109 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Hi, started a vacation projekt: Revell´s 32nd scale Me262B-1: Leather seat backrest was done with fast drying Griffin Alkyd oils from Winsor & Newton. Dry fitting the cockpit tub into the fuselage. Interior was upgrade with Eduard PE set #32893. Cockpit detail is soft and restricted, so PE is a good way to upgrade the front and back office! Kit quality is a bit ambivalent: with careful cleaning fit can be good. But the nose panels fit horribly. Surface details are finely engraved and airframe shape looks good to me. Lots of sanding and putty required. Rescribing panel lines is also necessary. Have a nice weekend, 109er. TorbenD, Alain Gadbois, dodgem37 and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 great start i love the seat especially - is that done with the oils you mention? i have this kit (as well as the Trumpeter one) and was hoping the nose would fit better than this - oh well have you used hairspray chipping or is this silver pencil or something else? thanks for sharing 109 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dany Boy Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 I will keep my attention on this interesting tread 109 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
109 Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share Posted November 23, 2019 On 11/22/2019 at 11:49 AM, nmayhew said: great start i love the seat especially - is that done with the oils you mention? i have this kit (as well as the Trumpeter one) and was hoping the nose would fit better than this - oh well have you used hairspray chipping or is this silver pencil or something else? thanks for sharing Hi, yes I used the mentioned alkyd oils over a flat tan colored underpainting. Used van Dyke brown and umber. Seat chipping was brush painted, actually I may be repainting the seat pans this weekend as I am not really happy with them. I would then using the sponge technique for chipping. On the other hand the seat belts etc. will hide the seat pans quite a bit ... Fit of nose panels is bad, fuselage halves fit nicely. I am afraid of the engine nacelles, however. Best wishes! Fanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
109 Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) Good evening, hope you had a great start into 2020! Besides family stuff (my mom suffered a stroke ... ) I actually found some time for modeling. I started the landing gear using resin replacements for the wheels ... I forgot which brand ... I somewhere read that in late war the quality of tires were really bad which made them to last for about 10 landings and take-offs. Well, the same could be said about the pilots and a/c, too. So they look a bit beaten up in my example of a tire set. Best wishes, 109er. Edited January 3, 2020 by 109 MikeMaben, Landrotten Highlander, F-4Phanwell and 16 others 18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 So sorry to hear about your mother... hope she makes a full recovery. Beautiful work! I love the weathering on the landing gear! Sorry to hear about the poor fit of the nose panels. Sounds like no improvement from the Trumpeter kit in this regard. 109 and Scale32 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturmovik Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) I'll be following your build, because I have in sight this same kit. Edited January 3, 2020 by sturmovik Out2gtcha and 109 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigor Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Very cool love the gear Got a couple of theses still trying to find to me a more instesting scheme then red 12 or 10 starting to think I never will 109 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterOlsen Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Hi 109er, All the best for your Mum's recovery. Love the chips on the landing gear struts. Cheers, Pete 109 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 11/23/2019 at 5:16 PM, 109 said: Hi, yes I used the mentioned alkyd oils over a flat tan colored underpainting. Used van Dyke brown and umber. Seat chipping was brush painted, actually I may be repainting the seat pans this weekend as I am not really happy with them. I would then using the sponge technique for chipping. On the other hand the seat belts etc. will hide the seat pans quite a bit ... Fit of nose panels is bad, fuselage halves fit nicely. I am afraid of the engine nacelles, however. Best wishes! Engine nacelles are OK. I had the same issues with the nose as you though. Brilliant work on the wheels and undercarriage. Will follow with interest. 109 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
109 Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Wackyracer said: Engine nacelles are OK. I had the same issues with the nose as you though. Brilliant work on the wheels and undercarriage. Will follow with interest. Hi, just started engines and nacelles last night ... will close all panels. I will post some progress this weekend :-) Best wishes! Lothar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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109 Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 (edited) Hi, the airframe is almost finished which enables me to start the painting process. After a base coat of Gunze Mr. Surfacer 1200 I applied a thin white coat to the upper fuselage. This will be finished in RLM 76 with a brown and green mottling. I already applied the blue underpainting or preshading of the RLM 76. Have a nice evening! :-) Edited March 29, 2020 by 109 Fanes, Kais, Lothar and 15 others 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 what technique did you use forthe blue? Using a flat brush and apply as if water painting? 109 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
109 Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, Landrotten Highlander said: what technique did you use forthe blue? Using a flat brush and apply as if water painting? Hi, just airbrushig using very thin paint! LSP_Paul and Landrotten Highlander 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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