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  1. Greetings, friends, colleagues and forum guests! I'd like to show one of my models, which I completed at the end of last year. I am not a fan of Luftwaffe models, however, German jets of the end of WWII, including "paper" projects, so called "Luft'46" excite my imagination. Me-163B "Komet" is one of them. Indeed, one of the first jet aircrafts in the world, which was put into service and actually participated in the battles, and there was only enough fuel for 7 minutes of engine operation. An interceptor fighter that did not have the opportunity to repeat the attack. There are also a lot of interesting things in its appearance: the “tailless” a/c, which threw off a cart with wheels during takeoff and landed on a retractable ski, probably had the first cockpit glass without a binding. So I could not pass by the "Komet". Those few facts that I knew about it made me eager to have such an aircraft in my collection, and an inexpensive set from Academy, which also includes a tractor, determined the final decision. As usual, I would like to show pictures of the model first and then in the next post to reveal some steps of assembly.
  2. Greetings Friends! Happy New Year! I just finished my Christmas Build and have started my Luftwaffe building season! This is the new GASPATCH 1/48 Komet kit! It is a great kit! I added the Eduard 'Look' Instrument Panel and Eduard Resin Wheels... The Rest is OOB (with some extra decals) and the Excellent Gaspatch 'Easy Peasy' Detail Set which includes more cockpit details and a pilot and excellent tailpipe (which really is spectacular on my model). This model took TWO WEEKS with several 12hr days to get it done! It was very small, but very detailed and many parts. Fit was excellent. The only shortcoming was the landing flaps (Air Brakes) under the wing. I could not figure out how to install these and the 4 support parts are not detailed in the instructions, so the builder is left to guess how they go in and support the PE airbrakes. I wanted to use the kit airbrake deployed indicators on top of wing (so pilot knows when they are deployed). This was not seen in other Komet kits and great detail in this kit. Hope Gaspatch fixes this in the instructions. The rest of instructions are top notch! The cockpit is super-detailed with practically every line, hose, and detail is in there! The kit builds with the canopy open. It has excellent canopy hinge detail. I fell in love with the clean closed canopy look, so just loosely tacked it closed for now. This scheme is the classic 'White 13' that is well represented in profiles... I really wanted to do this scheme and it is not in the Kit. I had to find an old testors Me163 kit to get the '13' decals from. I also got the late war simplified upper wing crosses from an Aeromaster sheet for the right size and style, as this would be the right insignia for 1944/45 fighters. This scheme appears to be standard splinter scheme for Komets and looks like the airplane had the spotted RLM76 vertical tail overpainted in a nonstandard (curved demarcation) cammo to match the rest. So we don't know the Wk Num as it would be covered up. The Paint is Mr Color RLM76 (with 10% white) and RLM82 and 81 From the bottle. There is some preshading and I went light on the weathering because these had very little flight time. I used Tamiya X35 semi-gloss clear on the model as the Komets were polished... I really like how that came out! Enjoy the pictures and comments welcome... It's another kit that made me look good as a modeller. I highly recommend this Gaspatch kit, get one while you can! This is the Pilot in the Easy Peasy Gaspatch Detail kit. I just hastily painted him as it was very late last night. He still needs work but Is a nice resin pilot...
