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| ====== Revell 1/72 Messcherschmitt Me262 A-1a ====== | ====== Revell 1/72 Messerschmitt Me262 A-1a ====== |
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| <WRAP box round half> | <WRAP box round half> |
| * Kit type: Fixed-pose fighter aircraft | * Kit type: Fixed-pose fighter aircraft |
| * Vehicle: WW2 German Jet-powered Fighter | * Vehicle: WW2 German Jet-powered Fighter |
| * Build date: ??? | |
| * Price: £9.99 from [[https://northeastmodelcentre.co.uk/|North East Model Centre]], July 2024 | * Price: £9.99 from [[https://northeastmodelcentre.co.uk/|North East Model Centre]], July 2024 |
| | * Build date: Started April 2025 |
| </WRAP> | </WRAP> |
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| ===== Paints ===== | ===== Paints ===== |
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| | ^ Section ^ Recommended Colour ^ Selected Colour ^ Notes ^ |
| | | Upper hull main colour | | AK Interactive 3rd Gen Acrylic RLM74 | | |
| | | Upper hull dark colour | | AK Interactive 3rd Gen Acrylic RLM75 | | |
| | | Lower hull light colour | | AK Interactive 3rd Gen Acrylic RLM76 | | |
| ===== Box Contents ===== | ===== Box Contents ===== |
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| === Parts === | === Parts === |
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| <imgcaption parts_a|Fuselage and engine cowls.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20240825164117.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption parts_b|Upper and lower wing sections.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20240825164125.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption parts_c|Drop tanks, engine parts and landing gear.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20240825164133.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption parts_d|Optional rocket tubes and cockpit glass parts.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20240825164146.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> | <imgcaption parts_a|Fuselage and engine cowls.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20240825164117.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption parts_b|Upper and lower wing sections.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20240825164125.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption parts_c|Drop tanks (options), engine parts and landing gear.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20240825164133.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption parts_d|Rocket tubes (options) and cockpit glass parts.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20240825164146.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> |
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| === Instructions === | === Instructions === |
| <imgcaption manual_a|Simple black and white manual as with most traditional Revell kits.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20240825164230.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption manual_b|Instructions.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20240825164251.jpg?525|}}</imgcaption> | <imgcaption manual_a|Simple black and white manual as with most traditional Revell kits.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20240825164230.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption manual_b|Instructions.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20240825164251.jpg?525|}}</imgcaption> |
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| <imgcaption manual_c|Instructions.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20240825164258.jpg?525|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption manual_d|Instructions.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20240825164306.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> | <imgcaption manual_c|Instructions and decal/paint guide.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20240825164258.jpg?525|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption manual_d|Decal/paint guide.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20240825164306.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> |
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| === Decals === | === Decals === |
| ===== In Progress Images ===== | ===== In Progress Images ===== |
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| | **[Assembly started April 2025]** |
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| | Kit mostly assembled. It's fairly basic (though decently designed) and goes together fairly straight forward. The only stand-out parts to pay attention on are: |
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| | * Add **nose** weights! Without additional weight in the nose, the whole kit tips backward. It needs //more// than you think. |
| | * Engines are built up seperately and then attached to wings. Fit is easy, but both of mine had large gaps on the rear wing edges. |
| | * Landing gear covers need to be cut up by hand if you want to pose the kit wheels-down. They become a fiddly, 3-part piece which needs to be stuck to the side of the wheel struts. Not great. |
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| | <imgcaption diary_1|>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20250425101212.jpg?400|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption diary_2|>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20250425101223.jpg?400|}}</imgcaption> |
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| | Filling some of the minor gaps (not that there are many) with Mr Hobby Surfacer: |
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| | <imgcaption diary_3|>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20250426111910.jpg?400|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption diary_4|>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20250426111922.jpg?400|}}</imgcaption> |
| ===== Finished Images ===== | ===== Finished Images ===== |
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