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**** DONE: 1/48 Me262B-1a/U1 - The Jet Age.
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Looking good so far!
Donivanp
Major
Great work on the 262 John. I like what you've done on the arrays looks really good.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Real nice.
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JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
Thanks guys! As you can also see in the nose gear pic, I've added some additional weight as well.
I visited the USS Midway over the weekend with my daughter... first time on an aircraft carrier!
I visited the USS Midway over the weekend with my daughter... first time on an aircraft carrier!
Crimea_River
Marshal
Nice way to spend Father's Day.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Nice pic John, glad you had a good day.
Donivanp
Major
Cool trip there John, my kids won't go with me to the Battle ship or any other military museums anymore. They say they thought they grew up in them.
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JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
Closing up more hatches.
Engine parts were painted using a mix of Alclad metallic shades.
Engine nacelles are going to be cleaned up and re-scribed before they are mounted to the wings.
Wheels have been painted gloss black and will need to be sealed with a flat coat. I'll probably look at putting a lighter pastel wash on these to dirty them up.
Some wiring started in the wheel wells. Looks like a hair perm gone bad.
The wiring is laid down strand by strand to a more organized layout. I can't finish this until the fuselage halves go together because some of the wires will terminate on the outside of the cockpit tub.
The fuselage is glued together trapping the nose wheel well and cockpit tube in between the halves. I removed the nose landing gear since I was afraid the struts would be damaged by the gluing/sanding that's going to have to occur. Note the absence of the nose guns. I've elected to leave them off since they will not be visible.
Engine parts were painted using a mix of Alclad metallic shades.
Engine nacelles are going to be cleaned up and re-scribed before they are mounted to the wings.
Wheels have been painted gloss black and will need to be sealed with a flat coat. I'll probably look at putting a lighter pastel wash on these to dirty them up.
Some wiring started in the wheel wells. Looks like a hair perm gone bad.
The wiring is laid down strand by strand to a more organized layout. I can't finish this until the fuselage halves go together because some of the wires will terminate on the outside of the cockpit tub.
The fuselage is glued together trapping the nose wheel well and cockpit tube in between the halves. I removed the nose landing gear since I was afraid the struts would be damaged by the gluing/sanding that's going to have to occur. Note the absence of the nose guns. I've elected to leave them off since they will not be visible.
great work there John!
fubar57
General
Very nice progress John.
Geo
Geo
Crimea_River
Marshal
Wow, going all out on the wiring. Nice!
Donivanp
Major
Looks great, I really like the engine parts
Lovely work so far!
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JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
Thanks guys!
Yeah, I thought I'd add some detail in this area. The wheel area is nice and open prior to installing the bulkheads and wings so I thought I'd take advantage of it.
Yeah, I thought I'd add some detail in this area. The wheel area is nice and open prior to installing the bulkheads and wings so I thought I'd take advantage of it.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Well, there's lots there so it will be hard to stop. I've started on it as well.
A few years back, I went all out on my Tamiya 262 as well:
A few years back, I went all out on my Tamiya 262 as well:
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Very nice additions John, the 262 aircraft model is certainly one that lays itself open for detailing.
Can I ask what paint and colour you used for the tyre!
Can I ask what paint and colour you used for the tyre!
