A few pics of my Revell He 162A-2 in progress, the engine is pretty much done i added a few hoses, wires and a few other bits and pieces to give it some detail i think it looks convincing even if its not accurate. I have built other plane kits but this is my first in about 10 years, any and all comments welcome.

Hi rv1963!

Nice engine you've made! I like the different shades of metal you used and the little goodies you added make the whole thing indeed look more realistic... now show us what goes around that beautiful piece of work!

Jean-Luc

I can see it on the side of the box " fuel and battery not included"

rv1963 that is a great looking engine, I agree with Jean on the different shades of metals used. I really like the burnt look. Please share your method

Yep, can't argue with anything said, great looking engine Looking forward to see more
Mal

any and all comments welcome, eh....... keep going! as has been said, thats a real nice bit of work on that engine for your first in ten years.

Confession: I think I like the "In Progress" photos better than the finished ones.

That's great detailing, keep it going. I would like to know how you did the shading also, looks very good.

Good Luck
N E O

Nice one rv1963!

The extra "plumbing" really brings the engine to life and looks so much more effective than the photo-etched piping you sometimes see...

Keep us posted!

Rowan

Thanks guys i will try to explain how i did it. After the normal filling and sanding and assemble i airbrushed my base coat with Vallejo oily steel, next i airbrushed a very light coat of Comart Transparent black over everthing let dry, next step for the shading (this will take some time) i used Windsor and Newton Lamp Black and a small junk brush and layed in very small amounts of the oil paint in all the areas i wanted shading than i blend out the oils with a slightly larger brush. After all the oils are dry i go back to my airbrush and mix Comart transparent black and Testors leather to get a nice dark brown burnt looking color this was applied to large exhaust cone more heavily to the rear than the front. i also used Testors Aluminuim on several of the parts and Neolube NO.2 on a few of the parts.

My first time here and I must say what a great looking build.

Hi ipms44268

Welcome to Armorama! It's great have you with us!

All the best

Rowan

Thanks next tires and landing gear, than i move on to the interior.

Hi RV,

So this is where you've got to.
:-)

Great looking engine, multi tallented eh?

Looking forward to seeing more

Vic

Thanks Vic, i like to build all kinds of models it helps keep my skills sharp and i learn a lot more that way, don't worry i will be getting back to my Red sojay figure soon and i have a few more on deck as well, glad you like the engine.