DirkE Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I am going to start a new project I wanted to do since a couple of months. I will ad a Jumo 004 engine (or both) from a Trumpeter Me-262 kit. For the color scheme I am not sure what to do. I would like to do the camo you see below. But I havn´t seen any reference pictures to proof that this scheme were actually in use.....so, it might come down to the standard paint scheme (3rd picture) Dirk Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Das mittlere Schema ist fraglich. Falscher MG-Pod, falsches Leitwerk usw. Die anderen beiden sollten gehen. Middle image is questionable. Wrong gunpod, wrong rudder... Regards - dutik DirkE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkE Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 Das mittlere Schema ist fraglich. Falscher MG-Pod, falsches Leitwerk usw. Die anderen beiden sollten gehen. Middle image is questionable. Wrong gunpod, wrong rudder... Regards - dutik What color is the top one? Black and light blue/gray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Don't know it. Photographs of that time are all b/w, so it's your guess if a dark monochrome finish is a green or a black... My 2 cents: German night fighters didn't use Black on top, only from below. Night fighter top color was common splinter camo or RLM76, with or without mottling. So a factory finish Green as per Flys instructions might be the more historical choice. Of course, if you prefere the more dramatic look of a black night fighter just take some artistic license. Weiss ich nicht. Aber alle deutschen Nachtjäger waren oben entweder mit der ueblichen Splittertarnung oder RLM76 mit oder ohne Tarnflecken versehen. Schwarz gab es von unten, aber nicht von oben. Von daher wohl eher Gruen wie von Fly in der Anleitung angegeben die historische Wahl. Wenn du natuerlich Schwarz passender oder ausdrucksvoller findest - warum nicht... Regards - dutik Blenheimboys, DirkE and Uncarina 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Nice to see another of these kits being built. I'm looking forward to seeing you do the engine installation. Carl DirkE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wimmer Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Very cool idea and project! Would love to do the same- one day... Greetings vom Chiemsee Chris DirkE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkE Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 Very cool idea and project! Would love to do the same- one day... Greetings vom Chiemsee Chris Thanks! First photos will come on the weekend. Greetings from Bad Aibling Dirk Chris Wimmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkE Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 Ok, I started with the cockpit. I have those neat pe parts from Yahu models for the dials. I never worked with them. I like them. But, in this case its hard to see on the photo. They realy look nice. As for painting the cockpit. The only color reference I have are those photos from the Ar 234 that is at the Air&Space Museum. Idk if that cockpit represents the orginal colors, but thats the only ref I have. Anyway, due to the fact that the Luftwaffe and Arado reworked those AR234 pretty much, I think its ok to do a little "imageneering". In the end the whole impression counts. Any suggestions are welcome! Dirk F`s are my favs, BloorwestSiR, Chris Wimmer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theseeker Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 (edited) Dirk, I have a great reference book on the Arado if you have any specific questions. I have Radu's resin Arado on the shelf. Here is his SBS, it is incredible! http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=14754&page=1 Rocky Edited May 27, 2016 by theseeker DirkE and Wurzacher 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Hi Dirk, Your cockpit looks great. Very neat and tidy. Much more than what I achieved on my build. Carl DirkE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkE Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 Dirk, I have a great reference book on the Arado if you have any specific questions. I have Radu's resin Arado on the shelf. Here is his SBS, it is incredible! http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=14754&page=1 Rocky Fantastic build. That one looks really nice. What book do you have? Dirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHatch Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 The Trumpeter Me 262 Jumo fits the nacelle perfectly. I used it for my mag article: DirkE and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkE Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 Done a bit more on the cockpit. Bombsight is scratch build. The color is not RLM 66. Its Tamiya german Grey with a drop white. I have RLM 66 from Model Air...but I am not convinced with the result (looks spotty / uneven). Regarding the seatbelts. The kit has some PE seat belts. Looking good. But I thought about to get the ones from HGW. Idk yet. James, thats the picture I saw and inspired me to do the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wimmer Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Love your pit! Great work so far... Chris DirkE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkE Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 I choose the PE seatbelts from the kit. tomv87 and dutik 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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