**** DONE 1/48 Tamiya Me 262 A-2 Heavy Hitters Group Build - Page 9 - Aircraft of World War II

dirkpitt289 · 11-21-2009, 11:31 PM

Inspiring work so far. Will have to keep this thread bookmarked for when I get back to my twin 262 build.

vikingBerserker · 11-21-2009, 11:52 PM

Sorry Andy no luck. I could not find any pics of the 2-gun gunbay.

Crimea_River · 11-21-2009, 11:57 PM

Thanks guys.

Dirk check out Wayne's 262 build. It's a beauty. http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/1-d...ild-16694.html (Done Me262A-1a ‘White 2’ ErprobungsKommando 262 Gruppe Build)

ozhawk40 · 11-22-2009, 09:20 AM

Awesome work there CR, it's looking fantastic!

Cheers

Peter

Crimea_River · 11-22-2009, 06:01 PM

A little more today. Got a bit of gluing out of the way and worked on the gun bay.

Photo 1 shows a bunch of bits clamped together and glued. The engine nacelles fit nicely together. The main tires have an incorrect tread pattern but I'm going to loose part of it anyway filing the seams. I'll make it look worn.... yeah that's it.

Photo 2 shows one of the rear nozzles and the odd redish metallic colour I mixed with silver, black and a dab of red. Close enough I think.

Photo 3 is the underside of the gun bay. I didn't realize until dry fitting this piece to the metal nose weight, that the recessed area forms the roof of the nose wheel well and is visible. As a result, there were 2 ejector pin marks that had to go but this was a tight spot. After allowing the putty to dry, I fabricated the sanding stick shown to the left in the picture out of sprue and glued on a piece of sandpaper and smoothed this area down. Worked nicely. There will be hydraulics and electrical wiring added in here later as well.

Photo 4 is the gun bay assembled and painted. I decided to leave in the upper electrical boxes even though the two cannons they serve were left off the A-2. The yellow patches are stickers with wiring schematics. These will be scrathed up a bit later to simulate lettering. Also to come will be wiring for the two cannons.

dirkpitt289 · 11-22-2009, 07:09 PM

Looking real good. I like the amount of detail you are putting into this bird. It makes me jealous sometimes that you can't always do that amount of detail in 1/72. I know anything is possible but at some point you have to ask yourself if its worth it

Heinz · 11-22-2009, 07:12 PM

Its really looking awesome man!

vikingBerserker · 11-22-2009, 07:15 PM

I agree, this is looking pretty sharp!

Crimea_River · 11-22-2009, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirkpitt289

Looking real good. I like the amount of detail you are putting into this bird. It makes me jealous sometimes that you can't always do that amount of detail in 1/72. I know anything is possible but at some point you have to ask yourself if its worth it

Actually, I ask that all the time even in 1/48. There are times I want to build just straight out of the box but when I see details missing that I know are there and that I can add, it just bugs me not to do it. But I definitely would go nuts in 1/72 trying to do this. That's why I exclusively do 1/48 stuff right now.

dirkpitt289 · 11-22-2009, 08:02 PM

Maybe you guys discussed this already but what model 262 had 2 guns verse 4? i thought 4 was the standard armament.

javlin · 11-22-2009, 08:06 PM

some Nice work there Andy

Cheers Kevin

B-17engineer · 11-22-2009, 08:27 PM

Holy crap Andy! Nice work!

Crimea_River · 11-22-2009, 09:29 PM

Thanks for the kind words everybody!

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirkpitt289

Maybe you guys discussed this already but what model 262 had 2 guns verse 4? i thought 4 was the standard armament.

The A-1a model was the fighter version of the 262 and had 4 cannons. The A-2a waas designed specifically as a fighter bomber and eliminated 2 of the guns to partly make up for the bomb load. The MK 108s weighed about 53 kg each. Some A-1a's were also fitted with bomb racks and the guns may or may not have been removed in the field.

dirkpitt289 · 11-22-2009, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crimea_River

The A-1a model was the fighter version of the 262 and had 4 cannons. The A-2a waas designed specifically as a fighter bomber and eliminated 2 of the guns to partly make up for the bomb load. The MK 108s weighed about 53 kg each. Some A-1a's were also fitted with bomb racks and the guns may or may not have been removed in the field.

Thanks for the update Crimea, I love the plane but admit I know very little about them.

Vic Balshaw · 11-23-2009, 04:36 AM

Andy, this is great work, that just seems to get better, if that's possible.

With regards to the wire, I also strip down electric cable and if I can get my hands on it, the fine cable from old video machines or anything that’s electronic, including discarded the boards that can have loads of useful scraps on them. In other words, nothing gets thrown, just in case.

11-21-2009, 11:31 PM	#121
dirkpitt289 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Plainfield New Jersey Posts: 830	Inspiring work so far. Will have to keep this thread bookmarked for when I get back to my twin 262 build. __________________ Regards, Dirk

11-21-2009, 11:52 PM	#122
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 6,167	Sorry Andy no luck. I could not find any pics of the 2-gun gunbay. __________________ Take arrows in your forehead, but never in your back. - Samurai maxim

11-22-2009, 09:20 AM	#124
ozhawk40 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Live on the Oz West Coast - Perth Posts: 803	Awesome work there CR, it's looking fantastic! Cheers Peter __________________

11-22-2009, 07:09 PM	#126
dirkpitt289 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Plainfield New Jersey Posts: 830	Looking real good. I like the amount of detail you are putting into this bird. It makes me jealous sometimes that you can't always do that amount of detail in 1/72. I know anything is possible but at some point you have to ask yourself if its worth it __________________ Regards, Dirk

11-22-2009, 07:12 PM	#127
Heinz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 7,678	Its really looking awesome man! __________________

11-21-2009, 11:57 PM	#123
Crimea_River Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Calgary Posts: 1,439	Thanks guys. Dirk check out Wayne's 262 build. It's a beauty. http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/1-d...ild-16694.html (Done Me262A-1a ‘White 2’ ErprobungsKommando 262 Gruppe Build)

11-22-2009, 07:15 PM	#128
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 6,167	I agree, this is looking pretty sharp! __________________ Take arrows in your forehead, but never in your back. - Samurai maxim

11-22-2009, 08:02 PM	#130
dirkpitt289 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Plainfield New Jersey Posts: 830	Maybe you guys discussed this already but what model 262 had 2 guns verse 4? i thought 4 was the standard armament. __________________ Regards, Dirk

11-22-2009, 08:06 PM	#131
javlin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: MS Posts: 1,151	some Nice work there Andy Cheers Kevin __________________ There is no "overkill". There is only "open fire" and "I need to reload". A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go. "We don't want war. Nor will we tolerate slavery." "A free man would rather die on his feet than live on his knees."

11-22-2009, 08:27 PM	#132
B-17engineer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Jersey..The Garden State! Posts: 9,206	Holy crap Andy! Nice work! __________________ Sh! I'm hunting Wabits! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe36UMRkRbk

11-23-2009, 04:36 AM	#135
Vic Balshaw Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Canberra Posts: 1,595	Andy, this is great work, that just seems to get better, if that's possible. With regards to the wire, I also strip down electric cable and if I can get my hands on it, the fine cable from old video machines or anything that’s electronic, including discarded the boards that can have loads of useful scraps on them. In other words, nothing gets thrown, just in case. __________________ At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them. Lest We Forget

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