Site Admin 730 Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 Hi ladies, Now the Buchon is complete, I've been asked to build a Komet for Model Airplane International.I have a rake of AM for this too, which I'll selectively use as some is a little crappy or it'll be a choice between good and better. I was going to build this as a Luftwaffe machine but thought two German machines in a row would make some in this hobby think I'm a nazi sympathiser. In that light, I'll build the machine that was captured and test flown by Eric Brown. I had an opportunity to chat with him a few years ago about his Komet flight, so this seems to be a fitting way of remembering the guy. I will use some artistic license though as I believe the machine he flew was unarmed and most certainly won't have carried ammunition, but I will install it just the same. Basis for this build is the excellent if slightly fiddly Meng kit, with some Eduard, MASTER, and Aires stuff thrown at it. I don't expect this model to take too long as I don't want to be taken away from the F-104 which I will shortly show here on LSM. Anyway, here we go! 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 17,460 Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 Looks interesting Jim I've heard the Meng kit is a bit tricky in places but I'm sure you'll tame it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Site Admin 730 Posted April 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 After some soul-searching, I've decided to go with a Luftwaffe machine, simply because I want to display the model with its engine, guns and ammunition. The British evaluation machine wouldn't allow that, so from now, she'll be painted like this: 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlackMike Models 9,315 Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 The kit parts actually look quite nice as is. I've only ever seen one of these built up. Duncan B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Site Admin 730 Posted April 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 I actually built this for Tamiya Magazine about 5yrs ago, in a wood/metal ensemble. Certainly a quirky model to build. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 17,460 Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 Lovely Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Site Admin 730 Posted April 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 As with most things Aires, some remedial work is needed to make the resin parts fit as they should. Their resin pit is actually very nice, but is slightly too wide at the front. I assembled this with a few bits of tape and did some sanding with a coarse sanding stick. Only took about 10 mins of work to fix, and here's the result. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 17,460 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Looking nice nate I have an aries pit for the 1/32 fw190 d9 and it scares me slightly about the fit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Site Admin 730 Posted April 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 9 hours ago, Grunhertz said: Looking nice nate I have an aries pit for the 1/32 fw190 d9 and it scares me slightly about the fit If you just sand down the taper at the front so it matches the kit part, the whole unit fits perfectly. I think it's one of their better ones. That taper is only the section you see sanded in that picture, and you're only removing 1mm or less on both sides. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Site Admin 730 Posted April 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 See, Aires is a piece of piss. It's only our levels of patience that vary. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 17,460 Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 thats looking awesome nice one Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Toolmaker 1,759 Posted April 9, 2019 Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 Ye gods man! That looks brill. The care and attention to detail really stands out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DeKa 63 Posted May 6, 2019 Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 Me-163 Is interesting plane. 900km/hr with such small propeller... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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