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Greg Baker (strobez)
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Tintin: Voir et Savoir 43 - Messerschmitt ME-262

Scale:
1:144
Status:
Completed
Started:
November 23, 2016

CET appareil eut une destinée extraordinaire. En mars 1942, un Me-262, doté d'un train tricycle, effectuait son premier vol. En 1943, à la suite d'un rapport du général des chasseurs allemands Galland, enthousiasme par les performances de cet avion, la LUFTWAFFE voulut le commander. Sans même consulter G'ring, Hitler ordonnait la poursuite de sa mise au point, mais interdisait sa construction en série. Vers la fin de l'année toutefois, Hitler se souvint de cet avion, mais, persuadé par G'bbels et Bormann, il voulut en faire un bombardier. Cette décision entraîna de nouvelles études et de nouveaux retards, mais malgré cela, sous la direction du général Milch, la construction de chasseurs se poursuivit jusqu'au jour où Hitler, l'ayant appris, donna l'ordre de les transformer immédiatement en bombardiers. Ainsi que l'écrivit le général Galland : " On aurait aussi bien pu transformer un cheval en vache laitière ! " Ce n'est qu'en octobre que fut abandonnée cette politique. Il était trop tard : le meilleur chasseur du monde ne pouvait lutter à un contre cinquante !

Un jour un pilote d'essai se réfugia à Zurich, en Suisse, à bord d'un Me-262. De peur que l'appareil ne tombât aux mains des alliés, Hitler ordonna l'attaque de Zurich par troupes parachutées. Cette opération, qui avait été confiée au fameux colonel Skorzeny, le libérateur de Mussolini, fut décommandée à la toute dernière minute ; les Suisses avaient d'ailleurs été avertis par l'espionnage allemand de ce qui se tramait et l'avion fut rendu à la LUFTWAFFE. Plusieurs unités furent équipées de cet appareil remarquable, et c'est à bord de l'un d'eux que le grand as allemand Walter Nowotny trouva la mort, descendu le 15 mars 1945 par un Tempest de la R.A.F.

Caractéristiques : Envergure : 12,50 m. – Longueur : 10,60 m. – 2 réacteurs Junkers Jumo 004 de 900 kg. chacun. – Armement : 4 canons de 30 mm. – Vitesse maximum : 869 km/h.

Project inventory

Full kits
01319
Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a
Trumpeter 1:144
01319 2009 New tool
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Photoalbums

25 images
Voir er Savoir 43 - Me262View album, image #25
1:144
1:144 Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a (Trumpeter 01319)

Part of my Collection

The Scale models of Voir et Savoir
Ideas 52×In progress 2×Completed 6×

Comments

23 November 2016, 05:04
Greg Baker
I'm trying to figure out what decals will be needed for this project. Anyone have any idea what that little yellow shield might be? I've looked through a bunch of German WWII crests but nothing leaps out at me. Any experts out there?
5 February 2020, 23:00
Matthew A
My guess is that it's a misrepresentation of JG7
10 February 2020, 11:41
Spanjaard
262? i am in 🙂
10 February 2020, 23:45
Greg Baker
I'll buy that answer Matthew... thanks!

Now the question for this project is do I use the okay-but-just-barely Revell Micro Wings Kit, or do I use the much better Trumpeter one. There's competition between two projects, this one, and Leijiverse - The Black Knight of Berlin | Project by strobez (1:144) . In that project the Me262 will be painted jet black with a gold skull head mark. The Revell will likely hide a lot of its flaws under the shadow of a black coat, but the Leijiverse project ranks higher in my personal list.

Decisions decisions...
11 February 2020, 01:03
Spanjaard
Leijiverse uses Platz? then trumpeter would be a good idea next to them. those Platz are excellent
i have not build the Revel one
11 February 2020, 07:13
Nils Steyaert
nice project 👍
i have both the Trumpeter and revell kits in stash, and my advice: go with the Trumpeter kit. its far superiour then the 50+ year old revell moulds.
11 February 2020, 08:46
Greg Baker
Well, the question isn't really which one is superior. The Trumpeter kit wins that hands down. I have both kits, so my plan was to use the Trumpeter kit side-by-side with the Platz P-51 Mustangs and leave the Revell one as a stand alone. That makes sense to me given that the kits in my Voir et Savoir project are of varying quality. The only caveat is that using the Trumpeter one in the Leijiverse build means it will basically be painted completely black. So, there was a small voice in the back of my head that said "well, if it's just going to be be black... maybe the Revell one will do..." but I keep that voice quiet... with all the rest of them.😉
11 February 2020, 09:25
Munkyslut
I love anything Tintin, I'm watching 😉
11 February 2020, 09:35
Spanjaard
get another Trumpeter, you can leave the Revel for other project. it is not exactly a 50USD model😉
11 February 2020, 21:49
Greg Baker
I knew if I kept talking about it long enough someone would come up with the solution I was hoping for...😉
11 February 2020, 22:25
Spanjaard
LOL 😄 😄
11 February 2020, 22:44
Matthew A
Now you can tell your wife we made you do it
12 February 2020, 13:19
Greg Baker
The less I tell her, the better...😉
12 February 2020, 14:43
Spanjaard
LOL
12 February 2020, 22:54
Donald Dickson II
Its a 144. Its so small she wont even notice another one.
12 February 2020, 23:00
Greg Baker
You'd be surprised... I might be able to smuggle in something I bought off a shelf, but she usually gets to the boxes in the post before I do. She has a radar that seems to go off every time I try to get something by her.
13 February 2020, 00:36
Donald Dickson II
LMAO Ah, one of those wives.😉
13 February 2020, 01:26
Greg Baker
Yeah. She recently said to me "I feel better about having two children, knowing that one of my sons at least has a decent job and earns a living..."

To which my 10-year old son replied "does this mean I have to go get a job?"
13 February 2020, 01:46
Donald Dickson II
LMAO
13 February 2020, 03:56
Torsten
Watching 🙂
13 February 2020, 05:30
Greg Baker
I think this project is going to go up the priority ladder quite quickly. I think after I finish my current builds, this one and the B-24 are going on the bench. 🙂
13 February 2020, 07:31
Torsten
😎 🙂
13 February 2020, 14:16
Dave Flitton
Yes, watching!
13 February 2020, 20:31
Greg Baker
Okay, that's it... in the interest of public safety in light of the growing crowd here, the management has decided to open up the tent and start the show early. C'mon inside - Voir er Savoir 43 - Me262 | Album by strobez (1:144)
13 February 2020, 22:55
Dave Flitton
YAY!!
14 February 2020, 16:35

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