Dragon Bachem Ba 349A Natter
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13 16 December 2016, 18:21
Jean Pierre CULIS-FERYHello, You made a very good job on this kit (and you are quite more rapid than me) even if i am a little bit dispointed: your plane is not pink! 😉 i do like the idea, and you made a great job on your truck (its an opel blitz Tamiya?). A plaisure to see. Best regards
16 December 2016, 19:22
gorbyThanks guys, all your comments are very much appreciated.
Jean: No, not pink this time – I don't see the Natter as a 'Barbie' type of plane, the launch would really mess up her hair for a start. And yes the truck is the Tamiya Opel, although they call it a '3 ton truck'. I wanted to try something other than aircraft, and I thought that this truck might suit with the diorama that I eventually want to do for the Natter. I enjoyed building the truck, so I've added some Allied airfield vehicles to my stash.
17 December 2016, 09:20
gorbyThanks! I made a bit of a mess of the camo to start with, but at least re-spraying doesn't take long with a Natter. 🙂
17 December 2016, 15:45
Wim van der LuijtNice one! I like the paint scheme you have chosen, I think you have captured the essence of this thing being disposable
19 December 2016, 07:13
gorbyThanks Wim. It was odd doing a aircraft, and not doing undercarriage. I didn't realise how basic the Natter was until I looked for stuff to add – not much to interest the super-detailers.
19 December 2016, 16:16
Antonio De GirolamoGreat build, you achieved a high level of realism, every detail is fantastic
14 January 2017, 10:09
Christian WYour idea and result with the truck is pretty cool! Looks very good with all the details.
18 January 2017, 10:15
Luis RPFantastic work. I saw a real Bachem in Munich in the Deutch Museum. I´m going to look for the pictures I did.
4 February 2017, 20:25
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4 February 2017, 20:40
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4 February 2017, 20:40
gorbyThanks for the photos Luis – very interesting. And thank you very much for you comment. I've just spent the last half an hour or so looking at the museums collection – it looks an amazing place.
5 February 2017, 09:15
Spanjaardthat looks like really interesting, pity the best part it is closed for at least another year...
5 February 2017, 13:11
Eugen P.Impressive 👍 Do you need mor pictures like this? <a"[img1]" /></a>
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5 February 2017, 13:28
Luis RPYes it´s very interesting, they have: V-1 and V-2 bombs, Bf109, Ju88, M163 Komet, Me262 schwalbe, ¡a spanish Bu131 Jungmann!,...
5 February 2017, 13:31
Eugen P.Ah, I see, I can give you the link to the whole gallery:
abload.de/gallery.php?key=ypSxu8cH
5 February 2017, 14:09
Eugen P.No problem Luis. I live in Munich and I am at least 4 times a year in the Deutsches Museum. Also in the Flugwerft in Schleissheim.
And I would also like to have a Ju 88 there 🙂
5 February 2017, 14:56
Luis RPI was surprised to see the Spanish Bu131. In front of the Junkers, my father in law (he was from the spanish army, now retired) remembered how many times he jumped from a Ju52. I liked Munich, I hope to return someday.
5 February 2017, 17:58
gorbyI thought that Bucker was German, or are we talking about a different aircraft?
5 February 2017, 18:11
Thomas Bischoffmaybe a misunderstanding - the Bücker displayed in Munich is in spanish colours.
And your Bachem Natter looks great - especially displayed like this
5 February 2017, 19:15
Luis RPOf course, a Bu131 in Spanish Ejercito del Aire version, Thanks Thomas
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5 February 2017, 19:36
gorbyThanks Gary, but as far as I know, the only time some fool tried to ride this thing, it was the last thing he did. Hero's rarely have a long happy life. 🙁
5 February 2017, 19:48
Gary BrantleyOne way ticket for a "hero". Wait, maybe a one way ticket to paradise? 🙁 Sounds like a song title to me. But, a sad song for sure.
5 February 2017, 21:50
Eugen P.And to make the foreign planes complete: The Ju 52 is no Junkers, but a french "AA C.1 Toucan": deutsches-museum.de/..-1945/junkers-ju-52/
5 February 2017, 23:50
gorbyI wasn't aware of the Toucan before you mentioned it Eugen. It made me wonder if the Ju 52 I saw at the Cosford RAF museum was really a Ju 52. No it isn't, it's a Casa 352L.
Thanks for viewing and commenting on my album Nathan.
6 February 2017, 11:47
Eugen P.And the "He 111" in the Flugwerft is a CASA C-2111B. So: No german planes in german museum 🙂
6 February 2017, 13:55
Spanjaardgorbygould, if it is a CASA 352L, it is as much a JU-52 as the AA C.1 Toucan..... CASA 352L means it is the Spanish version with Spanish 578 kW (775 hp) ENMA Beta B-4 (license-built BMW 132) engines, 64 built.
CASA was a Spanish aircraft manufacturer (Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA). It became the Spanish branch of EADS in 1999, and was absorbed by Airbus Military in 2009. they made German designed planes for quite a while. some early WWII films where done in Spain ("Battle of Britain" for example) since the German airplanes still in use in the Spanish air forces.
it would have been fantastic if they could have built a few Me-262 😛
16 February 2017, 16:24
gorbySo basically it's a license-built Ju-52 with different engines - very interesting, thanks for enlightening me Spanjaard. Yes, a couple of squadron of 262 would have been very nice. That leads me to a new question. What was Spain's first home built jet?
16 February 2017, 16:43
Gary Kitchen@gorby I assume it might be one of the Hispano Saeta's that was a first jet? But I could stand corrected.
15 April 2022, 08:16
gorbyThanks again Peter.
Thanks Gary - I'd forgotten I'd asked the question. Mind you I could have asked yesterday and still forgotten. 😄
15 April 2022, 13:04
Album info
I tried being a proper modeller on this one and, to my surprise, I quite enjoyed the experience.
I wanted this particular Dragon Natter because I didn't want the launch tower and thought the engine detail would add some interest to a simple model. But the detail on the engine isn't very good, so I had to scratch-build some extra pipes and wires etc. May not be 100% accurate, but it's better than nothing, as the empty space would have been visible on the completed model.
Also the 'wooden' stand supplied in the kit is awful, not only is the wood grain much too heavy, the shape doesn't look right to me. In reality, the stands would be made quickly & crudely, using the minimum wood possible.
The completed model is supposed to be displayed with the two parts of the fuselage separate, so the inside of the rear fuselage will be clearly on view – but it is devoid of any internal detail. Which led to more scratch building.
Camouflage:
I was going to do a variation of the illustration on the box lid, but I saw a b
