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Airfix 1/72 Messerschmitt Me262A-1A


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Hi there,

This kit was a part of the Airfix Dogfight Double but is not done in the box scheme.

As a relatively new kit I thought it would be fairly easy but the fit of certain part, specifically the engine wing mounts was tricky.

This involved checking, sanding and trimming to get them to face forward.

Tolerances were very tight so fitting the undercarriage legs and wheels meant a bit of shaving to get them in.

 

WIP Here

Despite my grumbles this was a fun build and as I'd never built a 262 before I can say I did enjoy it.

 

Primed with Tamiya Neutral Grey,

Painted with ColourCoats RLM 66, Rlm 76, RLM 81, RLM 02 and RLM 82.

Xtreme Metals Aluminium

Tamiya Rubber Black

Citadel Nuln Oil and Seraphim Sepia Washes

Flory Dark Dirt wash

Aerial rigged with Uschi Van Der Rosten Fine

Finished with Windsor & Newton Satin Varnish.

Decals by Printscale

 

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Thanks for looking,

 

Cheers,

Alistair

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That's really great. Nice to see something a bit unusual in the choice of your finished colour scheme. Having built one myself i agree with the poor fit of the engines to wing! How on earth that passed Airfix quality control I'll never know! 🤦

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8 minutes ago, binbrook87 said:

That's really great. Nice to see something a bit unusual in the choice of your finished colour scheme. Having built one myself i agree with the poor fit of the engines to wing! How on earth that passed Airfix quality control I'll never know! 🤦

Thanks so much.

Airfix and Quality Control seems to be a bit of an oxymoron at the moment. :unsure:

 

7 minutes ago, GREG DESTEC said:

A very striking 262,

 

well done 👍

Thanks very much.

It was the most striking scheme on the decal sheet for me.

 

 

3 minutes ago, Homer said:

Congratulations on a fine model nice to see something a little different well done 👏

Thanks very much.

Very kind of you.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

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2 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said:

Ĺooks very nice indeed Alistair in this scheme.   Great paint and great work.  

Chris

Thanks Chris,

I'm fairly pleased with it and enjoyed it despite the slight difficulties it threw up.

Looks quite good in the cabinet though I must admit. 

Thanks very much for your support and encouragement throughout.

 

Cheers,

 

Alistair

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2 hours ago, Bigglesworth said:

Great choice of schemes. I need to add one of these to my small but growing "wolves in sheep's clothing" collection of captured aircraft with RAF markings.  Lovely job!

Thanks very much.

They look so much more interesting with a roundel on board.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

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1 hour ago, Stuart Wilson said:

That's a nice build, lovely scheme. Just finished the Two seater myself  as a trainer. It's a lovely model when finished but the fit of the engines and the U/C is quite challenging. if it was a bit easier I'd probably have more then the two I have now.

 

Stuart

Thanks very much.

I couldn't agree more about the fit.

The engines were challenging but the undercarriage I found a lot harder due to the size of the bits and the soft plastic.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

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1 hour ago, Eric Mc said:

How did you achieve that mottle effect? It is very impressive.

I used this splatter mask

 

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The ColourCoats RLM 02 was highly thinned as I discovered on opening the tin that I barely had enough.

It was then sprayed through my Infinity 0.2mm at about 8PSI

By a happy accident it sort of worked.

 

Hope that helps,

 

Cheers,

Alistair

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