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Re: Academy Me-163S
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:04 pm
by BorgR3mc0
JimD wrote:Awesome. Good thing the cockpit fit without too much trouble...not a lot there to shave off to make it fit...that sure does suck about the wrong canopy though. Hopefully the kit parts are acceptable.
The kit parts are quite good so I will just use those.
Today I finally glued some parts together. I just took me a while to figure out how to use this CMK kit. The plan: assemble what is necessary, then paint, then assemble some more. It may sound a bit weird but I will post pics as I progress.

Re: Academy Me-163S
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:12 pm
by Manny1943
Looks awfully detailed for 72nd!!!
Re: Academy Me-163S
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 3:53 am
by lawdog114
Neat subject...I look forward to it..
Joe
Re: Academy Me-163S
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:49 am
by CallSignOWL
watching to see what you'll do
Re: Academy Me-163S
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 2:09 pm
by BorgR3mc0
I finally found the time to do some work on the Komet. I painted the whole cockpit black using Mr Surfacer 1500 black. Everything worked fine.

Re: Academy Me-163S
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 2:31 am
by BorgR3mc0
Mr Surfacer Black works like a charm. I thinned it with regular laquer thinner and was suprised by how little was needed for good coverage.
I have bought mine at the Dutch Nationals so I can not really help you with the availbilty problem. But if nothing works, try Hobby Link Japan, they probably stock it.
Re: Academy Me-163S
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 4:23 am
by mostrich
I bought mine at Uschi v. d. Rosten webstore. I'm using it for the first time on my Me 262 and I can copy Borgs experience. Though 50% thinned it covers perfectly.
Neat little fighter you have there, Borg. Must be a fiddly kit.
Re: Academy Me-163S
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 8:41 am
by CallSignOWL
mostrich wrote:I bought mine at Uschi v. d. Rosten webstore. I'm using it for the first time on my Me 262 and I can copy Borgs experience. Though 50% thinned it covers perfectly.
Neat little fighter you have there, Borg. Must be a fiddly kit.
its actually a really solid kit. Acadmy has nice engineering on this one!