Author Topic: Arado 555  (Read 13194 times)

Offline Faust

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Re: Arado 555
« Reply #25 on: May 13, 2021, 09:35:15 AM »
Highly advanced German jet bombers have made it across the Atlantic and now threaten New York!

Space-age technology years ahead of the Allies allows the Luftwaffe to strike back! America’s nose bloodied!

Hitler’s new fighting jets open a terrifying new front in a truly global war! War Cabinet sent reeling!

If those sound like headlines from a pulp fiction novel, dime-store boy’s annual or some kind of alternate history movie poster, then you’re pretty much on the right track. However, it’s also an accurate depiction of the box art on one of my favourite models of all time, the ultra-futuristic Arado E.555. This titan of Luft ’46 subjects is still a kit I can’t believe that a mainstream kit producer actually made, nevermind that it has seen multiple releases! The crazy part is that this 6-engined flying wing was a real project, this particular variant being the first in a family of “Amerika Bombers” developed by Arado.

For a look at this “not-quite-ripped-from-the-headlines” bomber, check out the link below!

https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/revell-germany-1-72-arado-e-555-out-of-box/



Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Arado 555
« Reply #26 on: May 13, 2021, 03:04:07 PM »
I have one for conversion into a 1/48 jet fighter ca. 1950's/1960's. ;)
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Offline Story

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Re: Arado 555
« Reply #27 on: May 25, 2021, 03:30:41 AM »
Hail HYDRA.
Carry on.

[$20 retail, now $50 - $100 on the second hand market? Alrighty then....]
« Last Edit: May 25, 2021, 03:32:43 AM by Story »

Offline ChernayaAkula

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Re: Arado 555
« Reply #28 on: May 27, 2021, 01:38:32 PM »
<...> [$20 retail, now $50 - $100 on the second hand market? Alrighty then....]

What?  :o Prices already up again? They only re-boxed this recently.

EDIT: Scalemates tells me the re-release was in 2012. So much for recently.  :-X Time really does fly. Whether there's fun being had or not.  :uuu:
« Last Edit: May 27, 2021, 01:41:37 PM by ChernayaAkula »
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Moritz

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Offline finsrin

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Re: Arado 555
« Reply #29 on: May 27, 2021, 02:06:13 PM »
Can see building as GB, US (SAC/TAC), USSR.   Is ripe for engine changes.