Hi All,
This is the Trumpeter Messerschmitt Me262 A-1 in 1/144 scale.
Wanted something that I hope could be a quickish project to get back into modelling, now I've re arranged the modelling bench back to a more usual ergonomic layout.
As you can see the parts are nicely moulded, with a good decal sheet, and two marking options.
The kit also has a Kettenkrad tractor to pose towing the finished article and is quite sweet and detailed in this small scale.
I've removed the fuselage, lower fuselage/wings, and gun bay doors (open and closed) and done a test fit, and it looks a good fit. Also I determined where I could put any ballast as there isn't a lot of room in the fuselage, so it looks like the engine cowlings might get filled with lead. The cockpit tub is a single piece and will only need some seat harnesses making from paper.
Anyway some pictures follow:-
Bigkev
Good to have you back
Hello again.
Haddock
Thanks Guys,
Been away from the website too long.
I'm glad to be back modelling.
I've been applying paint tonight, but got no pictures at the moment, though these will follow, probably tomorrow.
Hope to be back contributing reguarly, now I've got the modelling room re-jigged.
Cheers,
Bigkev
Hi All,
Painting on the cockpit is now complete, complete with fiddly seat harnesses. Quite a challenge in 1/144th! Have also added some 'Liquid Gravity' to the fuselage and some plasticine and lead shot to the front of the nacelles. Not sure if it will be enough....!
I have also managed to tidy up the engine nacelle parts, ready for assembly
Pictures of the cockpit:-
Bigkev
Nice cockpit detail - was that all included in the kit?
Lovely job on a small model.
Hi All,
Got back to the bench at last.
Have now managed to prime and get basic underside colour on RLM 76 Litchblau sprayed on. I have used some old Aeromaster Acrylic paint that I had in my stash. This sprayed on beautifully despite being some 20 years old!
Also I have masked the cockpit canopy with some Bare-Metal foil which is burnished onto the exterior then using a new scalpel blade the tip follows the framing and the foil covering the frame is peeled away.
Some pictures follow:-
Cheers,
Bigkev
Looking good - seeing as you have the Kattenkrad, will you set them both in a small diorama ???
Hi Msea,
Thanks for your comment.
Yes, I will be posing them in a small diorama setting.
Cheers,
Bigkev
Neat!
Haddock.
Thanks Haddock,
Made a little more progress today. The cockpit area has been painted in RLM 66 Dark Grey as too have the canopy frames. Once dry the cockpit was glued in place using Micro Kristal Kleer, this also helps fill any slight gaps, using water to remove any excess.
Once dry I masked the fuselage/undersides with a mixture of Blu-Tack 'worms' and Tamiya Tape.
I then applied a couple of light coats of RLM 82 by Aeromaster again, once dry I will then mask off and paint the disruptive camouflage of RLM 83.
Incidentally, I think the colour notes on the instructions are transposed, my RLM 83 is the lighter of the two greens. However I will try to match the instructions as best I can.
Some Pictures follow.
Cheers,
Bigkev
PS. To indicate the size of this model, I have included Haddock's favourite coin, the 50p piece!
1/144 scale, wow, I'm very impressed Kev. A very attractive aeroplane I think. Looking forward to seeing the finished diorama.
Francis
Does Zak know you still have 50pence left - bet he gets it from you next meeting - hohohoho
Quote from: MSea on October 11, 2019, 12:01:31 PM
Does Zak know you still have 50pence left - bet he gets it from you next meeting - hohohoho
Nope he, didn't until now.
Anyway back from my little jaunt, and I made sure that I spent the 50p!
So I hope to get some more work done on this over the weekend.
Cheers,
Bigkev
Well, managed to mask the upper surfaces in readiness for tomorrow's painting session.
As mentioned beforehand I think the colour descriptions have been transposed, so opposed to my usual approach the lighter green will be sprayed next.
Once done further smaller blotches of both colours will be added to the fuselage sides and wing surfaces.
A few pictures follow.
Bigkev
Hi All,
Well the rain has meant I'm allowed in the modelling room!
So I have managed to give the upper surface's a coat of RLM 83 'Olivgrun'. All went well, and the Aeromaster paint sprayed beautifully, despite being 20 years old.
Once dry, I peeled off the masking. The tape was no problem, but the Blu-Tack worms meant a little more work. they did not peel off in one motion, but needed several passes with a bigger piece of Blu-Tack to remove the material completely.
Once done I was left with quite a nice demarcation line, on both wings and fuselage.
Some pictures follow.
Bigkev
Hi All,
Whilst waiting for the main airframe to dry properly, I took the opportunity of painting the Kettenkrad and towing arms, plus the insides of the undercarriage doors.
All painted using Aeromaster paint, which being water based made for easy application and clean up.
A few pictures follow.
