Werdna Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Hi all This is the old Revell/Dragon Me163, finished in the markings of White 18, flown by Lt Jupp Mulstroh of 2/JG400 at Brandis during late 1944. Fairly straightforward build, although building the landing skid in the 'down' position was a bit of a challenge and I can see why a lot of these builds show them as retracted Painted with a mix of Vallejo and Mig acrylics and using the kit decals, which despite being ancient went on fairly well. I tried to leave a bit of a shine on the overall finish, as I understand that these aircraft were waxed and polished for maximum speed during the climb. Anyway, here's the pics... 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo Raider Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 great Komet! Great Job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Good looking. Camouflage is really good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giampiero Piva Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Very nice Komet ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Lovley build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Hi Werdna! Perfect „Kraftei“ ! It looks very realistic! Love the small details you paid attention to, like the red primer touch up! I built one years ago and remember no bad issues. Don’t know if the new one from Gaspatch so much better? Fortunately I got one Revell in the stash! I got shrug of fingers 😂😂 best regards Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmaks Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Very nice build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Yeah, great Komet model! I noticed the red primer too, and first thought it might be rust due to the corrosive nature of the 163's fuels. That's a really fine scale model! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werdna Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 12 hours ago, Andy Dyck said: Hi Werdna! Perfect „Kraftei“ ! It looks very realistic! Love the small details you paid attention to, like the red primer touch up! I built one years ago and remember no bad issues. Don’t know if the new one from Gaspatch so much better? Fortunately I got one Revell in the stash! I got shrug of fingers 😂😂 best regards Andy 3 hours ago, Gary Brantley said: Yeah, great Komet model! I noticed the red primer too, and first thought it might be rust due to the corrosive nature of the 163's fuels. That's a really fine scale model! Thanks for all the comments Andy/Gary - I took a lead from some old pics of the 'Australian' Komet - pre restoration - which showed quite a few patches of red primer, especially towards the rear. I didn't want to over-do it though... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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