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Looking good. I'm hoping to hear the fit is typical tamiya as I'd like to add a 262 to the collection.

Very cool! Can't wait to see more.

Floki wrote:It's been about 5 or 6 years since I built it so I can try to help. This kit has a white metal front nose gear bay right?

That's the one - the kit has you put the nose leg in place before you close up the fuselage halves. I'm wondering if you can leave the leg out and attach it later. I'll do some trial fitting but I just wondered if you'd done something similar.

keavdog wrote:Looking good. I'm hoping to hear the fit is typical tamiya as I'd like to add a 262 to the collection.

It's pretty good so far!

Medicman71 wrote:Very cool! Can't wait to see more.

Thanks Medic - Lets hope I can get somewhere with this one!

speedgraflex wrote:

Yep that's what I thought

Not sure how I'm going to paint it yet. I'm guessing as it's silver dope it'll be like RAF High-speed silver. If that's the case I'm thinking Humbrol number 11 silver with a Matt coat over it - it's a pretty good combo for HSS.

I need to dig out my paint mule.

Found this rather interesting article on the Avia S-92.

https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/201 ... as-me-262/

It doesn't mention the silver aircraft, instead it said that they were all painted light green/grey. Mind you, that could just be a gap in his research.

portman wrote:
That's the one - the kit has you put the nose leg in place before you close up the fuselage halves. I'm wondering if you can leave the leg out and attach it later. I'll do some trial fitting but I just wondered if you'd done something similar.

If I remember right I painted the gear and bay up installed it all together then masked off everything.

Thanks! I might do a test fit and see if I can get away with not installing it.

Mind you, there's a guy on youtube I watch that builds and paints and installs all of his U/C before he paints the main model. Another advantage of painting with brushes I guess.

I don't like to do it that way. I prefer adding the landing great after painting. But I know I did it this way for some reason I think it's because I was afraid of breaking it. But I built this before I started documenting my builds so I don't know for sure.

That's the one John!