Me262A-2a done

Aircraft World War II
#21

You said the boss is the worse part of the kit, whats the boss? I have that kit coming in the mail soon so any info is most useful. Looks good! Will keep an eye out on the nose! John

#22

Meant nose, must have auto corrected to boss. Aside from the nose it’s a great kit. I would recommend maybe adding weights to the nose and forgoing the metal insert they provide, instead opting for the plastic. I think the metal is a bit oversized leading to many of the nose issues

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#23

Thanks, I saw a build using the metal and it still tail sat when it was touched or bumped at the tail. Thinking using plastic myself to get away from super glue. John

#24

Yeah it doesn’t tail sit with the metal, but the slightest bump will knock it onto its tail. If I build another HB me-262 which I plan to, I’ll use the plastic nose

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#25

YUP, plastic nose wheel well and plenty of lead weight in the nose!!! John

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#26

yes i forgot to mention that i added thin strips of plastic to the fuselage where the bottom of the panel and fuselage meet. i didn’t think of sanding or shaving some material off the inside of the bottom of the panel. i will try that next time or i will just glue the gun bay shut. you don’t really look at it unles you are displaying it in a diorama.

Joe

#27

Glad to know I wasn’t the only one that had to add that strip, I worried it was me that did it. The fit on the nose was frustrating on these for sure