My oldest model

Gerald
Cool das hat Stil 👍

Dimitris P.K.
You're more than lucky to have something like this.
It's a piece of art!

Christian Lehmann
Hi Christian,
my grantfather also served in Waggum in the 30 ties. He was observer in a Heeresaufklärungsstaffel. I think he was there to do the observers course. He told that during this time Wolfram von Richthofen was the garrision comander at this time

Christian Meyerhoff Författare
Hi Christian! You are right. Wolfram von Richthofen was the comander. I have lots of pictures from the early 20th to the late 30th of this airfield. Maybe i will scan thome of them in future. By the way, the name of my grandfather was Ernst Meyerhoff.

Burkhard D
That's a piece of fine art.

Christian Lehmann
So we have a topic for discussions during the scalematesmeeting

Es-haq Khosravi
Cool! It shows a revolutionary plane form of that days!

Es-haq Khosravi
Is it a Go-229?

Es-haq Khosravi
And as the others said, A piece of fine art! I like almost every thing related to that era!

Erik Houghton
Oh my goodness!!!

Christian Meyerhoff Författare
@ Es-haq Khosravi: It`s a horten for shure, but no 229. All I know is that this model is a glider, but I´m not shue which type.
@ Christian: Could be one of our topics at Wangerooge.

Roland Sachsenhofer
Hello Christian, I guess I can help with the type: it seems to be the representation of a Horten H IV, a high end performance research glider.
I was lucky enough to excavate the inheritance of Hans Zübert, former Luftwaffen test pilot for the Horten brothers at the archivs of the Deutsches Museum München. Beneath (a lot other!) flying stuff there are descriptions of test flying that bird.
One has been rebuild and is displayed in D.M. dependance Flugwerft Oberschleißheim. Have a look: [img1]
Congrats to that genuine model!

Christian Meyerhoff Författare
Many Thx Roland! You are right, the glider on the picture looks very similar to my model.

Holger Kranich
Fascinating! Absolute fascinating!

Es-haq Khosravi
Thanks Christian and Roland!

Christian Meyerhoff Författare
Thx a lot for looking mates!

Christian Bruer
Hi Christian, a small but really fine piece of aviation history. Related with the family history you can be proud of it! Cheers, Christian

Es-haq Khosravi
Hearing about its size, what's its wingspan?

Christian Meyerhoff Författare
@ Es-haq Khosravi: The wingspan is 40 cm.

Es-haq Khosravi
Thank you!

Steve Wilson
I like it...
Definitely German Art Deco...
I remember seeing something strangely similar to that, on a visit to Berlin, it was of an Eagle, fully outstretched wings gliding over a symbol of the Earth just like the one on your example. I wouldn't be surprized if it was by the same artist, the Eagle was not exact, it was smooth like your Aircraft no carved feathers, but you knew it was an Eagle...

Aghis Barberopoulos
This is great! Not only beautiful, but a piece of history! I would be proud and honored to have such a piece - good for you Christian.

Christian Meyerhoff Författare
@ Aghis: Many thx for your kind words.
@: Steve: I know very few facts about this model, but as long as I`ve seen it, I have always been told that this one was made by the Horten Brothers themselves. I don`t know if it`s true, but i know that Horten gliders were tested at Braunschweig Broitzem / Waggum . I have pics that prove that. Do you have any pics of that "Eagle"? Best regards!

Steve Wilson
I truthfully cannot remember...
If I took photo's or not, I will however try to find out if I did or not.
It was an exhibition of Art Deco German Furniture, held in the mid to late nineties in the KaDeWe? (I think). As props the exhibition included wood carvings and those famous tiles that were made in Berlin...

Es-haq Khosravi
Sounds interesting! I didn't realize that ball could be a symbol of the earth! Now it's more meaningful for me! I like to see that eagle too! Must be beautiful! May be some day i make one myself!

Kerry COX
How magnificent, and to read the history of it as well, thanks for showing the world your trophy.

John Bollig
That is a very valued and prized model. The Horten Brothers were great aviation pioneers. That has to be worth thousands of Euros.

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Eyecatcher!!!👍

Erik Leijdens
That is indeed very very nice Christian! Probably made from the same wood as the real H IV. A priceless aviation history artefact👍

Choppa Nutta
sweet ! 🙂

Alan Rush
A great piece of history Christian! With the story you told it is a real family heirloom.

Steve Wilson
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@Christian, check the date of Markus's post...
I've been trying to contact him for a year now, with no luck!!!

Christian Meyerhoff Författare
Thx Steve!

Es-haq Khosravi
I hope he is ok!

Ben STONE
Wow. That is beautiful. As a carpenter/shipwright I've got a lot of nice timber scraps lying around.....hmmmmm.
;)

Kerry COX
Start a whittilin' my friend and I am sure that it would be on your mantle piece for a long time "=)