EF-126 'What If?' Prototype aircraft (Das Werk 1/32 scale model)
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- Building, painting, and weathering the Das Werk EF-126 prototype aircraft in 1/32 scale. This aircraft was planned on paper but Germany never built any actual aircraft. The Soviets did however build several versions in 1946 and 1947.
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I like the slightly rough and ready look of the model, as if any had been built, they would have been hastily put together. I am also a fan of things like theV1 /V2 where there is little evidence of hard and fast schemes and a little artistic licence can be enjoyed by the modeller. Lovely work on your model by the way and thankyou for showing more unusual subjects, cheers Stu.
Cheers Steven - and thanks for watching
Cracking build Stu 👏 I love the way the wings look, even if it isn't what you intended. They would have been pretty much thrown together , so would have looked very uneven in colour and materials. Looks a very nice kit, and these what if subjects are always a nice distraction from more 'accurate' aircraft, if you know what I mean?! Nice work anyway mate, love it! 👍👌
Thank you mate - glad you liked it. Yes, I enjoy the extra bit of freedom / artistic licence these subjects give you.
@@ModelNerd yes most definitely! 👌
I always love 'What if?' subjects,and your video did not dissapoint! Well done,and great work mate!
Thank you mate!
Very cool aircraft. Great as a " what if " to display next to real production aircraft ! Great job Stu.
Thank you mate. Yes, this'd look good next to a Me262 or something. I do have one in the stash...
I love the twin engine with its Star Trek configuration.
Looks good, doesn't it?
@@ModelNerd It does. Also the silvering in the decals to me wouldn't be an issue really. German plywood was historically horrible during WW2. Turned out that using slave labor and chemicals running low and thus glues being bad weren't conducive for good quality. I've seen docus about planes that had wood in them where the plywood just peeled, warped and so on. Again, turn the "problem" into historical accuracy.
Hello Stu, what a mesmerizing build and fantastic kit. Aircraft are my go to builds and I love the experimental WW2 German aircraft The German engineers were certainly at the top of their design game, materials and 24/7 bombing of facilities had them at a disadvantage. Some of their engineering of course have followed into current day..My learning curve coming back from a long sabbatical is coming along, especially learning the kits and materials, your videos really help me out. The metallization paints have changed due to chemical safety regulations Before that a pretty good paint was Floquil designed for model railroad , my research indicates a similar paint is made there in the UK HR Hobby. Model Master had some good metalizerthat too, and there was a brand you high to polish out, I haven't tried any of the Tamiya polishing compound to see if that works The other aspect of this kit is the 1/32 scale.. I'm currently trying to budget in the Amusing Hobby kits of the three versions of the Me 262 HG lll . I think you'd really enjoy those, especially some of the new moulding style. If there were more instrumentation back in the day the Germans might have caught the aerodynamics of the pulse jet regarding maneuverability. They would have encountered flame outs in air flow during aircraft maneuvering Ironically with new thrust requirements in rockets and fuel they are experimenting with a double pulse jet design. My favorite aviatrix Hanna Reitsch, actually flew the V-1 and discovered a considerable design flaw that once improved allowed the V - 1 to enter production . She was severely injured in the crash but was awarded a diamond ingrusted Iron Cross. The only Das Werk kits I have are a bust of Churchill and 1/6 scale German figures. I don't have the skill set to build them yet, I think they will require some kind of oil paints. But bought the kits as the availability goes quickly. Apologies for such a long comment, this video was awesome and as always passed on some great ideas. Chat soon, Cheers Bob.
Thank you Bob - I always enjoy reading your comments. I've read about Hanna Reitsch - a very interesting story! I saw the Amusing Hobby 262 advertised somewhere - it did look interesting. I don't think I've ever built one of their kits. I think the metals you had to polish are 'True Metal' or something from AK - apparently they're like a waxy substance that doesn't take handling well afterwards.
For a kit of 'minimal' parts it certainly builds into a stunning looking craft......terrific build, commentary and great job all round. I get where you're at with metal finishes, the base coat needs to be as smooth possible but you've done a good job all up.....I know it's not easy, especially the first time. I haven't tried a 'what if' subject yet but you've whetted the appetite so maybe a future buy :)
Cheers. I've got the Mandalorian Razorcrest to do in NMF, as well as ultimately the P38J Lightning. I need to get some more practice in first!
Interesting subject! It's a good job that many of these ideas never materialised.....
Don't beat yourself up, it looks terrific 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻
Thank you mate - much appreciated.
I love the 'what if' Luftwaffe '46 kits.
I even love the fictional stealth kits of the 80's and 90's.
