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Re: Hobby Boss 1/48 Me 262A-1a/U3

Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 2:38 pm
by mostrich
Base tone is done. Now for the mentioned worms
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Re: Hobby Boss 1/48 Me 262A-1a/U3

Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 1:20 pm
by Thomas_M
Your wrist must be aching like hell! How many hours did it take to finish this so far? What airbrush did you use?

Re: Hobby Boss 1/48 Me 262A-1a/U3

Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 1:57 pm
by mostrich
Hi Thomas!

I did it in four sessions of about fourty minutes each to avoid cramps. I'm using my good ol' Gabbert Triplex, in this case with a 0.25 mm needle. It combines all you can expect from a German tool - simple construction, great handling and easy maintenance.

Lovin' it! :wub:

Re: Hobby Boss 1/48 Me 262A-1a/U3

Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 3:02 am
by mostrich
JimD wrote:Man that is absolutely beautiful. Resplendent. Well worth the effort.
Thank you, Jim. Both for your heads up and offering me this new way!
Coincidentally the exact opposite experience of what I had with my BMW... :hmm:
Yeah, since they're producing in Spartanburg SC, the quality decreases rapidly... :outtahere:

Earnestly, since German car producers try to compete with low cost countrys, they've thrown some principles over board. From the big players I think Audi's the one that held its high standards. To ridiculous prices, though.

Re: Hobby Boss 1/48 Me 262A-1a/U3

Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 10:55 am
by Thomas_M
JimD wrote:......moved on to a Merc...been much better.
Good decision! :lashed:

Re: Hobby Boss 1/48 Me 262A-1a/U3

Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 6:13 am
by Handiabled
Splendid work indeed. A really good airbrush can't do it alone! Awesome work so far !

Re: Hobby Boss 1/48 Me 262A-1a/U3

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 3:54 pm
by mostrich
Pulled her out of the waiting loop last weekend to throw that crazy field applied camo on. RLM 82 and 83 in thin lines.
Millions of them. Image

Not my cleanest work up to now, but they were painted with an airgun in the woods, so I'll leave it like it is...
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