A great start Trey I'm liking the seat belts, if it helps here's the link to my build http://www.scale-models.co.uk/community/threads/revell-1-32-he162-salamander.19409/. Watch out with the the gun bay door it should open downwards and not as the instructions would have it. Here's another link to a restoration that was done in france http://memorial.flight.free.fr/He162uk.html this shows a lot of detail including a video of the undercart being deployed and retracted.
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Great start Trey I also have one of these Hitler wonder-weapons in the stash so will be watching this with interest. The work in the office and the engine look great so far (i would expect nothing else) and I'm sure this will build into a fabulous looking model. Another Nazi jet to compliment the Horten!
Vaughan's build of the same is definitely worth a good look it's a great example.
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Steve,Tommy, MKA , thanks!
Vaughan thanks I went back and revisited your most excellent build,hope you do'nt mind I'm already sampling yours! I remember you started yours at the same time I got the kit as a gift,it was killing me! I wanted to jump on it so bad after seeing how well yours turned out, but had obliations already on the bench.
Paul thank you,could'nt agree more ,Vaughans is a great study in the subject for sure! I want to do another in 1/48 to sit with the Horten,who makes a good one in that scale?
Not a lot to update ,adding some scratch details to the engine and also relocated some of the kit supplied parts to more scale positions. Then did a little painting in the gear bay .Comment
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I managed to get some building in today and gave the office and gear bays a wash with some ProModeller black
Also added some lead so it wo'nt be a tail sitter
More detail added to the Engine , lots more to go here. Not going to be %100 accurate but I'm hoping it will pass for something closeComment
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Looking very nice Trey!Comment
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Hi Trey
Great progress on the jet. Whenever I see a nice start to a kit I've got in the cupboard I'm always tempted to start it myself. This is no exception. I think the German jets are all very interesting and great subjects for a model.
BTW, Tamiya seem to produce a decent kit in 1/48. Haven't built one but here's a review.
http://modelingmadness.com/review/axis/luft/brown162.htm
Eventually I'll build the 3 jets I've got in 1/32 - Komet, Salamander and 262 and I'm really looking forward to the prospect.
Have fun Trey I know this will be good.
Paul
Edit: Sorry Komet is or was rocket powered
ops: and not a jet
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I don't know how I missed the start to this one Trey but what a start great workComment
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I have just caught up with this Trey and I have got to say it looks like it is going to be another great build.Comment
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And if you fancy something else rocket powered to go with the Komet then Fly models do a decent 1/32 Bachem 349 Natter. It's good for a limited run kit and you'd have no problem with it!Originally posted by \
Nice work Trey. I've never built one of these and seeing what Vaughan and then you (so far) have made of it I'm becoming sorely tempted.
Cheers
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Excellent work so far Paul.
I'm watching with interest.
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very impressage work so far Tray,
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It's looking very impressive so far...Comment
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Thanks for all the postive response everyone!
Paul thanks for the link,gonna get that kit for sure.
Steve , the Natter kit the same one you built earlier?
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that looks great, ,you going to have it show, as dont the housing open to show the engine
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That engine looks like you could spin it up and it would fly off the bench! Very nice indeed.
Yes, the Fly 'Natter' is the one I built a while back. I built the prototype version which made the first, brief, fatal, vertically launched rocket powered flight.
Cheers
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