1/144 Me-262 Mistel, Mig-23/ Mig-27 and Mitsubishi F-1 Updates by RetroKit

 

1/144 Me-262 Mistel, Mig-23/ Mig-27 and Mitsubishi F-1 Updates by RetroKit

Just out!  

Our Mistel 4 resin conversion kit designed to be used with parts from the Eduard 1/144 Me 262 kits.

  The set includes the fuselage of the un-manned craft (to be married to Eduard wings and other smaller bits - though the Trumpeter wings will also fit), the launch trolley and struts connecting the un-manned Me 262 to the piloted Me 262.  The control plane can be any 1/144 single or two-seater Me 262 kit, including the RetroWings Me 262A2a/U2 (Ref. RW44131, that will require parts from yet another Me 262 kit!).

Also new are our MiG-23 & -27 cockpit detail set, to be used with the Dragon and Italeri kits (and not those released by Crown, Revell, Academy, ACE, Matchbox, Airfix,..) and our

 

Mitsubishi F-1 cockpit detail set to be used with the LS, Arii and Hobbycraft kits (and those released by Hobbycraft and Revell, which appear to be poor copies of the LS kit)..

Source: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057488347649

1/144 Me-262A-1 ‘Jet Fighter/Bomber’ (2 kits) - Mark I

1/144 Messerschmitt Me-262A-1 ‘Jet Fighter/Bomber’ (2in1 = 2 kits in 1 box)(Luftwaffe)

The Me 262 Schwalbe was a German jet fighter designed by the team led by Willy Messerschmitt. It was one of the most advanced warplanes to see front-line service during WWII. Its protracted development began in 1939, but aerodynamics research work and jet engine development delayed its mass production. The prototype Me 262V1 flew in April 1941, followed by a number of research and pre-production aircraft; the series-built Me 262As appeared only in the summer of 1944.

The Me 262A single seater was built in three main versions: A-1a fighter, A-2a fighter-bomber and A-1a/U3 reconnaissance aircraft. It was an all-metal low-wing monoplane, of a streamlined design, powered by two Jumo 004 turbojets suspended under the wings. It featured novel features such as swept-back wing and a tricycle landing gear. It had a clear-view canopy and was fitted with a non-ejection seat. It was equipped with four MK 108 cannons mounted in the fuselage nose. Two bomb pylons could also be carried under the front fuselage (A-1a/Jabo and A-2a variants), while two racks for R4M air-to-air rockets could be installed under the outer wings (A-1b). More than 1,400 planes were produced, but a max. of 200 were operational at any one time. Even though the Me 262s were rather late and unable to turn the tide and help the Germans to win the air war over Europe, they were capable interceptors and a significant menace.

A number of Me 262s fell into Allied hands and some were examined in Britain, the USSR and the USA post-war. A few Me 262As, designated the Avia S-92, were also operated by the Czechoslovak Air Force; a total of nine S-92s were introduced in 1947 and used until 1951.

Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a, White 10 (W.Nr. 170041), Erprobungskommando 262 (EKdo, Operational Test Command), Luftwaffe, Lechfeld Air Base, Germany, summer/autumn 1944

2) Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a, Green 1 (W.Nr. unknown), III./JG 7, Luftwaffe, Parchim Air Base, Germany, March 1945

3) Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a/Jabo, Black F (W.Nr. 130179), Einsatzkommando Schenk, Luftwaffe, Châteaudun Air Base, France, July/August 1944

4) Messerschmitt Me 262A-2a, Red B, 9K+BH (W.Nr. unknown), 5./KG 51, Luftwaffe, Schwäbisch Hall-Hessental Air Base, Germany, autumn 1944

Two ex-Eduard injection-moulded kits are supplied in this box and each kit contains 38 parts and one clear part (the cockpit canopy). One small fret with photo-etched parts and a comprehensive decal sheet are included.

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MKM144116

Available: February 2020
Cost: £18

1/144 Me-262B ‘Night Fighter’ (2 kits) (Luftwaffe, RAF, USAAF, Soviet AF) - Mark I

1/144 messerschmitt Me-262B ‘Night Fighter’ (2in1 = 2 kits in 1 box) (Luftwaffe, RAF, USAAF, Soviet AF) 

The Me 262 Schwalbe was a German jet fighter designed by the team led by Willy Messerschmitt. It was one of the most advanced warplanes to see front-line service during WWII. Its protracted development began in 1939, but aerodynamics research work and jet engine development delayed its mass production.

