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Revell 1/32 scale Heinkel He 162
- Thread starter matrixone
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Bleh you can say that again...
Yes the weather this summer has affected my desire to do much modeling but I will take this type of weather as much as I can get it, in most years a lot of summer weather here is cool enough to require turning on the heat at night. Its been slightly over three months since any need for turning on the heat...in the thirty years I have been here this has never happened before.
The He 162 wheels (and those for the Messerschmitts) are being weathered now. I am also checking the fit of the canopy clear parts before they are dunked in Future.
The wings are being repaired from the damage done by the glue spill last night, the damage is a little worse than I first thought.
Matrixone
The He 162 wheels (and those for the Messerschmitts) are being weathered now. I am also checking the fit of the canopy clear parts before they are dunked in Future.
The wings are being repaired from the damage done by the glue spill last night, the damage is a little worse than I first thought.
Matrixone
The He 162 project was down but not out, the wings will be able to be saved so work on this model will continue.
Not too much to see just yet, the fuselage seam lines have been sprayed to check for defects and much of the weathering has been done on the wheels.
Matrixone
Not too much to see just yet, the fuselage seam lines have been sprayed to check for defects and much of the weathering has been done on the wheels.
Matrixone
Yup same exact one. I finally gave up on it when the entire instrument panel vanished.
Thanks again Bob!
Ryan,
Sorry to learn of the missing part, maybe a scratch built IP could work...and finish the model with the canopy closed? Sure beats throwing the model out.
I have three of the Dragon He 162 kits and bought them before Tamiya released their version of the He 162, the Tamiya kit looks really good and by all reports I have read its a breeze to put together...unlike the older Dragon kit.
Matrixone
Ryan,
Sorry to learn of the missing part, maybe a scratch built IP could work...and finish the model with the canopy closed? Sure beats throwing the model out.
I have three of the Dragon He 162 kits and bought them before Tamiya released their version of the He 162, the Tamiya kit looks really good and by all reports I have read its a breeze to put together...unlike the older Dragon kit.
Matrixone
Thanks James and bagge
James,
Thanks for posting the info from the He 162 booklet.
bagge,
Still working on the glue damaged wing, the sink marks were easily dealt with putty its the trailing edge that is the real problem.
The wheels were sprayed with a flat clear coat and then some scratches and scuff marks were added to the wheel hubs today, all that's left to do is some precise airbrush work on the tires and the wheels will be finished.
Matrixone
James,
Thanks for posting the info from the He 162 booklet.
bagge,
Still working on the glue damaged wing, the sink marks were easily dealt with putty its the trailing edge that is the real problem.
The wheels were sprayed with a flat clear coat and then some scratches and scuff marks were added to the wheel hubs today, all that's left to do is some precise airbrush work on the tires and the wheels will be finished.
Matrixone
Here is the He 162 as it looks like right now, the damage to the wing was repaired and the airframe is pretty much complete and needs the cockpit and wheel well masked off before I can start painting.
This kit really fits together quite nice but there was still a few small areas here and there that needed some putty or Mr. Surfacer to smooth out.
Matrixone
This kit really fits together quite nice but there was still a few small areas here and there that needed some putty or Mr. Surfacer to smooth out.
Matrixone
phantom II
Master at Arms
Cheers, Christian B)
