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World War II: Germany
Aircraft of Germany in WWII.
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Me 262A-1a FINISHED!
matrixone
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Posted: Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 10:17 PM UTC
Here is my recently finished 1/72 scale Me 262 built SFTB using the Revell kit.

Paints used were Model Master enamels and markings are from EagleCals, I chose to mark this Me 262 as 'white 1' of KG(j)6 since I can't recall anyone else using these markings on their Me 262 model.









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Posted: Friday, July 17, 2015 - 05:12 AM UTC
Nice job on this one Les ! Always like the Model Master enamel paints for their German shades .






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Posted: Friday, July 17, 2015 - 08:16 AM UTC
Les,
Absolutely fantastic! Love your diorama and photography!
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Posted: Friday, July 17, 2015 - 12:12 PM UTC
A beautifully done 262 Les! One of my all-time favourite aircraft!



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Posted: Friday, July 17, 2015 - 08:29 PM UTC
Les,
Another outstanding build and equally impressive presentation. I was certainly hard pressed to realize that your build was in 1/72 scale. You've certainly set the standard here for presentation photography.
Joel
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Posted: Saturday, July 18, 2015 - 11:41 PM UTC
Thanks so much for the comments!

My next finished model will be a little more interesting (I hope!).


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Posted: Sunday, July 19, 2015 - 06:28 AM UTC
Les,
Great looking 262! I hadnt thought of the revell kit for a 1/72 262 but it certainly builds up nice. I really like your photo styles look like they come straight out of a luftwaffe ground crewmans photo album! Is black 7 another build or computer magic?
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Posted: Sunday, July 19, 2015 - 10:56 AM UTC
Very nicely done Les, I just love the 262
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Posted: Sunday, July 19, 2015 - 04:11 PM UTC
Very nice indeed! Great job on the paintwork, especially the mottling in this scale.

Cheers, D
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Posted: Sunday, July 19, 2015 - 11:37 PM UTC
Thanks guys!

Mike,
The Me 262 'black 7' is an older build, its a 1/48 scale model.
Often I will use models in different scales in my pictures for a forced perspective.
The first image in this thread is of the Revell kit with a 1/100 scale Tamiya Me 262 lurking in the background...and further in the background is the backdrop I airbrushed.


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