ME 262 Black X 1/KG51 1945

[oz rb fan]

my latest finished model
Tamiya ME262 A-2a the real plane is the only surviving fighter/bomber version of the ME262 and currently in store with the AWM in Canberra.
the model is painted as it was handed over to the RAF in March 1945.
429880334_2244114399117253_6260578047479482435_n by paul sabin, on Flickr
429861913_2244114339117259_2232863375309989251_n by paul sabin, on Flickr
429857228_2244114432450583_2139986709846905457_n by paul sabin, on Flickr
429853131_2244114292450597_9176485894160866615_n by paul sabin, on Flickr
429844197_2244114232450603_7640919954184282123_n by paul sabin, on Flickr
430789364_2244114362450590_9206903392456368908_n by paul sabin, on Flickr

the Tamiya kit is a joy to build and the decals were bought from eaglecals and were brilliant to used ........it's been a great build.

[hrtpaul]

Nice work mate

[BradG]

I think she's back on display and you used the correct nose; unusually for a fighter bomber she retained all 4 cannons. I really wish the AWM would put the bomb racks back on her though. When I was there, the bloke doing the tour said the airframe is out of alignment several inches from nose to tail and they are sure it saw action as a 303 bullet was found lodged in the aircraft with the hole patched over.

[oz rb fan]

I think she's back on display and you used the correct nose; unusually for a fighter bomber she retained all 4 cannons. I really wish the AWM would put the bomb racks back on her though. When I was there, the bloke doing the tour said the airframe is out of alignment several inches from nose to tail and they are sure it saw action as a 303 bullet was found lodged in the aircraft with the hole patched over.

she wasn't last year as there is a lot of building work going on at the moment........she almost certainly saw action not just the lodged bullet but also the the shell chutes show signs of having shell cases repeatedly moving through them as well.


thanks i did quite a bit research on her.