  3. Me.163B (648684 for GasPatch) 1:48 Eduard Brassin Kit wheels are generally in two halves, which means you have the resultant joins to deal with, possible mould-slip or sink-mark issues on single part wheels, and sometimes less than stellar detail due to the moulding limitations of styrene injection technology, especially in the tread department. That's where replacement resin wheels come in, with their lack of seamline, weighting and superior detail making a compelling argument. They are also generally available at a reasonable price, and can be an easy introduction to aftermarket and resin handling, as they are usually a drop-in replacement. This set includes seven resin parts for the two main wheels for the jettisonable launch trolley and the retractable tail wheel. Also included is a set of pre-cut kabuki tape hub/tyre masks (not pictured) to cut the demarcation with ease, and once liberated from their casting blocks they are a drop-in replacement for the kit parts. Detail is excellent, and each wheel has a subtle flat-spot at the bottom where the casting block attaches, giving the impression of the weight of the airframe, whilst also making it easy to remove from the block. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of
  4. Me.163B Löök Cockpit Set (644117) 1:48 Eduard This set for the new GasPatch Models kit contains a combination of pre-printed resin and PE parts to quickly and efficiently detail up your cockpit. There are two resin parts that make up the instrument panel in front of the pilot, the second part a dramatic emergency release pull-handle and a PE skid lever below it, with glossy faced dials already painted for you on black resin. Additionally, the PE set of four-point belts for the pilot, complete with brown comfort pads that protect the pilot from the buckles. Review sample courtesy of
  5. Messerschmitt Me.163B Update Sets (for Gaspatch) 1:48 Eduard This new tooling of the diminutive little rocket fighter used by the Nazis in desperation during the Defence of the Reich at the end of WWII is starting to reach our shores, and should give the older Trimaster/Dragon/Revell/Hasegawa kit a well-earned rest from its various incarnations. Eduard's new range of sets are here to improve on the kit detail in the usual modular manner. Get what you want for the areas you want to be more of a focal point. As usual with Eduard's Photo-Etch (PE) and Mask sets, they arrive in a flat resealable package, with a white backing card protecting the contents and the instructions that are sandwiched between. Me.163B SPACE (3DL48032) The Eduard SPACE sets use new 3D printing techniques that lay down successive layers of different colour resin, creating highly realistic almost full complete panels that are supplied on a decal sheet. They can depict metallic shades, plus glossy, satin and matt colours too, which really ups the detail on everything they print. In addition, a small sheet of nickel-plated and pre-painted PE is included for the aspects of the set that lend themselves better to this medium, such as seatbelts and rudder pedals. The PE fret includes rudder pedals, a new set of four-point seatbelts for the pilot, plus a pull-chord and bracket in front of the control column, while the 3D decals cover the instruments on the main panels; the side console; instrument box and a full set of straps for the fuel tanks that flank the cockpit, which must have worried the pilot quite a bit if he had any common sense. Interior (491204) This nickel-plated and pre-painted fret carries out the same job as the 3D SPACE set above, but solely using PE, and by creating a lamination of PE parts with domed, glossy dials to replicate the glass in the panel. It’s simply a case of choosing whether you want a mixed media set, or go full PE. The main difference being that the SPACE set presents the instrument panel as a single part, with no additional work to do in lining up layers in that area. Masks (EX794) Supplied on a sheet of yellow kabuki tape, these pre-cut masks supply you with a full set of masks for the canopy, with compound curved handled by using frame hugging masks, while the highly curved gaps are in-filled with either liquid mask or offcuts from the background tape. In addition, you get masks for both sides of the armoured panel inside the windscreen, the quarter-lights at the rear of the cockpit, and a set of hub/tyre masks for wheels on the launch trolley, allowing you to cut the demarcation perfectly with little effort. Masks Tface (EX795) Supplied on a larger sheet of yellow kabuki tape, these pre-cut masks supply you with everything above, but also give you another set of canopy and quarter-light masks tailored to fit the interior of the glazing so that you can paint the inside and give your model that extra bit of realism. Review sample courtesy of
  6. Wolfpack Design is to rebox the 1/72nd Academy "Komet" as Premiun Edition Kit Messerschmitt Me.163B/S "Komet" - ref. WP17209 Sources: https://www.facebook.com/wolfpackd/posts/259934992606564 https://www.wolfpack-d.com/catalog/htm/wp17209.html Decals V.P.
  7. GasPatch Models is to release a new tool 1/48th Messerschmitt Me.163 Komet kit - ref. 48236 Source: http://master194.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=110151 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/80229502@N07/49051009031/in/album-72157711742696723/ V.P.
  8. Brengun has just released a 1/144th Messerschmitt Me.163 Komet "War Prize" kit - ref. BRP144009 Source: http://www.hauler.cz/e-shop/1-144-plastic-kits-32/me-163b-komet-„war-prizes“-1427 And PE set - ref. BRL144134 http://www.hauler.cz/e-shop/1-144-accessories-19/me-163b-komet-2pcs-(brengun-kit)-1431 V.P.
