Horsa (3d printed, 1:144)

[Fitz]

I've finished my 1:144 scale Horsa glider, and I've photographed it here with some PSC 15mm plastic Red Devils.

It's clearly too small in scale against the figures — probably closer in size to a Waco/Hadrian — but it won't look too out of place on a 15mm wargames table. A full scale model would take up a lot of room, and would be absolutely enormous compared with almost any game's ground scale.

I did not enjoy painting the fuselage side roundels at all. The wings and tailplanes really got in the way.

[Harry Faversham]

That looks smashing, I'd love a couple or three of them to dot about the L/Zs.

 

[Fitz]

The STL is freely downloadable from Thingiverse at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5987961

[tomrommel1]

very nice

[bluewillow]

Very nice, they look great

Cheers
Matt

[Harry Faversham]

The STL is freely downloadable from Thingiverse at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5987961

Sadly, no good mate, no printer.

 

[Fitz]

This is another version of WindhamGraves multi-part Airspeed Horsa model, this time assembled as he originally released it, except once again rescaled to 1:144 to fit in with all my other wargaming aircraft.

I've modelled this one in 'unloading' format, with the tail section detached and the forward cargo hatches and ramps deployed. I haven't included any troops or cargo, as everything else on the table would be 1:100 scale, so they'd look diminutive and out of place.

I assume there would probably be some wheel ramps out the back for unloading jeeps and the like, but I don't know that for sure so I haven't modeled any. They'd be easy enough to add if need be.

[Fitz]

After watching a thing on Youtube about the Horsa, I found that they used loading beams to get heavy cargo like jeeps and guns on and off. No great surprise there.

So I added a pair, and my teensy-tiny paras will no longer have to lift heavy things in and out of their glider.

[bluewillow]

Nice addition to your collection mate

Cheers
Matt