Me too!
That is quite an interesting aircraft, one I have never heard of before. I always thought the Germans only made it to the ME262. But you can clearly see the heritage of the V1. Nice job, Stu - despite all the runs and the silvering, it looks great!
Thanks Mike. In future I might use oil paints to simulate wood, but I think these decals did ok.
It looks excellent.
I think it could've been improved with having some of the panels painted a different type of aluminium, as it were, to break it up a little. Another area I think could do with a touch up are the rocket boosters/ jet engines which could be painted with a slight purple/ blue/ black, towards the exhaust, if that makes sense.
Thank you. Yes, I think you're right about the rocket boosters. I'm not quite sure why I put those effects on the main engines but not on the boosters. Doh!
I did put a couple of panels in different aluminum shades, but it is barely noticeable. I tried it on the bigger panels but it looked a bit odd because most of the panel lines are horizontal, so it looked like different colour rings going down the body (so I painted over it).
Nice video, this will give me some ideas when I get around to building the one in my stash.
Thanks - I'm glad it was useful
Well done . Shame about the slivering but can't be helped. 😢 cool build still 👍. Looking forward to seeing your next build.
Thank you mate - much appreciated
Great work 👍
Thank you mate
Very nice work.
Thank you! Cheers!
Very interesting kit! Well done… looks great!
Thank you mate
Nice work Stu, I tend to lean towards the What if kit's a bit more lately, just can't find a good armour kit or any other kit that I want to build, so these kits fill the gaps...
I like the What-Ifs that are based at least on paper plans or prototypes. I was thinking of doing a Panther II, perhaps without the turret (since that was never produced).
Wunderbar
Thanks Bob
The experimental German aircraft are always a winner 👍 and this is a wonderful looking kit, you did a brilliant job 👌
I wouldn't worry too much about the wing's, these things were pretty much Heath Robinson affairs towards the end of the war, scrabbling around for materials, so finish wasn't a top priority,....on test flights many of them fell out of the sky because of the poor build quality 😮
Thanks. Yes, I wouldn't want to be a test pilot at that time!
What an interesting aircraft design. I wonder how those plywood wings would have held up to the trust of the dual jet engines? Question for you: is the ring on the top of the fuselage a radio antenna or perhaps a lifting ring to hold the aircraft under a heavy bomber?
I wondered that too - I imagine it might have been quite easy to rip them off. The ring - radio antenna I think, but I'm not sure.
It is indeed a radio loop antenna. If you look at a photo of a real one you will see that they consist of a rectangular piece of metal that is fairly thin. They are typically represented in model kits as a loop of round plastic.
Well tidy what if,well tidy indeed.
Thank you mate!
It looks like the twin jet version could have been the forerunner of the A10 Warthog
It definitely has that look!
@@ModelNerd thank you I'm glad you agree
The A-10 we have at home
Haha
I think I will do mine in the dark scheme!
The German camo one, or the Soviet one?
@@ModelNerd The Soviet scheme would be more historically correct but I think I will choose a more Luftwaffe type of plan.
Capt Kirks personal shuttle? 👍
Haha, could be! :)
In the Warhammer novel "Double Eagle" they have a plane which I always felt sounds like a manned doodlebug. Now I know what it was based on!!!
Very cool!
I have seen this kit before and I just don't see how this aircraft could have worked in reality. The main problem is that a pulse jet is not throttleable. Two of the Argus pulse jets on that aircraft would have likely given the aircraft a top speed around 450 - 500mph. I used to fly pulse jet powered control line models back in the late 1960's They were a beast of an engine to handle and extremely noisy. They do have the advantage of being very simple with only one moving part (the valve) and they burn petrol. An interesting project though and a nice build.
Yes, I wondered that too - but the Soviets did test a couple of prototype versions (although sources don't make it clear if they fly and if they were manned)
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Thanks
Just a comment for the old algorithm.
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Not entirely sure what your logic is for you saying this is a whatif vehicle... the EF-126 existed, it was real, the variants were proposals as part of the emergency plan to create cheap and easy to build aircraft. As for military marking schemes, they're not fictional either, they're just bases on standardised practices.
Well examples were only built by the Soviets after the war, so I'd consider it a 'what-if' as it was never built in this guise (a German aircraft). The same for the paint schemes - the schemes existed, but not on this aircraft (with possible exception of the Soviet scheme).
Yeah it existed enough to have been built as a prototype at some point. So there's at least something there.
Certainly more real than most of the 'what if' paper only proposals.
The Walmart A-10 Warthog
Haha - it does look a bit like that!