  9. built some years ago but pics went photobucket off, so here she is back cheers
  10. Hi guys Here is the latest kit on the bench. The lovely Meng Me-163 Komet in 1:32 flavour. So far it has gone together flawlessly apart from one area which I will highlight in the last picture. This will be a naked build using metallics and Uschi van der Rosten wood decals. I have never used these before in trying to stick to a theme of trying a new technique on each build. I saw one of these naked builds online and decided I just had to have one. Sit down, strap in, lets see where this takes us... Firstly here is what I'm working with. IMAG4125 by Mark Inman, on Flickr The office area with a little scratch building to liven things up. Apologises for the poor quality pictures. My phone really struggles these days... IMAG4126 by Mark Inman, on Flickr The Quickboost resin seat Vs the kit option. The kit does come with P.E seat belts to be fair to Meng but you cant beat resin. I did think about some HGW fabric straps but decided against it on this occasion. IMAG4127 by Mark Inman, on Flickr Behind the cockpit bulkhead is one of the fuel tanks. This area is barely visible once the fuselage is together so I'm not going to go too mad here. IMAG4128 by Mark Inman, on Flickr The chemical reaction hot end. IMAG4129 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG4130 by Mark Inman, on Flickr Here is roughly how things will go together. Cockpit attaches to the fuel tank which attaches to the rocket motor. IMAG4132 by Mark Inman, on Flickr Mk108 30mm cannons IMAG4133 by Mark Inman, on Flickr The long sticky out bits for all the armour guys.. IMAG4134 by Mark Inman, on Flickr Finally the ugly area. This giant seam line will be visible through the open port on the top of the wing to expose the guns. This will need taking care of as I'm still working this out. Do I fill and sand or create a cover from plasticard? I will be scratching a little in here also to jazz it up a bit more. IMAG4135 by Mark Inman, on Flickr Until next time..
  11. Hi Guys A model finished for a forcoming issue of Wingmasters. A tricky kit with Aires cockpit and eduard's PE. Cheers Pierre
  12. Hi all, Bit late in the day but I've had an absolute mare trying to get photos out of Flickr via my Android tablet..... Here we have the HB easy build Komet. Happen to have two kits as the first purchased 2nd hand was missing the decals, options are Luft and RAF so it made sense in my twisted little mind to buy another. Build started at 11pm uk time on sunday so it'll be the 24 hour option I'm aiming for.... World clock set to GMT so deadline is 11pm BST or 10pm GMT. On with the builds. They were quickly assembled as promised by HB and took about an hour each. One is in flying mode as part of the undercarraige was eaten by the shed monster, as the cockpit is too shallow for a pilot I've had to black out the glazing. Didn't fancy the Luftwaffe scheme provided so went for something a little more, er, distinctive. In this case, courtesy of Peugeot Cherry Red... Flew just the once in that colour scheme according to the pilot The other one is more conventional, although it will have a yellow underside, first time I've attempted mottling freehand with an airbrush, This was the state of play at 02:35 BST on Monday. Should make the finish, family and Flickr permitting...
