Ricks' Ramblings

[PR19_Kit]

I like that, VERY much so! 

[Rick Lowe]

Thanks.

[NARSES2]

That has come out well Rick   

And you've just kicked some memory cells into action mentioning Comet

[Rick Lowe]

That has come out well Rick   

And you've just kicked some memory cells into action mentioning Comet

Sometimes we all need a kick start... and yes, I count myself amongst... 

And thanks. 

[Wardukw]

Gerry Anderson rocks   
Lovely build Rick mate 👍 

[Rick Lowe]

Thanks, Phill 

[Rick Lowe]

1/72 Me262 Advanced variant, Israeli Air Force **What If**

I found a side view of this in a Scale Models UK article on converting the Revell kit to a Photo Recon version and wanted to build it.
I was undecided about what to mark it up as, but then had the thought that the Czechs used the Me 262 post-war; what if they'd put this version into production?
And as there was RW precedent of them selling the Heyl H'avir the Bf109 with Jumo engine, what if they'd sold them these also?

I'd already done the Mule in the grey it wore in the RW, so something different was wanted; the Blue/Brown scheme used at the time fitted the bill.

Made using the Revell kit, which I think is very nice and a quantum leap over the old Airfix kits I built as a kid.

The cockpit had a bit of enhancement, but not much; most detail was in the painting.
The old cockpit area was filled, after removing the coamings to reuse in the new position. The new location was cut out and the cockpit fitted, then the coamings were put in their new places.
The old gunports were filled and new ones were drilled further back along the fuselage.
The rest of the kit was assembled, with more filling than I was expecting around the areas where the front of the engine nacelles slotted into the wings.
I separated the parts of the canopy, to pose it open.

Paint was brushed Humbrol enamels. Markings from the spares bank.

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[Old Wombat]

Neat!


I wonder if an Airacobra canopy might not work better, though.

[Wardukw]

It's amazing how much better the Me262 looks by moving the cockpit forward...it looks much more modern aswell..very cool 😎 😀
Love this Ricky mate 👍 😁

[NARSES2]

That's come out well 

It's amazing how much better the Me262 looks by moving the cockpit forward...it looks much more modern aswell..very cool 😎 😀

It does, dosen't it. Much more balanced. There are a few German projects that had very similar looking fuselages.

[Rick Lowe]

Thanks, fellas.

Guy, I don't have anything like that to spare (also didn't think of it), but I'm happy with the kit canopy.