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Gallery Article by Alan Williamson |
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This is my Tamiya 1/48 Me 262 bomber complete with launch rockets, built OOB.
The Kit
Tamiya have released a very good kit with this Me 262, complete with weight to hold the nose down. As well as, a few little extras, for display.
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Construction
This kit went together very well, the only thing I found tricky was setting up the front landing gear and weight. I found that I had to resort to using some putty and some sanding was required thoughout the construction, but I have not come across a model kit that does not require these things. The only thing that I added to this kit was the Eduard etch seat belts, as opposed to the decals that Tamiya had supplied.
Painting
I used Model Master paints in order to achieve the closes color to the real thing. This however was my first attempt at spraying the mottled affect as I have only changed from brush painting to airbrush in the last two and a halve years, and this was the first kit that required the mottled affect. I must say I was happy with the finish.