Fantastic Plastic model builders inevitably approach the 1940s era with a high degree of ambivalence.  On one hand, Nazi Germany was inarguably one of the most evil, despicable and horrific empires ever to befoul this planet.  On the other hand, German's "project" aircraft -- planes that only got as far as the drawing board -- were some of the coolest designs to come out of any decade...ever.

Interest in WWII-era "project" planes really took off in the 1990s, developing into a sub-culture known as "Luft '46." (e.g. What might the Luftwaffe been flying if the War had continued until 1946 -- or beyond?)  Numerous model companies -- primarily those from Eastern Europe -- jumped on the Luft '46 bandwagon and began pumping out an ever-expanding catalog of these kits, a trend which continues to this day.  This section features just a few of these aggressively radical German and, in a few cases, American and Japanese aircraft designs.

Concept Aircraft

1900-1930

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s