  13. First off, I was coerced into this build. It was not my fault and I didn't want to start it just yet. I realize I have too many projects going at once and it would be nice to complete one or two. But this is all Nigel's fault. The creator of AA and past purveyor of Antics is entirely to blame. I was innocently perusing some threads and came across his build of the 1/48 Dragon Me 163 Komet. In his thread, he stated he had purchased after market goodies that included a resin rocket engine. Since it was so pretty, it needed to be displayed and he innocently asked if anyone had any ideas about an engine stand for this plane. What a ploy!!! I had the 1/32 Meng kit of the Me-163B Komet in the stash and had been avoiding it because it was so tempting to build. I also knew the kit had display stands for the rocket engine and tail assembly. So, being the good-natured soul I am, I offered to look in the kit to see how the stands were portrayed to help him out. He further sucked me into his web by wondering about the detail of the rocket engine. So now, I am looking through the kit instructions for details about the stands and the engine build. I find both. My plan was to send him copies of the appropriate instruction pages and then photos of the kit parts regarding the stands and engine so he can use them to detail his kit. What a trap. Here I am removing parts from the sprue for him and drooling over the detail in this kit. The stands were very simple parts wise and I thought why not build them up and take pictures of the completed assembly. As I was doing that, I noticed some comments in his thread about the detail of the rocket engine and how some of the PE parts were not just cutting it. I then started removing engine parts and . . . yeah, I'm hooked on this kit. So this build will begin with the stands and the rocket engine. Please bear with me, as this build will start strangely with the support stands. They consists of 5 parts creating 2 stands. One stand is to support the rocket engine as it is exposed from the end of the aircraft. The other stand is to support the tail structure that is removed to expose the engine. The stand supporting the tail assembly is complete, no assembly. (Yea, no work except for painting.) The stand for the tail assembly consists of 4 parts and is very simple to piece together. The way Meng represents the stand makes me think they were made out of wood. So, the toughest part of the stands will be to represent the wood grain. Or, I can just decide they were painted and move on! Next up, assembly of the rocket engine. Upon examining the parts on the sprue, you have to wonder if you can remove some of them because they are so delicate. The detail is just superb. I started doing sub-assemblies for the rocket engine tailpipe, the rocket engine turbine and the T-stoff tank. The only real problem I ran into was the T-stoff tank. The join of the two halves of the tank is not good; either my fault or design of the kit. Normally, I just fix the join as filler and putty are my constant companion, but in this case, that will be difficult because of all the matching straps and tank machinings. I can’t really think of a way to fix it. Hopefully, most of it will be hidden and not seen. All the engine parts were then given their base colors. While everything dries, I will hang my head in shame I was so tricked into starting this build. It is Nigel’s fault!! As always, all comments are welcome.
  14. After Meng (http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234945392-meng-132-komet/?hl=komet), Cyber-Hobby is still reported working (since 2011...) on a 1/32nd Messerschmitt Me.163 Komet kit - ref.3213. Source IPMS Germany: http://ipmsdeutschland.de/Ausstellungen/Nuernberg2014/Nuernberg_2014.html V.P.
  15. This airframe is Me 163B-1a, Werknummer 191659 and RAF Air Ministry serial number AM215, "Yellow 15", was captured at Husum in 1945. Now at The National Museum of Flight, East Fortune Airfield, East Lothian, Scotland Pics thanks to Nigel Heath.
  16. Last hope for the Luftwaffe: Me.163, He.162, Me.262 1:72, 1:48, 1:32 Kagero This is issue 37 of Kagero's successful MiniTopColors series, that consists of a booklet of 18 pages containing three-view digital paintings of ten different aircraft with decals to match in 1:72, 1:48 and 1:32. There are three schemes for the Komet, four for the Salamander, and three for the Schwalbe. As these are late war aircraft, they are rough and ready, with very heavily adapted and personalised schemes, altered airframes with unpainted parts, previously painted grafted sections, and naked metal with puttied seams evident. The schemes are as follows: Me.163B V53 W.Nr. 16310062, White 9, flown by Kurt Schieber of 1./JG400, Brandis, Germany early August 1944. Me.163B White 10 flown by Lt. Hans-Ludwig Loscher of 1./JG400, Brandis, Germany, late February 1945. Me.163B V52 W.Nr.16310061 Yellow 1, flown by Lt. Reinhard Opitz, Kapitan of 7./JG400 Nordholz, Germany, April 1945. He.162A-1 W.Nr. 310003 Yellow 5 