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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Some group photos (P-47N, He-162/Hs-132)

As I was correcting the mortifying landing gear error on the P-47N (and simultaneously causing great shame to myself and my ancestors etc etc) I decided to take a couple of group shots of recently finished models.

First is the Sword P-47N, along with its Italeri equivalent. Certainly some visual differences, esp in the wing and possibly in the stoutness of the fuselage, but not as much as I would have expected given the rough reception it got at time of release.




Then comes the He-162 with its Huma Luft46 compadre the Henschel Hs-132. Always interesting to see the same basic configuration as interpreted by two separate design teams.

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2 comments:

  1. FalkeEinsDecember 31, 2012 at 4:47 AM

    personally I'm not a fan of Luft 46 - the Hs 132 was actually built though wasn't it ?

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  2. Kevin CallahanJanuary 1, 2013 at 1:16 AM

    I think they had a plywood mockup in a warehouse somewhere when the war ended. Nothing of the type ever flew though. I do have a weakness for Luft46, but then I like a lot of weird types...

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