This is My Messerschmitt ME-262A-1a. this is the Tamiya 1/48th scale kit. This model bears the markings of Major Rudolf Sinner of III/JG7.

Nice jet! Good thing Germany could never get production up to speed!!

Sharp looking jet AJ How's the fit of the parts and did the swastika come with the kit?

The fit of the kit is outstanding, it's one of those kits that you can throw paint and glue inside the box, shake it and come out with a kit.

The swastika did come in the kit, as well as two other variations. an all black one, and a black one with a white outline.

Hi AJ!

That's a cool looking Me 262... with a strange camouflage pattern!
I also have one. It's a special edition and I plan to build it with rockets!
You said it's a "shake and bake" kit but you still have to do the building and painting! Don't be to modest, you did a great job!

Jean-Luc

Very interesting camouflage scheme, how was this achieved and what paints did you use?
Mal

I used Blue Painters tape. The Kind that can be found at the local Hardware or Home Improvement center.

I took the tape and cut it to only use the straight sides and laid in on the plane to make the stripes. I used Model master RLM colors of Hellblau, Dunkelgrun and Scwarzgrun. Once that was done I took a wash of black over the wings and major panel lines (elevator and rudder). Then I sprayed it with dullcote, really lightened up the colors and achieved the used look.