Another WIP. Pegasus 1/48 Me 262. !! Updated 8th March !!

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I’ve been eyeing up the Pegasus series of kits since they came out, as every now and then I feel the need to build something simple, without hundreds of parts. Particularly after the RoG Me110!

So I finally picked up their 262 last week, with a view to building a late war, or Luft’46 machine. Seeing the End Game GB made up my mind for me, Luf’46 it will be, so the fcous will be on the camo for me.

Lets start by saying Tamiya it is not, however at a fraction of the price, it still looks like a 262 to my eyes, and with a spares box full of Dragon & Tamiya 262 parts I wanted to try something different.

First order of business was to fill most of the panel lines, as the kit ones are quite heavy, and the 262 had most of it’s panel joints puttied smooth.

Checking out the rear stabs showed a short shot on one of the trim tabs, so I cut back and CA’d in a piece of plastic card which I then sanded to the contour of the wing.

The pit is pretty basic as is, not even having a control column! So I added one made from something I found in the spares box, possibly from Monogram’s old F106, as well as some backs to the instruments, and cables as this area is highly visible on 262s.

I also added a few extra dial faces to the front of the IP, nothing accurate, just something to dress it up a little.

As you can see the attachment points for the two fuselage halves are pretty substantial! You can also see the total lack of detail in the U/C bay, one area I won’t be touching as this is definitely going to be a shelf sitter.

Primer is already on the interior areas, ready for a coat of silver and RLM 66.

Thanks for letting me share.

Karl

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Looking forward to more updates as you make progress here. How are you filling the panel lines?

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I love the 262, in Tamiya form its an absolute beauty. This is very interesting to see how you fare with the Pegasus kit. Your doing some great work so far and im looking forward to seeing what you can do.

…Guy

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I am also very interested in how you get along with this kit. I have heard some good things about these kits recently, and for the price they can’t be beat. [tup]

Looking very good so far Karl.

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Thanks for the comments guys.

Stikpusher, I’m using Tamiya’s Basic Type putty, having fisrt masked either side of the panel line first.Then just sanding it down with a sanding block. It doesn’t have to be perfect as thereal thing wasn’t.

Guy, having built the Tamiya & Dragon 262s, the Tamiya offering is head and shoulders above any other offering.

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Checking in on your 262 Karl as you know I am doing thier 109 G-6 myself OOB. Interesting so far. I can’t wait to see some more. It’s nice doing something simple once and a while is’nt it.

Soulcrusher[oX)]

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What does the Pegasus kit offer over the Monogram one?

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It’s cheaper, and it’s probably more of a “just have fun and build” kit.

Looks like your giving this one a good go. I’d like to see what you think of this kit. I’ve got the V-2 missile and I think that kit is really neat. Fairly good detail for a snap-tite!

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Brews, I haven’t built the Monogram 262, but from what I’ve heard it has raised panel lines which this one does not. Not a big problem on a 262, as you can simply sand most of them off.

I did hear that the Pegasus kit was based upon the Monogram kit, not sure if this is true though.

Rad, for a snap-tite it’s pretty good, and certainly a good starting point if you want to play with scratch building or paint techniques.

SC, looking forward to seeing what you do with the Pegasus 109.

Karl

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Looks great so far Karl. Nice kit with great potential and oyu can’t beat the price. My club is doing a Pegasus GB right now… check the link and you can see prgoress on a few 262s

http://www.njipms.org/Briefs/briefs.htm

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Marc, great looking builds there, and a great idea for a GB.

It was seeing your 109 that made me pick this up.

Progress Update

The front landing gear supplied by Pegasus is quite good, but as I had a Tamiya spare I decided to combine the two.

The Pegasus component attaches via a lug on the top of the strut assembly which includes the gear door, so I simply cut the leg away, and drilled a hole in the lug to accept the Tamiya component.

Here it is installed in the bay.

I need to do some work on the retraction strut to make the joint look a bit more realistic.

I used the Tamiya seat harness decal, as I figured with the canopy on, it won’t look too bad. I also punched out some dials from an old Hase 109 IP decal to liven up the IP.

The bit of 262s I always hate are the engine nacelles, I always seem to cock these up.

I’m glad to say the joints are these are quite good, so I added a thin smear of filler between lines of Tamiya tape in an attempt to preserve the detail.

