1/72 scale Luft '46 Aircraft

[buddho]

Here is 1 of 3 scratched 1/72 scale Luft '46 jets with 3 view colorplates borrowed from the Luft '46.com website.

The first one up,  is a Heinkel He P.1078A. It is made of solid aluminum and some brass. I milled out the cockpit,  inlet, exhaust and landing gear bays. The body, wings and empennage were bandsawed, then ground heavily with a dotco pneumatic grinder.
The wheels and missiles were turned on a lathe. All major components were then pinned together with either 1/16",  3/32" or 1/8" dia. Dowel pins. 

A vacuum formed canopy is from Squadron products. The panel lines were scribed with a carbide tip, and the different panel shades were made with changing direction of sand paper and different grits, along with scotchbrite:
















WIP photos:
















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[buddho]

Second up is a Messerschmitt Me P.1107/1.

It is made of 40 lb  density RENfoam, plastic, brass, True Details resin wheels, and Squadron products vacuum formed canopy. It is sprayed with Tamiya acrylics and decals from Cartograf:
















WIP photos:
















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[buddho]

Thirdly, a Junkers Unnamed Bomber. It is made from RENfoam (fuselage, wings, tail section), plastic, brass, wood (engine nacelles), True Details resin wheels and Squadron vacuum formed canopy. It is sprayed with Tamiya acrylics with Cartograf decals:
















WIP photos:
















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[kyledehart5]

Amazing work!! Very cool and unique subjects too

[deafpanzer]

Those are really cool builds! You did an awesome job spraying camo on couple of those! 👍

[keavdog]

Flat out amazing work. Well done.

[handiabled]

What a great collection! I really like the metal finish on the P.1078A

[406 Silverado]

I've always liked the Luft 46 aircraft and this is quite the collection of subject material here Dan. Beautifully built and painted up one and all. It was really neat (and a little scary) to see what those guys had up their sleeves at the end of the war.

[buddho]

Sept 26, 2023 20:41:38 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Amazing work!! Very cool and unique subjects too

Thanks much! I think so too.

Sept 26, 2023 21:05:49 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Those are really cool builds! You did an awesome job spraying camo on couple of those! 👍

Thank you kindly!

Sept 26, 2023 21:12:31 GMT -5 keavdog said:

Flat out amazing work. Well done.

Thank you very much!

Sept 27, 2023 2:19:25 GMT -5 handiabled said:

What a great collection! I really like the metal finish on the P.1078A

Thank you very much! I do too, that was the most difficult but the most rewarding as well.

Sept 27, 2023 5:26:56 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

I've always liked the Luft 46 aircraft and this is quite the collection of subject material here Dan. Beautifully built and painted up one and all. It was really neat (and a little scary) to see what those guys had up their sleeves at the end of the war.

Thank you Joe. I am too about the Luft 46 jets, and thought it ironic how early allied jets were similar to these designs.

[dupes]

Metalworking?? That's a whole different skill set right there!

I think the Junkers "unnamed bomber" is my favorite overall. That one is very sharp.

[stikpusher]

Very impressive trio of builds! The first one, machined from solid aluminum, is nothing short of amazing!

[buddho]

Sept 27, 2023 10:03:42 GMT -5 dupes said:

Metalworking?? That's a whole different skill set right there!

I think the Junkers "unnamed bomber" is my favorite overall. That one is very sharp.

Thank you very much. The Junkers is my fave too. Kinda looks like an A-10.

Sept 27, 2023 12:15:07 GMT -5 stikpusher said:

Very impressive trio of builds! The first one, machined from solid aluminum, is nothing short of amazing!

Thank you soooo much. Its fun to challenge yourself to see what happens. 🤓

[TJ]

Scratchbuilding is a whole other level. These three are fantastic

[Joe Rix]

Your scratchbuilding skills are truly amazing. Really cool subjects that are superbly rendered. I am impressed.

[Real G]

Awesome work!!!  My scratch efforts pale to nothingness in comparison.  

[buddho]

Sept 28, 2023 6:41:11 GMT -5 TJ said:

Scratchbuilding is a whole other level. These three are fantastic

Thank you very much!

Sept 28, 2023 7:23:30 GMT -5 Joe Rix said:

Your scratchbuilding skills are truly amazing. Really cool subjects that are superbly rendered. I am impressed.

Thank you kindly. I worked at an aerospace company, and had access to milling machines,  lathes, etc.  So it made easy work of some of these parts. 🤓

Sept 28, 2023 12:41:34 GMT -5 Real G said:

Awesome work!!!  My scratch efforts pale to nothingness in comparison.  

Thank you, but I bet you are much better than you think. 🤠

[creading]

Cool builds! Totally impressed with all of them, but the solid aluminum one is exceptional! Kudos!

Cheers,
C.

[buddho]

Sept 28, 2023 18:58:48 GMT -5 creading said:

Cool builds! Totally impressed with all of them, but the solid aluminum one is exceptional! Kudos!

Cheers,
C.

Thank you so much, Creading 🤓