The little Komet

Holger Kranich
And Philly? What do ya think about the kit?

Christian Lehmann
Hi Phil, is this a new tool or is it the old Trimaster/ Dragon kit?

Thomas Mayer
Dragon´s kit has its origin in TriMaster´s moulds.

Christian Lehmann
Yep

Philip De Keyser
@Christian, this is the old TriMaster mould, but it looks good
@Holger, I think that the kit looks very nice with fine engraved pannellines, just the cockpit looks a little to basic, there must I put some time and work in, but that's fun 😉
Thanks for the nice comment mates, greetz Phil

stefan natus
Already a nice start at the details.

Holger Kranich
Are you planing to put it in a dio?

Philip De Keyser
@Holger, yes my friend, that's my intention, to put it in a Dio,
the picture I see a few weeks ago tells a story where US soldiers find this little Komet,
Greetz Phil 😉

Holger Kranich
I know those pix too!

Its amazing, a 163BV18 had the speedrecord till 1953!

Philip De Keyser
Little progress in the cockpit, it's now time to give the inside some paint, greetz Phil

Philip De Keyser
The inside is done, now I can closed the Komet 🙂
Greetz Phil

stefan natus
Phil is back on track,did you saw bey accident into the fuselage?
Maybe you can put a little paint on the wiring you did.

Dirk Heyer
A wonderful little Power egg!!
Fine and tricky scratch build you did!!! It`s a cool idea to open the ammunition hatches!
Pls. let me say, you made a fine scratch work! Superb
What`s your camo choice for this humming bird?

Philip De Keyser
@Dirk, the camo choice is a difficult one, first I want it make in his natural colors like metal and wood with some pieces of dark grey, but now that I have take a closer look at the camo sheme of the 2/JG 400 in summer 44 in Brandis I just do not now it yet!

Bill Gilman
Nice work, Philip! I wish I had seen this earlier, as I have a resin seat for a 1:48 163 that I'll never use. I could have donated it to your project!

Your 163 is not so little, I have one in 1:72 in the stash - now that's little! 🙂

Philip De Keyser
Thanks Bill, you are very kind but as you see the pit is already done, the seet is not that bad, with some buggles its OK, the kit is not that small as I first thougt but still it's my little Komet 😉
Thanks for your kind words Bill
Greetz Phil

Philip De Keyser
@ Stefan, yes my friend the wires will have a little more paint but if you can see them if all is closed, I doubt about it 😉
Greetz Phil

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Wow ,Mate.
Very nice cockpit.Keep it up.Great so far.
Want to see more.
:-D

Philip De Keyser
Thanks Markus for your nice comment, the fuselages are together, tommorow is sanding time and the next will be to apply the wings, pix will follow 😉
Greetz Phil

Philip De Keyser
Hi guys, here is a little update from my Komet, the paint is on and drying, Greetz Phil

Christian Lehmann
Realy nice so far. You build faster than a lightning 🙂

Holger Kranich
Wow Philly!
Awesome scratch job and a very very nice paintjob! The drilled holes in the fuselage will be covered with mesh? The cockpit, btw, looks beautiful!

Philip De Keyser
Thanks guys for the nice words, afther a 3 weeks break of modelling go everything nice and fine, I'm happy with the result 😉
greetz Phil

Holger Kranich
@Christian: He´s not as fast than a lightning, he´s fast as a "Komet"!;)

Frank Krause
Your Comet is taking shape. Love the camo on the fuselage!

Philip De Keyser
Thanks Frank for your nice comment and looking at my littke Komet 😉

Frank Krause
The Comet might be little, but what you are showing here is BIG! 😉

Christian Lehmann
@ Holger: LOL

Aghis Barberopoulos
Very nice work on this little one! I want to see how the diorama turns out.

Philip De Keyser
Thanks Aghis for your nice comment, the dio is in my mind, next month on the BSMC convention looking for a Willy's jeep in 1/48 scale and figures 😉
Greetz Phil

Christian Meyerhoff
Great work on this one ! This old Trimaster Kit is not the easiest one to build. Like everything on this one!

Philip De Keyser
Thanks Christian for the nice words, the kit is not that bad, but a little upgrade with scratchbuild give it a nicer look 😉
greetz Phil

stefan natus
Great progress on this one.

