jackroadkill Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 Oh dear, and it was all going so well.... I've only gone and lost the pilot's seat, haven't I? I've swept the workshop floor and hunted around on the path outside but to no avail. Bugg*r. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Bugger indeed, are there any aftermarket replacements in case you can't find the original? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 4 minutes ago, modelling minion said: Bugger indeed, are there any aftermarket replacements in case you can't find the original? There are, but they all seem to come as part of a whole cockpit set, and seem to cost more than the kit. I might have to get creative... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Might be worth asking in the "wanted" section to see if someone has a spare seat if they used a resin cockpit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Great progress with this one mate Not so good about the lost seat though, I hope you can find the original hiding somewhere James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, 81-er said: Not so good about the lost seat though No, it's not great. I've tidied my workshop looking for it but to no avail. I've been scouring the internet looking for one this morning but unless I want to import one at the cost of two Tamiya 262 kits then it looks like I've drawn a blank. I did think about using the seat from my Tamiya kit as a former to panel-beat a replacement out of thick foil... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 10 minutes ago, jackroadkill said: No, it's not great. I've tidied my workshop looking for it but to no avail. I've been scouring the internet looking for one this morning but unless I want to import one at the cost of two Tamiya 262 kits then it looks like I've drawn a blank. I did think about using the seat from my Tamiya kit as a former to panel-beat a replacement out of thick foil... No chance of it lurking in the box of another kit, if you had one on the table while working on this one? I hope you find it 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 2 hours ago, jackroadkill said: I did think about using the seat from my Tamiya kit as a former to panel-beat a replacement out of thick foil... A good idea, but hold on, I have a cunning plan....... Why not order a two seater (cheap enough off Ebay) take one of the seats for your current build and you have another to copy a replacement from at your leisure and another kit enters the stash!😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 3 hours ago, vppelt68 said: No chance of it lurking in the box of another kit, if you had one on the table while working on this one? I hope you find it 👍 I've hunted for it high, low and level and it's not turned up in the boxes of either the MiG-21 or Hawker Fury that I'm building, unfortunately. I'll have another look when I'm at the bench next as I'm determined to find it - this is doing my head in!! 34 minutes ago, modelling minion said: A good idea, but hold on, I have a cunning plan....... Why not order a two seater (cheap enough off Ebay) take one of the seats for your current build and you have another to copy a replacement from at your leisure and another kit enters the stash!😁 Oooh, stop it, you naughty man!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 No seat has yet appeared but I've done well in other areas. I pulled the nose section apart again and realigned it all, did a bit of filling (using PPP successfully for the first time, which is good as I'm trying to wean myself off AK's water based putty), masked the canopy and sprayed the interior of it, and primed the airframe: If this wasn't a GB I think I'd have sprayed for a bare metal and puttied seams look, but seeing as I'm actually cracking on well I thought I'd keep momentum up and just get on with things. There's always a part of me that wishes this was the final finish, as I think most aircraft look very cool in this semi-matt black; there is an obvious answer here but let's not go there. In fact, let's not even mention the Revell SR-71, okay? Next job is the white part of the black base, followed by getting some RLM02 onto the interior surfaces of the undercarriage fairings. I suppose I ought to think about a final scheme, too. Cheers, JRK PS - In addition to thinking about a scheme, I really must get a seat sorted. EDIT: And, having seen the photo, maybe pay some attention to the seam lines on the nacelles... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 She does look very good, and black suits her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 5 hours ago, jackroadkill said: most aircraft look very cool in this semi-matt black You’re Me 262 sure does! It really helps accentuate its lovely clean lines. Lovely clean build too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 That's coming along very well indeed, mate I think we SHOULD mention the Revell SR-71, just not for this GB as it's a tad outside the timeframe But you absolutely should build one James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 3 hours ago, modelling minion said: She does look very good, and black suits her. 39 minutes ago, Wings unlevel said: You’re Me 262 sure does! It really helps accentuate its lovely clean lines. Lovely clean build too. 6 minutes ago, 81-er said: That's coming along very well indeed, mate Cheers chaps, much appreciated. 7 minutes ago, 81-er said: But you absolutely should build one Shut it!! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 That looks cracking 👍.. You should leave it just like it is and have "the Batcave" as a nose art logo thing.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Looking good there! The bare aluminium undercarriage bay feels right too. