Me 262b-2 Nightfighter Turboprop

Choppa Nutta
Nicely done 🙂
is this a what if or was this actually on the Messerschmidt drawing boards ?

Andyb.SA
Looks really good!

Alexander Grivonev
That is really awesome 👍

Mike Kryza
🙂 👍

Neuling
Same question as Choppa Nutta!

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks for the compliments mates 🙂

Choppa & Neuling: The build was based partially on the line drawings included with the Unicraft DB.021 Turboprop Engines. Although I didn't extend the fuselage. My thought was a production line for the new wing & nacelles was a bit more realistic for the time. Although I almost used the DB.021 engines for an Ar234c, I thought the Me262 looked better and the higher endurance turboprops might have been ideal for a night-fighter.

I swear I had a book with a similar line drawing showing a proposed Me262 turboprop, but I since I'm unable to find it, I couldn't say for sure if this was an actual project.

Choppa Nutta
Thanks for taking the time to answer Nathan, for the moment I shall call this a "Cool What If" version until someone can show otherwise but either way it is a cool variant of a classic !! 🙂

David Taylor
Interesting subject,the meteor was fitted out similarily.

Erik Leijdens
Ow wow that's quite unique Nathan! Not the prettiest 262 design around but wow I like it. Great work 👍

Spanjaard
very nice!

Nathan Dempsey
No problem Choppa & thanks!

Thank you David, Erik & Spanjaard 🙂

Scott Head
This is really nice work.

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks Scott 🙂

HSC1932
Beautiful build, looks really cool. How was the Unicraft conversion?

Jens
what a beautiful LW 46 project 👍 perfectly built and surprising paintwork 👍 👍 👍 borrowing from the Italian Air Force is allowed 🙂 we are currently discussing the quality of the old Trimaster / Dragon Kit 'elsewhere s, unfortunately not to the advantage of the 80s kits 😉 so again 👍 👍 👍 made great

Jan Peters
Very cool design, and a well thought out story to back it up.
Great job all ' round

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks very much Otto, Jens, & Jan!

Otto: The Unicraft conversion is fairly basic and required a bit of sanding & filling, but was certainly easier than scratch building the whole affair🙂

Jens: I've built 5 Me262 kits and all of them the Trimaster or Dragon kit. They are older molds, but the Trimasters do have many upgrades included. I now have 2 Tamiya kits and at some point I'll build them and I'm sure it will be much easier🙂

HSC1932
Thanks Nathan. I bought the 1/48 Unicraft conversion yesterday. Can you please measure your prob blade length and nacelle length? My copy seems like it's actually 1/72, the prob blades are smaller than a 1/72 Fw 190 prob blades. Thank you.

Rui S
Great work 👍

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks Rui! 🙂

Otto: The props are approximately 22mm and the nacelle is about 90mm including the prop hub.

Stefan Schacht
very nice and interesting model

Nathan Dempsey
Thank you Stefan!

John
...and now for something completely different.

Very cool!

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks John! Glad you like it. It was a fun conversion.

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Great work 👍👍👍

Neil
LOVE this Nathan! Real (or not) it's way cool IMO 🙂 👍

Guillaume Blanchet
Cool subject and very nice build

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks Hans, Neil & Guillaume!

My new hobby area is finally up and running, but I can't decide what to start first. I'll admit I have been looking at my 1:48 Bv 155…

Guillaume Blanchet
That would be a nice project to "break in" the new hobby room 😉

Alain Brshl
That's a funny thing. What is this about ?

Villiers de Vos
Very creative.

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks Villiers!

Alain: This was a conversion of DML's Me262B to DB.021 turboprop type engines. This is a "what-if" aircraft. A complete flight of fancy.

Neuling
👍

baracudaz
Interesting!

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks Neuling & Baracudaz!