Bigkev
Hi All,
Well after all that masking had been removed, and paint allowed to dry, I decided I could tackle the mottle camouflage on the fuselage sides and engine cowlings. It took a few go's, having to re-cover some bits that were too heavy, or had indications of airbrush splatter. A few hours later I was happy with the result, and I am now ready to paint the undercarriage bays in RLM 02 Grey, then apply a gloss 'Future' varnish to seal everything in ready to deaclling.
A few pictures follow:-
Bigkev
Hi All,
Well a bit further on now.
Managed to paint in the red trim on the nose and tail.
Also I have applied 3 thin coats of Johnson's 'Kleer' to the airframe ready for decaling. However, I kept the 'Kleer' off the canopy parts, so as not to create a build up on the canopy frames. Once decalled, I will apply a final Matt/Satin coat to the whole airframe, including the canopy so there will be no apparent difference in finish..... I hope!
Decaling next......
Some pictures follow:-
Bigkev
Looking nice. Is the Klear brushed or airbrushed?
Haddock.
Hi Haddock,
Thankyou for your comment, yes, it is coming along nicely now..
As to the 'Kleer' I always use a number '6' size brush. But I find that it works better if you wet the brush thoroughly in warm water, then squeeze out most of water before dipping it in the 'Kleer'. Then it is just a case of quick light coats, allowing about an hour between coats.
Cheers,
Bigkev
Hi All,
A bit more progress. The decals have been applied, using the Micro Set and Micro Sol solution's.
A quick check revealed a couple of areas where silvering occurred despite the gloss finish. So using a hypodermic needle, I pricked the areas involved and applied some more Micro Sol.
Once dried, I will give the model a wash with a warm soapy piece of cloth, followed by a quick rinse, to remove any excess solution's, and then it is time for the varnish.
Some pictures to show:-
Bigkev :D
Lovely, looks just right.
Roger
Quote from: Roger on October 18, 2019, 09:48:04 AM
Lovely, looks just right.
Roger
Thanks Roger,
Considering the high quality of your builds, that means a lot to me.
It will look even better once it has been matted down and the canopy masks removed.
Not sure about the towing arm for the Kettenkrad, I think it might be toned down to RLM 02 Grau, yellow just looks wrong...?
I'll have it done for Telford, Base and All, Yippee!
Cheers,
Bigkev
Looking forward to seeing it at Telford. Perhaps you might pick up a 1/32 Schwalbe cheap at Wonderland Models - would you fancy scaling up?
R
Quote from: Roger on October 19, 2019, 11:38:10 AM
Looking forward to seeing it at Telford. Perhaps you might pick up a 1/32 Schwalbe cheap at Wonderland Models - would you fancy scaling up?
R
Ooooh Errrr?
Not sure, I love the Schwalbe as an aircraft, but it would be a big project.
Perhaps you'll have to convince me at Telford.
Bigkev
Hi All,
The end is in sight.
I have managed to get the airframe finished and varnished.
I use Vallejo Matt and Satin varnishes, at a ration of 5 matt to 2 Satin, which gives a flat finish, but still retaining a small amount of 'sheen'.
Also whilst on the final leg I gave the Kettenkrad some detail painting, on the seats, tracks and tyre. Then I gave it a coat of 'Kleer', which once dried, a thin wash of 'Burnt Umber' oil paint thinned with turpentine, and allowed to settle in the recesses and detail.
I also gave the U/C the same treatment, which picked out some of the detail on these parts. They now need a 'varnish' as above, to maintain same finish.
I removed the 'Bare-Metal' masking on the canopy and found I had some adhesive residue. A quick internet search advised to use good old WD-40 to remove it. I used a Micro-brush, and a coffee stirrer, which had been dipped into WD-40 and it worked perfectly. The residue was gone, and after a quick wipe with a clean piece of kitchen towel, left with nice clear canopy.
However, I understand that it works best if the paint used on the model is Acrylic, not Oil Based.
Now I just need to 'varnish' the undercarriage parts and Kettenkrad, and then create a suitable base.
Some pictures of the above:-
Bigkev
Hi All,
Final details have now been added and all the various bits brought together.
A stretched sprue pitot tube on the port wing, and the seat belts are all that was added to the basic kit.
Happy with the finish, though I may replace the towing arm, as it appears too heavy.
A small piece of 'concrete paper' has been placed underneath just for photo purpose's. I will make a more finished base in the next few days.
Some pictures follow:-
Bigkev
Exquisite. Not you, the model.
Haddock.
Nice looking model.
Hi All,
Well another Me262 in 1/144th.
This is again the same kit as before but is going to be finished in different markings and carrying drop tanks and R4M missiles under the wings.
Not bothered too much with the build for here, other than I removed most of the gun bay detail which won't be seen to make more room for nose weight.
A quick showed it to balance much better than the previous one.
