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©2007-2009 ~Zepherus
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This is a set that I have had done for a while, just didn't have time to post them till now.

It is a Tamiya 1/100 Me 262 "Schalbe" and Me 163 "Komet". Both hand painted with Testor paint. The assembly was pretty simple, and the result was excellent, especially with the Komet.

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:iconww2warbird:
I've seen footage of the Komet's take-off. That is scary & I bet the landing is even worse. At least the 262 has landing gear but those old jet engines were some temperamental critters. That is some nice work on the paint :)
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Nicely done. The 262 was a great design hampered by primitive engines and bad decisions. The 163 was as deadly to the pilot as to the bomber crews. The fuel was extremely volatile and on more than one occasion, the plane just exploded on the ground with the predicable results.
:iconzepherus:
Thanks! The 262 was put into service so late mainly because of Hitler's bad choices. The engines were primative but effective. (and temperamental)

The Komet was just a quick attempt to cure the bomber problem. It did not quite work our.

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"The only reason that the sun never sets on the British Empire is that God doesn't trust the English in the dark."

Anonymous
:iconzepherus:
Is there footage of it taking off on YouTube?

On Il-2 the Me 262 is a pain to take off, bump up the trottle too quick the engines blow.

Thanks, I worked hard on them.

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"The only reason that the sun never sets on the British Empire is that God doesn't trust the English in the dark."

Anonymous
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The engines on the 262 were only good for about 25 hours before they needed to be overhauled due to a lack of high temperature metals. they have two at the museum I used to volunteer at. One was complete and the other was a cut away and if you spun the turbines they still moved smoothly and took a minute or two to stop. Very well balanced machinery.
:iconww2warbird:
I don't know, haven't looked into Youtube footage. I remember the first time I slammed the throttle forward on the 262 on IL2. I cooked off both engines so fast. Then the lightbulb went on: these are WW2 jet engines, you have to be gentle with them.
:iconzepherus:
lol. The first time I did that I got blown sky-high...

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"The only reason that the sun never sets on the British Empire is that God doesn't trust the English in the dark."

Anonymous
:iconww2warbird:
I was scratching my head on the engine fire warnings until I looked left then right. Think I set a new record for bailing out.
:iconzepherus:
Wow, that is cool. No wonder US and Russian equipment are based on their's.

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"The only reason that the sun never sets on the British Empire is that God doesn't trust the English in the dark."

Anonymous
:iconzepherus:
lol. I didn't get the chance to bail...

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"The only reason that the sun never sets on the British Empire is that God doesn't trust the English in the dark."

Anonymous

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