dodgem37 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 'lots of panic and messing about.........' No lie. Well done. Good show. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 Hi Guys, Some more work on the Pulse Jets for the Ef-126 for the Mistel. I got the base colours down a few days ago and decided to add more metallics and heat staining. I managed to screw up by adding too much Chrome at one point so darkened down again using Mission Models Transparent Medium with a drop of black to give dark tint. Then I used the Transparent Medium again but tinted with Orange and Blue for the heat staining. Revised base colours. The mix was 40 Black 60 Cold Rolled Steel then eyeballed amounts of Chrome in the mix. Got it too light and recovered as described above. Tubes by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr With some Orange added as the first stage of staining. Tubes by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr The some Blue Tubes by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr That's it. Hope you like it. Regards, Bruce Crosby Derek B, Troy Molitor, Landrotten Highlander and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 'Hope you like it.' I sure do! Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Great progress so far. Love the new updates too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 Hi Guys, Lots of changes to the Mistel, but I'm not going to bother with all that and just show what's achieved so far. Legs! by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Almost There by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Legs! by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Legs! by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Legs! by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Legs! by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Legs! by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Now mounted on the original Revell Me-262/He-162 launch dolly. Old Legs by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Old Legs by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Regards, Bruce Crosby dodgem37, TaffyMan, Landrotten Highlander and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadBaron Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Fantastic!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnyax Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Superb, love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 This is outstanding. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) Hi Guys, Adding detail bits to the Me-262 part of the Mistel project. First up is the rear support strut, which would fall back when the airframes separated. So a little Vee bracket at the top of the strut so it falls back cleanly onto the leading edge of the fin. Here's my working drawing: Struttin’ by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr And the strut itself: Struttin’ by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Struttin’ by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Test fit to the fuselage: Struttin’ by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Out with he Hasegawa Scribing templates to do the rear fuel tank access covers: Struttin’ by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Making a start detailing the main strut mounting hinges. Contrail rod, plastic strip, plasticard and an old Historex Punch & Die set! Struttin’ by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Next up today will be digging out the Albion Alloys Brass Micro Tubing to make a few Pitot Tubes. Regards, Bruce Crosby Edited August 9, 2020 by Bruce_Crosby patricksparks, Derek B, LSP_Kevin and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Very impressive, Bruce! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbadur Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Great build, Bruce! Is this the Cammett 1/32 launch trolley? Where are the rocket boosters from? Alfons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, abbadur said: Is this the Cammett 1/32 launch trolley? Where are the rocket boosters from? No, not Cammett. The photos of the trolley with the wheels and rockets are from another build, this build has a redesigned trolley. Both launch trolleys were designed and printed for me by Wunwinglow (Tim Perry - PP Aeroparts as was) but were commissioned and modified by me. The rocket boosters are also 3D printed by Tim, on mountings designed by me. the new version is lower at the rear and will have altered mountings and a relocated braking parachute. Edited August 11, 2020 by Bruce_Crosby Derek B and Kagemusha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbadur Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 As I said before: Great build, Bruce! Great design of the trolley and boosters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 Hi Guys, I actually pulled my finger out this week and did some modelling on the Mistel. So here's some pix with captions. The me-262 was treated to a layer of MMP Grey Primer overall then some of their metallics underneath. Late was instructions called for bare metal under most aircraft. This is 1946 so definitely metal. More Mistel II by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr The gear doors were mainly wood with metal trim so would be painted. The nose undercart front door is metal here and its going to be load bearing, for the launch dolly front strut. More Mistel II by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr The Ef-126 was treated to MMP Grey Primer then the flanks were painted in Mission Models RLM76. same for the wing undersides, no bare wood. Just bloody stupid - bare wood sucks up water which adds weight, warpage and fungus. What's most North West European weather? Cold and wet, so bare wood is Verboten! Top of the fuselage and port wing had RLM82 applied. More Mistel II by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr The starboard upper wing got some RLM81 as did a couple of areas of the fuselage spine. More Mistel II by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Time for some mottle along the blue flanks using RLM81 and 82. More Mistel II by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Engines on for a look-see. More Mistel II by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr A trial fit on the Me-262: It's also got some RLM 76 on it. More Mistel II by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr More Mistel II by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr So far, so good. Regards, Bruce Crosby More Mistel II by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Fanes, Landrotten Highlander, patricksparks and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share Posted August 30, 2020 (edited) Hi Guys, Today was fairly busy, airbrushing the Me-262 flying bomb. As the whole thing was never built and its a "what if?" dated 1946, I've taken some liberties with the design and colour schemes on both airframes. Hence the all-metal undersides. The starting point is the 1944 8-262 painting instructions from the facsimile in Michael Ullman's Luftwaffe Colour book. Tail end by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr I had already primed the aircraft, metalled the underside and airbrushed RLM76 on the flanks of the fuselage. All colours so far have been from Mission Models. Here's the RLM82 HellGrun Tail end by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Followed by RLM81 BraunViolet. I've gone for soft edged demarcation, the thinking is by now these aircraft would be shoved out the door as fast as possible, so neat isn't in the equation. Tail end by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Tail end by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Tail end by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr One thing became blindingly obvious when I put the Ef-126 on top of the Me-262: The twin tail fins were way too bright. Even though i had cleaned up the airbrushes I still had wet paint in the mixing cups so I added some mottling to the outer faces of the fins. Definitely worth doing! Tail end by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Tail end by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Tomorrow's plan is the get the Silhouette cutting the markings that I've already designed and maybe do some masking and spraying. Regards, Bruce Crosby Edited August 30, 2020 by Bruce_Crosby TaffyMan, Lothar, Landrotten Highlander and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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