Endgame 1946 GB - 1/1/09-12/31/09

RBaer wrote:

Swanny wrote: That's looking pretty sharp, what are you using for snow? Me? If so, the gray is MrSurfacer 500, added to fill and blend seams where kit parts joined in the same place the actual vehicle had mold and casting seams, and to add texture to areas that should have been rougher. I'm still not sure if this thing will have any snow or whitewash on it. It doesn't have any paint on it yet.

DOH! I thought that was snow on it -- my bad.

JMart, thanks for the encouragement.

I've had a day off today, so have had chance to get a lot more done.

The pit is now complete, and ready for install.

It's not going to win any contests, but it looks good enough to me for a £7 kit.

One of the biggest omissions from this kit is deck behind the pilot's seat, so I scratched one from plastic card, and added a couple of sections of strip for it to rest on.

I'll add some more detail once all the seams are cleaned up.

Talking of seams there is a gap about 1mm at the base of the fin. Nothing a little plastic card and some filler can't sort out though.

The kit front gear door is nothing more than a plank which sits in the bottom of the nose wheel bay, so fresh from my experience with the RoG 110 I scratchbuilt a new one.

I purposely made it different to the standard 262 door, as I wanted to suggest production changes on an early 1946 machine,for this GB.

Finally I replaced the kit main wheels with some spare Tamiyas.

I added the brake lines, and inserted short sections of alloy tube as axles for the new wheels.

Swanny wrote:

That's looking pretty sharp, what are you using for snow?

Me?

If so, the gray is MrSurfacer 500, added to fill and blend seams where kit parts joined in the same place the actual vehicle had mold and casting seams, and to add texture to areas that should have been rougher. I'm still not sure if this thing will have any snow or whitewash on it. It doesn't have any paint on it yet.

RBaer - looks good, nice work

Karl - very nice scratchbuilding there... great job on the me

Matt - that is one sweet build. Great figures too!

Welcome to the forums Dirk! Glad you found these forums. They are great. Yes, it is possible for you to participate in this GB. I will put you on the list for Revell's Flitzer.

Hello together

I just yesterday found this great forum and today I signed in.

I want take part in this GB with Revell's Focke Wulf TL-Jäger "Flitzer", 1:72 scale.

Is  it possible?

Best regards from Poland

Dirk

A quick update on my 262.

The front landing gear supplied by Pegasus is quite good, but as I had a Tamiya spare I decided to combine the two.

The Pegasus component attaches via a lug on the top of the strut assembly which includes the gear door, so I simply cut the leg away, and drilled a hole in the lug to accept the Tamiya component.

Here it is installed in the bay.

I need to do some work on the retraction strut to make the joint look a bit more realistic.

I used the Tamiya seat harness decal, as I figured with the canopy on, it won't look too bad. I also punched out some dials from an old Hase 109 IP decal to liven up the IP.

The bit of 262s I always hate are the engine nacelles, I always seem to *REPORT ME!!* these up.

I'm glad to say the joints are these are quite good, so I added a thin smear of filler between lines of Tamiya tape in an attempt to preserve the detail.

And here it is standing on it's feet, so to speak. 

I wanted to check that the nose weight supplied, (Yes even a Pegasus kit comes with a nose weight, other manufacturers take note!) was sufficient. As you can see it was.

Karl

That thing is sick Matt! Very well done. The conversion turned out very nice and the finish is as well. Another great build by Swanny!

I might have to get myself one of those now. BTW, how did the fuselage of the Dragon 262 fit together? Any problems?

Warhammer, thanks.

I picked this up last week, with a view to doing something a little different. It dosn't have much in the way of parts, and is fairly crude, but armed with a spares box full of goodies I want to see what I can do with this kit.

First order of business was to fill most of the panel lines, as the kit ones are quite heavy, and the 262 had most of it's panel joints puttied smooth.

Checking out the rear stabs showed a short shot on one of the trim tabs, so I cut back and CA'd in a piece of plastic card which I then sanded to the contour of the wing.

The pit is pretty basic as is, not even having a control column! So I added one made from something I found in the spares box, possibly from Monogram's old F106, as well as some backs to the instruments, and cables as this area is highly visible on 262s.

I also added a few extra dial faces to the front of the IP.

As you can see the attachment points for the two fuselage halves are pretty substantial! You can also see the total lack of detail in the U/C bay, one area I won't be touching as this is definitely going to be a shelf sitter.

Primer is already on the interior areas, ready for a coat of silver and RLM 66.

Karl

KJ200 wrote:

Can I join with Pegasus' 1/48 Me 262? Nice job on the HS Swanny. Karl

Yes! You are on the list for a 1/48 Pegasus Me-262.

Looking good Russ. Hope the flu doesn't have you too under the weather. Keep up the good work and get well!

Can I join with Pegasus' 1/48 Me 262?

Nice job on the HS Swanny.

Karl

Well, getting the flu isn't all bad, I got the basic assembly done on the M26, pretty much all the OOB stuff and all I can do at the kitchen table. Now it's off the the model room for stowage and some kind of big spot light on the mantlet. I have an Academy M51 for parts that will probably contribute the light, and this thing needs a 30 cal for the loader, maybe for the commander as well. Not sure if the drivers' hatches will be populated yet, so they're still off. I also modded the rear fenders, since these would certainly have been a casualty of any unban use.

Sorry about the cluttered background, still need to set up a clean photo area.....

atomicrob wrote:

I have a 1/35 Dragon Panther F ready to be unboxed and built, can I get in on this one?  It's my first GB!

Yes you can! Welcome to your first GB. Glad to have you aboard. I will put you down for the Panther F.

Matt,

She looks great! Very sinister looking kinda like the F117.

Look forward to more updates.

Stop it Swanny!

You are making us look bad here :)

Seriously though. That looks awesome. I wish I could do something like that.

BTW, just a thank you to ya. Your site is the greatest reference I have found anywhere. I use most of your tips and tricks. I made one of your paint cans using a respirator too. :) 

That's one good looking plane.

She's up on her legs. I'm hoping that I'm done puttying but the primer will tell the final story.