Crashpilot´s bench

Crashpilot · Post by **Crashpilot** » March 20th, 2022, 5:34 pm

while having a look at the seams on the 262, this happened:

it fell, but somehow, I got my hand in the fall, so damage is a only slight
Maybe I should see it as a sign for today, to better take care of other things than modelling?
Hey, my flat looks a mess, maybe I should tidy it up a bit for the next week?

Crashpilot · Post by **Crashpilot** » March 23rd, 2022, 1:33 pm

my trusted method of using silver as primer, shows some bumps left, but nothing too bad - a little more sanding TBD, then a final coat....

Lone Modeller · Post by **Lone Modeller** » March 23rd, 2022, 7:55 pm

I had not seen this before - trying to improve the Airfix 262 is either a labour of love or a delve into insanity! I admire your efforts to improve it though - anything done will be an improvement!

Crashpilot · Post by **Crashpilot** » March 31st, 2022, 12:17 pm

Thank you! Yes, anything done on this kit is an improvement! I still enjoy working on it, mostly, because I dont take the build seriously, I just go with the flow, follow my whims.
I chose to paint the canopy with some self-mixed transparent blue, to hide a bit the patched-up look of it

and i simplified the framing on it a bit, so this is a bit "what-if"

DavidWomby · Post by **DavidWomby** » March 31st, 2022, 12:32 pm

Silver as a primer looks very revealing. Good idea. Thanks.

David

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » March 31st, 2022, 1:13 pm

Excellent work Markus!

MoMil · Post by **MoMil** » March 31st, 2022, 8:20 pm

That’s looking good

Crashpilot · Post by **Crashpilot** » April 2nd, 2022, 10:37 am

now cobbling together decals from my stash, for an all-silver Czech bird, PL-01, with a red flash on both sides of the fuselage....
Ha! I remember that I got red flashes for a Soviet MiG-15, N° 384, that are included in almost any MiG-15 kit out there, and I got that decal option three times (got some several MiG-15 kits in the stash...), so why not sacrificing one of these for this going-to-be Avia S-92, then

...and that "PL-01", I cobble together somewhere else, or paint it

Battletweety · Post by **Battletweety** » April 2nd, 2022, 10:58 am

Can't wait to see how this turns out mate, coming along very nicely. Me262 one of my favourite ww2 aircraft.

iggie · Post by **iggie** » April 2nd, 2022, 5:52 pm

Excellent work on the 262, especially considering just how poor that kit is!

Crashpilot · Post by **Crashpilot** » April 3rd, 2022, 4:30 pm

cannon muzzles were re-opened, my method of covering them with plasticine, and then to pry them, after the painting is done, has worked again

the hard-to-remove seams inside the nacelles (they come, as usual, in a left and right half) were covered up with several layers of clearfix, which bolsterd the very skinny shock cones as well

about ready for decals now

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » April 3rd, 2022, 10:02 pm

Looks goods Markus!

Lone Modeller · Post by **Lone Modeller** » April 3rd, 2022, 10:06 pm

That is certainly a big improvement on a very basic kit.

Crashpilot · Post by **Crashpilot** » April 4th, 2022, 4:01 pm

roundels went on without any fuss

Now I compare my lightning bolt decals with pictures of the real thing

hmmmm....

that´ll do, for the tips of the bolts, I´ll use some paint

DavidWomby · Post by **DavidWomby** » April 4th, 2022, 5:07 pm

Going to look great with those lightning bolts, Markus.

David

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