Rocket Power Group Build 2010-2011

Cheers sim, now wheres ur komet?

She really looks great, Scorpio - I love the colors!

Cheers. hows the natter going?

Hey guys i was thinking of adding something to the badge for those that do more than one kit (im lookin at you borg) What do you think i should put on? Also is everyone happy with the badge? its not too late to change it

Badge looks FINE to me!!!!!

As opposed to overcast

Hey Mikey... great work on the MiG! She looks pretty classy in that paint scheme.

I haven't made any progress on the Thunderceptor.   Trying to finish one more build before I get full bore on her.

Cheers, all good bro. Theres no rush, weve got a whole year to go yet lol

The badge is good, it is the classic Komet rush to the sky...."wie ein floh aber oh oh oh"!

And I like the fact that there is one badge, that wil make it more recognisable.

sweet, badge stays then, i dont think anyone noticed it has no pilot, lol. So hows everyones builds going?

My build is going ok. I have separted and glued some parts for the interior and painted the whole interior with RLM 22 (that beeing the german prototype volor and both aircraft beeing prototypes I thought this would be more appropiate then RLM 66)

Next are the details and some light washes. I have a stay-home vacation for the next two weeks I think I will be able to build and post some pics.

Going to finish up my 262 and then might start up on the 163.

Sweet, looking faward to it sim, have you got any pics of ur progress borg?

just shaking off the dust so participants can find it.

Here are some progress pics.

I have used generic PE seatbelts on the me_163 and an Eduard masking set.

The Schlepper is almost finshed:

Here is a pics of the Heinkel;

looking good. ive always like those Schlepper tractor thingies. theyre cool. 

Borg they are looking sweet mate!!!!!

I have had a minor set back. Due to the PE seatbelt the seat of the Komet won't fit. I tried cutting the seatbelt but because it is steel the whole thing came loose. So I have to reglue and repaint...annoying!

I will post some more pics shortly.

Hate when that happens!!! Glad it's not  a REALLY big issue such as after the fuse is closed!!!! That is the Academy 1/72 right? If so are you building the single or double scoop?

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Hate when that happens!!! Glad it's not  a REALLY big issue such as after the fuse is closed!!!! That is the Academy 1/72 right? If so are you building the single or double scoop?

Yes, it is not a big issue, just a minor inconvience.

It is indeed the Academy kit, I wil build it as a single seat Me-163 V14. The V14 version is a little different then the standard B1. It had 20mm cannons which protrude from the wings, different hatches and ailerons. So I will have to make two gun barrels and do some filling and rescribing.

Cool!!! I might do mine as the twin seater. Depends on which scheme I like better.

Here are some pics of my recent progress:

The cockpit of the Me-163: With the canopy closed it is going to look ok, the seatbelts add enough, no need for all sorts of other AM stuf:

Side view of the Me-163: You can see a tiny ejector hole in the landing gear that I filled with Tippex. I am going to add an airscoop near the exhaust that was typical for the early production run (B-0 series):

Front view of the He-176: since this is a short run kit it required some test fitting and sanding to get the correct dihidral:

Top view He-176: even with the test fitting, the wing root joint is not perfect at the left wing. Nothing mayor, a little mr. Sufacer 500 will fill this small gap.

the cockpit of the he-176: the pic is a bit blurred but because the He-176 has no canopy it is neccesary to dress up the cockpit.

Overall view of the He-176: a lott of weight is going to be behind the main wheels. And I forgot to put weigth in the front (but there almost no room) Luckily, this was the same in the real aircraft and it was fitted with both front and rear wheels: http://www.luft46.com/prototyp/he176.html

Borg they are looking great!!! Should be starting on my Komet soonish!!!

Looking good Borg!   The 176 doesn't have a canopy or you're just leaving it off?

Thanks for your positive comments.

The He-176 did not have (or not always have) a closed canopy. Very little is known of the aircraft, only one photograph excists of it. It shape has been unclear for years, until that one pic surfaced.

Here is a pic of the he-176

Here is what everybodu thought it looked like.

wow you got alot done while i wasnt looking, nice. theyre both looking good. seems odd that a rocket powered aircraft would have an open cockpit

OK, sign me up with Special Hobby's 1/32 X-15A-2.

done. yur on the list. im looking faward to this one. im looking faward to seeing them all really.

Im in again with a tamiya Bell X1 in 1:72. its clear sided. so hawt. mmm cant wait to build. might have to borrow an airbrush for this one.

Here are some more in progress pics.

I have been busy backdating the Academy me- 163 B-1 kit to a B-0 (pre-production) Komet.

Shortened the inner ailerons.

Added airscoops.

With canopy

And I filled the seams on the He-176