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Tim's Schwalbe
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Tim's Schwalbe
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Re: Tim's Schwalbe
I made a start today by assembling the engine nacelles and wings.
I've checked the canopy and it looks OK, despite what I've heard about them.
I've checked the canopy and it looks OK, despite what I've heard about them.
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I gather it's one of the best 262 kits about in that scale.
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Yes, it is one of the better ones.
A bit more progress. The engines have been fitted to the wings and the fuselage has been assembled. I can fit the cockpit interior later as it will fit in from underneath.
A dry fit of the wings and fuselage showed that I shouldn't need any filler.
A bit more progress. The engines have been fitted to the wings and the fuselage has been assembled. I can fit the cockpit interior later as it will fit in from underneath.
A dry fit of the wings and fuselage showed that I shouldn't need any filler.
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Re: Tim's Schwalbe
Is this the Matchbox tool or do Revell have a different one?
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Re: Tim's Schwalbe
Looking good Tim
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Re: Tim's Schwalbe
It's Revell's own tooling that came out in the mid 90's.Ratch wrote:Is this the Matchbox tool or do Revell have a different one?
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Re: Tim's Schwalbe
Cheers Tim
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Re: Tim's Schwalbe
This looks to be a nice enough kit to me Tim. She might need some nose weight before you close that fuselage though, it's been a while since I built a '262 but I think they will tail sit.
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Re: Tim's Schwalbe
It's been a while since I did anything to the 262 but today I completed the cockpit tub.
The tub was fitted to the fuselage, the wings added and some plasticene crammed into the nose.
A couple of sink marks on the engine nacelles needed a dab of filler but apart from that it will just need the seams sanding down.
The tub was fitted to the fuselage, the wings added and some plasticene crammed into the nose.
A couple of sink marks on the engine nacelles needed a dab of filler but apart from that it will just need the seams sanding down.
2020 A:35 B:18. 2021 A: 51 B:25 C:21 2022 A:63 B:23 C:11 2024 A:4 B:4 C:13