Hello All,
This is my 1:72 Revell Me262B-1/U1. As we all know, the Me262 was the
first operational jet fighter. The Me262 B-1/U1 was the nightfighter 'Nachtjager'
version of it which uses a Neptune radar. Only a dozen of these planes
served to chase RAF night bombers above Germany.
If we mention about the kit; it's almost perfect. It didn't require putty
as much as many Revell kits do. Kit comes with engraved panel
lines, delicate details. Well done Revell!
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The only confusion was upper wings
color scheme. On some articles Modelling gurus suggest it was a
solid color and Trumpeter tells us to paint it entirely RLM76 and
apply mottles on it. Well I Thought if Revell is a German
company, they should know the truth! I did what they said on
booklet: splinter camo with RLM 82-83.
I used Tamiya matt black for under surfaces. Rest of the plane was
painted with Model master enamels: RLM 74-76-81-82.For RADAR antennas I
used Eduard PE set which actually supposed to be used on Revell's 1:72
FW190a-8/R11. I just shortened them a bit and glued them with CA.
Also,
I cut wheelbays and installed some wires to reach a more
realistic look. Oh, I would almost forget; I used a pair of
swastikas from Xtradecal sheet. I finished the plane with
Modelmaster's matt coat.
End of all, I can tell that it was a
nice experience for me: trying to make some hand made details on 1:72nd scale
and transferring PEs from another set with some changes.
I would like to thank my buddy Ayhan Toplu for taking pics and sending my
regards to my dear Bro F.Emad Tabsh from Lebanon!
Happy modelling to All!
Zafer Yilmaz
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