Me 262, White 3, JV 44, Munich-Riem, Galland/Stigler

Jim J
Here's my rendition of White 3 of JV44, depicted at Munich-Riem in April 1945. My research into the pilot resulted in conflicting information, but from what I was able to gather, both Adolf Galland and Franz Stigler may have flown this bird. In any event, I'm calling it complete.

I built it mostly out of the box. I was thinking about riveting it but didn't have the correct tools and decided to forego them this time. Most of the rivet detail appeared to be double rows. I added brake lines and tried the Quinta studios cockpit decals, which were nice. The main construction drama was fairing in the gun covers. I eventually filled and rescribed all panel lines in the nose section.

Mr Color lacquers were used for the main camo and I used the kit decals (thick!) for all markings. I chose a "standard" 76/81/82 scheme based on the photo I found online.

I'm happy with the outcome but instead of a nice Tamiya "light duty" project, it was major construction. So it didn't quite meet expectations on the build experience side. I think the kit is really meant to be built with the gun covers open, making for a much simpler project. I wanted to show off the lines of the 262 instead.

Thanks for looking. Comments and critiques more than welcome.

Ethan Flory
Very nice Me262!!

Alberto
Superb finished model, love the paint job! 👍

Mark Sherwood
A great 262, along with the Wurger too. 👍🥸🤘

Sebastian Meyner
As usual: great work Jim 🙂 👍 Somehow the gun covers don't seem to fit neatly with any of the Me 262 kits out there...no matter which kit it is. As soon as the offer an open option, things get very 'gappy'

Neuling
A masterpiece. Again.

Rui S
Yap another incredible Work. as alaways 👍

Robert Podkoński
Fantastic job! Convincingly done scratches and weathering. Chapeau bas!

Christian
My word, that is one of the most beautiful Me262's I've ever seen. Exquisite!

Jim J
Thanks all for the warm comments. Much appreciated.