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Nº. 1 "1951: Soviet Mach 1: Junkers EF-131/DFS-346".

I always love to reproduce the projects of military aviation of the finale of WWII that were the basis of the development of the aviation to the present day: jet propulsion, revolutionary configurations such as the flying wings, wings that were swept-back and swept forward, canard configuration, planes stol/vtol, etc...

A few months ago I saw a model by Planet Models in 1/72 the Junkers Ju-287 V3, a very interesting model of a plane developed by the Soviets after WWII, with a configuration of the wings swept forward, and I remembered other configurations where this plane was joined with an Me-262. I was struck by the contrast in the orientation of the wings (positive and negative).

I remembered also another plane with wings swept back: the DFS 346; kit made by Huma Modell in 1/72. This plane was used by the Soviets too after the war (as the Junkers) for achieving Mach 1. So, I decided to connect both planes reproducing one of those reckless test flights (although as is well known, these were done using a Tupolev Tu-4 -derived from a captured B-29).

Nº. 2 Messerschmitt Me-262 HG Delta

This kit is a very interesting version of Me- 262 too, that I saw in a web of profiles of Secret Aircraft of WWII named Filtzerart. The model reminds us how we have reached the modern reactors. In this kit I only made the delta wings of plasticard, and joined them to a fuselage-conversion of Me-262 HG IV of Unicraft Models in 1/72.

Nº. 3 Messerschmitt Me-286

The kit is an invention (what if); linking a fuselage of an Me-262 of Unicraft Models in 1/72, to the wings and tail of an F-86 Saber. I needed to replace the triangular section of the Me-262 with an intake of resin from a BMW 003 engine in 1/48 made by the Argentine manufacturer ANTARES. The idea occurred to me regarding the influence that the Me-262 had in the development of F-86 Saber. Also, the very famous German pilot, Maj. Erich Hartmann, flew the American F-86 after WWII. For this, the kit is personalized with the personal scheme of Hartmann: petals around the nose, and the heart of Hartmann’s girlfriend.

Nº. 4 Messerschmitt Me-262 HG-III/III

The kit is a very interesting model of Unicraft Models in 1/72, with the wings swept back with a very pronounced angle, the turbines embedded between the fuselage and the wings, and the cockpit integrated in the vertical stabilizer (named type Lippisch), conferring a high aerodynamic.

Thanks for all,

Francisco

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