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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: draken35 on September 07, 2013, 09:03:42 AM

Title: Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on September 07, 2013, 09:03:42 AM

Today is the beginning of a "what-if" group build on the French forum Maquette Garden. I'm participating, with an 1/72 Academy Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet, the biplace version of the Komet...

I will use the cockpit detail set from CMK, and home-made Luxo decals.

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: No.1 on September 07, 2013, 09:41:57 AM

This will be excellent to see :) By the way, did Luxembourg ever have any aircraft?

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on September 07, 2013, 02:44:08 PM

Quote from: No.1 on September 07, 2013, 09:41:57 AM

This will be excellent to see :) By the way, did Luxembourg ever have any aircraft?

Yes!!!
They had some Piper cub just after the WWII; and the actual "sentinels" aircrafts (AWACS) are bearing Luxemburger cockades...
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Nato_awacs.jpg/800px-Nato_awacs.jpg)

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Post by: No.1 on September 07, 2013, 03:19:04 PM

Nice info mate, thank you :)

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: Second Air Force on September 08, 2013, 04:42:51 AM

Another fun "what if"!

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Post by: Nico Braas on September 08, 2013, 11:46:47 AM

I can vaguely remember that an Me-163 replica is still flying in Germany as a glider!
It is a single seat replica, red painted of one of the prototypes.

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on September 08, 2013, 07:28:43 PM

Parts are prepaired. The resin insert don't fit well, so I have to remove plastic from de interior of the low fuselage, and to sand (a long time!) the insert... But finally all is OK.
Removing the resin carrott under the insert caused a problem: a hole in the insert! I have used thin evergreen sheet and once again sanded a long time... But once again all is OK!
Seatbelts are placed; instrument panels in resin too.

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: Tweety on September 11, 2013, 04:58:01 PM

 :-love :-love :-love :-love :-love :-love :-love

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on September 11, 2013, 08:55:03 PM

Thank you Tweety!

Little progress today; it was a too  busy day to make more work...

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: No.1 on September 11, 2013, 09:15:59 PM

Very good my friend, it comes nicely :-ok

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on September 11, 2013, 09:26:49 PM

Thank you! ;)

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: zetman on September 12, 2013, 11:37:21 PM

Thats a very nicely detailed rocket mate,glad to watch such work,keep us posting,well done.

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on September 14, 2013, 11:21:49 AM

Thank you Zetman!

Today, white primer airbrushed...

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: No.1 on September 14, 2013, 11:30:39 AM

I forget some details- Gunze primer?

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on September 14, 2013, 11:58:10 AM

For the primer I always use white paint (not special primer). And, following the stock, I use indifferently Tamiya or Gunze. For this time it's Tamiya...

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: No.1 on September 14, 2013, 12:47:21 PM

All right, thank you :)

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: Second Air Force on September 14, 2013, 02:37:08 PM

Moving rapidly!

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on September 14, 2013, 03:08:31 PM

Quote from: Second Air Force on September 14, 2013, 02:37:08 PM

Moving rapidly!

I'm trying to, yes... ;)

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on September 15, 2013, 05:31:18 PM

Good work today; cockpit interior is painted...

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Post by: No.1 on September 15, 2013, 05:44:45 PM

Absolute good :-ok

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on September 15, 2013, 06:02:29 PM

Thank you! ;)

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Post by: draken35 on September 18, 2013, 08:51:58 PM

Pébéo gloss varnish airbrushed; then oil wash with Abteilung 502 "Wash Brown"

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: No.1 on September 18, 2013, 09:31:35 PM

Good :)

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Post by: Second Air Force on September 18, 2013, 11:24:55 PM

Two of everything! :-clap :-clap

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Post by: No.1 on September 19, 2013, 06:34:48 AM

And work look so relaxing :)

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on September 19, 2013, 09:04:22 PM

Thank you!

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on September 21, 2013, 06:28:25 PM

Work of those last days...

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: No.1 on September 21, 2013, 06:53:39 PM

Excellent progress!!

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on September 21, 2013, 07:18:50 PM

Thank you my friend! ;)

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: Tweety on September 21, 2013, 07:20:50 PM

 :-jump :-jump :-jump :-jump :-salut :-ok

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on September 21, 2013, 07:41:43 PM

Thank you Tweety! ;)

Title: Re: [Draken35] Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on September 26, 2013, 08:44:58 PM

Little progress: putty on the Komet, and tractor is built

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: No.1 on September 26, 2013, 09:02:22 PM

Tractor... details like that I always neglect...

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on September 28, 2013, 05:21:45 PM

Komet sanded

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: No.1 on September 28, 2013, 05:51:48 PM

And look great :))

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on September 28, 2013, 08:05:47 PM

Thank you! ;)

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: Second Air Force on September 29, 2013, 06:33:10 AM

I agree with No.1--the tractor looks excellent and the airplane is coming along nicely!

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on October 19, 2013, 08:27:55 PM

Time to come back...

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: No.1 on October 19, 2013, 08:58:56 PM

Welcome back :)

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on October 19, 2013, 09:10:36 PM

Thank you! ;)

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on October 20, 2013, 02:45:07 PM

Good painting seance today...

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: No.1 on October 20, 2013, 03:01:10 PM

Desert :)

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: Second Air Force on October 20, 2013, 03:56:57 PM

Standard Luxemburg rocket markings! Looking very nice!!!

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on October 20, 2013, 04:35:50 PM

Thank you!

Better with decals of course ;)

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on October 24, 2013, 07:03:18 PM

After Pébéo gloss varnish; oil wash; Pébéo mat varnish; removing of the masks and final assembly (wheels): here is it! FINISHED!!!

Nice little kit. I have also taken some photos with my other Luxo aircraft...

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: No.1 on October 24, 2013, 08:53:06 PM

Luxembourg force growing :-ok

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: Second Air Force on October 24, 2013, 10:56:50 PM

And they look great together!

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me-163S Komet... from Luxemburg!!!
Post by: draken35 on October 25, 2013, 04:23:33 PM

Thank you! ;)