crobinsonh Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Great finish and reference for the rest of us. CANicoll, Thunnus and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-4Phanwell Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Simply fantastic , a masterpiece, outstanding work John Martinnfb, Thunnus and CANicoll 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola25 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 What an amazing build.. Martinnfb and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palm-tree Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Lovely result John, I have been following along as you know,- as a reference for the Revell 1/32 single seat a1 version. Your attention to detail is excellent and your model looks like the machine in the contemporary photographs before it was captured. One of the best 262’s I have seen. Martinnfb and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Brilliant job, John! Martinnfb and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Hi John, Your Me 262 is beautiful, just as is the norm with your work! I like it a lot. Now you have to build the single-seater too. Radu Thunnus and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Outstanding work John! One of the best 262 models I've seen, first class work there. Cheer's, Jeff. Thunnus and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 On 1/30/2021 at 5:47 PM, Beaconroot said: Absolutely fantastic build John! Your work is inspiring. Thanks for sharing it with us. Jim Root Thanks for following along, Jim! Always a pleasure to share a build with the LSP community! On 1/30/2021 at 5:53 PM, levier said: Sensational work... top notch photography! Thank you very much! I may have to re-process the photos to get rid of that color cast! On 1/30/2021 at 6:35 PM, Antonio Argudo said: impressive work as usual!!!! cheers, Thank you Antonio! I appreciate it! Hope to see more of your work soon! On 1/30/2021 at 7:13 PM, Scale32 said: Friggin awesome....... nuff said! Cheers Bevan Thanks alot! On 1/30/2021 at 10:36 PM, LSP_Kevin said: Wonderful build, John! Kev Thanks Kevin! On 1/30/2021 at 11:43 PM, Mistral said: Too beautiful for words. You've captured the real thing perfectly Thank you very much! I've tried to capture a few of the details that were apparent in the photos of Red 10 and hopefully those have added some authenticity to this build. On 1/31/2021 at 12:17 AM, Wackyracer said: Another masterclass John, simply stunning. Thank you sir! On 1/31/2021 at 12:51 AM, dodgem37 said: Can't get enough. Sincerely, Mark Thanks Mark! Hoping to see some paint on your big Tigercat soon! On 1/31/2021 at 1:11 AM, MikeMaben said: Quite cool John Excellent work Thanks for following the build to the end, Mike! On 1/31/2021 at 7:26 AM, Troy Molitor said: Superb outcome John. Looking forward to the D-13 and brown 4, broad-tailed JG-26 Dora 9. We are truly spoiled watching you do your magic. Thanks Troy! Not sure I'm going to start Brown 4 right away. I don't think I want to build two Doras simulataneously. Will have to look at my stash and see what to pull out next! On 1/31/2021 at 7:45 AM, chuck540z3 said: John Boy, you've hit one out of the park again! Just "Wow" in every respect, so it's hard to pick out what I like the most, other than everything. Congrat's Chuck Thanks Chuck! One of kits in my stash is the Special Hobby Tempest V. If I start that one, your build log will be a primary reference and a lofty goal to shoot for! On 1/31/2021 at 8:53 AM, Ramm66 said: Fantastic! Thanks! On 1/31/2021 at 9:44 AM, CANicoll said: Just beautiful! I'm building the same kit now and no way am I posting pictures after seeing THIS beauty!! Question, how did you do the fuselage camo? Base coat, camo, then very light overspray with the base coat? Thanks! Chris Hey, post away! Always good to see different builds of the same kit. As for the upper fuselage camo, I started with an assumed daytime scheme of RLM 81/82. I then applied the light blue RLM 76 over that in a very random scribble pattern allowing the darker greens to peek through. On 1/31/2021 at 9:49 AM, crobinsonh said: Great finish and reference for the rest of us. Thanks! Hopefully, the build thread is useful for other builders of this kit. 23 hours ago, F-4Phanwell said: Simply fantastic , a masterpiece, outstanding work John Thank you very much! I appreciate the support! 23 hours ago, Zola25 said: What an amazing build.. Thanks very much! 11 hours ago, Palm-tree said: Lovely result John, I have been following along as you know,- as a reference for the Revell 1/32 single seat a1 version. Your attention to detail is excellent and your model looks like the machine in the contemporary photographs before it was captured. One of the best 262’s I have seen. Thanks again! 10 hours ago, Gazzas said: Brilliant job, John! Thanks Gaz! A quick breather and then its time to start on another! 8 hours ago, Radub said: Hi John, Your Me 262 is beautiful, just as is the norm with your work! I like it a lot. Now you have to build the single-seater too. Radu Thank you Radu! Always a great honor to have the kit designer following a build and offering such valuable insight. I wouldn't have figured our the flaps without your explanation! The kit builds up very nicely and I really enjoyed building it. Yes, I'll have to put the single seater in the queue now! 8 hours ago, JT68 said: Outstanding work John! One of the best 262 models I've seen, first class work there. Cheer's, Jeff. Thank Jeff! It's been a pleasure and hopefully I'll get started on the next one soon! Martinnfb, CANicoll and MikeC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZPetrP Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Beautiful Turbine. Fantastic painting and weathering. Congratulation! Martinnfb and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircare84 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Excellent as usual John. The details you put into a build are amazing. Your paint, finish & weathering are second to none. Thanks for posting & looking forward to your next one. Larry Martinnfb and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miloslav1956 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Very nice M 262 Thunnus and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeA Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Stunning! - I especially like the way you achieved that camouflage finish. Martinnfb and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Superb build John! The fading on the mottling is very well done, did you do a light overspray to achieve the effect? The wear on the front of the drop tanks is also very nice! Ernest Martinnfb and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 On 2/1/2021 at 11:40 AM, CZPetrP said: Beautiful Turbine. Fantastic painting and weathering. Congratulation! Turbine! I like that term! Thank you very much for checking in to this build! 22 hours ago, aircare84 said: Excellent as usual John. The details you put into a build are amazing. Your paint, finish & weathering are second to none. Thanks for posting & looking forward to your next one. Larry Thanks Larry! I appreciate you following and will see you at the next one! 22 hours ago, Miloslav1956 said: Very nice M 262 Thanks Miloslav! 14 hours ago, MikeA said: Stunning! - I especially like the way you achieved that camouflage finish. Thanks Mike! As modelers I think we gravitate towards a light-color-first approach but it seemed to make more sense with these field-applied nightfighter schemes that the underlying dark colors would be utilized to save time/paint. I wanted to try that approach with this build. 12 hours ago, Greif8 said: Superb build John! The fading on the mottling is very well done, did you do a light overspray to achieve the effect? The wear on the front of the drop tanks is also very nice! Ernest Thank you Ernest! Yes, a careful but random application of the light blue RLM 76 over the dark green to achieve the mottle. The wear on the drop tanks was done with the reference photos in mind... Red 10 had tanks that exhibited considerable paint wear. The first attempt was a standard hairspray chipping application that just didn't capture the right look. So I scrubbed that and starting with a base of RLM 76, I used hairspray but also modulated the application of the black so that it was much lighter at the front of the tanks. This allowed the black there to be more easily and completely eradicated. Not exactly like the reference photos but much closer I think. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Simply LOVELY! Really a knock out for sure Thunnus and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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