The two-seat aircraft based on the Me 262A-series was conceived in August 1943, but its prototype, a Blohm und Voss-converted Me 262 S5 was first flown only in July 1944.
Two basic B-models existed: the Me 262B-1a trainer and the Me 262B-1a/U1 night-fighter.
In total, some 29 Me 262Bs were modified, with the conversions shared between B&V and DLH. The Me 262B-1a/U1 night-fighters were all modifications, either from already-adapted B-1a trainer aircraft or directly from Me 262A airframes.

The Me 262B was an all-metal low-wing monoplane, of a streamlined design and with two cockpits in tandem. It was powered by two Jumo 004 turbojets suspended under the wings. It was fitted with a swept-back wing and a tricycle landing gear. It had a long clear-view canopy and was fitted with a non-ejection seats. Carriage of the four MK 108 cannons in the nose was intended for all the night-fighters; however, one of the NJG 11-operated Me 262B-1a/U1 had its lower two MK 108 cannons replaced by a pair of MG 151/20 guns. Due to revised fuel tankage the Me 262B-1a/U1 carried two pylons with external fuel tanks under the front fuselage.

A number of Me 262s fell into Allied hands and some were examined in Britain, the USSR and the USA post-war.

Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Messerschmitt Me 262B-1a/U1, Red 10 (W.Nr. 110635), 10./NJG 11, Luftwaffe, Schleswig-Jagel Air Base, Germany, May 1945 and Royal Aircraft Establishment, Oxfordness Air Base, U.K., November 1946-47

2) Messerschmitt Me 262B-1a/U1, Red 9 (W.Nr. 110306), 10./NJG 11, Luftwaffe, Schleswig-Jagel Air Base, Germany, May 1945 and U.S. Army Air Force, July 1945

3) Messerschmitt Me 262B-1a, White 9 (W.Nr. 110494), III./EJG 2, Luftwaffe, Lechfeld Air Base, Germany, January 1945

4) Messerschmitt Me 262B (W.Nr. unknown), NII VVS (Scientific Research Institute of the Army Air Forces of the Soviet Union), Chkalovsky Air Base, Soviet Union, September 1946

Two ex-Eduard injection-moulded kits are supplied in this box and each kit contains 38 parts and one clear part (the cockpit canopy). One small fret with photo-etched parts and a comprehensive decal sheet are included.

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MKM144117

Available: February 2020
Cost: £18

1/144 Me-262B / CS-92 Schwalbe ‘Jet Trainer’ (2 kits)(Luftwaffe, CzAF) - Mark I

1/144 Messerschmitt Me-262B / CS-92 Schwalbe ‘Jet Trainer’ (2in1 = 2 kits in 1 box)(Luftwaffe, CzAF)

The Me 262 Schwalbe was a German jet fighter designed by the team led by Willy Messerschmitt. It was one of the most advanced warplanes to see front-line service during WWII. Its protracted development began in 1939, but aerodynamics research work and jet engine development delayed its mass production.

The training aircraft based on the Me 262A-series was conceived in August 1943, but its prototype, a Blohm und Voss-converted Me 262 S5 was first flown only in July 1944.

In total, some 29 Me 262Bs were modified, with the conversions shared between B&V and DLH, and in fact all two-seaters were adapted from existing Me 262A airframes. Of these, nine aircraft were later upgraded to the combat night-fighter variant, the Me 262B-1a/U1.

The Me 262B was an all-metal low-wing monoplane, of a streamlined design and with two cockpits in tandem. It was powered by two Jumo 004 turbojets suspended under the wings. It was fitted with a swept-back wing and a tricycle landing gear. It had a long clear-view canopy and was fitted with a non-ejection seats. The original Me 262A’s on-board offensive armament was to be deleted, but some B-model aircraft carried two or even four MK 108 cannons in the fuselage nose.

A number of Me 262s fell into Allied hands and some were examined in Britain, the USSR and the USA post-war. In Czechoslovakia, three two-seater CS-92s were completed and utilised by the Air Force until 1951.


Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Messerschmitt Me 262 S5/B-1a (V15), Black VI+AJ (W.Nr. 130010), Blohm und Voss, Luftwaffe, Wenzendorf Air Base, Germany, July 1944

2) Messerschmitt Me 262B-1a, White S, B3+SH (W.Nr. 170075), 1./KG(J) 54, Luftwaffe, Giebelstadt Air Base, Germany, November 1944

3) Messerschmitt Me 262B-1a, White Z, B3+ZM (W.Nr. 111643), 4./KG(J) 54, Luftwaffe, Lu�¾ec nad Vltavou airfield, Bohemia-Moravia Protectorate, May 1945

4) Avia CS-92 (modified Me 262B-1), Black KR-35 (c/n 5), 5th Fighter Sq. (5. st�hac� letka), Czechoslovak Air Force (vojenské letectvo ČSLA), Mladá Air Base, spring 1951

Two ex-Eduard injection-moulded kits are supplied in this box and each kit contains 38 parts and one clear part (the cockpit canopy). One small fret with photo-etched parts and a comprehensive decal sheet are included.

