Me 262A-2a (WIP)
Interior painted RLM66
Main parts ready
Tiny cockpit with seatbelts made from Tamiya tape
Fuselage and wings ready... there will be putty!
RLM66 applied - I used also over the putty areas to reveal several corrections still to be made
RLM66 applied - I used also over the putty areas to reveal several corrections still to be made
Whole model primed with AK Primer
Whole model primed with AK Primer
Laying down the first colors
Laying down the first colors
Mottling
Mottling
Mottling
Mottling
Red
Main colors finished
Added some detail to the gun bay... a little late in the build, but only now it seemed to me that the existing one wasn’t enough
Highlights on the RLM76
Decals applied
Decals applied
Pin wash with Ammo A.MIG 7414 set of PLW panel liners
Pin wash with Ammo A.MIG 7414 set of PLW panel liners
Wash done using A.MIG 1610 “PLW Tan Grey”
Wash done using A.MIG 1608 “PLW Dark Green Grey”
All parts sprayed with MRP-126 Semimatt varnish
Body sprayed with MRP-126 Semimatt varnish
Oils applied
Oils applied
Details also moving forward
It’s a tail sitter: the Ketten isn’t enough to hold in place, I will have to setup a base and glue it to it
Finally base arrived - drilled a one small hole in the base and another in the right wheel, glue with CA a 0,4mm brass tube to the base; now the model can slide in and out of the base, without being glued to it; finished!
Kommentit
1 17 May 2020, 21:51
Greg Baker
I'm in... it seems very familiar somehow... for such a nice little kit, it does take a surprising amount of putty to tame. Great work on the cockpit. I shoved a pilot in there so there really was no point, but it's nice to see the details come out.
I'm in... it seems very familiar somehow... for such a nice little kit, it does take a surprising amount of putty to tame. Great work on the cockpit. I shoved a pilot in there so there really was no point, but it's nice to see the details come out.
19 May 2020, 22:03
Ricardo Reis
Thanks Greg. Yes, I wouldn't expect fit problems from Trumpeter, but in this case there is no way around a generous amount of putty.
Thanks Greg. Yes, I wouldn't expect fit problems from Trumpeter, but in this case there is no way around a generous amount of putty.
19 May 2020, 22:11
Greg Baker
I had to hide some LED wires in mine, so I knew there'd be some putty work, but I was surprised because closing the wheel wells wasn't the worst part. The nose bugged me quite a bit.
I had to hide some LED wires in mine, so I knew there'd be some putty work, but I was surprised because closing the wheel wells wasn't the worst part. The nose bugged me quite a bit.
19 May 2020, 22:14
Ricardo Reis
Yup, I'm surprised as well; after first sanding, moving now to finer Mr. Surfaces 500...
Yup, I'm surprised as well; after first sanding, moving now to finer Mr. Surfaces 500...
20 May 2020, 13:17
Jorge Ferreira
Ola Ricardo. Puseste peso á frente ? Já vi que tb não vais por os Slats abertos.....vim aqui só para chatear grande abraço
Ola Ricardo. Puseste peso á frente ? Já vi que tb não vais por os Slats abertos.....vim aqui só para chatear grande abraço
5 June 2020, 23:10
Ricardo Reis
Olá Jorge. Não pús porque não há espaço para por, mas o kit traz um Kettenkraftrad a rebocar o avião, presumo que por esse motivo! 🙂
Olá Jorge. Não pús porque não há espaço para por, mas o kit traz um Kettenkraftrad a rebocar o avião, presumo que por esse motivo! 🙂
6 June 2020, 13:49
Jorge Ferreira
Um Ketten á esc 1/144? Lindo. Eu queria um á esc 1/32 para o meu mas não há.????
Um Ketten á esc 1/144? Lindo. Eu queria um á esc 1/32 para o meu mas não há.????
6 June 2020, 15:40
Ricardo Reis
Decals applied; a find them a little heavy (contrasted), but they conform very well
Decals applied; a find them a little heavy (contrasted), but they conform very well
10 June 2020, 18:02
Greg Baker
wow... that's a very smooth build. I know what this kit has to offer, and you seem to have taken all of it. Nice work!
wow... that's a very smooth build. I know what this kit has to offer, and you seem to have taken all of it. Nice work!
10 June 2020, 23:00
Ricardo Reis
Thank you; it's almost finished, expect to close this project in the next days...
Thank you; it's almost finished, expect to close this project in the next days...
