SPA Modeler

Ok everybody. I’ve got my next aircraft lined up and ready to put on the bench next to my other couple of builds that are going on. This one is a bit of a different style bird than most folks are used to seeing.
The Blohm & Voss BV-141 derived from the need for a Reconnaissance / Light Bomber role for the Luftwaffe in 1938. The idea behind this highly unusual aircraft was to allow an unobstructed view to any area being surveyed from the R/H side. The aircraft never saw operational service due to the German Air Ministry’s disapproval of it’s odd appearance and being underpowered despite its power plant being that of one of Germany’s “Top Dog” fighters, the Fw-190A series. Having a top speed of 229 mph was not enough to impress the Ministry and the project was cancelled in favor of the much nimbler and sleek conventionally designed twin engine Fw-189 reconnaissance aircraft.
Several 1/48 scale kits have been released to replicate this unusual aircraft in scale but IMO (as well as the general modeling community) this seems to be the best kit in which to do that with. The kit I’ll be going with will be Hobby Boss’s release of the BV-141B. I’ve been wanting to build this aircraft for about 15 years and now’s my chance.

In flight photo:



and in-flight video:

https://youtu.be/V9GqxOAofio

This thing puts the UG in ugly!

Thanks for chimin' in fellas.

Carlos: Yeah but it makes something unusually cool to go in the display case.

Unusual, fugly, and seldom seem built up. Looking forward to seeing more. Kinda wondered how the weight is distributed for take off. It looks as if the pilot(s) have to fight with it at takeoff so the wings on one side doesn’t lean.

Are you kidding me? I purchased that kit only one week ago! It's a white box offering by MBK (Modellbau König) along with the PE and masking set by Eduard. Blohm & Voss is a still active shipyard in my hometown. They also built the Bismarck and a lot of WW2 submarines (Type VII and XXI).

BlackSheep214 wrote:Unusual, fugly, and seldom seem built up. Looking forward to seeing more. Kinda wondered how the weight is distributed for take off. It looks as if the pilot(s) have to fight with it at takeoff so the wings on one side doesn’t lean.

That's why the horizontal stabs are asymmetrical to help with the flight

I've seen this kit built up several times and every time it makes me want to get one, it's just so strange looking. I'm sure your going to make it look amazing!

Oh yes, a BV-141 !



- Kari