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MKM144118

Available: February 2020
Cost: £18

1/144 Me-262A-1/Avia S-92 ‘Interceptor’ (2 kits)(Luftwaffe, RAF, Czechoslovak AF) - Mark I

1/144 Messerschmitt Me-262A-1/Avia S-92 ‘Interceptor’ (2in1 = 2 kits in 1 box)(Luftwaffe, RAF, Czechoslovak AF) - Mark I

The Me 262 Schwalbe was a German jet fighter designed by the team led by Willy Messerschmitt. It was one of the most advanced warplanes to see front-line service during WWII. Its protracted development began in 1939, but aerodynamics research work and jet engine development delayed its mass production. The prototype Me 262V1 flew in April 1941, followed by a number of research and pre-production aircraft; the series-built Me 262As appeared only in the summer of 1944.

The Me 262A single seater was built in three main versions: A-1a fighter, A-2a fighter-bomber and A-1a/U3 reconnaissance aircraft. It was an all-metal low-wing monoplane, of a streamlined design, powered by two Jumo 004 turbojets suspended under the wings. It featured novel features such as swept-back wing and a tricycle landing gear. It had a clear-view canopy and was fitted with a non-ejection seat. It was equipped with four MK 108 cannons mounted in the fuselage nose. Two bomb pylons could also be carried under the front fuselage (A-1a/Jabo and A-2a variants), while two racks for R4M air-to-air rockets could be installed under the outer wings (A-1b). More than 1,400 planes were produced, but a max. of 200 were operational at any one time. Even though the Me 262s were rather late and unable to turn the tide and help the Germans to win the air war over Europe, they were capable interceptors and a significant menace.

A number of Me 262s fell into Allied hands and some were examined in Britain, the USSR and the USA post-war. A few Me 262As, designated the Avia S-92, were also operated by the Czechoslovak Air Force; a total of nine S-92s were introduced in 1947 and used until 1951.

Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Messerschmitt Me 262 S3, Red 3, VI+AH (W.Nr. 130008), Erprobungskommando 262 (EKdo, Operational Test Command), Luftwaffe, Lechfeld Air Base, Germany, April 1944

2) Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a (V056), White V056 (W.Nr. 170056), FuG 226 radar antennae demonstrator, Erprobungsstelle Rechlin (E-Stelle, Weapons Testing Ground), Luftwaffe, Rechlin/Lärz Air Base, Germany, March 1945

3) Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a, Yellow 7 (W.Nr. 110800), 1./JG 7, Luftwaffe/RAF, �½atec/Lübeck Air Base, Bohemia-Moravia Protectorate/Germany, May 1945

4) Avia S-92 (modified Me 262A-1), Black V-36 (c/n 6), Jet Aircraft Training Flight, LV�š Aviation Research Institute (V�½cviková letka tryskov�½ch letadel při Leteckém v�½zkumném �ºstavu), Czechoslovak Air Force (vojenské letectvo ČSLA), �½atec and Prague-Kbely Air Bases, Czechoslovakia, 1949-50

Two ex-Eduard injection-moulded kits are supplied in this box and each kit contains 34 parts and one clear part (the cockpit canopy). Two small frets with photo-etched parts and a comprehensive decal sheet are included.o ex-Eduard injection-moulded kits are supplied in this box and each kit contains 38 parts and one clear part (the cockpit canopy).

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MKM144115

Available: February 2020
Cost: £18

1/144 Messerschmitt Me-262A Conversion & Weapon Set - Mark I

1/144 Messerschmitt Me-262A Conversion & Weapon Set - Mark I

Me 262A-1/U3 incl. decals & Me 262A-1a/Jabo/A-2a designed to be used with Eduard and Mark I Models kits)

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MKA14423

Available: February 2020
Cost: £6.99

1/144 Resin and Vac-Form Upgrades - Sun Detail

1/144 Resin and Vac-Form Upgrades - Sun Detail

Aero L-39 (designed to be used with Attack and MARK I Models kits))[L-39ZO/ZA/ART L-39C / L-39ZO L-39V L39ZA/L-139 L-39MS/L-59 'Super Albatros']
Control surfaces £5.80
Avionics bay £5.80
Cockpit £5.80

