1/72 Revell's Horten Go-229

[wacek85]

1/72 Horten Ho-229 from Revell. Wonderful model, everything fits like a dream. Paining like always: Tamiya, Mr Hobby and AK Real Colors. Weathering with Tamiya pigments and AMMO fluids.

[zenrat]

Good job.

[Old Wombat]

Good job.

+1

[NARSES2]

That's come out really well 

[DogfighterZen]

Good job.

+1

Add one more!! 

[Scotaidh]

Beautiful!

[loupgarou]

Beautiful build.

[Glenn Gilbertson]

Very smart!

[comrade harps]

Nice! 

[wacek85]

Thanks a lot 😊

[Leading Observer]

Nicely done.

[AndrewF]

Nice one. I always wondered why this plane had such a massive nose wheel compared with the "main" wheels...

[PR19_Kit]

Nice one. I always wondered why this plane had such a massive nose wheel compared with the "main" wheels...

You and me both!

But no-one has come up with a definitive answer as yet, the most plausible being that it came from another aircraft, and was large in order to give the wing a steep angle of attack to assist the take-off.

[AndrewF]

Nice one. I always wondered why this plane had such a massive nose wheel compared with the "main" wheels...

You and me both!

But no-one has come up with a definitive answer as yet, the most plausible being that it came from another aircraft, and was large in order to give the wing a steep angle of attack to assist the take-off.

Ah yes, makes sense - thanks Kit.

[zenrat]

The Zoukei Mura website says;

The Flying Wing, which cannot be equipped with high lift device, has a landing speed that tends to be high, and has to land keeping its horizontal line as it is difficult for it to land with a high angle. This means that the landing depends exclusively on the front wheel. Ho 229 V3 is equipped with robust struts and a huge front wheel that can withstand this shock.

https://www.zoukeimura.co.jp/en/products/sws08_Ho229horten.html