Mig88 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Here are a pair of Eduard 1:144 Me 262s which I built back in 2008. Both were the E-Day bagged kits with options to build either a one- or a two-seater variant of the aircraft assembled and flown in Czechoslovakia after WWII. Both were fully painted and varnished with brush. Since no etched parts were included, all aerials and probes were made from stretched sprue as were the radio wires. The only modifications I made was make a little hole in the tips of the engine intake cones and cover the gun ports on the fuselage topside as no guns were carried (the shell ejection chutes remained though). Firstly, Avia S-92 (S-92.2) "V-33", VLU (Military Aeronautical Institute), Czechoslovakian Air Force, late 1947. Secondly, Avia CS-92 (CS-92.3) "V-31", VLU (Military Aeronautical Institute), Czechoslovakian Air Force, late 1947. Thanks for looking Miguel 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Nice pair of 262's. The Eduard 1/144 kits are very nice. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 44 minutes ago, Hobo said: Nice pair of 262's. The Eduard 1/144 kits are very nice. Thanks Hobo. They are indeed. These were the first two I built. I then built a couple more and have several to build in my stash! Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Two very nice Me 262's Miguel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luiz Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Well done, Miguel! Luiz. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmm Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Very clean and neat paintwork there. Great work as ever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 They look stunning, hard to believe they are so tiny! What paint colour have you used? I recall the paint guide with the kits suggests RML02. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 Thank you all very much! 8 hours ago, Tim R-T-C said: They look stunning, hard to believe they are so tiny! What paint colour have you used? I recall the paint guide with the kits suggests RML02. Tim, they were painted with PollyScale RLM02 directly over the olive green plastic. Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spejic Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 These are nicely done. How do you get them to stay on their wheels? The Me 262 is very tail heavy, and there isn't much space for weight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 19 hours ago, spejic said: These are nicely done. How do you get them to stay on their wheels? The Me 262 is very tail heavy, and there isn't much space for weight. Thanks a lot Spejic. Fortunately there is just enough space forward of the cockpit to pack sufficient weight to keep them on their legs. I even managed to squeeze lead balls either side of the nose wheel bay. As you can imagine it was quite a relief when the kit did sit with the weight packed as otherwise the only other place to add more weight would have been in the forward section of the engine nacelles. With the Eduard kits, packing the nose well is enough! Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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