of 3./JG1, Leck, Germany, May 1945. He.162A-2 W.Nr. 120067 White 4 of 1./JG1, Leck, Germany, May 1945. He.162A-2 W.Nr. 120028 White 3 of 1./JG1, Leck, Germany, May 1945. He.162A-2 W.Nr. 120231 White 6 of 1./JG1, Leck, Germany, May 1945. Me.262A-2a W.Nr.110613 9K+DK flown by Ofw. Hermann Wieczorek of 2./KG51 Rheine-Hopsten, Germany 25th February 1945. Me.262A-1a Yellow 2 of 3./KG(J)54, Prague-Ruzyne, Czechoslovakia, May 1945. Me.262A-1a White 34 of III./EJG2, Brunnthal, Germany May 1945. The decals are printed by Cartograf as usual, and are of top quality, with good register, colour density and sharpness, accompanied by a very glossy and close-cut carrier film. Each scale is separated by a dotted line, so you'll not get confused between scales. Conclusion Perfectly timed for the release of the new Meng Me.163B kit, and I'm sure a great many of us will end up owning both. The partially bare metal schemes are very interesting, and there's a lot of mottle, scribble and soft demarcations between colours, so you'd best spruce up your airbrushing skills to tackle them. I'm personally very tempted by them all, although having only one Salamander in my stash is now starting to look like a problem. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of
  17. ME-163 Komet 1:48 Testors The Messerschmitt Me-163 holds the distinction of being the worlds first (and only) rocket powered fighter to see operational service. Designed by Alexander Lippisch and built by Messerschmitt AG, the Komet, as it was known in Luftwaffe Service, was the unofficial holder of the world air speed record for some time after World War Two. The aircraft was highly unconventional by the standards of the day. Apart from the unique rocket propulsion system, it featured a swept wing and no horizontal tail. Operationally the Komet was less than successful. As cutting edge design, it was not as easy to fly as a conventional fighter. Its combat record was also rather hit-and-miss, with the fighter accounting for relatively few Allied aircraft. Legendary British test pilot Eric Winkle Brown managed to arrange an unofficial powered flight in a Komet immediately after the end of the war in Europe. Although wary of the aircraft because of its reputation and cutting edge design, he was suitably impressed with its sprightly performance. Despite the relatively high profile of the Komet in military aviation history, there have been relatively few kits of the aircraft in 1:48 scale. Aside from a number of resin and vacuum formed kits, the choice boils down to this kit, originally released by Hawk in the early 60s, and the Trimaster kit (re-released by Dragon, Hasegawa and Revell) which dates back to the early nineties. Unsurprisingly the more modern kit is the pick of the pair, but the older sibling is not without some merit, not least because of the relatively low asking price. The kit is made up of just 24 parts moulded in grey and clear plastic. Surface detail is made up of recessed panel lines and raised rivets. The overall effect is actually rather effective. The kit is no spring chicken and there is a little flash in places and a few sink marks here and there, most notably on the upper fuselage and under the wing root. Construction begins with the cockpit, such as it is. Detail is comprised of a basic seat, an instrument panel and a pilot. There is really nothing kind I can say about the pilot as he is quite misshapen. His legs are joined together in one piece and he has a large sink mark in his abdomen. Not only that but he is gripping something with his left hand that I can only presume is the control column. Thankfully the canopy is pretty thick! Before you can join the fuselage halves together, you will need to add the landing skid and the generator drive propeller. The wings are comprised of upper and lower halves. There are separate underwing flaps and leading edge slats, which is quite nice, but the chord of the wing is too broad. This is the major weakness of the kit in terms of accuracy. Finishing details include the detachable main gear, the wing mounted pitot tube and the FuG radio aerial. The take off gear is as basic as the rest of the kit, but will do the job. The canopy is pretty thick, which is just as well given the sparse nature of the cockpit. A generous choice of four options is included on the decal sheet, although none of the aircraft are identified by pilot or unit. Wolfgang Spätes bright red aircraft is one of the choices, but Im not an expert on the type and couldnt tell you what the other options represent. The decals are very nicely printed and look thin and glossy. Conclusion I was quite surprised at the paucity of options for Komets in this scale, and in some ways that makes this kit a little more likeable. It isnt particularly accurate and it is quite crude by modern standards, but the treatment of surface details is pretty good and it shouldnt take too long to put together. Review sample courtesy of UK distributors for
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