Wouter Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) Hi all, I took my sweet time, but finally finished another build. This time the Revell Me262B-1 nightfighter. I wanted to do another wheels up build. Luckily I had some pilots from my ZM He219 lying around waiting to get in the air. So I did a pretty quick build of the cockpit because not much will be seen with the pilots in them and the canopy closed. All in all it was a pretty tight fit. The rest of the build is pretty straightforward although I had some trouble closing up the gundeck. There are some pretty large gaps and steps to be filled and sanded. The same with engine covers. Just another example where the kit is designed to be build with panels open instead of closed. Anyway with that all sorted I had to make a choice for the color scheme. I really liked the one of Red 8, so went with that one. I found an excellent thread from Mark aka 'Madmax' here on LSP: Link. He did some research on this particular ac which helped me a lot. So all in all I'm pleased with the result. It's not my best build (had some trouble with the canopy as is evident in the pictures), but it looks pretty cool in my opinion. I've left off the external fuel tanks, because I don't like how they disrupt the lines of the aircraft. My guess is that the pilot dropped them before getting in action. Or call it artistic freedom. Products used: - Revell Me262B-1 - AIMS decal 32D007 - Master model FuG 218 antenna - Mr. Paint - Pilots - Zoukei Mura He219 - model stand of unknown brand Edited May 1, 2020 by Wouter Insert pictures Martinnfb, scvrobeson, red baron and 19 others 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Wouter and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Martinnfb, MikeMaben, Shawn M and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregair Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Beautiful, well done. I have seen this aircraft its beautifully preserved in Johannesburg, South Africa CANicoll, Wouter and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Lovely efforts. Wheels up and looking good. Martinnfb and Wouter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Nice job, Wouter! Martinnfb and Wouter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Very attractive build, both the aircraft and the base are quite nice. Wouter and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dany Boy Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Really enjoy the photos! Thanks for sharing Wouter Martinnfb and Wouter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeone57 Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 NIIIICCCEEE! Alfonso Wouter and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hworth18 Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Very nice! Like the in-flight configuration.. Wouter and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Wow, that looks amazing! The paint work is really nice. Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 (edited) Great presentation of a nicely done model. Just a quick question: in the first set of photos, the radar operator seems to be bent forward, looking close-up at his scope I presume. In the second, he's seated more upright. It looks good either way, I was just curious why you decided to change it? Or is it just an effect produced by different camera angles? Edited May 3, 2020 by MikeC Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocat Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 This is the way these birds of prey are meant to be seen...gear up, looking for a target Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastterry Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 As long as your not it! Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Excellent depiction of the 262 Nightfighter! I have one of these kits in the stash that I'll need bust out one of these days. Wouter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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