Beany Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 (edited) H-218 Revell 'World's First Jet Fighter' Me262 A-1a "Swallow" (a new tool in 1971) I've just finished a Blitzbau (24 hour build) over on the UAMF of the Revell 1/32 (1971 original tooling according to Scalemates) Me262 A-1a. Here are some photos of the finished model. After market decals used as the kit was bought second hand for £10.00 without decals but otherwise complete and unstarted (at Cosford show this year). Ready for the off... Revell provide a tail prop so it will obviously be a tail-sitter, thus a wheel balancing weight and some liquid gravity are required. With the limited time, an impressionistic approach is all I can afford in the office... ...but it actually looks reasonable from a distance Then it all started to go horribly wrong - I tried spraying Humbrol Acrylics (247 - RLM76)... ...a mistake I will never make again. I was 12 hours by now and at the point of binning the whole lot - I spent nearly an hour fannying about with that Humbrol rubbish. I took a break of a few hours and then came back to it, using Tamiya paints this time, mixed to approximate RLM 74, 75 & 76. This was what I ended up with. I heartily recommend a Blitzbau if you've never done one. Most people go for simpler 1/72 kits mind you. I'll have to build one of the Revell new tool Me 262s now as a comparison! Cheers Al. Edited August 12, 2017 by Beany Dany Boy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Nice work under a tight deadline, Al! Kev Bill Cross 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Well done mate, nice to see you on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 What? Ha! Well done Al., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Nice one. Yeh Humbrol paint is not very good anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Thanks for sharing your work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Wow! Can't imagine doing any kit in 24 hours. nice job. Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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