The canopy has again been masked with Bare Metal foil. I really enjoy using this, now I know how to remove the glue residue with WD-40.
Model undercoated, then painted in RLM 82 and 83. At this point the masking between the two removed, but note that some mottling of the two greens is needed before applying the black undersides.
Some pictures follow:-
Bigkev
You have been busy.
Quote from: zak on November 17, 2019, 07:09:30 PM
You have been busy.
Hi Zak,
Yes, a little modelling done.
Now managed to get the undersides masked and painted. I have use Tamiya Gloss X-1, together with some retarder, and some Mr. Hobby Colour levelling thinner.
Also I have painted the drop tanks, in readiness for some Alclad II Aluminium. Also the main undercarriage doors.
Will wait for about 24 hours before I remove masking, allowing the paint to harden slightly.
Some pictures follow:-
Bigkev
The Flu seems to have got you going!
Hi Zak,
Well it got me going, but not sure if that's in modelling terms....
Anyway have now softened the demarcation line between the black undersides and camouflage upper surfaces.
I used Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black, rather than gloss as it was easier to see where I was applying it on the gloss back surfaces.
I used a low pressure, and thinned the paint and added some retarder to stop the paint drying on the needle. In general it worked though I did need to clean needle tip a couple of times. I sprayed from about 5mm from surface, so pretty close.
Tomorrow night I will 'Kleer' the model, and paint the undercarriage items, drop tanks, etc.
Coming on nicely, though not as fast as the Airco DH.9 of Zak's
Some pictures follow of work on this Me262:-
Bigkev.
You should get the flu more often - hohoho
Hi Msea,
Happy to share it with you........
Anyway this Me262 is now complete.
Some pictures follow of the finished item.
Bigkev
PS. Another Me262 project is underway, but this has two models....
Very nice. Where will this go next I wonder?
Roger
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
Looking good, I seem to recall building one in 1:72 scale quite some years ago.
I like the concept.
Great stuff.
Quote from: zak on December 20, 2019, 09:03:19 AM
Looking good, I seem to recall building one in 1:72 scale quite some years ago.
I like the concept.
Great stuff.
Hi Zak,
Thankyou for your comments. Perhaps I might be able to seek some advice/guidance from you as the build progresses.
I hope to have something looking like two Me262's albeit different by Christmas.
Cheers,
Bigkev
Hi All,
Christmas has been and gone, and now we are in the middle of Coronavirus......
However I've managed to return to the model bench, inspired by the 'Play Day 3'
So far I've now managed to make the 'bomb' component and the upper bomber controller components,
You may noticed that I've painted and decalled the cockpit of the upper, and painted the bomb aimers position in Tamiya German Grey, but with a gloss finish. This will help in the weathering painting, and I'll explain in next post.
The bomb component has had the gun ports, cockpit section, undercarriage, filled, sanded, and smoothed, ready to have the support struts fitted, prior to painting.
For now a few pictures:-
Bigkev
One up for "playday" - glad its got you back on line and modelling
Quote from: MSea on March 21, 2020, 08:52:30 PM
One up for "playday" - glad its got you back on line and modelling
Playday wins....
Like Terminator, 'I'll be back' oh, I forgot, I am.......
Bigkev
Good, get some modelling done.
Hi All,
Managed to get the bomb aimers position painted and the new nose in place.
Had to put some Milliput inside the top part, as there was a slight gap between the Trumpeter kit and Retrokit conversion, and didn't want to sand through the part.
Also added a generous amount of 'Greenstuff' to the exterior to fill any gaps. You can see most of it was not needed, but better to err on the side of caution.
After sanding, most of the filler was 'sanded' away.
Now I need to start drilling holes for the support attachments, both on the upper and lower components.
Some pictures follow:-
Cheers,
Bigkev
Coming along nicely.
looking good - will it fly ????
Nice work - looks good Kevin
Hi All,
Made a little more progress with this model.
Managed to get the supports for the two aircraft located, lined up, most difficult was the angled supports between the two aircfraft.
A little bit of filler/tidying up will be needed where I drilled some locating points but not in the right place.....
Some pictures of the aircraft so far, I have made a start on the Take off Dolly, and will post some pictures of this later.
Cheers,
Bigkev
That certainly is looking the part.
Mistel you too.
Looks tricky.
Amazing detail Kevin.
Well done.
Andy.
Hi All,
Well as promised managed to do some work on the take off dolly.
The main body is Balsa, then skinned with thin plastic sheet, I also made up the axle box from plastic card, then drilled an accommodating hole, an axle then inserted and extra wide sponson's added to the axle.
Note as this was in 1/144th, to get an idea of the dimensions I printed off a dragon instruction sheet with a parts layout map, then scaled this up from a side view to the correct side, then components were then traced onto plastic sheet/balsa and cut out.
