Back! Tamiya 1/48 262 in progress

Glad to hear about one of these on the forum again!  I've been just thinking about perhaps doing one a few months from now for the NMF GB going on.  I hope to show it in its bare metal state. =]  What paint scheme are you planning on doing?

Nice to see you back, lots to catch up on. I never knew where to start when I got back. Looking forward to seeing the build.

Welcome back, THANK YOU for your service.

Patrick

Ditto...look forward to your build..

Joe

Yup, gonna be lookin' out for this one for sure!

Thanks guys, pics up later.

OK, as this is my first build for a few months and is going to consume my 4 weeks off, I invested in a few extras. First out of the box of goodies were the Eduard resin wheels and I couldn't resist diving straight into them before even starting the main kit!

Paired with Scale Aircraft Conversion legs, I think they look rather splendid. Also along side are a few "prepped" bulheads and panels.

And some shots of the cockpit which I smashed out yesterday

Very nice work in the cockpit, and good call on those wheels.

Nice start.

Today's little effort - Gun bay complete (It will be posed with gun bay doors open)

Looking great, especially the cockpit.

Joe

Major structures together (prior to filling those gaps)

And some work on the engines

Some great work there.

Masked, and primed

And in the box being (slowly) sprayed.

All done, next step some gloss coat prior to decals.

Very nice, I am just about done with the decals on mine and I have to say the Tamiya decals , especially the stenciling was just about close to being useless! They took allot of micro sol to settle down. I just hope they will not silver when I put the satin coat over them.

Theuns

That's strange, I am having to resort to using the supplied decals as my investment in some after market ones ended in disaster. The one's I ordered all broke apart ..every one. Just awful.

Not having any issues with the Tamiya one's. Unfortunately it's resulted in a slightly "wrong" colour scheme for the decals chosen but I am not that fussy.

Still glossy from decal application and without last few bits. Weathering to begin tomorrow. And those Tamiya decals looking pretty damn good.

WOW man that is a quick build if I ever saw one, keep up the good work

Ha! I am off work...dedicating all day to the thing!

Shot of the underside during weathering. Getting there!

Almost done. It will be posed on a rugged, grass diorama, hence the heavy weathering. Also just need to fit the HF antenna lines.

Congrats! A very nice 262 you have there! I really like the weathering.

All rigged and complete.

Next project - Eduard 1/48 FW 190 A9

Very nice Swallow. Bob

really nice looking build there, and nice job on the base.

Looks great...thanks for sharing. Good luck on that Eduard 190.  I hope you are a patient person because this kit with try them....  

Joe