ME-262: Reich Defender II 10/09-7/10

Good morning,

Could you put me down for the Tamiya ME 262 a-2?

Thank you much!

Mike Epting

aka eptingmike

Guy -  Very nice bits... And your adding the cannon ? This is one build I will be looking forward too...

ps Check your P/M's 

PM returned Sean,

Frank, Its official. Tamiya 1/48 1A/U4 for me big boy. You Optivisor wearing Genius.

...Guy

You got it Mike, welcome aboard!

Guy- List updated.   Promise you won't post any more pics of the Sarge in his undergarments or they won't let you play here anymore!

Got my resin bits from Sprue Bros yesterday for the CS-92/B-1a.  Looks like a cool set!

AND Just what is wrong with my undergarments!  Thankyou very much! You had better watch out or I'll send you some speedo bikini briefs!  The give the phrase going for a ride a whole diff meaning!

 Oh my such heavy weights here I hope I can pass muster!  Holy cow Luftwaffle is doing the same kit as me how am I gonna compete with that?  Good thing German Aircraft is his weakest area eh?

 Man this is looking to be a cool research and picture build. Gonna be both entertaining and informative to surely advance all our knowledge and skills! Friendship and teamwork with the usual tomfoolery! The very idea and essence of what a GB! Should be! An example to all!

STOP IT WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO MAKE US RESPECTABLE! Probably never happen.

                            ( The 1000 yard stare already!)

Gear up men! This is gonna be a wild and dangerous ride! Some of you may not make it back! ( Especially if I get a hold of Guy for posting that pic again!)

sfcmac wrote:

Gear up men! This is gonna be a wild and dangerous ride! Some of you may not make it back!

My eyes! The goggles do nothing!

That sarge is kinda hot, though...

Summit wrote:

What the... ??? Who the... ???

What on Earth is going on here?

Things are turnin' sour here... fast!

Frank,

Change in plans here.  I opened up the box on the 1/32 Hasegawa 262 and it's suffering from a badly warped fuselage and missing parts so I'm switching to plan B.  I'll be doing a pair of Revell 1/72 262's:

1/72 Revell Me 262B-1a/U1, "Red 10", 10./NJG 11, Oblt. Kurt Welter

1/72 Revell Me 262A-1a, "Red 2", 10./NJG 11, Fw. Karl-Heinz Becker

Both will be getting some "aftermarket love".

'll stay in the corner and work on my "little" 262's!

jmabx wrote:

Summit wrote: What the... ??? Who the... ??? What on Earth is going on here? Things are turnin' sour here... fast!

Luftwoller wrote:

soulcrusher wrote: Frank while I can not deny your rugged good looks I am the official pretty boy of the Regia Aeronautica GB hands down.                                                                                      Soulcrusher Err Scott Baio, i think your forgetting 2 ppl who just HAVE to dumb down thier sheer animal magnetism and, of course, thier stunning beauty.... ME!! and his gorgeousness, The Sarge, Nuff said, methinks. ...Guy #EDIT# yey, look whats just arrived through the door, no sign of the flaps though? Another phone call, DOH!!

Guy you are correct there just is no denying the manlyness mojo that makes you and Sarge so hansome but I still stand by my original post. I am the official pretty boy of the RA GB by unanimious vote! Do I have to make a viddy here in this GB too just to prove it?

Guy that is so cool that this bloke sent you the parts first and then told you to pay when you get them. You just do not see that kind of trust these days. He is definetely ace! Your 262 is going to be sweet with that big old gun hanging out of the nose.

Frank is ace and I whish I was his son for starting this great GB!

                                                                       Soulcrusher

Luftwoller wrote:

soulcrusher wrote: Frank while I can not deny your rugged good looks I am the official pretty boy of the Regia Aeronautica GB hands down.                                                                                      Soulcrusher Err Scott Baio, i think your forgetting 2 ppl who just HAVE to dumb down thier sheer animal magnetism and, of course, thier stunning beauty.... ME!! and his gorgeousness, The Sarge, Nuff said, methinks. ...Guy #EDIT# yey, look whats just arrived through the door, no sign of the flaps though? Another phone call, DOH!!

I am afraid that image may be permanently etched on my retinae and the only option will be gouging my eyes out!

luftwaffle wrote:

I am afraid that image may be permanently etched on my retinae and the only option will be gouging my eyes out!

Thats why everyone always follows up with the pic of "Sarge" to sooth the eyes after seeing Guy's pic..

Summit wrote:

Thats why everyone always follows up with the pic of "Sarge" to sooth the eyes after seeing Guy's pic..

I can't take it! I'm going to have to build with my French Maid outfit on just to get a sense of normalcy.

luftwaffle wrote:

Frank, Change in plans here.  I opened up the box on the 1/32 Hasegawa 262 and it's suffering from a badly warped fuselage and missing parts so I'm switching to plan B.  I'll be doing a pair of Revell 1/72 262's: The real reason for the change is no one goes head to head with Daywalker model machine and lives to tell about it.  I'll stay in the corner and work on my "little" 262's! The big 262 is on it's way to the great Pacific Northwest for Sean to wrestle with!

A HA!!!!! You all just don't enjoy the meaning of dressing comfortable!

Luftwaffle has obviously backed away from tackling the same kit as I. Who could blame him with his limited experience tackling German Aircraft. ( you do realize that is sarcasm) And yet to further torment me he sends it to Sean! Does he not realize what happens when Summit and I have the same kit?  Ack Little quick out of box practice builds become full blown conversion and scratched monsters that take months LOL!  Should be a ball!

