====== Revell 1/72 Messcherschmitt Me262 A-1a ======

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  * Manufacturer: Revell
  * Series: [[:blog:models:military:index|Military models]]
  * Part number: 4166
  * Year of production: 1999
  * Scale: 1/72
  * Kit type: Fixed-pose fighter aircraft
  * Vehicle: WW2 German Jet-powered Fighter
  * Price: £9.99 from [[https://northeastmodelcentre.co.uk/|North East Model Centre]], July 2024
  * Build date: Started April 2025
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<imgcaption mfr_box|Manufacturer box art.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:462531.jpg?500|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption complete_a|Example of completed model.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:462529.jpg?500|}}</imgcaption>

I bought this in July 2024 with my eldest daughter as a kit to build and paint together. Her younger sister picked a [[:blog:military:models_fw_ta_152|FW 152]].

===== Paints =====

^ 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 ===

<imgcaption box_a|Box front.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20240825164049.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption box_b|Box rear.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20240825164055.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption>

=== Parts ===

<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>

=== Instructions ===

Typical black and white Revell loose 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_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>

=== Decals ===

Quite nice decals:

<imgcaption decals_a|Waterslide decals.>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20240825164207.jpg?300|}}</imgcaption>

===== In Progress Images =====

**[Assembly started April 2025]**

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:

   * 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.

<imgcaption diary_1|>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20250425101212.jpg?400|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption diary_2|>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20250425101223.jpg?400|}}</imgcaption>

Filling some of the minor gaps (not that there are many) with Mr Hobby Surfacer:

<imgcaption diary_3|>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20250426111910.jpg?400|}}</imgcaption> <imgcaption diary_4|>{{:blog:models:revell_me262:img20250426111922.jpg?400|}}</imgcaption>
===== Finished Images =====

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