Revell 1/32 He162 'salamander'

[mossiepilot]

That engine looks great Vaughan, just enough muck to bring it to life.

Tony.

 

[Vaughan]

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[Vajled]

just catch it... fantastic job so far

roman

 

[Ian M]

I have been watching from the cheap seats. A curious looking thing and well named.

Looking forward to seeing the paint go on.

Ian M

 

[yak face]

Great work vaughan , i too have been watching from the back , top work mate , looking forward to seeing the camo go on , cheers tony

 

[tecdes]

Very nice Vaughan. Like the distressing. That nose wheel assembly looks as though it has grease on it. Has it & if not how did you get that authentic look a like.

Laurie

 

[Vaughan]

Not had any real time for modelling at the moment although I've managed to do the harnesses which I've scratch built from a combination of P.E buckles, Tamiya tape and wire. More to follow when I find some more time.

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[tommy1drop]

Great work Vaughan, love the engine and cockpit details, looking forward to seeing more.

Tom

 

[AJay]

That's looking great!

 

[yak face]

Great scratching vaughan ! cheers tony

 

[colin m]

I like watching your builds Vaughan, you do bring so much detail to life.

 

[Vaughan]

Colin, Tony, Tom thanks. This has turned out to be a bit of a slow build I need to sort the weights out for the nose as this is going to be a real tail sitter. It says it needs 45g of weight but there's no way that much will fit in the nose alone, so I have also put some behind the pilots seat as suggested in the instructions fingers crossed that will work. I've also made a start on the engine cowlings RLM 2 plus some weathering. Next stage is to close the fuselage.

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[Vaughan]

A small update more lead shot was added to the nose and even under the pilot seat and at last she's no longer a tail sitter not sure how the undercart is going to cope with all the extra weight, time will tell. Here's a dry fit (wheel bay doors resting in approximate position) before the fuselage is closed.

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[Bunkerbarge]

There are some superb weathering techniques going into this build. Beautiful careful washes and just the right amount of dry brushing to bring out highlights. Shadows are given depth without overdoing it and scuffing of well worn surfaces looks just right.

If the outside of this model looks half as good as the inside does this is going to be a stunning piece.

 

[Vaughan]

Thanks Richard. It's a shame that the nose wheel detail will be lost but the engine will be on full display(a quick dry fit).

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[flyjoe180]

Great work Vaughan, as has already been said, some brilliant detail work going on here.

 

[Vaughan]

Thanks Joe

Well the fuselage is now buttoned up and there has been the need to re-scribe some of the panel lines, I have used dymo tape as a guide and a Trumpeter scriber. I have also had to use some very thin plastic card next to the gun bay as there was a significant sink area but all is good now. Next up will be to fit the wings and tail plane section.

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[Kressy_13]

Some really great work going into this strangle little aircraft. Keep up the good work mate.

Cheers

Kressy

 

[Vaughan]

Thanks Kresten it good to see you back on the forum. A small update tail plane and wings are on. It's been a bit difficult to work out the correct dihedral of the wings but have consulted various line drawings so hope it's right.

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[ojays]

This is just brill, especially the detailing/dry brushing!

Gregg