At the moment the axle is deliberately too long, and will be adjusted as the build continues. Next thing is to add some detail to the dolly, ribbing, rivets, hubs, support mounts, and RATO take off pack. The dolly is only shown as a set up at moment, and also the Mistel is placed onto dolly, just to check general layout. The Mistel will be horizontal and mounted on supports when nearer completion
I have added a 50p piece in the pictures for size.
Cheers,
Bigkev
Nice bit of scratch building there, great technique and skill.
Splendid work Kev. It'll make a great display when they're all done.
Thanks Wizzel,
I hope so.
Cheers,
Bigkev
Will they both be a similar colour or different Kevin ???????
I admire anyone who can work in this scale, looks very good.
Quote from: MSea on April 14, 2020, 07:00:11 PM
Will they both be a similar colour or different Kevin ???????
Hi Msea,
Thanks. No, they will both be different.
The bomb component will be in primer/natural metal as it was intended to be expendable, the upper will have a full camouflage, with a slightly different nose colouring as it was an 'add-on' component to the normal airframe.
The take off dolly will be in RLM 02, or Grun Grau 74 have not decided yet.
But remember this is a 'what if '46' item so anything goes, I hope.
Cheers,
Bigkev
Hi All,
Have been battling with the take off dolly today, and tomorrow will be ready to assemble it.
Have managed to add detail to the body, cut down the sponsons and created the upright supports on the wheel assemblies. Picture of all the bits from scratch shown.
Have made a RATO pack from a cut down Fw-190 drop tank, some plasticard and then re-assembled.
The upper and lower aircraft components have been sprayed with Mr. Surfacer 1500, which leave a great surface for painting. The lower bomb component was okay but noticed two blemishes on the upper, so these will need a minute bit of Green Stuff in each hole/gap, so another job tomorrow.
Some pictures follow:-
Cheers,
Bigkev
Some lovely scratch built pieces there, nice to see.
This is turning into a great bit of modelling.
I think we could all do with a few lessons on how to be
clean, tidy and methodical.
Haddock.
Quote from: Haddock on April 19, 2020, 10:12:16 AM
I think we could all do with a few lessons on how to be
clean, tidy and methodical.
Haddock.
Well, I certainly could!
Me too!!
I don't understand the concept !!!!!
You just need instructions from your better half Martin.
Isn't that known as "henpecked"
Haddock.
Amazing detail for 1/144.
Andy.
Hi Guys,
Thanks for your comments, much appreciated.
Well I've been getting stuck into the Take Off Dolly today.
I started off by completing the nose wheel assembly, it has a strange forward raking suspension unit, though the wheel forks go towards the rear. It will need a compression oleo later in the build.
One of my major issues with this dolly was that I needed to have two pairs of hands to manipulate the wheels the frames and the axle all at same time. So I made a jig out of Balsa to take the wheel axles, and an axle substitute. I could then lay the various parts on top of each other, sandwich between the outer frame and then glue.
Once done, I could assemble the dolly parts already prepared. This took a Long..... time, adjusting the axles, the supports, wheels, etc.
Eventually I succeeded, and managed to get the bomber component lined up. This then needed, two V shape supports from the dolly upper to under the wing. These were made from four lengths of aerofoil section plastic rod, set at an angle on a thin plastic card joining strip then superglued together, and dipped into Baking Powder (Thanks Zak) to make a really hard join. These were then sanded to a really thin section before cutting the arms to length. It took numerous attempts but I got there in the end.
At this point I did a dry run of the assembly just to check the angles, joins, alignment. I have noticed the starboard wing of the upper component need to be fractionally higher, which I will attend to once final assembly takes place.
The Dolly is 95% complete, it just needs axle covers, compression struts, some rivets and the RATO pack mounted an fitted.
Then it will out with the paint and decals.......
Some pictures of the above follow:-
Bigkev
What a star, such perfection and in such a small scale - note to self borrow Kev's glasses, they must be better than mine.
Really impressive stuff, well done, I love it.
Dave
I want to know what he takes to maintain a steady hand, I could sure do with some.
Haddock.
Those pictures remind me of the CADs that companies like Airfix use to promote their new kits nowadays. Fantastic work Kev. 1/144 has really come on in the last few years hasn't it.
What's the tip for baking powder and superglue from Zak? I must have missed that one somewhere along the way.
Quote from: Wizzel on April 20, 2020, 10:39:19 AM
Those pictures remind me of the CADs that companies like Airfix use to promote their new kits nowadays. Fantastic work Kev. 1/144 has really come on in the last few years hasn't it.
What's the tip for baking powder and superglue from Zak? I must have missed that one somewhere along the way.
The superglue and baking powder form a really solid filler.
