Scalemates Schwalbe Group build 2021
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The fit of the topsides of both wings is not the best one.
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Screwed it, I admit 🙁
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That's it for day 2.
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Bit disappointing innit? Luckily only a bit 🙂
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The nacelles fit perfectly, only a small cut was required.
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Engine front requires a bit of surgery.
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Canopy closed today, time for masking and spraying.
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SM-205, the darkest one of the three I'm gonna use. Btw. it turned out I can do some preshading using metalizers, which I've been unable to get so far 🙂 (see the horizontal stabilisers)
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Resprayed, including the nacelles now. Time for masking.
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Spraying completed.
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Ready for the first layer of varnish.
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Thinking which sealant colour would be the best
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Went for acrylic Humbrol 106
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Time for decals - let the show begin!
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How much glue can you expect on old Italeri decals? A lot!
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Tail sevens are made of overlapping 1 & part of 2 🙂
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The Fw 190 crosses from Italeri are bit too big, so I had to cut them here and there.
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And it's done.
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On its own wheels finally.
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As the original pitot was partially offered to the carpet monster, I had to find a replacement.
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Not sure there's anything I hate more than rigging.
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So, that was my aim, let's see the result.
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Taken from an overfliyng Mosquito PR 😉
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The picture that captivated me for decades and finally I've got my own rendition 🙂
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Kommentare
65 1 January 2021, 15:30
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Bad fit of the Wings ? Did Airfix subcontract this kit to Amodel, Lukasz???
4 January 2021, 12:51
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The fit of the wings is quite bad indeed, the nacelles are even worse.... Keep fiddling about, cutting and filing, in the end it will fit. Make sure to remove all knock out marks and trim the ribs on the lower wing, it improves the overall fit.
4 January 2021, 13:03
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@Jan: Damn, too late 😄 Will have to work on nacelles and wingtips then...
@Erik: The kit nit, but the wings, who knows?😉
4 January 2021, 13:09
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Quick progress here wow!
Oops already larnt and this time prepared for struggling moments,
Keep it up Lukasz 👍
4 January 2021, 20:55
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Thanks, it's quick indeed - seems I'll have to wait for the mask delivery because of that 😄
4 January 2021, 20:57
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@Jan also it appears to me after checking the sprues and parts that the plasticmaterial is somewaht soft and not what i would call crisp. Can you second that mates?
4 January 2021, 21:04
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Can't call it soft, but I'm used to the Amodel, DDR, CSSR and Peoples Republic of Poland products 😄
Stefan, always good to have you on board 👍
4 January 2021, 21:11
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Hm, between Amodel and a Model there could lie galaxies.
Now i will see sooner or later 🙂
4 January 2021, 21:33
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Plastic is soft indeed, yet easy to work with. Lukasz, check the stabalizer, I think you have it upside down, ie on the wrong side .
4 January 2021, 21:51
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Well, I glued them according to the instructions. The only distinct element (balance? hinge?) is on top of the right stabilizer. All the other 3 surfaces look exactly the same. I hope this is ok.
5 January 2021, 10:56
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I thought I was inside of this build, but I was missing it. This kit does not appear to fit well in some areas, as seen here and other builds.
Following.
6 January 2021, 18:57
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Great one👍, watching. It is great inspiration for me, I´ve got also one in my stash and planning to do it soon.
6 January 2021, 19:16
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Thanks mates. Yes, Cuajete, the kit seems to be really nice but it gets nasty in few places. So far I find the engine nacelles to be the worst part of it.
6 January 2021, 19:37
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I know. Got the undersides sprayed and they look good, now time for the upper part of the nacelles 🙂
6 January 2021, 20:41
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Thanks, sprayed the blue undersides today. I'm not good at preshading, but I did my best here.
Now, need to gather some courage and clean the airbrush to proceed with mottling.
16 January 2021, 20:24
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So I´d like to be also not so good in preshading😉. Nice job so far, no worries.
17 January 2021, 10:44
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Thanks, remember the nacelle-wing joints are mainly containing Bondic glue😉
18 January 2021, 08:28
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Started my 1st ever mottling attempt and well, I'm not very proud to say the least.
Seems my H&S Ultra nozzle has deformed already and is spitting around 🙁
Not sure what to do next, there are few options:
- fetch the new nozzle, so it holds tight the needle,
- play more with RLM76 too,
- wait for new airbrush planned for March,
- go for Juergen's putty "camo" (most tempting),
- go for the Czech one 😮
19 January 2021, 21:32
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It does not look bad from here Lukasz. Go over the areas you do not like with some 76 and do some backwards mottling, that is how I usually do mine as well.
