scratchbuilding these seem to be the only option, as aftermarket missiles are hard to find and kinda costly atm.
as a basis, im using 4 1/72 Mk.82 snake-eye bombs, fitting them with plasticard fins and wirehousings on 2 wingtips.
i calculated these are just about to-scale.

I am sure that Freightdog made a set only they are not available on his site at the moment. Cape Hobby & Gift do a set as well which is where I got my set from.

Gondor

[NARSES2]

Yup got a couple of sets from Freightdog 

Nice work on yours Nils

[Spey_Phantom]

UPDATE:

the cockpit has been built and installed, it seemed to fit just about right.
then the fuselage halves were pit together, allong with the landinggear.






and i just fitted the wings on, but the fit isnt that good, i had to find some sort of strut support as one side was kinda droopy.
now thery're just about level, with a little bing of a hanged look. still need to PSR the gaps where the wings are mounted.




ive also started preliminary paintwork on the X-4 missiles (no picture yet).

[McGreig]

I like the use of the Fw-190 cockpit  Must remember that when I build mine.

[MichelC]

Great work on scratch-building the X-4's. The Dragon kit of the Me P.1101 is another option for the missiles in that scale.

Excellent detailing of the pit! The PM kits are extremely bare and this will enhance it nicely.

I love the Ta 183. Sexiest  Luft 46 plane IMHO. Got the Aeorotech kit in the stash. Gotta pull it out one of these days...

M

[dumaniac]

love to twin jet - twin boom concept

will have to think about a 48 scale conversion

[Draken35]

Excellent idea to use some parts of FW190. Will try to find one this week-end... (at Mons expo, Belgium)

[Spey_Phantom]

Finished 

[Gondor]

Very nice indeed 

Gondor

[Dizzyfugu]

Uh, that's bright!

[NARSES2]

Come out well Nils 

Air Show finish 

[McColm]

Great builds.

[Allan]

very nice model   the Huckbein looks good in any sort of color scheme and the view from the cockpit would have been fantastic
Allan in Canberra