 Oh and um Jeremy if you really knew us I wouldn't suggest dressing like a french maid around this bunch!  Might end up like a bad episode of OZ.  Ask Bondo!  Our friend Nam dressed up as Little Red riding Hood once. Has not been seen since! We all still miss him badly! 

Where ever the Namrednef may be here's to ya!  No matter how bad my builds get I always thought of him.

My goodness... this build is going South before we even get started!   LOL, glad to see everyone having so much fun already.

Mac- Threatening to hand out Speedo bikini briefs?  Now that's low.  Two can play at that game, DON'T YOU FORGET THAT!!!

luftwaffle- Got your changes, and updated page 1.   Like that Scwalbe in your sig line very much.

Guy- Thanks for sharing that bit on the guy with his 262 bits.  With customer service like that, he already has a client right here.  If I ever need anything he has, I will be certain to look him up.

Jeremy-   What are you doing Man?  DON'T ENCOURAGE THEM!!!  It can (and probably will) get worse. 

Careful with those speedos Aaron.  Remember what happened last time...

sfcmac wrote:

luftwaffle wrote: Frank, Change in plans here.  I opened up the box on the 1/32 Hasegawa 262 and it's suffering from a badly warped fuselage and missing parts so I'm switching to plan B.  I'll be doing a pair of Revell 1/72 262's: The real reason for the change is no one goes head to head with Daywalker model machine and lives to tell about it.  I'll stay in the corner and work on my "little" 262's! The big 262 is on it's way to the great Pacific Northwest for Sean to wrestle with!   A HA!!!!! You all just don't enjoy the meaning of dressing comfortable! Luftwaffle has obviously backed away from tackling the same kit as I. Who could blame him with his limited experience tackling German Aircraft. ( you do realize that is sarcasm) And yet to further torment me he sends it to Sean! Does he not realize what happens when Summit and I have the same kit?  Ack Little quick out of box practice builds become full blown conversion and scratched monsters that take months LOL!  Should be a ball!

Alright you caught me!

I'm sure you and Sean will both do the old Hasegawa war horse justice.  I'm going to take the coward's way out and buy a Trumpy 1/32 262 in Japan in a couple of weeks!

luftwaffle wrote:

I'm going to take the coward's way out and buy a Trumpy 1/32 262 in Japan in a couple of weeks!

 Oh he is a sly one he is! Going to the orient to pick and choose!  Well I guess some of us got it plenty good! Only thing the Japanese gave me was some chopstiks with my take out!  I am soooo jealous again!

 Dave that pic is sure a blast from  the past! Some of these are going back to the BOB GB even! 

 Downhill Frank? Whatever do you mean?

So true!

luftwaffle wrote:

Aaron, the big 262 is on it's way to the great Pacific Northwest for Sean to wrestle with! I'll stay in the corner and work on my "little" 262's!

Aw crud the cat is out of the bag - so much for my headstart of scheming outrageous scratchbuilt ideas to aggravate Aaron..

sfcmac wrote:

And yet to further torment me he sends it to Sean! Does he not realize what happens when Summit and I have the same kit?  Ack Little quick out of box practice builds become full blown conversion and scratched monsters that take months LOL!  Should be a ball!

I really dont know what you would be refering too

Ha ha ha ha Should be an exciting build

Yes alot of poeple might not even be aware of some of the great things Frank has acomplished in him lifetime. One of the was his short stint as a test pilot for Voight Chance when he was the cheif test pilot for their new F4u.

Unfortunatly Frank was a bit to zelious to get the F4U in the air and tried to take of before the foldong wings or prop were installed and this causes the prodject manager to have second thoughts about Frank as thier chief test pilot but he soon moved on to bigger and better things.

                                                                             Soulcrusher

vetteman42 wrote:

ROFLMAO!!!! You guys are killin me here ! This is gonna be a fun group.

The whole loony bin is present for duty, ought to be a crazy ride!  

soulcrusher wrote:

Unfortunatly Frank was a bit to zelious to get the F4U in the air and tried to take of before the foldong wings or prop were installed and this causes the prodject manager to have second thoughts about Frank as thier chief test pilot but he soon moved on to bigger and better things.                                                                              Soulcrusher

First as a chief test pilot for Nakajima:

Then as a commissioned officer (XO) in the United States Navy:

While moonlighting as a valiant Spaceman! Spiffy!

Our Frank is quite a boy!

I heard a rumor he was fired from Nakajima for drinking all of the sacrificial saki intended for the kamakazi pilots. That Frank was quite a rablerouser back in his youth!

                                                                                                   Soulcrusher

Listen up!  I have no recollections of any of these afore-mentioned stories, nor would I be at liberty to discuss such activities if they did in fact, occur.

Allright, allright...

I was young, needed the money, and had never drank vodka before. LOL

This GB is already off to a cracking start, and we haven't even started yet!  This is really gonna be fun.

So, Frankenstormer: I'm in with the original color scheme of RLM 02 on the Czecho birds. It would seem that later on they were bare metal, as shown on the Hase box art, but that's not for me. Some day I'll add a Mig-15 to the collection and it'll do for that scheme.

Skoda/ Avia did not build S-92's; they were resurrected from Me 262 wrecks.  V-34; I'm going to make it look batched together.

Closed over gun ports.

I heard the Frankster came to modelling after his quest for more extreme sports went wrong,

...Guy

Luftwoller wrote:

I heard the Frankster came to modelling after his quest for more extreme sports went wrong, ...Guy

LOL!

But we all know Frank can't see jack without his optivisor.

Aaron, you're on a slippery slope young man.

Careful or you'll end up like Guy.

Karl