Apply superglue to the joint, add baking powder and repeat as needed, it can be filed and sanded and is really tough. Not original to me, I came across the method in Bill Horan's book on Panzer Modelling.
It also strengthens the joint, I use it mainly on plastic card.
Ah, thank you. As it happens, I have plenty of baking powder as I tend not to buy self-raising flour and use plain with baking powder added. And being as flour is hard to come by at the moment, I may as well put the baking powder to good use.
Good tip that Dave. I'll make a note os that and raid tbe baking cupboard.
Thanks for that -- have some baking powder but am very very short of flour -- only enough to make 2 more loaves.
Wonderful modelling Kev!
Don't know how you manage to get such fine detail in such a small scale.
You do realise you have a ready-made article for IPMS Magazine there...
... I look forward to seeing it in print in the not toodistant future.
Respect, bruv,
Biggles
Hi All,
Thanks for your comments.
I have now got the rivets added, the RATO pack, and its mounting.
Also have managed to give the model a unifying coat or Mr. Surfacer 1500.
To make the rivets, I used a tip from Zak in his WWI builds. I used Kristel Kleer and Green Food Colouring ( so I could see it!) applied little blobs on a fine piece of micro rod where I wanted them. I had to wipe off a few that were too big, in wrong place.
However I got there, and once covered by the Mr. Surfacer looked as I wanted.
Some Pictures follow:-
Cheers,
Bigkev
Really nice, great attention to details, I prefer red food colouring and a syringe, but each to their own.
This is going to be worth an article for the IPMS or one of the modelling magazines.
As long as you DO NT use a syringe and disinfectant like somebody says !!!!!!!
Very fine work here Kevin plus a useful technique filed away for future work.
Hi Guys,
Thankyou for your comments, much appreciated.
I'm in the process of painting now, but won't bore you with paint application.
I'll post when near to completion.
cheers,
Bigkev
Incedible detail Kevin. I agree with Dave - you have everything for that magazine article.
Quote from: Bigkev on April 26, 2020, 12:03:37 PM
Hi Guys,
Thankyou for your comments, much appreciated.
I'm in the process of painting now, but won't bore you with paint application.
I'll post when near to completion.
cheers,
Bigkev
I know you enjoy the painting process, I wish I did, it is not something I find easy.
Colour, a real nightmare.
Looking forward to seeing it painted.
Andy.
Quote from: zak on April 26, 2020, 08:37:16 AM
Really nice, great attention to details, I prefer red food colouring and a syringe, but each to their own.
This is going to be worth an article for the IPMS or one of the modelling magazines.
I've been thinking of rivets lately too and was wondering how to do this. What syringes do you use Zak and where do you get them?
Quote from: Wizzel on April 27, 2020, 11:01:13 AM
Quote from: zak on April 26, 2020, 08:37:16 AM
Really nice, great attention to details, I prefer red food colouring and a syringe, but each to their own.
This is going to be worth an article for the IPMS or one of the modelling magazines.
I've been thinking of rivets lately too and was wondering how to do this. What syringes do you use Zak and where do you get them?
I bought some a few years ago, on line, they came as small syringes with needles, sorry but I have no idea where from.
Know ant diabetics, they may let you have one or two?
I do know some diabetics so will try them. Great information, many thanks. I heard some folk talk about using CA glue for rivets but I can imagine it's a lot more forgiving with the crystal clear stuff.
Quote from: Wizzel on April 27, 2020, 11:37:33 AM
I do know some diabetics so will try them. Great information, many thanks. I heard some folk talk about using CA glue for rivets but I can imagine it's a lot more forgiving with the crystal clear stuff.
I use PVA with colouring.
That's the spirit - much cheaper than that other stuff :)
Our Zak is a good Yorkshire Man to the end
He's even saving money on razors at the minute too :-)
I bought some a few years ago, on line, they came as small syringes with needles, sorry but I have no idea where from.
Know ant diabetics, they may let you have one or two?
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I popped into our local pharmacy earlier and asked if they stocked them and if I was allowed to buy some. After explaining why I wanted them, I was handed a sealed pack of expired syringes, needles, wipes, a sharps box and, strangely, some sachets of citric acid!!!! It's what they give the addicts apparently (Withernsea has it's fair share) so I must have looked desperate. I did have my club hoodie on though so I guess I was at least part believable. I shall let you know how I get on with the rivets.
Hi All,
Well I've now completed this project. The cold weather yesterday allowed me time to give it the final push.
I have painted the model mainly in Aeromaster Acrylics, with the exception of the 'bomb component' which is Vallejo Duralumin.
