Lippisch P.01-116 2nd design
Jet- & rocket-fighter in 1/72 from Bird Models
The team around Alexander Lippisch designed a lot of fighters, belonging to the Me 163-family.
There were three designs named Lippisch P.01-116. My model shows the version from June 1941 which has a
mixed propulsion of a jet engine below the fuselage and a rocket engine in the rear. It was planned to arm it
with two MG 17 and two MG 151 in the nose.
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The resin kit from Bird Models is very simple. I had to rework the whole
model to make it looking like the available drawings I found. This are the areas I modified: Wing roots, upper / lower side of the
fuselage, nose, cockpit, canopy. Therefore I used polystyrene and putty. Further I
engraved all the control surfaces.
Inside the cockpit I added some details and a pilot, because I wanted to present
my model airborne. Therefore I made a display out of plastic and a steel rod
(Ø 1 mm). To imitate the compressor I printed a decal and attached it to my modified
intake.