1/48 what-if US NAVY tested Falcon missiles on captured and modernised Horten B?

[wacek85]

Horten Go-229B in 1/48 scale is finished.
It's Dragon model enhanced with Eduard photo-etched parts, with AIM-4 Falcon missiles from a Hasegawa set, metal landing gear from Scale Aircraft Conversions, figures from Military Scales and a wooden aircraft carrier deck from Laser Model Graver.
Of course, I had to make my life more difficult because while Horten is a beautiful aircraft, its nose gear is a real oddity. So I used a plastic main landing gear leg to build a replacement nose gear, to which I attached some spare wheels. Main landing gear is from SAC set.1/48 Dragon's Horten B model is noticeably inferior to the A version, but I like it's shape much more. It's a shame the 1/32 kit from Zoukei Mura is so incredibly expensive...
I finished model in the US Navy scheme, in a "what-if" style, of course. They must have tested the missiles on something before they were introduced. They must have gotten the A-12 Avenger 2 concept from somewhere too ?
As usual, I used Real Color AK Interactive and AMMO paints. The carrier's deck was weathered with a hairspray ,metal parts were polished with AMMO pastes.
The decals are a real hodgepodge of matching items I found in the stash

[Rheged]

YES!     It's a good one! 

    The crew member with the clipboard seems confused / concerned / just plain baffled     about something whilst his mate in the deck chair doesn't care at all.  Crew member three may well be a Brit on secondment, given that his response to the whole situation appears to be a  mug of tea

[wacek85]

YES!     It's a good one! 

    The crew member with the clipboard seems confused / concerned / just plain baffled     about something whilst his mate in the deck chair doesn't care at all.  Crew member three may well be a Brit on secondment, given that his response to the whole situation is a  mug of tea

It's a coffee with milk Tea would be more black and translucent Pilot with clipboard is concerned over test program, one with coffee woke up too early and doesn't know on which earth he is, one on sunbed finished his schedule and couldn't care less

[Stan in YUL]

very nice concept!  Well executed!

[Captain Canada]

Excellent work ! Love the colours and finish on her. And for sure, the collection of characters certainly makes you wonder what is going on !

[chrisonord]

Excellent stuff 

[Old Wombat]

Yeah! I like that! 

The figure stories are very amusing!     

Rick is a New Zealander, he probably drinks his tea with milk,

I'm Australian, raised by a Czech; I drink my coffee black & my tea black with a dash of lemon juice. (Both with far more sugar than I'm willing to admit to here!    )

[zenrat]

Black tea - 🤮

I can overlook your bizzare beverage choices though given you have made such a good model.  New front wheel is excellent and a great improvement.
 

[wacek85]

Yeah! I like that! 

The figure stories are very amusing!     

Rick is a New Zealander, he probably drinks his tea with milk,

I'm Australian, raised by a Czech; I drink my coffee black & my tea black with a dash of lemon juice. (Both with far more sugar than I'm willing to admit to here!    )

I'm polish raised by polish living in Poland😄 I drink black tea, brewed for hour (you know, Im making tea, then I forget about it and teabag is still in water) in 0,5 liter cup😄 with 5 spoons full of sugar😄

[NARSES2]

Black tea - 🤮

My mum drank her tea black, straight out of the pot. No sugar. You should of seen what it did to her mug 

I've always liked the Go-229 and that is absolutely brilliant 

[PR19_Kit]

I drank my last cup of tea at b'fast time on Sep 3rd 1965, the day I got married to my first wife.

Until then I reckon my Mum & Dad fed it to me by the GALLON! I'd already had a lifetime's ration of tea by then! 

[George the Cat]

Just boiling the water for a cuppa.

[Old Wombat]

with 5 spoons full of sugar😄

You & I are on the same page there, mate!   

[kerick]

Tea! Ugh! It's a vile weed!
Don't just stand there! Honey mustard sauce!

From the Jerry Seinfeld show, except they were talking about broccoli........

[scautomoton]

Lovely build.