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Trumpeter 1/32 Me 262 A-2a

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 7:38 pm
by Paul
I got this as a late Christmas present for my self and it arrived on Friday and I just had to tear right into it. The fit is pretty uneventful and it has a lot of space to do some super detailing only until I get my strabismus surgery next month I really don't have a good eye to do that kind of detailing. I have Jerry Crandal's Me 262 book on the way and I have hopes that it will shed some light on some different schemes to model. So far I have the gun bay done which will most likely be hidden and the cockpit almost finished but since I took some pics I can see there are some areas that need attention.

Well here we go

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More later this week

Thanks for looking.

Re: Trumpeter 1/32 Me 262A 2A

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 3:03 am
by BorgR3mc0
following! :popcorn:

Re: Trumpeter 1/32 Me 262A 2A

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:26 am
by gino b2
looking good paul !

Re: Trumpeter 1/32 Me 262A 2A

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 7:36 am
by Handiabled
looking great Paul! I think you will enjoy this Trumpy offering, from what I recall the fit was pretty nice all around. Watching!

Re: Trumpeter 1/32 Me 262A 2A

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:20 am
by mostrich
A Schwalbe project is always a good project!

As for the cockpit I can recommend to add those fancy yellow instrument wiring. Even with closed canopy it's well visible in the end.

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Re: Trumpeter 1/32 Me 262 A-2a

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 2:25 am
by Thomas_M
Paul, even suffering from strabismus you do a mighty fine job here! Hope your surgery will be successful! Please let us know when done, ok?

Mostrich´s pictures are a good lead in colours used on the Me 262. What Crandall book did you order?

Re: Trumpeter 1/32 Me 262 A-2a

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 9:02 am
by jelliott523
Mostrich, that 262 is looking awesome! That is truly one thing I love about this site, you see people building things that may not have been on your personal build radar; but once you see a quality build of a subject you start to get the itch of wanting to build one for yourself! Great work my friend! :lashed:

Re: Trumpeter 1/32 Me 262 A-2a

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:58 am
by LyleW
Paul, best wishes for a painless and full recovery.. This build is looking pretty sharp!

Re: Trumpeter 1/32 Me 262 A-2a

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:34 am
by Stuart
Yeah Paul I hope the sugery goes well.

Two great looking build guys!

Re: Trumpeter 1/32 Me 262 A-2a

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:16 pm
by Paul
I spent the whole day assembling the Eduard seat belts for this thing and they wound up looking like horse hockey. No pics this time but I am going to start buying nothing but the paper / cloth belts from now on.