Done Me262A-1a ‘White 2’ ErprobungsKommando 262 Gruppe Build

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Mate!

 

[Wayne Little]

some other stuff done, earlier in the week.....

 

[Airframes]

Beaut work Wayne. Which silver do you use?

 

[javlin]

I might be wrong Terry but I am thinking it's foil?

 

[Airframes]

That was my first thought Kevin. I might be wrong, but I think I can just see that 'liquid texture' that some silver paints exhibit when applied to small, enclosed areas. If it is foil, I'd never manage that these days, not with my knackered hands!

 

[vikingBerserker]

It's really amazing that such a simple thing such as the silver onthe struts can make such a huge difference. Nicely done!

 

[Sweb]

There's a very bright duct tape that can be cut and wrapped around the oleo. It's dead-soft and will mar. That's what this looks like.

 

[Wayne Little]

Beaut work Wayne. Which silver do you use?

It's a chrome adhesive foil.

 

[Airframes]

B*gger! They were right! No way my hands would allow me to wrap that, I think! Used to use it on bigger models years ago, but out of the question now.
Thanks for the explanation Wayne.

 

[109ROAMING]

Looks Great mate! Never would of thought of using foil -will now! (well try! atleast)

 

[Wayne Little]

The foil...It's delicate and not easy to peel off really small squares or strips but if you're real careful and can place it correctly it scrubs up way better than painting!

Got the remaining decals on today, need to be checked tomorrow for any silvering then maybe I can get the next coat of Gloss over the decals to seal them.

 

[A4K]

Looking forward to the pics Wayne!

 

[Wayne Little]

Ok some more pics with the extra decals on...

 

[Wurger]

Excellent...

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Wojtek!

 

[Catch22]

Looking good!

 

[Bucksnort101]

Awesome, you're work continues to amaze me. If you don't mind me asking, how long have you been building models and how long did it take you to get the the level of craftmanship you are at now? Been threatening to get back into modelling again one of these days, models are in the cabinet just waiting to be built, but I am the type that seems to need to research everything too much and thus just never get started on this type of stuff.
Keep up the execellent work, and I'm looking forward to the tutorial that was eluded to earlier.

 

[Airframes]

Beautiful work Wayne, it's coming alive.

 

[Njaco]

Gorgeous!

 

[A4K]

With the others..great work Wayne!