Alain Gadbois Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Hello all! When this GB was announced I started looking through my stash of kits for a good project. I was surprised at how many old (but still very nice) kits I had. A good number of those kits have already been taken up by others, so here is my choice: the Hasegawa Me 262. A sound kit really, but lacking in detail, mostly in the wheel wells. My project is to convert it into the reconnaissance version with the cockpit moved forward where the guns are normally situated. The two cameras are in the rear fuselage and the former cockpit area is now the location of extra fuel tanks. So here is the kit, and a general arrangement drawing from Messerschmitt reproduced in one of the Classic books. Bye for now, and I wish you a very happy new year! Alain KiwiZac, sandokan, mpk and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Well, this is one ambitious build! I'll be following along for sure, Alain. Kev Alain Gadbois, mpk and Rick Griewski 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wimmer Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Wow, this reads very interesting! cheers chris mpk and Alain Gadbois 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 Hi all! Did not do much modeling today but here are some pictures of the kit plus the first step in plugging the cockpit section. Surface detail is made of raised panel lines and rivets that will disappear with all the conversion work so it will be replaced with what I hope will be accurate surface detail. I always thought that all rivets and panel lines were filled on the Me 262, but closer study of photos reveal all these to be quite visible with a poor surface finish. Fuselage section: Cockpit tub. I will try to use this a basis of the new cockpit parts. Now the first glued on plastic bits! The plan is to fill up with epoxy putty and sand smooth. Thank you for watching! Alain Chris Wimmer, LSP_Kevin, Shaka HI and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 Hello all! The following photos show where the epoxy putty was applied and after waiting all day, the shaping and sanding to get the smooth contour of the fuselage. On the second photo I have cut out the front wheel well opening that allows the nose wheel to lie flat, leaving all the necessary space for the new forward cockpit position. I have dressed up the well a bit with styrene sheet and strips. After initial sanding: You can note why it was important to fill the inside of the fuselage as the sanding went right through the fairing at the rear of the canopy. Bye for now, Alain BradG, Derek B, mpk and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Umm, wut? What's going on? mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 The cockpit is being moved forward in the normal location of the guns for this projected version that was never built. The reason was to provide more internal space fuel. See the drawing at top. The cameras were to be in the rear fuselage. Alain Shaka HI and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Ahh..roger that! Alain Gadbois and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Yummy yummy, great inspiration. mpk, Shaka HI and Alain Gadbois 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Nice start. '. . . epoxy putty . . .' Which epoxy putty did you use? Thank you. Sincerely, Mark mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 I use Apoxy Sculpt and I really like using it as it easy to sand once hard. BradG, tomv87, Shaka HI and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 Hi! Here is the start for the new cockpit position, following the drawings and using the kit canopy parts as a guide to start cutting into the kit plastic. You can see already that the appearance of the aircraft is completely changed... Now an initial opening has been made, mostly in the gun bay doors ( a bit too aggressive with the Dremel and cracked the right hand door...). I filled the gun ports with epoxy putty to be sanded later. Thank you for watching! Alain MikeMaben, tomv87, BradG and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 This is amazing work, Alain! Very impressive indeed. Can't wait for more. Kev mpk, Shaka HI, Alain Gadbois and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wimmer Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 I agree with Kev. Never seen a WIP like this before. Thumbs up! Chris ClumsyDude, Alain Gadbois and mpk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdthoresen Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Aw man awesome! I have always wanted to build one of these, as well as the P 1099 concept with the bigger fuselage and guns....I cannot wait to see what you do with her next!!!THOR mpk and Alain Gadbois 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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