TAMIYA Me 262 A1a FULL BUILD SINGLE STEPS

John Mulhall
Very nice airbrush work Thomas

Spanjaard
looking good so far!

Jakub Fiala
Excellent work so far, Thomas! Watching with interest.

Guy Rump
Following! 👍

Thomas Haberl - (TH SCALE MODELS) Author
Many thanks to all! And also thank for having interest on this build - trying not to disappoint you 😊

Never a Pro
you shouldn't worry about disappoint us, it is looking very good

Thomas Haberl - (TH SCALE MODELS) Author
Many thanks @Never a Pro! RLM76 has been applied today. Curious if I didn't leave too much contrast, but I will see that later on …

Sergej I
Great so far, can't wait the painting 👍
Also, the riveting makes it so much more interesting.

Thomas Haberl - (TH SCALE MODELS) Author
Many thanks @Sergej! Glad you like it 😊 RLM82 application is almost done so stay tuned 😝

Thomas Haberl - (TH SCALE MODELS) Author
RLM82 base tone applied - pre-shading turned out nice I would say 🤷‍♂️

Thomas Haberl - (TH SCALE MODELS) Author
Quick update: main colors applied. Quite happy with the result and now facing a challenging mottling session …

Zsolt Czegle
Great work so far! 👍

Thomas Haberl - (TH SCALE MODELS) Author
Thanks Zsolt! I hope I can motivate myself for the mottling soon ... it´s a challange and I´m moving it a bit in front of me since a week or so .... hahahaaaa

Stefan Fraundorfer
The 262 looks very promising, Thomas. I'll follow with interest.

Alberto
Looking very nice indeed 👍

Thomas Haberl - (TH SCALE MODELS) Author
Many thanks @Alberto and @Stefan - thanks for joining the journey of this build 😊

Thomas Haberl - (TH SCALE MODELS) Author
A bit of a progress on this one ... after moving the mottling from week to week and heading into a nice heatwave that made it impossible to do mottling, finally lower temperatures allowed my to do it. Not an easy task, especially the Vallejo RLM81 did not behave well, but it´s OK I would say

Jakub Fiala
I would say, it's totally OK 👍

Thomas Bischoff
nice work 👍 - you build the one which landed in Switzerland?

Thomas Haberl - (TH SCALE MODELS) Author
Many thanks guys! Appreciate it a lot 😊 @Thomas: yes, it should be Mutke's Weiße 3 that emergeny landed in Switzerland

Thomas Haberl - (TH SCALE MODELS) Author
A small update on the Me 262, I decided to go for historical accuracy and tried to replicate the poorly painted fuselage - @Thomas many thanks again for sharing the references. I'm not 100% satisfied but with weathering it will be OK. Let's see. On the latest pictures everything is already sealed in with a coat of gloss varnish

Thomas Bischoff
I'm a fan of your paint job! Looks realistic to me and adds spice to an otherwise plain light blue bottom 👍

Thomas Haberl - (TH SCALE MODELS) Author
Many thanks @Thomas. Indeed it looks much more interesting now. I guess this will be my first model displayed on a small mirror 😂

Jakub Fiala
Nice effect on the fuselage, Thomas! 👍

Thomas Haberl - (TH SCALE MODELS) Author
Many thanks @Jakub! It was a bit of a challenge to realize NMF area on a fully painted model, but I couldn't find any overspray! Meanwhile the old and a bit thick Tamiya decals were treated with a lot of love, varnish and sanding sponge to look like they should look. Horrible thick ... but it looks ok to me

Thomas Haberl - (TH SCALE MODELS) Author
Call her done - some more studio shots to follow in upcoming days. Any feedback and thoughts / criticisms about the final result is highly appreciated 😊

Guy Rump
I like the mottling, great job! 👍

Desert Marlin
I hope to finish my Galland version of this aircraft before the end of the year!!! Your's looks excellent!!!

Nick Dragone
Looks great. The airbrush work is superb

BetterTimes-Henry
Very nice👍

Neuling
Excellent result!

Mr James
Beautiful work on the camo painting. Top notch build

Zsolt Czegle
AWESOME! It was a pleasure to see it in person in Bratislava. Hereby congratulations again for the award! 👍

Thomas Haberl - (TH SCALE MODELS) Author
Many thanks for your nice feedback! It's overwhelming!!! @Zsolt: thanks a lot - it was a big surprise and I still struggle to believe it 🤣

Pietro De Angelis
Fantastic work,
congrats!

Thomas Bischoff
Award? Did I miss something?

Mid Franconian
Excellent paintjob!!

Thomas Haberl - (TH SCALE MODELS) Author
Thanks @Pietro and @Mid Franconian! @Thomas: no, I did not share this information but Zsolt and I joined Plastic Winter in Bratislava this Saturday. Indeed the Me 262 was awarded in 1/48 jet category 🏆

BetterTimes-Henry
Congratulations!

Jakub Fiala
Beautiful result, Thomas! Congratulations on the well-deserved award 👍

Jorge Ferreira
Beautifull. The slats should be deployed has every Messerschmitt on the ground but it´s a comon mistake. Love it. Congratulations

Jorge Ferreira
Youtube Video a video that every model building a Me 262 should watch. Particularly in this case at 14m35s where it shows the slats position when the airplane is on the ground. This is valid for all Me including the 109.

Thomas Haberl - (TH SCALE MODELS) Author
Many thanks guys! Appreciate your nice comments! @Jorge: thanks a lot for pointing that out! The kit didn't offer open slat position so I didn't think of this and actually and honestly speaking didn't know that. I knew about that on the Bf109. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge here!

Thomas Bischoff
Congratulations for the award! Well deserved 👍

Robert Podkoński
Congrats, Thomas! Well deserved indeed!

Thomas Haberl - (TH SCALE MODELS) Author
Thanks a lot guys! Appreciate you all!! Very motivating words for me - thanks again!

Thomas Haberl - (TH SCALE MODELS) Author
Some studio shots available here for those who are interested: TAMIYA Me 262 A1a FINAL SHOOTING | Album by _th84_ (1:48)