The Dolly has been painted RLM 74 Graugrun then 'Kleered'. Once dry a wash of burnt umber oil paint heavily diluted with white spirit. Another coat of Kleer, then some generic decals to add a bit of interest, finally a coat of Vallejo Matt Varnish, with a very gentle dry bush of white oil paint to pick out the rivets, structure, etc
The Bomb component was in Vallejo Duralumin, which after its initial coat was a bit too bright, so I added a drop of Vallejo Air Dark Sea Grey, to another coat of the Duralumin, this was still bright but not as harsh. A coat of Kleer, some basic markings, and some dark grey decal strip around cockpit area to denote sealing strips.
Upper Control aircraft, I used RLM76, RLM 81a, and RLM 83. Cockpit masked with bare metal foil, nose canopies added at end, these being vac form. Decal from Trumpeter kit plus some additional numbers.
The two long nose probes, and pitot tube were last item.
Again model given Matt Varnish to seal.
Base is a made from Foam Board, railway scenic grass matting and cardboard. Grass got a little brown wash to denote usage and where the grass wood/concrete meet. A final thinned oil wash help to bring out the planking.
To summarize this a model of a Me262 Mistel Combination, a paper project consisting of an upper Messerschmitt Me262A-2a/U2 together with a modified Me262A-1, all mounted on a reusable take off dolly.
Some pictures follow.
Bigkev
Excellent
That is really nice.
Love to see it in real life at some point.
Really excellent Kevin. A really good and different model combination.
Lovely modelling Kevin, particularly impressive in such a tiny scale.
Very nice indeed
Hi All,
Thankyou for your kind comments, they are much appreciated.
I still intend to continue with the Messerschmitt Me262 in 1/144th, and have another 3 projects lined up which will be done as 'in-between' builds whilst I am doing my next project.
1. Me-262 A-1a/U3 reconnaissance version (converted)
2. Me-262 A-1a/U4 50mm Gun version (converted)
3. Me-262 'Lorin' proposed Ram Jet version (converted)
Cheers,
Bigkev
Great stuff!
Hi All,
Well, I am returning to the Me262 in 1/144th, as a quick interim project between other bigger builds.
This one will be a Me262 A-1a/U3 Reconnaissance variant, using the Trumpeter kit as a basis and the Retro wings conversion.
This is intended for the Eduard kit, but should be reasonably easy to adjust to fit.
Some pictures follow:-
Bigkev
You seem to like the 262 and variants.
I shall be watching this develop.
Should be good - a whole squadron of 262s.
Hi All,
Well got stuck into this one over the last few days.
So far I have managed to get the cockpit painted and in place, the nose cut off and the resin replacement added. During the cutting process, I made a mistake removing a little too much. This was due to me not measuring correctly, and the fact I was using a Trumpeter kit rather than the recommended Eduard. (Since found out that Mark 1 Models use the Eduard mouldings so I may root some out)
Anyway a little plastic card, soon remedied the issue, followed by careful carving and filling.
whilst the nose was drying I assembled the engines, thinned down the undercarriage doors, tidied up all the other bits and pieces. Brought the engines and tailplane together with the fuselage/wings. The engine nacelles were filled with Deluxe Models Liquid Gravity and this was glued in place with some Mr. Gator PVA Glue. With the main components in place I just need to use some filler here and there.
Have then done a dry run with everything in place, to see if the model sits on its undercarriage, and it does!
Some pictures follow:-
Cheers,
Bigkev
Lovely, considering the size!
Great
Looks the business Kevin.
Thanks guys,
Been away this weekend so not done much on this one.
However, I have managed to give the model a coat of Mr. Surfacer 1500, and when dry a polish with a 8000 grit polishing cloth. Then I have painted the under surfaces with Aeromaster RLM 76 Licthblau.
Before painting the uppers, I needed to mask the cockpit canopy, for this I used Bare-metal foil. I attach a photo to show how small it is, compared to a 1p piece.
Bigkev
Tiny!
Hi All,
Moved on with this one.
The canopy was stuck in place using Gator Grip PVA Glue, and any small gaps filled with Vallejo White Putty, and the excess wiped away using a damp cotton bud, leaving a fine amount of filler in the gaps in a couple of places. I have then painted it using Aeromaster RLM 76 Litchblau, on the underside, then after some masking a coat of Aeromaster RLM 80 Olivgrun on the upper surfaces.
Once dry I then applied a mottle of Tamiya Deep Green using both mottle masks, and freehand airbrush technique holding the airbrush very close to the airframe. Any areas where bleeding /overspray had occurred were touched in with the appropriate colour and a fine brush.
The wheel wells were then painted in RLM02 Grau, and a small section of fine Aluminium tubing cut to size and glued in place to represent the 30mm cannon at the extreme nose.
Next a coat of 'Kleer' and then some decals from the kit and spares box, followed by attaching the undercarriage, pitot tube.
Some pictures follow:-
Bigkev
Coming along nicely.
Looking good Kevin
Great mottleing Kevin.
Compact and bijou!!
Hi All,
Thanks for the comments.