20 January 2021, 17:00
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Damn, masked the engines based on A-2a version photo, the '711' A-1a had them in NMF too.
26 January 2021, 15:08
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Thanks, struggling with NMF masking currently, that's the main con of the NMF😉
31 January 2021, 15:18
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Thanks, it's nice due to the Gunze SM paints usage, they are really nice (as Greg pointed out😉 )
1 February 2021, 09:03
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Your metal finish turned out good - I was curious how your paint experience will be as I'm going for the putty camo as well. I have a slower build speed but ready for painting since yesterday....
27 February 2021, 16:22
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Lukasz that's one fabulous treatment! I'd be tempted to stop at pic 17 and decal up, turning it into 'pimp my ride' type thing. The Luftwaffe does MTV (money for nothing and [schwalbe] chicks for free) 🙂
27 February 2021, 20:18
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Thx Gary, Dire Straits has a spot soft in my heart too 🙂
So, I attempted to seal the metal, but must have been too generous probably and the green started to pop up here and there.
I'm going to respray the parts, but was strongly tempted to park it under a tree 😄 I wonder if I would have tried it intentionally, I'd never get such a nice effect 😄
Now I know how to paint the famous derelict Albanian jets 😄
27 February 2021, 21:17
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Regarding the colour for the putty, I'd use two of the medium greys, so you have some colour variation. Also, the airleons and such would be delivered to the factory in light grey or RLM 76.
14 March 2021, 12:45
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Started "puttying" today. Are you sure Jan regarding the ailerons colour?
14 March 2021, 15:48
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Yes, I am sure. That is what I found as I did my 262 with puttied wings
14 March 2021, 17:02
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So as spraying is done, I'm gonna get some Pactra/Vallejo RLM76 then 🙂
Do you mean the tail too?
14 March 2021, 17:14
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I've made some pictures from the study in japo's book on the 262s in Czech RepublicMe-262 in it's underwear | Album by Jan Peters
15 March 2021, 08:34
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Thanks for the pics, however it's too late to respray all the panels the way your reference materials specify. I'm gonna try to include as much as I can.
In the meantime I found out Humbrol 106 to be too bright. Considering mixing it with Humbrol 96 I have.
15 March 2021, 09:35
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So, puttying mostly done, I may wash it with grey panel liner to get some subtle shading here and there (where the panel lines are too deep).
Next: varnishing and decalling.
2 April 2021, 21:12
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This kit is sitting on my shelf as part of an idea for Luft'46 project. I really like the metal finish. Going to study this build carefully as a template for my future build. Very nice! Like 🙂
2 April 2021, 22:07
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Thanks a lot.
Decalled the kit today - the top wing crosses might be bit too big, but it's too late anyway - at least the fuselage ones are cut and placed according to the reference pics.
What's left? Some varnishing, wheels, wheel covers and rigging.
@Rui: there at least 2 known metal Schwalbes - A-1a (s/n 111711) & A-2a (s/n 111712), the former being the most famous one, as it made it across the pond and flew there too.
3 April 2021, 20:18
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Thanks you mates, added small update - the undercarriage is completed and the pitot is drying.
4 April 2021, 13:44
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@Jan: Already there 🙂 Thanks
@Stefan: Thanks, I like the other ones more though😉
5 April 2021, 12:24
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Many thanks to all of you mates 🙂 Very much appreciated.
@Gary: I don't really mind, used to being called by multiple names by foreigners 😄
5 April 2021, 19:32
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Diky Alec!
Greg, years ago I saw someone created 'Woockash' spelling to make some foreigners understand😉
6 April 2021, 07:41
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Well done, Łukasz! (copy & paste name 😛)
I especially like pic 48.
Congrats!
6 April 2021, 17:56
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Well done Łukasz !! It looks great!
At the end we will have quite a bunch of new bare metal Me262's on our shelfs after this group build has ended. 👍
6 April 2021, 20:23
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I also like pic 48; add a bit of film grain and it could be really convincing 🙂
6 April 2021, 22:47
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Some say "Vox populi, vox dei", so enjoy the new pic 🙂
Thank you all, you made my morning today, before I had to start my łurk 😄
@Juergen: I certainly hope so, looking forward to seeing more interpretations of this 'camo'
7 April 2021, 07:25
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Thx Adam.
Seems like we've been too inpatient w/Juergen:
Messerschmitt Me262A-1A & P-51D Mustang (Airfix A50183, 1:72)
26 May 2021, 07:45
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Scalemates Schwalbe Group build 2021
1. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2021
1. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2021