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 What's this? Surely not two updates with two stages of progress in two days?! Oh hell yes it is! After laying the black part of the black base yesterday, this morning I cracked out my new Mr Hobby Procon Boy (arranged by the one and only @81-er) and got the white on. Despite not having used this airbrush before I found it quite simple and accurate to use. A couple of small splurges aside there were no issues and I'll certainly be using the method again. Not shown are the undercarriage doors, fairings etc, but they have the same sort of effect on them too. I'm conflicted about what to do next; in the previous update I said I was going to do the RLM02 on the interiors of the undercarriage doors, the fairings and the oleo legs, and although that's obviously the sensible option, but I'm having a lot of fun airbrushing.... So, do I get on with choosing and painting the scheme or do I get the spade work done on my least favourite part of any build? Answers on a postcard to Roadkill Acres, W1. Cheers, JRK 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 At least if you've acquired an air brush you can have a go at one of the splotchy mottled sprayed camouflage patterns the Huns were so fond of Having seen yours, despite it being a Bosche kite, I quite fancy doing a 262 myself..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 You have done a very neat job on the white, makes it look like one of the Luftwaffe temporary Winter camo schemes, and I'm sure it will give a nice, varied finish to the camouflage. If I was you I would continue the spraying, especially as you're "in the zone!". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 7 hours ago, jackroadkill said: What's this? Surely not two updated with two stages of progress in two days?! Oh hell yes it is! You could have given a guy some warning, I probably should have sat down before reading that one! I'm glad to see you're getting a good head of steam up on this one, I reckon cracking on with the paint is the way to go James 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.au Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 On 22/01/2024 at 01:16, jackroadkill said: I'm conflicted about what to do next; in the previous update I said I was going to do the RLM02 on the interiors of the undercarriage doors, the fairings and the oleo legs, and although that's obviously the sensible option, but I'm having a lot of fun airbrushing.... So, do I get on with choosing and painting the scheme or do I get the spade work done on my least favourite part of any build? Both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Towards the end of WW2, even with all their problems, photos show that aircraft were still having all their seams puttied, but sometimes there was no paint, or very little to apply to the Me 262's that were being produced. It was observed on captured aircraft that the paint was so thin you could still see the metal showing through. The information that I have on your hybrid/BMW engined version, like my BFG version, it only made one flight and despite the boxart it never went into combat. But where is the fun in that, I'm tempted to paint my well armed machine in spurious JG 7 markings. Did you know that those fairings over the top of the engine exhausts contained 1,000Kg rocket boosters to assist with take off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 5 hours ago, mark.au said: Both? Calm down, pseudo-Enzo!! Just because you can build at an eye-watering rate it doesn't mean that the rest of us mere mortals can match it! 1 hour ago, Retired Bob said: The information that I have on your hybrid/BMW engined version, like my BFG version, it only made one flight and despite the boxart it never went into combat.... Did you know that those fairings over the top of the engine exhausts contained 1,000Kg rocket boosters to assist with take off? I don't know much about it and haven't been able to find much data, but everything I have found conflicts with everything else, so I'm properly in the dark! As to the boosters, HB give them as being slung under the fuselage but I didn't like the look of them so I left them off, citing the lack of references as a good reason / excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 6 hours ago, jackroadkill said: I don't know much about it and haven't been able to find much data, but everything I have found conflicts with everything else, so I'm properly in the dark! As to the boosters, HB give them as being slung under the fuselage but I didn't like the look of them so I left them off, citing the lack of references as a good reason / excuse. The additional boost rockets that were added to the underside of the fuselage are in all the HB versions of the Me 262, Tamiya also put them in both of their Me 262 kits as well. I haven't seen many photos showing them fitted, they were used because the engines took so long to build up to full thrust but my Me 262 book cites that your version with BMW engines had the rocket engines built into the engine nacelles, they produced 1,000Kg of thrust for about 3 seconds. As with most things at this late stage of the war, resources were scarce, it's surprising that there as many photos around of these early jet aircraft as it was forbidden to take any photo's of jet aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 I've been able to get some bench time in today and have begun to make some progress on the scheme. After a lot of dithering and procrastinating I finally decided to go with the box-art scheme rather than the RLM81/82 alternative. I therefore sprayed the RLM76 on the underside this afternoon and am hoping to make some sort of start on the camo on the uppers tomorrow. The underside looks like this: I think it looks better in reality; the picture is a little blown-out, but you get the idea. I'm pretty pleased with how it went down. The paint is my favoured Colourcoats enamel - I have no affiliation with them but they've always been superb in my eyes, both in terms of paint and helpfulness, so all credit to them. Unusually for me I also remembered to paint the doors and fairings, and while I was at it I remembered to include the wheel centres that I sprayed the other day in the picture as well: I'm pretty pleased with the results so far. I need to sort out the wheel centres by grinding the backs of them down so they fit in the tyres, but before we get too carried away I'll need to get some tyre black on the boots themselves. Again, this can hopefully be addressed tomorrow. either way, things are looking good and I'm happy with my progress so far, especially after a busy and at times unpleasant week. Cheers, JRK PS - Look what finally turned up!: 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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