The front landing gear supplied by Pegasus is quite good, but as I had a Tamiya spare I decided to combine the two.

The Pegasus component attaches via a lug on the top of the strut assembly which includes the gear door, so I simply cut the leg away, and drilled a hole in the lug to accept the Tamiya component.

Here it is installed in the bay.

I need to do some work on the retraction strut to make the joint look a bit more realistic.

I used the Tamiya seat harness decal, as I figured with the canopy on, it won’t look too bad. I also punched out some dials from an old Hase 109 IP decal to liven up the IP.

The bit of 262s I always hate are the engine nacelles, I always seem to cock these up.

I’m glad to say the joints are these are quite good, so I added a thin smear of filler between lines of Tamiya tape in an attempt to preserve the detail.

And here it is standing on it’s feet, so to speak.

I wanted to check that the nose weight supplied, (Yes even a Pegasus kit comes with a nose weight, other manufacturers take note!) was sufficient. As you can see it was.

Thanks for letting me share.

Karl

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Looking good Karl. I find I am enjoying my Pegasus kit quite a bit too. Reminds me of the simpler days of construction. Of course the one difference will be a nice airbrush job to bring it to life. Looking foweard to seeing it with some paint on it.

Soulcrusher[oX)]

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SC, takes you back to being a kid again doesn’t it.

Progress Update

The pit is now complete, and ready for install.

It’s not going to win any contests, but it looks good enough to me for a £7 kit.

One of the biggest omissions from this kit is deck behind the pilot’s seat, so I scratched one from plastic card, and added a couple of sections of strip for it to rest on.

I’ll add some more detail once all the seams are cleaned up.

Talking of seams there is a gap about 1mm at the base of the fin. Nothing a little plastic card and some filler can’t sort out though.

The kit front gear door is nothing more than a plank which sits in the bottom of the nose wheel bay, so fresh from my experience with the RoG 110 I scratchbuilt a new one.

I purposely made it different to the standard 262 door, as I wanted to suggest production changes on an early 1946 machine, as this is for the End Game GB.

Finally I replaced the kit main wheels with some spare Tamiyas.

I added the brake lines, and inserted short sections of alloy tube as axles for the new wheels.

Thanks for letting me share.

Karl

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Nice work on the undercarriage Karl. Excellent work on the detail. The cockpit looks plenty good enough for a closed cockpit, even for an open one.

Getting close to paint. Woo hoo.

…Guy

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Since my last post, I’ve finished the engines and wings, and attached these to the fuselage.

The joint between the engine and the wings needed a little putty, though no more than any other 262 kit, even the Tamiya offering.

The fit of the forward nose panel over the weight is pretty good, but only if you put it on straight, which I didn’t! Must have knocked it while it was drying.

I also added the hinges for the gun bay doors, as well as drilling out the cannon ports. The panel behind the pilot I detailed with a couple of peices of solder to represent the locking frame.

I want this to be a long range 262 with the twin drop tanks, so I’ve added the Tamiya Viking Ship racks to the undernose area.

As you can see a little filler was needed around the fuselage joint, as there a slight step.

I rescribed the small hatches on the top of the nose using a home made scribing template, and a pair of dividers.

The airframe has been primed, and I’m now sorting out a few blemishes, mainly seams on the engine nacelles.

Karl

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Excellent work Karl! Combining the kit parts with some Tamiya spares and scratch details really looks to address a few shortcomings. Do you have a paint scheme in mind yet?

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Great work Karl. It is amazing what you can do with one of these inexpensive kits. Plus it forces you to do some scratch building. The best part is if you totally goof something up you can just scrap it and not be out alot of money. Looking foward to seeing some color on it now.

Soulcrusher[oX)]

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Frank, I’m building this for the Endgame GB, so I’m going for a speculative late war 82/83 over 84, with a twist.

Not going to say what the twist is, but it will be something seen on a number of 262s.

I’m aiming for a long range fighter to engage those B29s high over France!

The Tamiya parts make a big difference, and I’m starting to derive a sick pleasure from scratch building!

SC, the lack of financial risk with these kits is a definite incentive to try something different.

Unlike you I won’t be going with the kit decals, but raiding the spares box.

Thanks for the encouragement.

Karl

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Karl, stunning work. Its really taking shape. Must be ready for paint soon. Yummy.

…Guy

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I’m guessing that the twist is RATOG.