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Title: Luft46 Afrika Korp - Me-163 B1
Post by: Stan in YUL on April 02, 2022, 10:45:00 AM
Used to augment the P13As for point defence against raiding American B-45s.  The aircraft armament was updated with 24-round packs of R4M air to air rockets on revised configuration of pallets.
(https://i.imgur.com/rkChG8tl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/cE0IZB3l.jpg)

The kit used is the Heller 1/72 B1 in a "dessert splinter" camo. Another rescue from the shelf of doom!
The 1980 era SABA that I intended to do is currently back with the think tank to work out small matters of "how the hell am I going to do that" .

Thanks for looking.

Title: Re: Luft46 Afrika Korp - Me-163 B1
Post by: Gondor on April 02, 2022, 12:02:55 PM
Nice  :thumbsup:

Gondor
Title: Re: Luft46 Afrika Korp - Me-163 B1
Post by: NARSES2 on April 03, 2022, 05:47:58 AM
Quote from: Gondor on April 02, 2022, 12:02:55 PM
Nice  :thumbsup:

Gondor

It is indeed  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Luft46 Afrika Korp - Me-163 B1
Post by: su27rules on April 03, 2022, 08:42:57 AM
Nice!! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Luft46 Afrika Korp - Me-163 B1
Post by: Wardukw on April 03, 2022, 11:28:41 AM
In 48th i would have said ..nice..well done...in 32nd i wouls have said..not bad but in 72nd..dude..bloody nice build matey.
A F15 is quite small in 72nd and ive had the 163 in 32nd and it aint that big in that scale so this is to me very impressive in 72nd  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Luft46 Afrika Korp - Me-163 B1
Post by: comrade harps on April 03, 2022, 07:30:59 PM
Good, sharp splinters there. Quite a feet on something so small.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Luft46 Afrika Korp - Me-163 B1
Post by: Stan in YUL on April 03, 2022, 07:42:58 PM
Thanks guys, I did the splinters by airbrushing through stencils but there was a lot of touch up and overspray to deal with afterwards.  I have a set of needle/nozzle for fine lines on order.  Hopefully an easier go of it for the next time.
Title: Re: Luft46 Afrika Korp - Me-163 B1
Post by: Wardukw on April 03, 2022, 09:39:10 PM
Bloody hell Stan ..a airbrush ?? Dude you did pretty damn good so i would be pretty proud of this midget plane.
Funny you mentioned getting new needle and nozzle as im getting a new airbrush too.
The new one has 4 needles with .2 being the smallest..can not wait to play with that .
Title: Re: Luft46 Afrika Korp - Me-163 B1
Post by: dumaniac on April 06, 2022, 02:45:55 AM
Very nice indeed - no problem with sand ingestion