Have any of you started or bought this yet? I got one for my birthday and an preparing to tackle all 300+ parts of it.

I must know any pitfalls and perils.

ADDENDUM: Rowan has posted a superior review of sprue photos at: https://armorama.kitmaker.net/review/1154



BTW, there are now 2 flyable -262s: ME-262 Project

ADDENDUM TWO (2) As I archive this build, I will supply hotlinks to the build's other posts:

ME-262 Cockpit References

Trumpeter ME-262 Decaled & Gear

Trumpeter ME-262 Painting Progress

Trumpeter ME-262 Painting

Bad Fittings

Trumpeter ME-262 Wing-Fuselage Fit

Trumpy Me-262 Progress--Nose & Fit

Trumpeter Me-262 Progress

Trumpeter Me-262 Stalled

Trumpeter Me-262 Warped Wing

Trumpeter ME-262 Guns, Cockpit, Engines

Trumpeter ME-262 Gun bay

i heard from my club mates that it's good! they sold their other 1/32 262 kits to buy this offering from trumpeter...

you're one lucky guy!

pls post some in-progress shots... thanks!!!

Hi Fred

1/32 isn't my usual scale, but I've got this kit. I haven't started it, but the review is on the way! Judy Crandall of Eagle Editions recommended it to me... and I have to say, having got hold of the kit, I can understand why! It's a stunner!

All the best

Rowan

Hi again Fred

Pitfalls - yes, the painting instructions... very odd in places - particularly for the interior. But I know you've got plenty of references to to help you out there. The tyres... vinyl = plastic-eating = potentially nasty! I expect aftermarket alternatives are on the way as we speak...

All the best

Rowan

Hi Rowan,

I certainly hope so! My experience with vinyl has been the gamut. My 30-year old Hasegawa 1/32 F6F Hellcat's vinyl tires have not hurt the styrene hubs, but a recent Italeri Opel Blitz's tires melted into the engine block and surrounding sprues The vinyl cable with the Tamiya 88mm Flak from 1973 has attacked some kits' plastic and not others in my spares box.

Weeeeeeeeeiiiiiirrrd