Hi All,
Last post Roger asked where the next instalment would go.
Well this is the reveal.
I intend to make a Me262 Mistel, a two seat upper component and a 'bomb' lower component, together with a scratchbuilt take off dolly.
My inspiration came from a mix of the Dragon Me262 Mistel kit in 1/48, and a side view from the warbird tech book on the Me262, which shows the components together minus the take off dolly.
I was going to use the Retrokits conversion for a Me262 A-2a/U2 designed for the Eduard Me262 kit, but it was not readily compatible with the Trumpeter kit, also it was badly warped around the tail, and had actually had a partially broken fin. So, I decided to use the nose parts, canopies to the Trumpeter kit, but it meant removing the cannon detail and making a bare nose area ready to scratch build a nose compartment to match the Retrokit fuselage part.
So a bit of cutting and filing took place removing that nose detail, and then blanking off the rear of the bay. Whilst I was in the mood for cutting, I removed the locating points for top to bottom fuselage halves, and also the engine nacelles.
Some pictures follow:-
Bigkev