Jeff T Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 (edited) Hi all, I have been working on this kit for a while now, and thought I would post it here for my first build on LSP. I am using the Eaglecal decals for "Yellow 2" as I really liked the unusual paint scheme on this Jet. After filling all the panel lines on the fueselage and wings, I started work on the cockpit tub. I forgot to add the straps on the foot pedals. I added the wires behind the IP, but I am not happy with them after finding a drawing on one of the threads on this Forum showing the wiring diagram a lot better, but it was too late to change it. The gun bay doors needed a bit of filling and rescribing. Edited March 12, 2021 by JT68 Wurzacher, andromeda673 and Bozzaroo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Cool, another 262! Looks like you're off to a great start mate. Also looks like the gun bay covers don't fit so well. Bummer! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 GEEZ , another WELL DONE 262 ! Great work. Is it the kit pit ?..............Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 (edited) Continued... Here is the start of the main paintwork.I have since painted the nose and wings, and will post pics when I can get some done. I made a couple of my own wheels from resin to replace the kit ones, as I read there were inaccuracies with the resin wheels that were availiable, so I didn't want to pay for inaccurate ones when I could make my own with the same inaccuracies.They turned out ok, but seeing that Roy Sutherland has released his beautiful 262 wheels, I have ordered a set of them and will use them instead as they look brilliant, and have the correct tread pattern. Thats all for now, thank you for looking, Jeff. Edited March 12, 2021 by JT68 Bozzaroo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 Cool, another 262! Looks like you're off to a great start mate. Also looks like the gun bay covers don't fit so well. Bummer! Kev Thanks a lot Kev! GEEZ , another WELL DONE 262 ! Great work. Is it the kit pit ?..............Harv Hi Harv, thanks a lot!.....yes, it is the kit cockpit. Cheer's, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) Painting continues.... I had originally painted the underside of the replaced nose section with Alclad for bare metal, assuming it was unpainted, but changed it to RLM-76 after advice from David E Brown. Thanks for looking in! Cheer's, Jeff. Edited March 12, 2021 by JT68 Whitey and Wurzacher 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiner Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Really good it's my favorite camo scheme on 262, Probably next year I will do the same yellow 2 ..... Ni ce works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 wow, what a cool camo job. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 (edited) Thanks a lot for looking in and commenting Dan, Skiner and Shawn! On 2/24/2013 at 12:12 PM, ScanmanDan said: Stunning first build on LSP Jeff. I like what you are doing with the camouflage, interesting and bold. You did a great job on filling and rescribing the nose panels. Could you let us know how you did it? Neat little details all over the place . Dan Dan, I just used a bit of thin plastic strip and Super Glue, filled and sanded until it looked good, then re-scribed and added rivets with my new RB Productions Rivet Tool, best tool I have bought for ages! I filled all the rivets and panel lines on the main airframe, but I thought I would keep them on the nose section as this was replaced on the real one, and I thought it would just mix it up a bit.I also kept them on the engine nacelles as well. Cheer's, Jeff. Edited March 12, 2021 by JT68 Whitey and Wurzacher 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Superb build - love all the details and the paint scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 There's a lot of great Schwalbe builds going on lately. Good to see such a cool plane getting lots of attention. I really like your build and paint scheme. That was the other option for me when I was planning out my build, you really nailed the different camo scheme. Keep up the great work. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 (edited) Thanks a lot Crobinsonh and Matt! Ok, I had some brass gun barrels that I was going to install, but I stuffed up the installation of the guns, so decided to just close up the gun bay, but I used the ends of the barrels to put into the gun slots which looks a lot better than nothing there. Gun camera glass has Maskol still on it, which I'll remove when all the paintwork is done. Light Green stripes have been painted on, next up is the Darker Green inside them. I have to find out if the area between the slats and the wings would be painted camo or another colour. Thanks for looking, Jeff. Edited March 12, 2021 by JT68 Wurzacher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Your 262 is coming out really well, the camo looks very good! Keep up the great work, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 Your 262 is coming out really well, the camo looks very good! Keep up the great work, Paul Thanks a lot Paul! Cheer's, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 (edited) Ok, paintwork continues, Sprayed the dark green sections inside the light green sections.. Started spraying a couple of panels on the underside slightly different shades of RLM-76 to add a bit of variation.I will spray the seam sections on the engine pods where the paint has worn off later when I stop resting it on them during work. Thanks for looking, Jeff. Edited March 12, 2021 by JT68 Wurzacher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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