Whofan Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 First completion of the year, the Smer Me 262 as an Avia S-92 in Czech livery. Experienced modellers will notice many flaws, mostly mine - it sometimes feels that my litany of "it don't fit, honest guv" is a bit bad workman blaming his tools, (you may agree!) but like the other Smer kit I've made, a Morane Saulnier 406 in 1/72, ithis did have a couple of fit issues. My faults? Probably the stand out is the paint colour, which I suspect is a little more green than the grey green Smer advise should be, some painting issues, visible brushmarks and some sanding not sanded out, if you see what I mean. But .... the decals Smer provided are excellent, they glided onto gloss varnish, settled nicely and under a coat of Windsor & Newton galleria flat varnish- which is decidedly satin - the decals do not, to my eye, have any silvering at all. Here are some photos; There was some p/e supplied in the kit, very sparingly used by myself. Also, I was a bit unhappy with the somewhat ropey canopy masking,I#ve done much better in the past. Still, it looks like an Me 262, and I am one down, several more to go !! Thanks for looking. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Yes, the unmistakable rakish lines of the Schwalbe are there and shown to advantage by your model! Of course, a light monotone paint coat is a real challenge when wielding a hairy stick, but at a sensible viewing distance it looks quite convincing. I wonder if the SMER kit is originally by Heller? Nice job! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 @Spitfire31, thanks for the kind words. I've had a look at the model's history on scalemates, and it might have been a hasegawa reboxing. I think I may have read that wrong, because the hasegawa kits I have built have not been as basic as this one was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat101 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 It looks as though you had fun and made an interesting model in unusual livery. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 47 minutes ago, Spitfire31 said: wonder if the SMER kit is originally by Heller? The two-seater night fighter certainly is. Maybe they have reworked the fuselage moulds for a single seater (and since passed it off to MisterCraft).. It is definitely not a Hase, those have a more modular approach (cowling over the gun housing is separate). Good start for 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 50 minutes ago, Tomcat101 said: It looks as though you had fun and made an interesting model in unusual livery. Well done. Overall, I think I did enjoy making this one. I quite like using “alternative livery”, as I think it just makes the model stand out a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 27 minutes ago, alt-92 said: The two-seater night fighter certainly is. Maybe they have reworked the fuselage moulds for a single seater (and since passed it off to MisterCraft).. It is definitely not a Hase, those have a more modular approach (cowling over the gun housing is separate). Good start for 2023 Thanks! I’m glad my impression it wasn’t a Hasegawa model seems correct, this one seems a bit basic compared to the other Hasegawa kits I’ve made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatFlyHalf Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 I have found that the Winsor and Newton acrylic matt needs a really good stir / shake before you apply it. Interesting model too. Bravo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 I've built SMER. I understand 😱. Seriously, it's come out rather nicely in this previously unseen scheme. Unseen by me anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 @FatFlyHalf , thanks for the kind words and the tip. I did wonder about shaking/stirring, I'll probably shake/stir it to death now! @Bertie McBoatface , I've built SMER. I understand . Seriously, it's come out rather nicely in this previously unseen scheme. Unseen by me anyway. Thanks for the kind words. I don't think they are awful, but I needed to think about how I dealt with the kit. Incidentally, I have had worse fit problems with a Special Hobby kit! As I mentioned, they are sparse on detail, so if you wanted to detail them up there's a pretty big blank canvas there! I do think that if you;ve got a different set of decals, sometimes better to use those; after all, I know I built an Me 262 in German livery as a teen, so when there's a different livery, why not? I have several kits in the stash with alternative decals for a plane captured, eg Japanese captured by US or UK, American captured by German, which I will almost certainly use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Koktavý Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Well, as you wrote, there really is some potential to improve building. Also the Heller/Směr Me-262 is not the best kits in 72 scale. I am convinced you will improve your skills with the other finished kits 😉 But the most important is to enjoy the build and be happy with the result. I wish you all the best 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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