**** DONE: GB-36 1/48 He 162A-2 - Axis Manufactured Aircraft of WWII

[Donivanp]

Well alrighty then. I'm getting near calling this done, No show award but at least I'll finish one. Then on to bigger and better things. Well maybe anyway. I have to put the vertical stabs on and then finish up the cockpit and mount it. I'm not really happy with it but all in all it looks like a H2 162. I used Vallejo for the upper and Testors for the lower. There are two colors of green as prescribed but I can't tell. RLM 81/83/78 is what I used the engine pod and the Rt wing and rt satb are 83 with the rest being 81. Both vertical stabs and the lower is 78.

 

[Wurger]

Nice.

 

[le_steph40]

nice work

 

[fubar57]

Looking good Don

 

[turbo]

With all

 

[Crimea_River]

I think you mean 76 for the light blue/grey. Looking forward to the decals.

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Donivanp]

Thanks guys.

I think you mean 76 for the light blue/grey. Looking forward to the decals.

No, Testors RLM 65 Hellblau is what I used. I got the RLM wrong but it was 65.

 

[Wurger]

Humm.. I'm gonna agree with Andy. At the period of the WW2 it should be the RLM76.

 

[Donivanp]

The instructions call for the Hellblau and short of anything else I could find, I can still fix it though. Thanks.

 

[Wurger]

Check if the instruction doesn't call for the Hellgrau accidentally..

 

[Wurger]

OK. here is a scanned info I found in one of my references.

 

[Donivanp]

I re shot in 76, it is not very noticeable at all but it is slightly lighter.

 

[Rogi]

They used 76 but honestly at the scale you could do a bit of a weathered look and it would turn out allright Great progress so far. I love the 162 so watching this with glee

 

[Donivanp]

Decals are old and messed up. Had to buy a new set.

 

[JKim]

The Salamander is shaping up nicely Don!

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work so far!

 

[Donivanp]

OK so the replacement decals came in. They are far more extensive then the kit decals though, and I did not realize this till I started, they have to be cut close to the decal as they are not individually printed on film but the the whole she is the film. Bit dicey on the fist couple but quick learning curve after that. I get them on and flat coat and some touch ups and finish the cockpit and canopy, mount it and we will be done.

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Nice. I've only had to deal with continuous film once on home made decals, a tad nerve wracking to be sure