Mr. Hudson Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Hello everybody, I want to show you my Me 262 C-1a. The Me 262 is one of the most beautiful aircraft designs for me. Construction: The Academy kit, released in 2007, contains a multitude of details and very interesting options, including alternative components for the Me 262 C-1a with a Walther rocket in the rear fuselage. Unfortunately, in my opinion, the nose shape failed completely, so an extensive cosmetic surgery has to be done. I also narrowed the fuselage at the top by approx. 1 mm, which means that the too wide canopy has to be exchanged for a deep-drawn one. An old canopy from a Hasegawa Me 262 served as a deep-drawing stamp. The rear fuselage is also suboptimal. Academy simply suppressed the opening for the Walther rocket and did not bulge the fuselage in this area enough. So this will be changed too. And because it is already work, I add a few details around the plane, for example extended flaps and slats. Original aircraft: My model shows the C-1a V186, as far as I know the only raketen schwalbe (rocket swallow) that has flown. In horizontal flight 934 km/h were achieved with additional thrust, making the V186 the fastest Me 262 ever flown (comparison A-1a: 870 km/h). With Heinz Bär in the cockpit, the aircraft shot down a P-47 that was flying over 8,000 m over Lechfeld airfield after about 3 minutes after start from runway. Source: asisbiz.com Painting: The paintjob was started as standard for me on an Alclad Airframe aluminum primer. After that preshading, three glazing layers per colour, painting scratches with a silver pin, intermediate finish with future, decals, washing, dust, oil paints, chalks etc. Walk around: Bottom view: Details: I hope you like my model. Criticism, notes, and comments are gladly welcome. Kai 56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken the panda Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 love that, great build. its a toss up between a 262 and an ee lightning as most beautiful plane for me. ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werdna Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Amazing, high quality work - well done. A finish like that would be commendable in 1/32, so for 1/72 it is truly excellent.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) Hi Kai, Great build! I like the colours and colour modulation very much. Well done man. One comment if I may - IMHO the pre-shading might be a bit too strong, as it almost dominates the paint scheme. Again, great model. Best, Nikola Edited January 23, 2021 by Nikola Topalov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Superb👍 I totally agree with you about the lines of the 262 it is an elegant design. Your rendition of the aircraft is flawless. Cheers Greg 🍺 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 This is a beauty Kai.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazee Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 That's absolutely amazing - what a fantastic build - beautifully done and I agree - the 262 is a real thoroughbred of an aircraft to look at. They just look so sleek and menacing which is no doubt what was intended Kris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Leijdens Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Fantastic result! If it was 1/48 I would have said looks like a 1/32 Schwalbe! Respect for your work! Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Superb looking Me 262 Kai and a fine well balanced example of the ''Spanish School'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos brierley Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Really superb, lovely colours, nice subject. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Wow!! Simply fantastic. Outstanding work all around. I agree, the Me 262 is also one of my all-time favourites. Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRMLA Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Simply-excellent!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 That's a keeper - very nicely done! I think your painting technique really nailed the look. Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 You made a beautiful aircraft even more beautiful with an outstanding attention to detail and your impressive artistic skills. Congratulations!!! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkerR. Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Fantastic result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Lovely build, awesome paint work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Yes a real gem in this scale. Weathering is okay and looks really nice! 👍👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigbeale Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 No criticism- only praise. That’s an outstanding result. Very well done!👏👏👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempestwulf Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanond Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Great work! Dropped flaps and extended slat in this scale! Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Mike Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 So much detail, I can't believe it's 1/72. 😲 👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dog Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Please Mr Hudson (Kai) refrain from posting any more pictures of your fabulous models as they are offensive to us modellers of lesser skills. Magnificent model and great explanation of the improvements and modifications made. Love the Me 262 and all its prototypes and oddities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Duvalier Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 You could drown in that paint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Congratulations on a fine piece of modelling well done 👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Fantastic workmanship, well done! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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