Italeri 1:72 scale Me 323

[Bustedwing]

Next up. Did some strategic re organizing of my display case. Now have room for it next to the Me 321.

 

[Wurger]

 

[rochie]

Nice, looking forward to this one

 

[Airframes]

Me too.

 

[fubar57]

Neato. From the manual

 

[Crimea_River]

"Strategic re-organizing" for me means removing from display case and moving to plastic storage boxes.

 

[Capt. Vick]

I believe the last 3 pictures show one of the flight engineer positions in the wing.

 

[Airframes]

Oh, I thought they were the control stations to keep track of Jan's part-built model collection ................
I wonder what that beast was like to fly - looks like it might have been a bit of a handful.

 

[Bustedwing]

I would imagine flying it would be kind of like guiding a waterbed down a ski slope !

 

[Airframes]

Yep, and probably had to give it written instructions, in triplicate, two days in advance, to turn, climb or descend !

 

[Bustedwing]

Yep, and probably had to give it written instructions, in triplicate, two days in advance, to turn, climb or descend !

I had a Ford Falcon once, the steering box was so worn you'd have to move the steering wheel 1/4 turn each way to keep it going in a straight line !

 

[Bustedwing]

Thank you George for the great pictures, they will come in very handy. The floor boards are painted, there's not much to the fuselage assembly. The frame work I remember from my 321 build does not line up very well. Takes a bit of tweaking. The other I suppose issue with the kit is the clam doors, they can either be glued shut or opened, no hinges provided. I want to be able to do both so I made hinges the same as for the 321. I used Grumbacher oils for the floor boards. After it's dry I'll dirty them up a bit with pastels. It looks like wood but a bit over scale !!

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Floor looks great

 

[Crimea_River]

Good hinge solution.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far!

 

[at6]

T5he final model will rather large. I saw one at a contest years ago and it was huge even in 1/72nd scale.

 

[Snautzer01]

Expired eBay

cockpit

Cockpit notice watch on steering wheel. If you see that it is in operation mode.

engine detail notice numbering

 

[Wurger]

 

[Snautzer01]

Oh, I thought they were the control stations to keep track of Jan's part-built model collection ................
I wonder what that beast was like to fly - looks like it might have been a bit of a handful.

According to Hanna Reitsch is was a bit heavy on controls but flew well.