I finished the wheel wells of both 1/48 Me 262 kits today. They are so similar, I’m just posting pics of the Trimaster kit (single seater). The other is Dragon’s Me 262B-1a/U1. These two are part of my “Fly by Night” project, which also includes ProModeler’s Ta 154. These are three Luftwaffe nightfighters.
Now that these are done, I can begin painting the airframes of all three on Friday. If the crew comes in to finish my living room ceiling tomorrow, I’ll have to wait until Saturday.[:(]
The wiring is fine copper strands, and the “ties” on the bundles are paint.
The metallics are different shades of Alcad.
In case you’re wondering about the colors, here’s a link to a walkaround of the NASM’s bird. If they are incorrect, so am I. I can think of worse things than being as incorrect as the Smithsonian ! http://aircraftwalkaround.hobbyvista.com/me262/me262.htm
Excellent work. I’d be very interested how you manage to make a clean job of detailing all those rivets etc? Do you have the smallest “dry-brush” ever? [;)]
Pix,
Looks great. As for NASM colors, they are exactly what NASM found on the aircraft. I have had a few opportunities to talk to a few of the folks that do the restoration to the aircraft before it is displayed. They take great pains to restore the aircraft to its original state. The aircraft that were captures and brought back to the US for evaluation were subsequently disassembled and boxed up. They were then shipped to storage facilities.
The only thing that may have been painted on the aircraft was a US stars and bars insignia. Other than that the aircraft were just as they were when they were captured.
There were some things labeled in the cockpit in english, but these were temporary labels.
I can’t wait to see your finished model. Thanks for sharing it with us.
How come your wheel wells look nicer than the entirety of models I’ve ever built?
Very nice job and thanks for sharing the know-how. There are a lot of furm members like me who gather great information from your pictures.
THanks!
lerxst1031 - this is how I mask the majority of my wheel wells, using drafting tape. It also works for the cowlings of radial-engined aircraft. The inside can be filled with tissue, if desired. I rarely feel the need for this, as long as I spray towards the tape, and not tnto the openings.
Wow!.. this is a superb detail, it seems more like an 1/32 kit… I want to see the other details too (engines, cockpit, etc)… post more pix soon please…
(Now where is that smiley with the eyes popping and jaw dropping???)
Pix,
I am constantly amazed by your work and that only pushes me to do better. Keep up the great work. Oh, and great pics, Pix. (I’ve wanted to do that for a while now. LOL)
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