Dragon 1/72 Me1101 nightfighter, hope you like it.

Guys,

Here's a picture update. The top 262.................





And the bottom. I've taken a lot of liberty with the paint job. I made it high visibility so the bomber could aim and follow it to the target visually through the bombsite.







working hard to make the deadline,

Mark

I love that 262 paint job! Very creative I must say! Russell

Nice night fighter, Lap Man. The mottle came out very well - especially in 1:72! My airbrush would never do that.

Looking good on the Me262, Mark. Like you, I am struggling to complete by the deadline. At least the He280 has paint and decals now:


Still a lot to do by tomorrow...and my wife has plans for me that don't involve this!

oh wow, the 280 looks sweet in camo! now i am envious.

we haven't had any reasonable days for painting around here till maybe today, and i have commitments today. even if i could, i wouldn't be finished by tomorrow anyway.

any chance of a small extension?

Guys,

I ran into a few parts that will not line up without some work. Not looking good to make the deadline. I've got one or two more days to finish it.

Mark

Hi,

Seeing as there's some great stuff on the verge of completion, I think an extension to the deadline is in order! How about an extra 3 weeks, taking us up to the 25th January 2010.

All the best,

Mike.

Cheers Mike

That's much appreciated. I'll try to get started again as soon as we get New Year out of the way and we're back on an even keel at home.

All the best

Rowan

BTW - Tom, I agree, the He 280 looks fantastic in camouflage! I'll definitely have to try that myself one day.

Happy New Year greetings to everyone!

As I mentioned earlier, the campaign has been extended for three weeks, ending on the 25/1/2010.

I've also noticed that not everyone who has finished has posted a photo in the official campaign photo gallery: http://gallery.kitmaker.net/showgallery.php/cat/24601
You need to have a photo in this gallery to get a ribbon.

Here my own completed entry: Hobby Boss Heinkel He-162 Salamander in 1/72. It's not what I had initially planned to build for this campaign but due to real life it's all I had time to do in the end.








Thanks,

Mike.

Mike,

Many thanks for the extention. These are some really great builds being posted. That will also give me time to also finish my 1/48 resin He P.1077 "Romeo".

Mark

Great build, Mike. A really nice salamander.

Nice camouflage on the HE 280, Tom. Looking forward to see more.

Hi all!

First, thanks for the extension of this campaign, now I have a fighting chance of getting my little fledgling done!

I´m building the Tamiya Ta-183A in 1/48, this is a reboxing of the AmTech kit, together with Tamiya´s little kettenkrad.







Some additins will be new intake/front gear well and jet exhaust as the ones in the kit is very shallow and simplified!





I started the build by cutting loose the resin parts and glueing together as much as I could before painting.

The build was totally trouble free!



Until I test fitted the resin intake and exhaust, that is!







My best friend in cases like this is the 80-grit sandingpaper!
May sound a bit harsh, but It´s very effective!





Some filler on the fuselage seams…





The weapons/tank bay was a near-perfect fit, tough!



The wings were a very good fit!



Then I glued the under carriage in place, filled and sanded the exhaust.




I masked the single-piece canopy with yellow Tamiya-type tape, glued it in place with some white glue before I painted the frames RLM66.





More to come…

Cheers!

Stefan E

Thanks for the extension, Mike! I could probably have rushed it to finish the He280 today, but that would have almost guaranteed I would hash something up! I'm at the "fiddly bit" stage - where something ALWAYS goes wrong.

Your Volksjager looks great!

Stefan- Nice progress on the Ta183 - despite the resin "improvement," lol. What type of scheme will you be doing?

Guys,

I almost have the top 262 ready to paint. Just a few panel lines to rescribe.




Mark

Here's a little progress on the upper 262...........









........getting there................


Mark

Well, the Heinkel He280 is done, and thus ends my first Aeroscale campaign.

I am pleased with how it turned out, despite the fuss over the engine nacelles. At first, I just didn't think the He280 "looked right." But somehow, with an operational scheme on it, it has grown on me.


In "Luft '46," it fell to Kommando Nowotny to test the He280 in operational conditions, following the catastrophic delays in the Me262 program as the result of crashes. Engine failure, undercarriage failure, and ground clearance issues caused numerous losses. Combat losses were also high because the He280 was slothlike at take-off and landing.

The pilots of Kdo.Nowotny found the 300-mile range and 4300ft/min rate of climb to be serious drawbacks. The armament was inadequate for bomber interception, and at full weight, the aircraft's speed left much to be desired. Walter Nowotny was shot down in this aircraft while approaching Achmer airfield in November 1944.


There's a number of things I probably should have done but didn't....like scribing cooling vents and fill caps on the Jumo nacelles (mainly because I hate scribing!). But I did add wingtip lights, the openings for the 3x MG151 20mm cannon, ejection chutes for them, and the dorsal antenna.


I think it makes an interesting comparison with the Me262:


Enjoy!
Thanks for a great campaign! I look forward to the rest of your builds!

Excellent work Tom

Great job Tom, I love the camo !

Cheers, D

OK Guys,


Here's my finished build for the campaign.

















Thanks for the extention, Mike!!! This was like building three kits. The fit on the 262 wheel wells and on the top 262 fuselage were not good at all and were very difficult. It's always nice to come out on the other side of a difficult build. I hope you all like it. It was a blast!!


Mark

Mark, great build! Really enjoyed looking at, a unique subject for sure. Russell

Stunning work Mark. Where did you get the idea for the black and white paint scheme? Is this factual or of your own design?

Thanks Russell.

Dirk, I was thinking of the black and white V2 missles when I was considering how to paint the lower 262 so I guess that was where the idea came from.

Mark

Hi Tom and Mark,

Excellent entries from both of you!

maybe we should do a special Luft'46 feature update for the Aeroscale frontpage...

Jean-Luc

Hey Mark !

Very neat and cool build you did !

Hi.
I must say I'm enjoying watching this campaign immensely.
So many really great examples.

Brilliant work one and all.

Peter