Holger Kranich
Hey Stefan, long time not seen;) How are you?

stefan natus
@ holger: didn't do much modeling lately,but live wise all is good 🙂

Holger Kranich
Thats good, Stefan!🙂

Philip De Keyser
Hi, here is a little update from my little project, it's almost finished, I will give it the next week a flat coat of Vallejo and I need to build a little scenery for this one, have fun with the pictures 😉
greetz Phil

Christian Meyerhoff
Very nice so far! I was always interested in the Comet and build a lot of them in any scale. The testing grounds of these aircrafts are very close to the place I`m living. For further informations look here: robdebie.home.xs4all.nl/me163.htm In my opinion the best website dedicated to comets

Christian Lehmann
Looks nice 🙂

Philip De Keyser
thanks guys for the nice comment, I now the website Christian, it is a very good one with a lot of information, thanks for looking at the pictures 😉
greetz Phil

stefan natus
This is coming along very well.

Philip De Keyser
Thanks Stefan 😉
Greetz Phil

Holger Kranich
The brown oils (?) on the wings is a bit too much for mmy taste, but the overall result is gorgeous! 👍

Philip De Keyser
Thanks Holger for the advice, I will take it a little bit away 😉
greetz Phil

Holger Kranich
Hey Philly, as Long as you like it, it is ok!!!

Philip De Keyser
Finished this little project, the last pix are uploaded, I wanted to make a little diorama but that's for later when a have all to make this 😉
Greetz Phil

Jan Goormans
Philip,
another beauty finished !!!

Bill Gilman
Very nicely done - bravo! 🙂

Holger Kranich
Great bird, great work! Congrats Philly!👍

Vitor Costa
Hello Philip, nice 163. Congratulations 🙂

Philip De Keyser
@Jan, Thanks for your comment Jan, are you at BMSC? see you there, greetz Phil
@Bill, thanks for looking at my little project, how is it going with your project?
@Holger, hello my friend and thanks foor your nice comment, how was the party yesterday 😉
@Vitor, thanks for the nice comment mate, this was fun to build this little one, greetz Phil
The next project will be a old one from FROG if I have anough foto's and info about the inside, so if there some one have this from a POTEZ 540 let it me now, this is gone be a nightmare but a challenge 😉
greetz Phil

Christian Keller
Hello Philip,

absolutely marvelous, congratulation. One of the best 163 i ever saw.

stefan natus
Congratz phil it looks great.

Philip De Keyser
Thanks Christian en Stefan for the nice comment, it give me a lot of plaesure to make this one, greetz Phil

Christian Lehmann
Looks nice so far. Can´t wait to see it placed on the planed dio.

Luc B
congratulations Philip!

Michel Huijghe
Good model.

Philip De Keyser
Thanks guys for your nice comment
@Christian, you have to waith a little bit longer, I'm going to look at the items for my dio on the convention from BSMC, greetz Phil 😉

Christian Lehmann
What a pitty 🙂

Dirk Heyer
Hi Philip,
I like the light colour mixes of the camouflage paints! Withth open hatches full of attraction! The weathering is done with high skill level!
It is now a little gem in your collection.

Philip De Keyser
Thanks Dirk for your nice words, are you comming to BSMC Lier at Putte on december the 9 ? I'll be there just at sunday, looking forward to the convention 😉
Greetz Phil

Michel Huijghe
@Dirk
I hop to see you indeed at the contest from Lier.
@Philip
I'll be there so I'm eager to see your Komet

Philip De Keyser
No problem Michel, it will be there 😉 see you there, greetz Phil

Dirk Heyer
@ Philip and Michel:
No I don`t think so! Some health problems with my wife and lack of time let me stay at home! :/
But next year maybe we will see us!
Wish you all mates a lot of fun and a cup of success in Lier! 🙂

Philip De Keyser
I wish your wife a soon recovery and there are so many more convention next year 😉 we see us there somewhere sometime
Greetz Phil

Dirk Heyer
Thank you Philip!
I will tell her your greetings! 🙂
Sometimes we must accept that things are changing and nothing will be as before! 🙂
Greets
Dirk

Philip De Keyser
I wish you and your family al the best my friend,
greetz Phil

Frank Krause
Sorry, Philip, that I didn't write earlier. I was too busy watching your Komet over and over! What else to say than 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

Philip De Keyser
Thanks Frank, I'm sedisfited you like it, greetz Phil

Michel Huijghe
@Dirk
I hope that your wife her health will prosper.

Vitor Costa
Hi Dirk
i hope that your wife get better very soon.

Dirk Heyer
Thx Michel and Vitor!

Wilfried Bogaerts
Congrats with your award Phil, well done !! 🙂

Philip De Keyser
Thanks Wilfried 😉