[Kartonowy Arsenał] 4-5/2018 Me 262B-1a/U-1 1:33 (Halinski)

I spent some time this sunny afternoon in coating the kits and gluing cardboards to frame parts.

I don't think I could start it in a week or two but just preparation for the next.

Hi Seo,

I‘ve removed the swastika from the rudder.

Greetings,

Helmut

Quote from Zaphod

Hello Seo,

wow, this will be huge. One of the most detailled aircraft kits available and one of the final Halinski´s.

Kind regards

Zaphod

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Zapped,

I thought it is time to have a jet.

Seo by the Bay

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Hi Seo,

I‘ve removed the swastika from the rudder.

Greetings,

Helmut

Helmut,

My mistake. Thanks.

Seo by the Bay

The work for the nose cone shape

The work for the front fuselage continues

The work continues

Quote from Robson

Hi Seo,

A good idea what you did with the holes for the guns!

Very nice so far.

BR

Robert

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Thank you very much, Robert.

Seo by the Bay

The work for the vertical stabilizer

This is a bit tricky.

After 6 parts are glued together,

The work for the back fuselage

The frame of the vertical stabilizer gets divided to two sections

The frames are inserted.

The fuselage work continues

The fuselage work continues

Another frame

The surface of fuselage is done

Quote from wiwo1961

Hi Seo,

the Me 262 had a complete new design for a jetplane and your work on the body is perfect.

Greetings to the bay,

Wiwo

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Wiwo,

Thank you so much for your kind encouragement.

Me 262 looks a bit different with regular WWII fighter but up to now the construction haven't issued any big changes. It might do at wing construction though.

Seo by the Bay

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Hello Seo,

your method once more provided you with a perfectly smooth fuselage.

Is this longer/wider than the fuselage of the one-seated fighter version?

Kind regards

Zaphod

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Zaphod,

Thank you so much for your kind encouragement.

I made a bit changes in gluing parts and it seems to make the construction a bit easier.
I am glad I could finish the fuselage without too many mistakes.

About the size, I don't have an idea but I doubt one of them would be longer or wider. Parts are almost copies except the cockpit assembly. I thought about building 262 brothers but I gave up the idea. Andi posted his construction here : Messerschmitt Me 262A-1 1/33 Halinski and I haven't finished Spitfires.

Seo by the Bay

The work for the front frame

The work for the front frame

Working on the back cockpit

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Hello Seo,

I have to admit that I was a bit worried how the inside covers for the machine-cannons could be fit but you managed to put them precisely in their place .

Looks great so far !

Kind regards

Zaphod

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Zaphod,

Thank you so much for your kind encouragement.

Interestingly, there are two optional parts for machine gun ports with different thickness. I used the thinner one (thickness of frame part) but the regular ones look OK too. I just happen to see the thinner parts first and I didn't know there were the other.

Seo by the Bay

Continuing the work of the back cockpit

Work for the front cockpit.

Not much progress...

Quote from Zaphod

Hello Seo,

with the incredible amount of parts going into this section visual progress has to be slow.

But the finished parts look great again!

Kind regards

Zaphod

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Zaphod,

It is slow and somehow I am happy to be slow.

But I am moving on.

Seo by the Bay

Working in the front cockpit

Levers, a seat, pedals...

The front cockpit is done

Now the front and back cockpits together

Slowly moving on the actuation mechanism

Cockpits got connected.

Followed by a lot of rod work.

Working on the inner surface of the fuselage

A piece got divided into 4 pieces.

Fit checks. It looks OK.

Quote from Helmut B.

It looks not only „ok“, Seo…

It looks perfect!

Thank you so much for your kind encouragement.

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Hi Seo,

great Work Why are there so many Details inside the Fuselage below the Cockpit? Is this going to be a heavy detailed Wheel Bay?

Regards,

Daniel.

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Daniel,

It is by Halinski. No reason. He and Marcin might want to have very complicated assembly.

Seo by the Bay

Quote from Hans-Joachim Möllenberg

Ja, man kann beim ausgefahrenen Fahrwerk von unten über die Fahrwerksschächte in den Rumpf hineinsehen.

Gruß

HaJo

Hajo,

You are right. Very difficult to see inside. It is just fun to make. That's it.

Seo by the Bay