1/48 - Messerschmitt Me.262 A-1a/U1 Schwalbe by Hobby Boss - released

[Homebee]

Next HobbyBoss Schwalbe boxing will be a Messerschmitt Me.262 A-1a/U1 kit - ref.80370.

Release expected in late October 2014.

Sources:

http://www.hobbyboss.com/a/en/Preview/2014/0814/1145.html

http://scalemodels.ru/news/7809-Hobby-Boss-oktjabr-2014.html

Box art

Hobby Boss Schwalbe variants & boxing:

- Messerschmitt Me.262 A-1a - ref.80369 - http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234948927-148-messerschmitt-me262-a-1a-schwalbe-by-hobbyboss-released

- Messerschmitt Me.262 A-1a/U1 - ref.80370 - http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234965082-148-messerschmitt-me262-a-1au1-schwalbe-by-hobby-boss-release-october-2014

- Messerschmitt Me.262 A-1a/U3 - ref.80371 - http://www.hobbyboss.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=523&l=en

- Messerschmitt Me.262 A-1a/U4 - ref.80372 - http://www.hobbyboss.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=551&l=en

- Messerschmitt Me.262 A-1a/U5 - ref.80373 - http://www.hobbyboss.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=448&l=en

- Messerschmitt Me.262 A-1a/U2 (V056) - ref.80374 - http://www.hobbyboss.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=430&l=en

- Messerschmitt Me.262 A-1b - ref.80375 - http://www.hobbyboss.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=330&l=en

- Messerschmitt Me.262 A-2a - ref.80376 - http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234971808-148-messerschmit-me262-a-2a-schwalbe-by-hobby-boss-released

- Messerschmitt Me.262 A-2a/U2 - ref.80377 - http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234987781-148-messerschmitt-me262-a-2au2-schwalbe-by-hobby-boss-box-art-release-october-2015/

- Messerschmitt Me.262 B-1a - ref. 80378 - http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234954190-148-messerschmitt-me262b-1a-schwalbe-by-hobby-boss-released

- Messerschmitt Me.262 B-1a/U1 - ref.80379 - http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234953218-148-messerschmitt-me262b-1au1-schwalbe-by-hobby-boss

V.P.

Edited September 1, 2015 by Homebee

[Homebee]

In the new Hobby Boss hompepage

http://www.hobbyboss.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=45&l=en

Hobby Boss's Schwalbe variants & boxing:

- Messerschmitt Me.262 A-1a - ref.80369 - http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234948927-148-messerschmitt-me262-a-1a-schwalbe-by-hobbyboss-released/?hl=schwalbe

- Messerschmitt Me.262 A-1a/U1 - ref.80370 - http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234965082-148-messerschmitt-me262-a-1au1-schwalbe-by-hobby-boss-release-october-2014/?hl=schwalbe

- Messerschmitt Me.262 A-1a/U3 - ref.80371 - http://old1.hobbyboss.com/a/en/product/fly/1_48/2010/1125/401.html

- Messerschmitt Me.262 A-1a/U4 - ref.80372 - http://old1.hobbyboss.com/a/en/product/fly/1_48/2010/1125/400.html

- Messerschmitt Me.262 A-1a/U5 - ref.80373 - http://old1.hobbyboss.com/a/en/product/fly/1_48/2011/0528/711.html

- Messerschmitt Me.262 A-1a/U2 - ref.80374 - http://old1.hobbyboss.com/a/en/product/fly/1_48/2011/0830/741.html

- Messerschmitt Me.262 A-1b - ref.80375 - http://old1.hobbyboss.com/a/en/product/fly/1_48/2012/0803/878.html

- Messerschmit Me.262 A-2a - ref.80376 - http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234971808-148-messerschmit-me262-a-2a-schwalbe-by-hobby-boss-box-art-release-february-2015/?hl=messerschmitt

- Messerschmitt Me.262 B-1a - ref. 80378 - http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234954190-148-messerschmitt-me262b-1a-schwalbe-by-hobby-boss-released/?hl=schwalbe

- Messerschmitt Me.262 B-1a/U1 - ref.80379 - http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234953218-148-messerschmitt-me262b-1au1-schwalbe-by-hobby-boss/?hl=schwalbe

V.P.

Edited August 31, 2015 by Homebee

[Homebee]

In-box review in your favourite forum

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F234979278-me262a-1au1-148

V.P.

[Mattlow]

Just a smallish point for anyone interested...

Kit is a 262A-1a/U1 (2x 30mm MK103, 2x 30mm MK108 and 2x 20mm MG151).

However, box art and markings are for a 262A-2a i.e. the bomber version that they have already kitted. I suspect the reason for this is that no A-1a/U1 is known to have flown and certainly no photos have come to light except images of the trial nose in a transport frame.

http://www.stormbirds.com/warbirds/variants262a1aU1.htm

The fact that this nose would only take about an hour to attach to an operational 262 makes it quite likely that it may have had an outing for testing. A nice semi-whiffer...

Matt

[planeart]

Just a smallish point for anyone interested...

Kit is a 262A-1a/U1 (2x 30mm MK103, 2x 30mm MK108 and 2x 20mm MG151).

However, box art and markings are for a 262A-2a i.e. the bomber version that they have already kitted. I suspect the reason for this is that no A-1a/U1 is known to have flown and certainly no photos have come to light except images of the trial nose in a transport frame.

http://www.stormbirds.com/warbirds/variants262a1aU1.htm

The fact that this nose would only take about an hour to attach to an operational 262 makes it quite likely that it may have had an outing for testing. A nice semi-whiffer...

Matt

Dear Mattlow, hello! Yes you are correct! I did this box art and those days i wan painting it i was always telling Hobby Boss people that the markings are for the A-2a version! However they did not mentioned anything else so i continued to paint it as it was! Maybe they found info proving your correct comments about changing nose during field maintenance or operational needs! i do not know! I had so few info! But surelly it was an A-2a airframe under these markings!! Thanks for your corrections!!!!