thevid Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 I used the decals from the new Airfix Me262. XtraColor RLM82 Dk Green, RLM 76 lower. 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Instructions which actually instruct, still vague in places though. Well done for giving a classic oldie a new lease of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 I like the colours very much, but something bothers me; I don't know if it is me but the canopy seems huge when you compare it to another "Schwalbe". What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatFlyHalf Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 You have done a stellar job on this really ancient kit. However; it looks almost, but not quite, like an Me 262 A. Polo1112 is right, there is something not quite right in it's canopy shape. Strange, as I thought it was a truly brilliant kit when I first build one - in about 1965! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevid Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 6 minutes ago, polo1112 said: I like the colours very much, but something bothers me; I don't know if it is me but the canopy seems huge when you compare it to another "Schwalbe". What do you think? The canopy sits way to high compared to other Me262s. I plan on building it's new companion shortly. It's a vintage kit with outline inaccuracies but it does look the part. Kit came out 15 years after WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Yes I built one in the early sixties but I cannot remember about this "big" canopy. I must say that I was only about 11 or 12 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Looks the part? I reckon it could give the old Defiant a run for its money in the 'Vague Similarity' stakes! Nicely finished though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Excellent! First kit I ever built, many, many moons ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Like it. A very early example built by many of a certain vintage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 That's scrubbed up very well. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevid Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 1 hour ago, IanC said: Looks the part? I reckon it could give the old Defiant a run for its money in the 'Vague Similarity' stakes! Nicely finished though. Ha! It surely can't be confused for anything other than an Me262a. I built this one as a comparision to the new version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Thst looks pretty darn good to me 👍 ... i wouldn't know it was the old tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhouse Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 It looks great to me - but I don't remember Airfix's moulding techniques being up to making that DF aerial in 1960! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevid Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 18 minutes ago, bhouse said: It looks great to me - but I don't remember Airfix's moulding techniques being up to making that DF aerial in 1960! I added an aerial, pitot tube and masking tape seat belts. I lost the nose wheel and replaced all the wheels from the spares box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Well done on breathing life into an old classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I am another who built this kit a very long time ago - and then a number of conversions from Alan Hall in Airfix Magazine! Thanks for showing us one of the true classics from the past, and beautifully finished, whatever the inaccuracies of the kit. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossiant Oliver Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 If it wasn’t for that way to oversized canopy you could fool people into thinking this was the new tool kit! Fantastic job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane39 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Fantastic job on an ancient kit. Still waiting for my LHS to obtain the new kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevid Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 On 1/2/2018 at 6:24 PM, Mark4700 said: Well done on breathing life into an old classic. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevid Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 On 1/5/2018 at 6:26 PM, pheonix said: I am another who built this kit a very long time ago - and then a number of conversions from Alan Hall in Airfix Magazine! Thanks for showing us one of the true classics from the past, and beautifully finished, whatever the inaccuracies of the kit. P That's when one had to do conversions in order to get any other variants. Only kits from back then in 1/72, this one and the Revell. I don't recall others. 12 hours ago, hurricane39 said: Fantastic job on an ancient kit. Still waiting for my LHS to obtain the new kit. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevid Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 17 hours ago, Crossiant Oliver said: If it wasn’t for that way to oversized canopy you could fool people into thinking this was the new tool kit! Fantastic job! Yeah that canopy sure gives it a funny look to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalbert Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) Nice,I remember makeing this kit when it came as a dog fight double with the mosquito.I was very excited to get two kits in one box. Edited January 7, 2018 by fatalbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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