I liked the idea of doing a side by side build of late WW2 jets, so picked up a Meteor and a 162. What i didn't know was the Meteor i grabbed is circa '49 to early/mid '50's version of the Meteor, jets are definitely not my strong point In hindsight i needed an F.1 or F.3 Meteor, but it is what it is now. Both planes i am not really a fan of but i hope to learn to love them along the way :)
The two paint schemes i will more than likely be doing and a size comparison between the two aircraft and sprues. The Tamiya sprue is the good old solid hard sprue you expect from Tamiya whereas the Revell sprue is weirdly soft and nearly squishy. I much prefer the Tamiya sprue.
The two paint schemes i will more than likely be doing and a size comparison between the two aircraft and sprues. The Tamiya sprue is the good old solid hard sprue you expect from Tamiya whereas the Revell sprue is weirdly soft and nearly squishy. I much prefer the Tamiya sprue.
I skipped a bunch of steps doing the cockpits and just went straight to end result. No PE parts or scratch made seatbelts, just oob. The 162 seatbelts look a bit gimmicky but i can deal with it. The instrument panels, i added some tiny drops of clear as the glass for the gauges for the first time and think it looks better with than without. The weights use will pop up in a few pics further down.
He-162 rear wheel bay, nice little setup. Tamiya stuff just goes together so nicely, always
Slice and dice for the rear wheel bay. I somehow lost the centre section after slicing it but luckily the kit supplies two same type sprues which includes another wheel bay door section.
The weight, this will help the 162 not become a tail dragger. Tailplane fitting to see how it looks so far.
The winglets, known as 'Lippish Ears' From wiki - Following the end of World War II, Dr. Sighard F. Hoerner was a pioneer researcher in the field, having written a technical paper published in 1952 that called for drooped wingtips whose pointed rear tips focused the resulting wingtip vortex away from the upper wing surface. Drooped wingtips are often called "Hoerner tips" in his honor. Gliders and light aircraft have made use of Hoerner tips for many years.
The earliest-known implementation of a Hoerner-style downward-angled "wingtip device" on a jet aircraft was during World War II. This was the so-called "Lippisch-Ohren" (Lippisch-ears), allegedly attributed to the Messerschmitt Me 163's designer Alexander Lippisch, and first added to the M3 and M4 third and fourth prototypes of the Heinkel He 162A Spatz jet light fighter for evaluation. This addition was done in order to counteract the dutch roll characteristic present in the original He 162 design, related to its wings having a marked dihedral angle.
The earliest-known implementation of a Hoerner-style downward-angled "wingtip device" on a jet aircraft was during World War II. This was the so-called "Lippisch-Ohren" (Lippisch-ears), allegedly attributed to the Messerschmitt Me 163's designer Alexander Lippisch, and first added to the M3 and M4 third and fourth prototypes of the Heinkel He 162A Spatz jet light fighter for evaluation. This addition was done in order to counteract the dutch roll characteristic present in the original He 162 design, related to its wings having a marked dihedral angle.
Wheel bay area and mounts for the engines in the Gloster
162 body vs Gloster wings
Gloster engine in parts and together. I intend to add some wiring and other little pieces to one of these so i can leave one engine exposed in the wing
Like the engine, i will leave one of the gunbays open