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Old 12-11-2017, 04:29 PM
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Messerscmidt Me-262 "Schwalbe" - Gerard Methorst

01-INTRO.
Many years and times already we are "being spoiled" by Gerard Methorst: his downloads of many airplanes, mainly Dutch. All for free!
You can get them HERE. Due to piracy Gerard has build in some sort of identification with a password which can be obtained through "GET PASSWORD".

The latest model now is the famous Messerschmidt Me-262 'Schwalbe'. The "road to the model" can be followed by reading his blog:
BLOG. It was a road with bumps...

The files are here now and can be downloaded with or without the in Gemany forbidden signs, as the swastika. And it has no password because of the bumpy road!

The model is scaled at 1/50 and the file contains 5 pages on A4: 1 cover, 2 inner parts en sketches and 2 with the outer parts.

The constructionmethod is alike the older Eastern Europe paper models: Rings connect by the bulkheads. I don't like this and therefore I used the other classic way: rings connected with gluetabs and inserted bulkheads.
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Old 12-11-2017, 04:33 PM
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Messerschmidt-Me-262 "Schwalbe"- Gerard Methorst

CONSTRUCTION - Part 1.

First the explanation how I used the "other" classical constructionmethod.

As we all know cutting papermodels always leaves a lot of white leftovers. The space between the body-rings was enougd to make the gluetabs.Gerard has left just enough material and with a pencil I indicated the middle. Then small tabs are cutted. Didn't make them conical...


As bulkhead I used the original middelpart of the supplied bulkeads. The parts with tabs were not needed.


The ring is closed and glued together. The "new" gluetabs are set in place and finally the bulkhead, reinforced wit grey cardboard, is inserted.


The first 2 parts of the nose are made without changes and all are glued together.


And also ring nr. 4 is aleady there!



To be continued...
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Old 12-11-2017, 07:54 PM
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sorry,but could not what the scale is ?
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sorry,but could not what the scale is ?
This is from Ponytail's first post

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The model is scaled at 1/50 and the file contains 5 pages on A4: 1 cover, 2 inner parts en sketches and 2 with the outer parts.
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Old 12-12-2017, 09:48 AM
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Messerschmidt-Me-262 "Schwalbe"

CONSTRUCTION - Part 2.

Confession: I have to take a little back on the constructionmethod...
Although not my favorite the designers' way is in this particular modell helpfull due to the flat and sharply bended underside of the body. And therefore I had to make some bulkheads twice. I hate cutting the little tabs and used thick greyboard instead. The tabbed parts can be used as template.


Now it's just a matter of closing the ring and inserting the bulkheads at both sides. This gives the precise point where the ring has to be folded sharp. And then is on the very same spot in each following ring! The triangle-opening is for handling- and moving purposes.




And this way the body grows and gets in slim and gracefull shape.


Almost done!




To be continued...
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Old 12-13-2017, 01:00 AM
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sorry,but could not what the scale is ?
Hey, I know that very often I didn't, but this time I mentioned it in the title-block. On every page even...

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Old 12-13-2017, 01:13 AM
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Nice work Willem. I like the aerodynamic shape of the Me-262. Quite a revolutionary aircraft at the time. But real Schwalbes (swallows) are by far faster and harder to follow...

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Old 01-07-2018, 08:10 AM
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Messerschmidt-Me-262 "Schwalbe"

CONSTRUCTION - Part 3.

Now the Christmas- and Newyearsdays are over it is time to continue this report.

The body is a relative straight forward construction as is the tail. The rudderfin simply slides over a vertical support (part 34) and has a very good fit. After sliding the beam of the rear wings (part 35) through the skin of these are also slided in place and again en good fit!



Next step is the wingconstruction. Started by sliding in the mainbeam through the body. Next are the ribs. Here I overlooked, as did the designer, the thickness of the used paper of the wings' skin. As designed and cutted on the outside lines they are of exact the same lenght and width of the skin. They have to fit inside so the parts have to be some smaller taking in consideration the paper thickness. I found out after glueing the parts...
With the little triangles the beam and ribs get the correct angle.


By correcting this I unfortunatly got some damage.


But now the skin fitted nicely and was the damage only little visible.




Also some little faults appeared:
The wheelbay is not 'in line'.



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Old 01-07-2018, 08:38 AM
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Too bad about the wheel well.
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It's taking shape very nicely. Well done!

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