As shown before, I had originally started building two at the same time, but got bogged down with the task of sanding eight wing sections instead of four, which would have totalled sixteen for the two kits. Now for one of the 'Tower' versions. The problem here is that while it is claimed that several were built for experimental purposes, no one knows exactly how many. I have so far been unable to find a single photograph of one, but there are a couple of references I do consider reliable. The next problem is that those references only state that one or two existed, but not what they looked like. I don't know where the existing information comes from and haven't been able to verify anything at all. It is accepted that none of them was likely to have seen combat.
So why bother to build one at all? Rocky had a model of one and wanted them in the game, so they do appear in the rules. I also picked up the kit at one point or another, so I figured I might as well build it. It was a nice idea for having a forward-firing gun, whether it worked or not, and it only appears in the very first period of the game, so it doesn't really hurt anything.
Rocky built his model a long time ago. It represents the UFAG (Ungarische Flugzeugfabrik Alles Gesellshaft) version that comes with the kit. I could have built the same thing, and in fact I think it's better looking than the Phönix version, but I like to have some variety and looks aren't everything. This means I need to convert this
into this.
Or better, this
into something along the lines of this.
Of course I'll be starting where I left off...
