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Model Forum / General / Models / May 2006MPM He-177 arrived
Looks pretty nice compared to some of the MPM kits I have played with lots & lots & lots of parts >Looks pretty nice compared to some of the MPM kits I have played with >lots & lots & lots of parts Its in stock now but expensive at £54.60 though David SBX Model Shop http://www.sbxmodelshop.co.uk Suppliers of Montex Masks to the world! >> Looks pretty nice compared to some of the MPM kits I have played with >> lots & lots & lots of parts [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > http://www.sbxmodelshop.co.uk > Suppliers of Montex Masks to the world! Yes, but wasn't there a resin He-177 that was like 3 times that? With Trumpeters FW-200 we're finally rounding out the german bomber fleet around our house. Now - whose gonna make us a JU-290? And if it's not TOO much to ask - Trumpeter since you like to do BIG how bout a nice ME-321/323 in 1/48? >>> Looks pretty nice compared to some of the MPM kits I have played with >>> lots & lots & lots of parts [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >And if it's not TOO much to ask - Trumpeter since you like to do BIG >how bout a nice ME-321/323 in 1/48? who did the one that's out there? > >>> Looks pretty nice compared to some of the MPM kits I have played with > >>> lots & lots & lots of parts [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > who did the one that's out there? Assuming you mean the Gigant, I think Italeri did the 1/72 one. I don't know about 1/48 stuff but the idea is, um, enormous. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. >> In article <126sj3l5st3uv01@corp.supernews.com>, Jeff Barringer >> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. there's one hanging from the cieling of hobbytown in vegas, and enormus sums it up. i suspect it was a vac, the builder was really good. they also have the italieri hanging with a troika shlep setup to 3 me 110's, also a master build. i want the italeieri, but the ones on ebay are a rip off today. got one, bill? yeah, i know, you sold it years ago. > >> In article <126sj3l5st3uv01@corp.supernews.com>, Jeff Barringer > >> [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > today. > got one, bill? yeah, i know, you sold it years ago. Nope, never owned one. I did own a Waco for awhile and I think I had a Horsa but I'd have to look it up in my inventory records. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. >> >> In article <126sj3l5st3uv01@corp.supernews.com>, Jeff Barringer >> >> [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > >Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. i'm surprised. i'd love to hack the itali into the 4 engine powered glider version. > i'm surprised. > i'd love to hack the itali into the 4 engine powered glider > version. 6 engines, not 4. And they make both versions, glider & powered. I know, I have both. and no, I'm not selling, I'm building. Eventually. -Kevin in Indy >> i'm surprised. >> i'd love to hack the itali into the 4 engine powered glider [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >-Kevin in Indy i've read there was a four engined version, called a powered glider. it was a good source. > i've read there was a four engined version, called a powered > glider. it was a good source. My reference (Warplanes of the Luftwaffe, published by World Airpower Journal) also states that the first Me 323 V1 was an Me 321 glider fitted with four Gnome-Rhone 14N 48/49 engines. It was designed to be towed off the ground by a tug, but using the engines for assistance. The 323 V1 was then supposed to take off empty and return to base under its own power. However from the second prototype onwards, they fitted six engines which turned it into a "conventional" powered transport aircraft. There was also a proposal for a "Zwilling", with a new centre wing section with 3 engines, making a total of 9 BMW 801 engines. An Me 323 made a single test flight in July 1944 with one bomb as cargo. The bomb, however, weighed 17,700kg (39,000lb) and it is not recorded how the bomb was carried. Unfortunately, the Me 323 had suffered damage in an earlier strafing attack and broke up in the air. Presumably, the bomb made a very large, deep hole... Chris >> i've read there was a four engined version, called a powered >> glider. it was a good source. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >Chris the source i read said there were "several" powered gliders, but i haven't seen any photos. i do want to bash one. the zwillig would have looked impressive, but damn if i'd ride it. even in peacetime. >the source i read said there were "several" powered gliders, >but i haven't seen any photos. i do want to bash one. >the zwillig would have looked impressive, but damn if i'd >ride it. even in peacetime. There's a photo of the four-engined beast at http://bw-hilchenbach.de/Messerschmitt__Me__323__2.jpg For those with lots of storage space, there is actually a 1:33 scale Me 323 card stock model made by the Polish firm GPM. I believe the wingspan is somewhat over 5 feet. :-) >>the source i read said there were "several" powered gliders, >>but i haven't seen any photos. i do want to bash one. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Me 323 card stock model made by the Polish firm GPM. I believe the >wingspan is somewhat over 5 feet. :-) thanks. maybe i could use it for a storage shed. >>the source i read said there were "several" powered gliders, >>but i haven't seen any photos. i do want to bash one. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Me 323 card stock model made by the Polish firm GPM. I believe the > wingspan is somewhat over 5 feet. :-) Thanks for the pic , does GPM have a site ??? >Ralph Currell wrote: >> There's a photo of the four-engined beast at [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Thanks for the pic , does GPM have a site ??? www.gpm.pl/eng/ I also see the model advertised here: http://modelscentrum.free.fr/uk/p334.html for about $45 USD. I expect it's not something you'd want to tackle if you've never built card models before. > i've read there was a four engined version, called a powered > glider. it was a good source. Ooohhh......never heard of that one. Hmmmmm...... -Kevin in Indy >> i've read there was a four engined version, called a powered >> glider. it was a good source. > >Ooohhh......never heard of that one. Hmmmmm...... > >-Kevin in Indy i will try to refind that and more. you wanna build one, too? >>> i've read there was a four engined version, called a powered >>> glider. it was a good source. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >i will try to refind that and more. >you wanna build one, too? The 4-engined one was the Me 321C (later renamed Me 323C). The Me 323 V1 was powered by four Gnôme-Rhône 14N 48/49 engines (source: Wiliam Green, _Warplanes of the Third Reich_).  Signature__________ ____---____ Marco Antonio Checa Funcke \_________D /-/---_----' Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru _H__/_/ http://machf.tripod.com '-_____|( remove the "no_me_j." and ".sons.of" parts before replying >>In article <126vjcogojucu74@corp.supernews.com>, "Kevin M. Vernon" >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >powered by four Gnôme-Rhône 14N 48/49 engines (source: Wiliam Green, _Warplanes >of the Third Reich_). yeah, that's where my memory was... > > i've read there was a four engined version, called a powered > > glider. it was a good source. > > Ooohhh......never heard of that one. Hmmmmm...... > > -Kevin in Indy I remember meeting a former U.S. Army Air Force pilot who talked about meeting one of these behemoths over the Mediterranean in 43 and he was so surprised at the sheer size of the beast that he gawked at it too long and it escaped into cloud. Bill Shuey >> > i've read there was a four engined version, called a powered >> > glider. it was a good source. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Bill Shuey it's sad there isn't one for a museum. >>> Looks pretty nice compared to some of the MPM kits I have played with >>> lots & lots & lots of parts [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Yes, but wasn't there a resin He-177 that was like 3 times that? Yep, and IIRC, by MPM too. >With Trumpeters FW-200 we're finally rounding out the german >bomber fleet around our house. Now - whose gonna make us a JU-290? Forget the 290 - how about a 390? ;-) >And if it's not TOO much to ask - Trumpeter since you like to do BIG >how bout a nice ME-321/323 in 1/48? I remember somebody scratchbuilding one a few years ago, together with a He 111Z. That was an impressive build (one I still intend to do, BTW). Signature__________ ____---____ Marco Antonio Checa Funcke \_________D /-/---_----' Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru _H__/_/ http://machf.tripod.com '-_____|( remove the "no_me_j." and ".sons.of" parts before replying |
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