11 June 2020, 11:14
Ricardo Reis
Thank you Gareth - I went in with another round of scalpel and Microsol, sprayed some MRP Gloss and I'm now waiting for it to fully cure
Thank you Gareth - I went in with another round of scalpel and Microsol, sprayed some MRP Gloss and I'm now waiting for it to fully cure
11 June 2020, 18:07
Lochsa River
amazing work in this miniature scale....a break from that beautiful MIG
amazing work in this miniature scale....a break from that beautiful MIG
11 June 2020, 18:16
Ricardo Reis
Thank you Lochsa - indeed, this only took me a few hours to complete so far, even with the scratch made on the gun bay 🙂
Thank you Lochsa - indeed, this only took me a few hours to complete so far, even with the scratch made on the gun bay 🙂
11 June 2020, 18:19
Gareth Burge
Just noticed the scale...wow even more impressive! I've just completed a 144 A-10 Thunderbolt...fiddly!
Just noticed the scale...wow even more impressive! I've just completed a 144 A-10 Thunderbolt...fiddly!
12 June 2020, 14:41
Greg Baker
Got an album of that one Gareth? I'd love to see... I just checked your timeline... the Revell kit?
Got an album of that one Gareth? I'd love to see... I just checked your timeline... the Revell kit?
12 June 2020, 14:50
Micky
Excellent work Ricardo. Your process is similar to the one I use. 144 sclae is a challenge for the eyes!! Parabens! abracos
Excellent work Ricardo. Your process is similar to the one I use. 144 sclae is a challenge for the eyes!! Parabens! abracos
12 June 2020, 20:08
Ricardo Reis
Thank you Micky - I wouldn't say challenging for the eyes... more challenging to the hands! 🙂
Thank you Micky - I wouldn't say challenging for the eyes... more challenging to the hands! 🙂
12 June 2020, 20:28
Ricardo Reis
It's official: it's tail sitter! The Kettyen isn't enough to hold in place, I will have to setup a base and glue it to it
It's official: it's tail sitter! The Kettyen isn't enough to hold in place, I will have to setup a base and glue it to it
13 June 2020, 15:28
Gareth Burge
@Greg...yep the Revell one. I dont think I have any In Progress shots but I do have some of the final build.
@Greg...yep the Revell one. I dont think I have any In Progress shots but I do have some of the final build.
13 June 2020, 18:11
Ricardo Reis
Thanks mates, for your kind comments. My little "Sturmvogel" is now finished and the photos are on this album: Me 262A-2a | Album by RReis (1:144)
Thanks mates, for your kind comments. My little "Sturmvogel" is now finished and the photos are on this album: Me 262A-2a | Album by RReis (1:144)
27 June 2020, 12:08
Micky
Excellent Me 262 and Diorama! Due to your work I have started my own Me 262 that I have in my stash(only that is a 1a and in 1/72) Parabens, Abracos
Excellent Me 262 and Diorama! Due to your work I have started my own Me 262 that I have in my stash(only that is a 1a and in 1/72) Parabens, Abracos
28 June 2020, 15:32
Ricardo Reis
Thanks Christian; Christian and Micky, you can see the better final photos in the other album of this project, here: Me 262A-2a | Album by RReis (1:144)
Thanks Christian; Christian and Micky, you can see the better final photos in the other album of this project, here: Me 262A-2a | Album by RReis (1:144)
28 June 2020, 21:47
Greg Baker
Very nice Ricardo! Did you built the base just for this model? Or is it a multipurpose one?
Very nice Ricardo! Did you built the base just for this model? Or is it a multipurpose one?
29 June 2020, 00:37
Ricardo Reis
I bought it from a modelling shop just for this model; I glued a grass paper from train diorama supplier on top of it, drilled a hole for the brass tube and that was it 🙂
I bought it from a modelling shop just for this model; I glued a grass paper from train diorama supplier on top of it, drilled a hole for the brass tube and that was it 🙂
29 June 2020, 14:09
Alexander Grivonev
nice work Ricardo, thats a cute little fella👍
I see you also use AK Primer & Microfiller, great stuff
nice work Ricardo, thats a cute little fella👍
I see you also use AK Primer & Microfiller, great stuff
30 June 2020, 15:24
Ricardo Reis
Thanks Spanjaard and Alexander. Yes AK primer ir superb, very permissive and end results are always great, I absolutely love it! 👍
Thanks Spanjaard and Alexander. Yes AK primer ir superb, very permissive and end results are always great, I absolutely love it! 👍
30 June 2020, 23:25