Farao Mike Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Knowing our object (the real one)... The Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger (German, "People's Fighter") was a German single-engine, jet-powered fighter aircraft fielded by the Luftwaffe in World War II. Designed and built quickly, and made primarily of wood as metals were in very short supply and prioritised for other aircraft, the He 162 was nevertheless the fastest of the first generation of Axis and Allied jets. Volksjäger was the Reich Air Ministry's official name for the government design program competition that the He 162 design won. Other names given to the plane include Salamander, which was the codename of its construction program, and Spatz (Sparrow), which was the name given to the plane by Heinkel....and in scale (with some words) : Revell have done a very well balanced kit , attentive to details , well studied , rich to its benefits like full engine , gun bay and a big decals sheet , accurate , unique to this scale -talking about styrene model kits- and at a very reasonable price .A real bargain , for my opinion . Making of ... Building this kit is a pleasure , because of its good fitting and the clear , sharp casting of its parts , following by a clever engineering that requires almost no putty . The most difficult for me , was the difficulty in choosing which of the individual improving sets to choose at any time. The result , is a combilation of P.E. and resin , just everyware !I have use photo etched for points like instrument panel , pilot's seat , ammunition boxes and for small details on engine and into wheel wels etc , and for most "3D" effects ,like engine's body , cockpit side walls , wheels bay and guns bay I have done it with the resin parts . Believe it or not , the small fighter have taken five (5) resin details set all from CMK and a big photo etched set from Eduard ! I can't explain you what goes where , but the result is very realistic.I have paint the metal surfaces with Alclad II (airframe aluminum for the front fuselage and polished and semi matt aluminum for the rest) plus a panel of Bare Metal foil.Many of the smallest parts are painted with colours of Gunze range and the main camo with Vallejo air .The colours are the standards for this war period : RLM 76 for the undersurfaces and RLM 81 - 83 for the uppersurfaces. The nose cone , wheel wells covers and the gun bay covers that was made from plywood in the real airplane , have painted with RLM 26 brown , simulating the brown wood/fabric sealer that was used from the manufacturers , the pitot tube and the clips on the engine cover have painted with RLM 23 , simulating the red metal primer , and the ailerons , airbrakes , tail rudder and elevators have painted with a greenish color ,simulating the green primer of the final WWII period. The left wing , left unpainted trying to present the airplane in a final construction stage , just before leaves the production line having on only the absolutely necessary markings and painted only on the basics.The wood have done using the wood stencil from Rabu Brinzan accessories (www.radubstore.com) and the markings using the perfect masks from my good friend Joe of Scale Precision Masks (http://scaleprecision.com/index.html). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Wow, what an interesting rendition that is! Great work. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 That's very cool...! Excellent variation and finishes, it's certainly something you dont see everyday. Well done....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I love how you show the materials that went into making this subject, along with a fantastic late war scheme! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinuheH Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Now that is simply - WOW! Congrats what a marvelous job - I'm stunned - please post bigger pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Very impressive paint work, and a stunning display. Bravo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farao Mike Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 Thank you all for your kindly comments ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Mike, if you have slightly bigger images, I'd love to post them on the LSP website! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Mike, if you have slightly bigger images, I'd love to post them on the LSP website! Kev Actually, scratch that - I think they're sized well enough as they are. Would you mind if I published them on the website? Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farao Mike Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 (edited) Would you mind if I published them on the website? Kev Be my guest. Edited March 18, 2013 by Farao Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Be my guest. Thanks Mike. I just need your full name so I can credit the article properly. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Stellar build. Wonderful idea, execution and simply top flight work :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moksha Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Great idea for the build and beautifully wrought. 10/10 mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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