Completed Revell 1/48 Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a

Here's some proggress.  I chose to do the Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a Prague Ruzyny Airbase Czchoslovakia, May 1945.

M. Brindos

Excellent progress, Toshi. I remember those engine pods not fitting very well at all and I didn't have putty when I built it.

I won't be building my 262 just yet. I'm working on my Spitfire still. Well, after a little  distraction, I'm back to working on it lol.

 

Toshi

Bish

Great to se you doing a 262 Toshi, every aircraft collection needs one.

 

 

 

plasticjunkie

Not only was it the first operationional jet in combat but recall reading somewhere that it was the inspiration for the F-86's swept back design. 

 

 

 

 

As i understand it, the original design of the XP-86 could not reach the expected spee. It was only after Germany's surrendered and the allied got hold of all their research that the advantage of the swept wing was realised. So i would not say it was the 262 itself that influenced it but German research which lead to that wing being fitted on the 262, which then lead to the change in the F-86.

 

Toshi

rocker286

Can't wait to see what you're gonna do with this one, Toshi! The 262 has always been one of my favorites.

 

Toshi

Excellent progress, Toshi. I remember those engine pods not fitting very well at all and I didn't have putty when I built it.

I won't be building my 262 just yet. I'm working on my Spitfire still. Well, after a little  distraction, I'm back to working on it lol.

Great to se you doing a 262 Toshi, every aircraft collection needs one.

plasticjunkie

Not only was it the first operationional jet in combat but recall reading somewhere that it was the inspiration for the F-86's swept back design. 

 

As i understand it, the original design of the XP-86 could not reach the expected spee. It was only after Germany's surrendered and the allied got hold of all their research that the advantage of the swept wing was realised. So i would not say it was the 262 itself that influenced it but German research which lead to that wing being fitted on the 262, which then lead to the change in the F-86.

Toshi, I was sorting through some Dayton pix and ran across this 262 with a engine cut-away. I thought you might like to see what they look like before you finish! 

Max

Can't wait to see what you're gonna do with this one, Toshi! The 262 has always been one of my favorites.

As you can see from the second photo, the Jumo engines needed a ton of sanding but surprisingly no putty was needed.  I utilized 120, 500, then 1200 grit sandpaper To get it to where you see it now.  I dry fitted the Jumos to the wings and it's another sanding job.  Still, it's a very nice build and I'm having a ton of fun on this beautiful Sunday afternoon.

Toshi

roony

Another great build coming up, I'm sure.  The Revell box art is a bit miss leading.  Me262 did carry two bombs in the ground attack mode.  But I doubt they would in a LOW level dogfight with B-17s.

 

Toshi

Another great build coming up, I'm sure.  The Revell box art is a bit miss leading.  Me262 did carry two bombs in the ground attack mode.  But I doubt they would in a LOW level dogfight with B-17s.

That old Monogram kit actually has some very nice molded details. I picked one up at a local modeling show a while back for $3 to be used as a test piece for scribing panel lines. 

Not only was it the first operationional jet in combat but recall reading somewhere that it was the inspiration for the F-86's swept back design. 

Hmm!  I didn't know that.  Thanks for the info!

Toshi

lawdog114

Those figures look mighty nice...I hope you use them.

 

Toshi

M. Brindos

WEll I'll be! That is the old Monogram kit! I was wondering about that as I passed it the other day. That pilot paints up really nice. He was in the pictures with my 109 lol.

Still have my Lindberg 262 in the stash. ;)

 

Toshi

That old Monogram kit actually has some very nice molded details. I picked one up at a local modeling show a while back for $3 to be used as a test piece for scribing panel lines. 

Not only was it the first operationional jet in combat but recall reading somewhere that it was the inspiration for the F-86's swept back design. 

WEll I'll be! That is the old Monogram kit! I was wondering about that as I passed it the other day. That pilot paints up really nice. He was in the pictures with my 109 lol.

Still have my Lindberg 262 in the stash. ;)

Cool project Toshi, I built the Tamiya and have actually seen a couple in museums. Cool airplane for sure, I'll be watching!

Max