Now glossed and almost fully decalled. Still need to add the camera ports under the nose from Black decal strip.
Some pictures:-
Bigkev
Small and beautiful.
Very nice Kevin.
Thanks Guys,
Off to 'Harrogate Spring Flower Show' tomorrow, so nothing more until Monday.
But, I have finished the decaling today, so final assembly is on the cards....
Cheers,
Bigkev
Hi All,
Now complete. Finished in a mix of Vallejo Matt/Satin varnish.
Masking removed and canopy cleaned with WD40.
Some pictures:-
Bigkev
Small but nice. Well done.
Very nice - is the 50p for me?
Hi,
Thanks for the comments.
And, 'No' the 50p is not for you, even though you are the Treasurer!
Bigkev
Have returned to this thread as I have a couple of more 262's on the build. Will post my progress with them shortly, currently in the paint shop.
Hi All,
For those at the Playday today, they have seen the current project after painting. But for the benefit of this thread, I thought I would post so pictures here. Decalled, but awaiting final finishing, some undercarriage doors to be added, pitot tube, 50cm gun, and a final Matt Coat.
Some nice mottling there Kev, you'll have to give me some tips please.
Excellent comouflage Kevin. I don't jnow how you can work with such a small scale - very nice though.
Thanks for your kind comments chaps. Mottling in this scale is a bit of a challenge. Next playday I'll bring my compressor and see if I can get my mottling to work on another project.
This one is very nearly done. I have done some of the last bits today, so I should be able to show you the finished article in my next post.
Hi All,
Now declaring this one as finished. Finished in a mix of Satin/Matt varnish and the the glazed canopy sections cleaned with WD-40.
Next up a Me262 Ramjet Conversion,
Thanks for looking.
Excellent Kevin.
Very nice.
great
Looking great Kev, are you doing pulse jets or Lorin on the next one? I have a schwarm of Schwalbes to build and am thinking of putting pulse jets under one.
Thanks Chris,
My next one is to be the Lorin Ramjet version. It has progressed reasonably well so far, and is now ready for the upper camouflage to be applied. This one will be a tail sitter, so I will have to use a small wire prop to keep the nose down. Also I have used the Trumpeter kit as this was the only one available at the time.
Have put some pictures of the Retrowings conversion and my model so far.
Is this a "what if" Kevin or did it fly?
Hi Chris,
No, it didn't actually fly, but was a paper project considered as a quick high altitude fighter.
Perhaps if the war had gone into 1946 it might have made it into service.
Thanks for the info Kevin.
Hi All,
An Aaaargh moment.....!
Just an update on progress with this one.
Thanks go to Howard, who kindly gave me 3 pots of Xtracrylics for me to use at the last Playday. He no longer wanted them and knew I was building some Luftwaffe aircraft.
I started out by spraying some Xtracrylics RLM74 which is the first time I used this paint. It sprayed beautifully but appeared a little too dark to my eye, but I thought the next colour applied might reveal its relationship on the RLM 74/75/76 and be okay. So I masked out the camouflage on the wings and tailplane and sprayed some Xtracrylics RLM75 Graugrun. It sprayed okay but again too dark, and on drying is more like Schwarzgrun (Black Green). This is not the effect at all I wanted, so it has been rubbed down and is currently going to be painted in Tamiya acrylics probably mixed to suit.
Perhaps the paint needed to be 'lightened' for working in this scale?
One step forward and Two back at moment........
Some pictures of the offending paint job after some equally colourful language.
Thanks for looking.
Kevin
Looking good Kevin after the repaint job.
It's hard to judge from photos on the screen but the colours do look a tad dark. Good to know you get on with Xtracrylics, I've didn't get on with them and gave up struggling with Xtracrylics some time ago.
Hi Francis,
Yep, way too dark for this scale, but I was impressed how they sprayed with just a little water to thin.
Model is currently being re-sprayed to something lighter.
Hi All,
Well, I have managed to re-spray the upper surfaces to a much better colour. I have used Tamiya paints, with a little mixing of Ocean Grey, and Medium Sea Grey to get the colours that look okay to me. The mottling will be next, and some feathering of the demarcation lines on fuselage and nacelles.
Whilst at it I sprayed the two Ramjets, and have placed them in situ for a trial run as can be seen in the pictures.
Thanks for looking.
Kevin
Hi All,
Mottling now done. Used the same base colours as the camouflage, and applied small spots of colour along the fuselage demarcation lines, and along the sides. A relatively low pressure and well thinned paint with some retarder worked, though I did have to redo a couple of areas where I went too heavy or outside where I wanted paint to go.
Whilst in the mood applied a grey mottle to the Ramjets. This is a 'what-if' project so I can use my own interpretation of what the scheme would have been like.
Thanks for looking.
Kevin
Looking good Kevin.
