Quote from: cph64 on Today at 08:10:59 AMSpecial Hobby kits are a bit like 'Stingray': "Anything can happen in the next half hour". Though I will admit they make some interesting subjects.

I like that analogy.....

Very interesting Francis, something you could get your teeth into.....

Will you be building one?

Moving on....
The starboard fuselage has been removed from the tape, and then the extensions sanded to shape. I am pretty happy with it, but it will need some filler/Mr.Surfacer once all together.
I have also painted the cockpit assemblies, RLM 66 for the cockpit and aluminum for the under cockpit and bottom internal fuselage. These were unpainted on the real Me262's normally.
Then once dry I picked out the seats in a brown shade. Once all dry, I used a couple of coats of Kleer to give a glossy finish to the instrument panels and side consoles.
After being allowed to dry, the decals were added, cutting close to the image to remove any visible carrier film. Finally to finish I have added some seat harnesses from very thin strips of pale brown paper. These will get a minute points of silver added to suggest buckles.
Thanks for looking.

Ah, you know what 'thought' did........

I think you will get there Chris, just playing you up, it is.........

Thanks for your comments chaps.
Well a bit further on, Fuselage inserts have been shaped roughly to fuselage profile inside and out. I then took the starboard fuselage parts and assembled them together taping them in place on a flat sheet of aluminum. I took care to ensure the sections lined up as best as possible, glued with Tamiya cement and left alone for 24 hours to properly dry.
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Hi Dave,
Thanks for the pictures and show report. Sorry I couldn't be there today, it looks like it was a great day.
You guys did the club proud. An excellent show of models, in all sorts of genres.
Well done everyone.

Thanks chaps,
I've now managed to cut the fuselage for the Me262B into three sections. Following the panel lines forward of the cockpit and to the rear where the the inserts were to be on the real aircraft.
I used a fine razor saw, trying to keep each cut as square as possible.
Once done I have added some pieces of plasticard to each cut, and the front section an additional piece to give correct length. The original aircraft was lengthened by 3ft 11 half inches. the thickness of the card equates to that.
I will shape the inserts roughly to the fuselage profile before re-joining. Using a sheet of thick Aluminum to maintain a true fuselage centre line, each section will be glued in place and taped whilst the glue dries.
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Yes, Chris I will be scratchbuilding the winged towed fuel tank.
More challenging will be getting the fuselage back together once the extension fillets have been inserted.

It's a really strange looking beast. Coming along nicely.

Good job Chris.
Despite all your problems, it's turned out really nice.

That's better
Good work and steady progress.

Well I couldn't leave the old Me262 alone.
So my next session will be on the Me262B series. Using the Mark 1 models (Ex-Eduard) mouldings I intend to build a Me262B-1, and the proposed much later Me262B-2a version.
The B-1 will be a trainer version, with an exposed starboard engine from retrowings, and the B-2a will be made by extending the fuselage fore and aft of the cockpit for the additional fuel tanks and 'Schrage Musik' cannon behind the cockpit. Also I am going to add a 'Deichselschlepp' towed winged fuel tank.
Some pictures of the work so far.:-
Thanks for looking. 

Great to see you back in the modelling chair.
Hope you're feeling much better now.

Hi All,
Well I've now started on Amy's moth.
The AModel kit is a short run type injection, so it's mouldings are a bit soft in places, and the attaching stubs from the sprues a little thick and awkward, so little preparation work to do first.
I started on the upper wing. Each is a single moulding for port and starboard with a four piece fuel tank in between. I chose the ribbed fuel tank with the provision of a 'gauge' moulded into the upper section. The fuel tank held about 9 gallons and needed to hand pumped to refill in flight, so I reasoned the gauge would be there as a visual guide to the contents of the tank for Amy. I have also seen another build where the same fuel tank has been used by another modeller  section.
Each wing has representations of  three actuators for slats on the upper wing surface. Amy's moth did not appear to have these, so they were carefully cut away from the undersurface of each wing and the carefully sanded to match the rest of the wing surface.
The engine housing has been tidied up and the inlet for the cooling of the cylinders reshaped and made finer in appearance. A hole will also need to be drilled just above the propellor boss, again I presume another inlet.
The propellor has been tidied up, and the blades made sharper and better in profile. Also I have marked on a piece of Balsa the propellor shape, so I can cut and carve another spare prop to add to the fuselage.
Some Pictures of the kit parts worked on and next to tidy up. 
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Yes, it certainly is.

Anyway Me262W-1 'Seelowe' now done. So I'll be cutting plastic on this one now.