1/72 Focke-Wulf Super TL (conversion)

Gallery Article by Andy Mimizu on July 16 2012

 

 

At the end of World War II, the allies found many German airplane schematics. Many never got off the planning stage. This is a conversion of one those that was never built. On the internet, there are a few references to this jet. The primary guide for the conversion came from the site, WWW.Luft46.com.

 

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This design originated from the Focke-Wulf company. Not much is known about the project. I did find that the engine proposed was a Jumo 004C. The landing gear was of a tricycle-type. And, armament consisted of two MK 108 30mm cannon. How far this project progressed is not known.

The main body, side landing gears and the wings are from the 1/72 Revell Saab Tunnan. A Mig-15 could have been used but the landing gears would not have been in the right position. The tail section was cut off and replaced with the tail section of a 1/72 Kpro Mig-15. A lot of bondo and sanding was done to the engine exhaust area and the engine nose air intake. The paint scheme I just made up. It's difficult to create a more 
extensive paint scheme when you're using canned paints purchased from your neighborhood hardware store. Why the yellow wing tips? It's a visual IFF. German anti-aircraft batteries were instructed to not shoot at planes with yellow wing tips. Doesn't this plane resembles a Mig-15. Makes one wonder if Sweden and the Soviet Union didn't utilize the captured German documents.

Andy Mimizu

      

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