Heinkel He-162A-2

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April 13, 2024
This was a gift from a friend and built pretty much out of the box except for the motor. The kit goes together well. Make sure you get enough weight up front early as this one is a little tail heavy.
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April 13, 2024
The cockpit frame is on the inside of the plexiglass on the real aircraft, but with the molding the way it is done I just painted the exterior of the canopy.
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April 13, 2024
I wanted to add some plumbing to the engine so I used the pictures from the Air and Space Museum.
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April 13, 2024
The weathering is not heavy and consists of some RLM02 showing through on the wooden wings and some wear on the hinges.
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April 13, 2024
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April 13, 2024
The decals did not lay down completely and I spent way more time than I wanted to messing with them. This is the second set of recent Revell decals that won't lay down.
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April 13, 2024
The Revell kit does not have any control surfaces that are molded as separate pieces. I cut the rudders, elevators and ailerons, but did not move them.
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April 13, 2024
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April 13, 2024
Port side of the actual He-162 engine.
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April 13, 2024
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April 13, 2024
The exterior of the gear doors is RLM65 while the rest of the underside is RLM76. I read that some of the aircraft came with parts from subcontractors that did not always match in color.

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23 13 April, 22:00

gorby
Another beauty! Lovely work on the engine.

14 April, 14:02

John
Great work on this. Thanks for the building tips too. 👍

14 April, 15:40

JW
Thanks for the kind comments. It was a fun build, but kind of sad to think young men got sent off to fight in those things.

15 April, 11:34

CaptGPF
Agree with Goeby - the engine detail is fabulous!

15 April, 18:52

Lawrence Landis
Beautiful build. Congratulations on some phenomenal work.

20 April, 08:27

Lawrence Landis
The reason that young men are sent is that they aren't as cynical as older farts like me.
When you look at some of the weapons of desperation such as the Ba349, Me163, and the He162, you have to wonder when the madness started and when it will end. Excellent build and a tribute to the men who flew them.

28 May, 12:43

JW
Thanks gents. Trez didn't mean to mislead anyone with those pics from the Smithsonian. I wish I could make it look that realistic.

28 May, 20:59

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Heinkel He-162A-2

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