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Published: 2007-12-10 20:18:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 701; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 6
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This is a set that I have had done for a while, just didn't have time to post them till now.It is a Tamiya 1/100 Me 262 "Schalbe" and Me 163 "Komet". Both hand painted with Testor paint. The assembly was pretty simple, and the result was excellent, especially with the Komet.
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Thne Me 163 was based in the Western Front, ready to shoot down allied bombers.
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Looks like they're hunting for Allies or Soviets... xD
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The Me 262's squadron was stationed on the Eastern front, I don't know about the Me 163 though.
At their size they would be lucky to take down a spider.
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Thanks, my favorite of the two (at least on Il-2) is the Me 262, because I can land it. The Komet is very hard to put down.
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Well its easy to put down...the hard thing is to put it down in one piece
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"A good landing is one you can walk away from, a great landing is one that they can use the plane again."
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I am learning to have great ones.
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and if you can obtain another one of these kits,do it with an airbrush,and tell me what a difference it makes!
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Roger, I'll do that.
My parents are thinking about a airbrush! I am so happy.
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YIPPEE! welcome to the next level of modelling......!
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just a matter of time......!
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Thanks! More to come after Christmas! (with luck)
Which of the two do you like the best?
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The 163 just noses ahead.
Funky colour.
^^
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I painted it this color because I have seen several pics with it the red, and thought it looked sweet. Rather like Jasta 11 "the flying circus".
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I heard this was a plane of Wolfgang Spate, and was painted by ground crew or factory, to resemble Richthofen's plane. He went furious after seeing that (red is one of the easiest colours to spot) and ordered to re-paint it.
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Thank you for this!
I had wondered if it flew against the allies like that!
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Nicely done. The 262 was a great design hampered by primitive engines and bad decisions. The 163 was as deadly to the pilot as to the bomber crews. The fuel was extremely volatile and on more than one occasion, the plane just exploded on the ground with the predicable results.
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Thanks! The 262 was put into service so late mainly because of Hitler's bad choices. The engines were primative but effective. (and temperamental)
The Komet was just a quick attempt to cure the bomber problem. It did not quite work our.
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The engines on the 262 were only good for about 25 hours before they needed to be overhauled due to a lack of high temperature metals. they have two at the museum I used to volunteer at. One was complete and the other was a cut away and if you spun the turbines they still moved smoothly and took a minute or two to stop. Very well balanced machinery.
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Wow, that is cool. No wonder US and Russian equipment are based on their's.
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All your early swept wing jets were based on the plans and data captured after the war.
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Yep, so in a way the modern jet fighter is based on German design.
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Basically. The work done on swept wings was crucial to jet development.
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Without those wings they would have trouble going supersonic.
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You couldn't, at least in level flight.
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Besides, swept wings just look cool.
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Affirmative, I can't imagine a straight-winged F-22, of F-14.
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I've seen footage of the Komet's take-off. That is scary & I bet the landing is even worse. At least the 262 has landing gear but those old jet engines were some temperamental critters. That is some nice work on the paint
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Is there footage of it taking off on YouTube?
On Il-2 the Me 262 is a pain to take off, bump up the trottle too quick the engines blow.
Thanks, I worked hard on them.
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I don't know, haven't looked into Youtube footage. I remember the first time I slammed the throttle forward on the 262 on IL2. I cooked off both engines so fast. Then the lightbulb went on: these are WW2 jet engines, you have to be gentle with them.
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lol. The first time I did that I got blown sky-high...
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I was scratching my head on the engine fire warnings until I looked left then right. Think I set a new record for bailing out.
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lol. I didn't get the chance to bail...
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That's a bummer...the famed black screen of death strikes again.
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Doncha know it.
My buddies behind me got to see a nice little bonfire though.
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Did they have marshmallows to roast over the plane?
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The convoy they were on was intercepted.
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No, I think the mess hall was out that week.
lol.
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