Messerschmitt Bf-109 (designed to be used with MARK I Models kits)[[Bf-109G-1/Bf-109G-2 Bf-109G-4 Bf-109G-5/Bf-109G-6]
Engine £5.80
Cockpit £5.80
Canopy (closed, 1 pcs) £3.99

Messerschmitt Me-262A/Me-262B (designed to be used with Eduard kits)
Nose Guns  £5.80

Avia/Letov C-2/Arado Ar-96B (designed to be used with MARK I Models kits)
Engine £5.80
Cockpit £5.80
Control surfaces £5.80
Canopy (open/closed, 2 pcs) £3.99

Mikoyan MiG-21 (designed to be used with Eduard kits)[MiG-21SMT MiG-21BIS MiG-21MF]
Flaps, ( £3.99

Curtiss H-75/Mohawk III/P-36 (designed to be used with MARK I Models kits)
Cockpit £TBA
Control surfaces £TBA

Available: Hannants and other stockists

1-144 Leiji Matsumoto 'Cockpit Series' Series - F-Toys

1-144 Leiji Matsumoto 'Cockpit Series' - F-Toys (Circle-K Limed Release)
From he creator of Matsumoto known as Space Blazer and Galaxy Express, comes a series of  based upon F-Toys Moulds and a limited release via Japanese Circle-K stores, taken from the Cockpit  Manga "Witches of Stanley"(?) staring Capitan Harlock as the central character [my best guess from Translation software] this is a mega bundle containing a set of aircraft, a Manga Comic and a special wall-hanging storage box with further Manga Artwork.

Cost 6,800 yen - Special Collectors Pack (Circle K)
Expected Release: 13th November 2012.

Sources: Niitakayama Blog & Circle-K

Regular F-Toys Issue
http://www.platz-hobby.com/products/3706.html

1/144 Me-262 Jumo 004 (Trumpeter) - Retrowings

1/144 Me-262 Jumo 004 (Trumpeter) - Retrowings

Following on from the earlier release this year of an upgrade/diorama part for the Eduard Me-262 Kit, Retrowings have release a similar part for the Trumpeter kit. For a part that is approximately 30mm long I think you will see and agree from the pictures that the level of detail provided is excellent.

Left-hand replacement engine nacelle for the Trumpeter Me-262 kits  (single engine)

Product Name :    Me-262 Jumo004 (T
Product ID      :    RW44020
Product Price  :    2.49 (Euro)

Available: December 2011

From: Retrowings eStore

Kit supplied by Retrowings

Retrowings also can supply a  Right-hand engine nacelle to fit the Eduard Me-262 1/144 kits.  

For other Retrowings products featured on this blog see < here >

HD Images: 01 02 03 04 05 

1/144 Diorama "Götterdämmerung", Austria 1945

Lucas "Director's Cut"

1/144 Diorama "Götterdämmerung", Austria 1945

The movie...



History of the full diorama build, including liberation!

http://www.spruemaster.com/blog/archives/category/1191

1/144 Diorama "Götterdämmerung", Austria 1945 by Lucas

Lucas is back with another epic diorama build, not one, but two aircraft and interesting diorama!

The diorama is set in 1945 Austria (Innsbruck/Salzberg area), the luftwaffe have retreated into the mountains and are flying what aircraft they can from often temporary grass airstrips. As the Allied troops advance the airstrips are abandend and the aircraft sabotaged, the allied troops are then abale to sieze them..., and before they are shipped to the the USA/UK the Kodak camera comes to cpature the moment!

I think it is work looking at the full build history, there are some interesting techniques on how to detail and dress up your diorama. Even down to the figures being atonomically rearranged!

Also, no corners are cut with the aircraft. Again full details are given on how they were produced.
It is hard to fault such an allround and thought out presentation, a lot of work went into the research and short of putting a mountian in the background i think it has come good!

Full build history can be seen on http://www.spruemaster.com/ I is a little slow at times, but worth the wait...

Part I http://www.spruemaster.com/blog/archives/category/450
Part II http://www.spruemaster.com/blog/archives/category/504
Part III http://www.spruemaster.com/blog/archives/category/576
Part IV http://www.spruemaster.com/blog/archives/category/762

or summaries can be found on the:
ARC Forums == here ==
WW2 Aircraft Forum == here ==

1/144 Me-262 A-1 by Trumpeter

1/144 Me-262 A-1 by Trumpeter

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The second of the Trumpter Me-262 releases, this time the "A-1" Varient.

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http://www.trumpeter-china.com/war513/products/en_message.asp?id=777

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Scheduled for : December 2009

Cost : @10 USD

http://kampfgruppe144.blogspot.com/2008/01/1144-trumpeter-2008-catalogue.html