1/48 Tamiya Me 262 A-1a "Schreiber White 4" (FINISHED)

Mopar Madness

I sure do like the subtle streaking on the undersides LD!  Is that airbrushed or oils?

 

Thanks Mopar. It’s airbrushed. I’ll do some oil streaking later. 

Nice.  I’ve tried that, but inevitably what should be a straight line will be painted in at awkward angle! Maybe if I lay down and adjacent piece of tape that might help me with my site lines. Good job. 

Mopar Madness

Nice.  I’ve tried that, but inevitably what should be a straight line will be painted in at awkward angle! Maybe if I lay down and adjacent piece of tape that might help me with my site lines. Good job. 

 

Yeah, it takes practice. I get in close with low pressure. Thanks again....

Hi, Joe - Your usual excellent work presented here, thanks for all that you do for us with your so helpful posts.

I should probably know, but don't, what is meant by "fading." You mentioned using Tamiya with the AK, would you please mention a bit of what the process is?

I'm going to try AK, does it come in just one formula like lacquer base, or is there another, like water base also?

Thanks a bunch, Joe.

Patrick

patrick206

Hi, Joe - Your usual excellent work presented here, thanks for all that you do for us with your so helpful posts.

I should probably know, but don't, what is meant by "fading." You mentioned using Tamiya with the AK, would you please mention a bit of what the process is?

I'm going to try AK, does it come in just one formula like lacquer base, or is there another, like water base also?

Thanks a bunch, Joe.

Patrick

 

Thanks Patrick. Fading means I add a lighter color to the original paint color to fade out the paint, to simulate sun fading. I just spray the center of the panels randomly until I like the effect i want. In this case, I added Tamiya white to the 75 and since the 74 is more of a green, I used Tamiya buff (Never add white to green, it won’t look right).  

I think all of the AK real color stuff is the same, lacquer based, but it can be mixed with acrylics. I had no trouble. Also, I had no orange peel at all using this stuff, even at the wing roots which has been problematic the past.  I’m definitely a huge fan. 

Thanks for dropping in bud....

I finally finished this one up.  It's in the markings of Alfred Schreiber's "White 4" (Werk #130017).  I know it's not the usual Galland, Barr, or Novotny, but I tend to enjoy paying homage to the lesser known pilots with a cool story.  In Schreiber's case, he is widely regarded as having the first kill from a jet in history.  In July of 1944, he shot down a recon Mosquito in this machine. He would claim 5 kills before being killed on November of 1944 in a landing accident. 

The kit was outstanding and typical Tamiya.  The only issues I had was the fit of the nose panels and the windscreen which was a tad small. Other than PE in the pit, it was out of the box.  As I previously discussed, I primarily used the AK Real Colors Luftwaffe set and must say I love them.  I had zero orange peeling on this kit.  Markings were painted on and washes were a mix of Flory and AK Interactive streaking fluid.  I went for subtle as I suspect these had little chance to become weather beaten. 

I will definitely be doing another one soon. 

Thanks for following..... 

Looks fantastic and I like the choice of markings - being the first jet kill.  I'll have to add one of these to the stash. 

keavdog

Looks fantastic and I like the choice of markings - being the first jet kill.  I'll have to add one of these to the stash. 

 

Thanks Dog

awesome 262 the camo is sharp and the weathering is very well done .

crown r n7

awesome 262 the camo is sharp and the weathering is very well done .

 

Thanks Nick

Turned out another great build. You just can't go wrong with a 262. Beautiful build.

That turned out great. I love the tone of the new paint, it looks great. Super nice work, again.

BK

Fantastic finish Joe.  I really like the sublte weathering and the contrast with the AK colors.  Can't wait to try them.  They are scheduled to arrive today.

Joe - Thanks for the details on fading and AK paints, very clear explanation. I can see just what you meant in the photos, I'll be trying that on my next build.

The 262 looks just great, another fine one for the logbook.

Patrick

mustang1989

Turned out another great build. You just can't go wrong with a 262. Beautiful build.

 

Thanks Joe. Agreed...I’ll definitely be doing another. 

BrandonK

That turned out great. I love the tone of the new paint, it looks great. Super nice work, again.

BK

 

Thanks Brandon

Greatmaker

Fantastic finish Joe.  I really like the sublte weathering and the contrast with the AK colors.  Can't wait to try them.  They are scheduled to arrive today.

 

Thanks. Robert. Your going to love them. 

patrick206

Joe - Thanks for the details on fading and AK paints, very clear explanation. I can see just what you meant in the photos, I'll be trying that on my next build.

The 262 looks just great, another fine one for the logbook.

Patrick

 

 

Thanks Patrick. Give it a try. 

Man, beautiful stuff LD!

Mopar Madness

Man, beautiful stuff LD!

 

Thanks Mopar

Lawdog,

Another excellent build!  I have that 262 in the stash, but will probably just toss it as I could never come close to the perfection you've shown here! 

BTW, I'm sure you've answered this elsewhere, but what do you do with all the models you finish up?  I know you do some commission builds, but what about the others?  Just curious.

Gary

GAF

Lawdog,

Another excellent build!  I have that 262 in the stash, but will probably just toss it as I could never come close to the perfection you've shown here! 

BTW, I'm sure you've answered this elsewhere, but what do you do with all the models you finish up?  I know you do some commission builds, but what about the others?  Just curious.

Gary

 

Thanks Gary. Sent it to me, I’ll build it....

Most of my builds as of late are commissions. This one however was just a subject I’ve wanted to do and a test bed for the AK paints. I rarely keep my builds. I’m weird I guess. I just put it on eBay if you want to buy it....

lawdog114

Thanks Gary. Sent it to me, I’ll build it....

Most of my builds as of late are commissions. This one however was just a subject I’ve wanted to do and a test bed for the AK paints. I rarely keep my builds. I’m weird I guess. I just put it on eBay if you want to buy it....

Wish I could afford it (either mailing the kit or buying the finished version)!

Gary

Gorgeous work, Sir. This plane is on my list to build.

GAF

 

 

lawdog114

Thanks Gary. Sent it to me, I’ll build it....

Most of my builds as of late are commissions. This one however was just a subject I’ve wanted to do and a test bed for the AK paints. I rarely keep my builds. I’m weird I guess. I just put it on eBay if you want to buy it....

 

 

 

Wish I could afford it (either mailing the kit or buying the finished version)!

Gary

 

Ha!

Bakster

Gorgeous work, Sir. This plane is on my list to build.

 

Thanks Bakster

Looks great! The covers you restored with sheet styrene- great idea. 

Super as usual, Joe.

UnwaryPaladin

Looks great! The covers you restored with sheet styrene- great idea. 

 

Thanks! Yeah I do that all the time. It may not be accurate but it looks when finished. 

jeaton01

Super as usual, Joe.

 

Thanks Jeaton