Cheers guys for the interest and feedback!
Horses would be an interesting touch, but would Messerschmitt not have used heavy tow vehicles at their plants? The Sceuchschlepper towed the Me 163, for example.
Read something of interest too re the Ar 234A Startwagen:
'For take-off, the Ar 234A sat on a large trolley that featured a steerable nosewheel and main wheel brakes for taxiing...' (The Encyclopedia of Aircraft of WWII)
How would you guys interpret that? Sounds to me like it was steerable under pilot's control (?)
Given the proposed Me 262 Mistel Startwagen seems to have been designed upon this, this would probably also have been able to taxi under it's own power. Question remains at which point engines would have been started, ie. to which point would it be towed, and with what.
Re the weathering question , I was actually thinking of the Startwagen
, but since Terry mentioned the natural (unpainted) aircraft finish, have included a photo of factory fresh Me 262 in said scheme - plan to do the Grossbombe as such.
Also re the Startwagen: just a technical detail, but does anyone know the quality of German welding on such support equipment? Photo below shows main component. I think there should be a visible weld line where the straight beams meet the tube. Your opinions?
Also of interest, same source above has a photo of an Me 262A-2a/U2 in uncamouflaged finish. Unsure if this is W.nr 110484, as they suggest TWO aircraft were built and flown, including the V11 prorotype. (photos below)
As for the model, no major leaps yet, but progress so far:
1. Main components of startwagen , some still awaiting filling of sink holes and sanding
2. Close up of main 'body', as mention above
3. Me 262 in natural (unpainted) finish
4. Me 262A-2a/U2 (W.nr.?) - Ecyclopedia of Aircraft of WWII, Ed. Paul Eden
5. Me 262A-2a/U2 (W.nr.110484) -warplanes of the Third Reich, William Green
Research, research, research...
(Btw, photos keep appearing in wrong order for some reason!)
Evan