Kais Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 John, sorry if my post appeared criptic, I knew what I was indicating,...duh!Let's try again.The panel line under the ammo access doesn't seem to be present on the 262 held in Canberra Australia.I've out lined the are in yellow.I hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 John, sorry if my post appeared criptic, I knew what I was indicating,...duh! Let's try again. The panel line under the ammo access doesn't seem to be present on the 262 held in Canberra Australia. I've out lined the are in yellow. I hope that helps. Perfect thank you! I checked a set of plans and you are absolutely correct... no panel line there. I'm taking care of it now. Thanks so much for that important observation! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 The offending panel lines have been filled with putty. I still need to restore some of the rivet detail. Here are some photos of the cleanup work on the engine nacelles... I'm almost at the point where I can attach the wings to the fuselage. You can see the sliver of white at the wing roots where I've added a shim. Even with the shim, there are some slight gaps. Whitey, Victor K2, Gazzas and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageEagle Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 John, sorry if I am being late, but are you sure about the vertical panel line on the engine cover in front of the air inlet scoop? I think there was no line. Cheers Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 John, sorry if I am being late, but are you sure about the vertical panel line on the engine cover in front of the air inlet scoop? I think there was no line. Cheers Roger Thank you for the comment, Roger! No, I am not sure about that line. There is some variance in the scale drawings that I have seen. Some show a vertical panel line in front of that small air scoop... Mushroom Model Publications Squadron Signal While others do not... Kagero I can see the panel line, looking at the restored Me 262 at Hendon, but it is much less prominent than the edges of the removable cowling. I'll see if I can reduce the panel line in prominence but that is sometimes tricky to do. Victor K2, Out2gtcha, F-4Phanwell and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Hi John, I am pretty new to the forum and I have to say your build is very inspiring. I have long considered buying the Trumpeter Me 262 but never pulled the trigger on the buy. Your review and build have pretty much convinced me to buy this kit. Again, excellent and inspiring work. Ernest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 Thank you Ernest! The Trumpeter 262 kit is a good one. Not great as there are some issues that need attention but nothing too major. I think it is one of Trumpeter's better models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fab Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Thank you for the comment, Roger! No, I am not sure about that line. There is some variance in the scale drawings that I have seen. Some show a vertical panel line in front of that small air scoop... Mushroom Model Publications Squadron Signal While others do not... Kagero I can see the panel line, looking at the restored Me 262 at Hendon, but it is much less prominent than the edges of the removable cowling. I'll see if I can reduce the panel line in prominence but that is sometimes tricky to do. Hello Incredible how the stressskin appears... Fab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageEagle Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 OK, I checked my archive and found two photos that show the backside of that cover. On one it looks as if it was indeed made out of two parts, but there is no strut behind the joint line to which the two panels could have been riveted to. It looks as if the two parts are only held together by the perpendicular struts. So, I think you are right, there is a panel line, but much less prominent and probably without rivets (as can also be seen in the Hendon photo you posted). Cheers, Roger Vandy 1 VX 4, daHeld and nmayhew 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Any updates on this great build?? Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-4Phanwell Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Hi John We are missing you so much, hope you are fine and healthy, please come back soon. VintageEagle and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashotgun Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 thunnus what happend to this great build thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 (edited) On 8/17/2018 at 1:40 PM, alaninaustria said: Any updates on this great build?? Cheers Alan On 9/2/2018 at 8:15 AM, F-4Phanwell said: Hi John We are missing you so much, hope you are fine and healthy, please come back soon. 6 hours ago, dashotgun said: thunnus what happend to this great build thread? Thank you for asking about this build. I didn't think anyone would notice! Long story short is that I stopped model building in June of this year. It started off as a pause when I took a trip to Hawaii to attend a funeral and it just continued. I lost the motivation to step back into the modeling room for some reason. Summer and fall is fishing season for me so I spent my free time either fishing, prepare for fishing or just thinking about fishing. Good news is that I think I have my modeling mojo back and I have re-started an in-progress build of a 1/32 Fw190D-9 (thank you for the canopy, David!) that I'm posting on another site. I've been going pretty steady on that for the past month or so and have been eyeing the 262, which has been temporarily boxed up. Work on Yellow 3 will start back up... hopefully soon. I'm sorry to everyone for dropping the ball on this build. Have any of you gone through anything similar? For a period of time, I was wondering if I was EVER going to work up the motivation to start modeling again. I can't do it by rote... I HAVE to have some sort of passion or excitement to box myself in my modeling workspace. I'm excited to be modeling again but I'm taking it one project at a time and trying not to spread myself too thin with too many projects. Edited December 22, 2018 by Thunnus LSP_Kevin, Whitey, Uncarina and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Good to see you back, John! Would love to see your Dora build, too. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Nice to see you back John - happens to us all... would love to see the D-9 build! Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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