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The Hasegawa 262 is a pretty well known
quantity and doesn't have too many problems, all things considered. The raised
areas around the cannon ports need knocked down, and the main tires are
curious and should be replaced. The nose tire is odd, too, but...
I used the Cooper Details 262 set which is a
marvelous little thing. Replacement main tires & wheels, and an amazing
cockpit assembly which fits fabulously, if the directions are followed. The
set I used predated the addition of resin slats, so I improvised.
I found one
of those wonderful Jo-Han Me 262's in a geological dig in my basement, and
decided to sacrifice it to the modeling gods. The wings were glued together
with tube glue and the slats then were extracted. I filed these to a proper
X-section and then cut all six separate sections apart.
The leading edge of the Hase wing was filed to
resemble the unslatted profile and slots cut in the bearing locations.
Teeny triangular pieces were cut from thin sheet, glued into the slots,
filed to shape (carefully!!), and finally, the slats were mounted onto them.
Then I went away for two days until the trembling stopped.
The main gear doors were
sawed apart where Hasegawa saw fit to mold them together in a most un-
scale-like manner, and brake lines added from 1/24th model car ignition
wire, stripped.
Paint is
Xtra-Colour RLM 76,81,82 shot on to emulate a scheme found illustrated nearly
everywhere, Green 3 of Stab./JG 7. Darned Xtra-Colour spattered a bit, but it's
a messy scheme anyway. Decals were from a Ministry
of Small Aircraft Production sheet.
The 21Cm rocket tubes were sourced from a Jo-Han
109. Quick story about the "Dodel" rockets. The Knight's Cross was
referred to as the "Dodel", and it was joked that every time the
rockets were fired, one could expect a Knight's Cross.
Just like Len Thomson... My collection of Merlin
engined Spitfires is far from complete. This Me-262 didn't help that a bit!
Robert
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