The joys of 144, yes you will have to lighten paint at that scale, allegedly we should at 72 as well but hey ho! Nice to see different Schwalbe.
Hi All,
A little more progress. Canopy now has had the masking removed, the paintwork has been given two coats of Kleer and the decals applied.
I noticed that the Ramjets were slightly inclined upwards at the rear, so the fairings have been sanded down to adjust the fit. Any gaps will be filled with Kristal Klear and overpainted when dry in the appropriate colour.
Thanks for looking.
Very nice Kevin.
Declaring this one now finished. Looks very ungainly, I wonder if it would have ever worked.
Managed to get a piece of wire in place between the undercarriage doors to prevent it being a tail sitter.
Thanks for looking.
Kevin
Very nice addition to the ever growing Me262 collection.
It's certainly a different one. Excellent.
Its strange - we like strange well done Kevin
Hi All,
A little update on the next two variants.
First is a Me262A-2 with bombs,
Second is a Me262V10 (V1+AE) with a Dieschselschepp towed-bomb.
Both have had an initial coat of RLM 76 Lichtblau in readiness for the camouflage. To help disguise the edges of canopy where it attaches to the fuselage, I have run a a Black Sharpie pen around them. I also purchased some Peewit canopy masks to help with masking of the canopy. In true Yorkshire style, I will re-use these on the next model, and will also scan the backing sheet to create templates for future masks for my Me262's.
Some pictures follow:-
How many variants will you do?
Quote from: zak on November 22, 2024, 10:59:03 AMHow many variants will you do?
I have a least another five in the planning, some two seaters.
I look forward to them, and straining my eyesight to look at the detail.
Quote from: zak on November 22, 2024, 11:39:14 AMI look forward to them, and straining my eyesight to look at the detail.
Yes, me too!
Looks like there will be a whole squadron Kevin.
Hi All, and especially Zak.
Here is my latest addition to the Me262 collection. I have now got the airframe painted and decalled. The towed 'Flying Wing-Bomb' is almost complete just a little painting and minor additions to do.
The wing undercarriage made from stretched sprues and wheels punched out from plasticard. A little artistic license on the dolly undercarriage as I have no reference photo's so its my best guess.
The bomb is attached using Maskol as temporary glue (as per Haddock's tip)
Next up is to complete painting, new undercarriage doors from plasticard, a coat of varnish, remove canopy masks and finally add some RATO rockets underneath the fuselage centre.
Some pictures follow so far, will post once fully finished.
Thanks for looking.
Lovely, proper modelling as well!
Excellent work Kevin. As Dave says - real madelling too.
I'm impressed Kevin. The finish on the 262 looks very credible the more so given the small scale.
Great
Hi all,
Thanks for your comments much appreciated.
Now declaring this one as finished. All the various bits and bobs attended to, including RATO pods under fuselage.
Varnish sprayed on, and masks removed.
So here we have it:-
Messerschmitt Me262 V10 (VI+AE) with a Deichselschlepp towed-bomb.
What a great collection this is turning into, there's still a lot more versions to come and looking forward to seeing those.
Looking great Kevin. Will it appear at the club meeting?
Yes, it will be making its first outing.
Hi All,
Next 262 is nearing completion. This one is a Me262A-2, the bomber variant.
Mostly assembled just need to give it a couple of 'Kleer' coats in preparation for the decals and some smaller items to be added, masking removed from canopy.
The camouflage scheme was a bit of a task, the darker 'squiggle's' had to be hand painted with a fine brush. I think it looks not too bad, and resembles the photo's of real airframes fairly well.
Some pictures of it at the moment.
Thanks for looking.
As they said in the film Jaws - your gona need a bigger airfield -hohohho ;) ;) ;)
Very nice camouflage Kevin. It certainly looks tricky.
Hi All,
Now declaring this one as finished.
All the various bits and bobs added, and varnished. The canopy has been unmasked and the clear glazing given a wipe of WD-40 to improve clarity.
Completed model represents:-
Messerschmitt Me262 A-2a Sturmvogel (Stormbird) of 1./Kampf Geshwader 51 1944/1945
Great paintwork Kev. There's some paint pens now available which can be used to create lines of varying thicknesses and which would have saved you a lot of work. I'm looking to source some at a Model Show.
Thanks for your comments chaps, much appreciated.
As to the 'paint pens' Chris, I am aware of them but as i have a goodly stock of paints, won't be adding to them to my collection. Hand painting just took some careful painting with well thinned paint and a suitably thin brush.
Another great looking model.
What next :) :) :)
Excellent work Kevin.
Quote from: MSea on December 21, 2024, 10:53:35 AMWhat next :) :) :)
Next up will be a Me262B-1 Two Seater, and another Me262A-1 single seater with an exposed engine, open gun bay, and canopy.
Excellent work Kevin.
Bob c