Call me crazy... but this is another kit that I have been dreaming about building in these markings for a VERY long time now.

It's one of "those" pictures that just screams "Build Me" ! 🙂

After doing a lot of picture hunting online over the years, I ran across a few more photos of this iconic plane.

A lot can be learned by studying these photos. I don't know if this one is "colorized" or not, but I think it might be an original end of the War color photo taken by a GI.

I even found a "sister" ship that was photographed in a Luftwaffe scrap yard at the end of the War. This one is Werk Number 111728 and has the last thre of the Werk Number "728" stenciled on the rear side of the fuselage ... I zoomed in on the number to confirm it.

I'll be using this kit, which builds up beautifully. The only downfall is the leading edge slats... Too bad they were not opened, which is how the plane would look when parked on the ground.

This one will also be getting covered in Bare Metal Foil, similar to how my recent Ki-61 "Tony" was done.

So please follow along with me and my madness... 🙂

Thanks !

I named this particular 262 this way, because Howard Huges actually planned on racing this exact same plane in the trophy races right after the end of the War... Somehow he was able to get this one in the US. He was not allowed to participate in the races, as I am sure he would have won... Should he have won the event, it would have been very embarrassing for the US Army, as this plane surpassed the performance of the latest type, the P-80.

To make things worse, this was a captured example that was used by the enemy. It shows just how far the Allies were behind the Germans as far as technology is concerned. This jet was way ahead of it's time.

You're crazy - there, now I've said it 🙂
Anyway, looking forward to follow this one too, expecting the usual high standard from your work for inspiration. (by coincidence this one is in my stash too). Thanx for the background research!

I've heard Putty monster used to describe models ...usually in the negative sense. But, when the original aircraft was puttied up your left with a kit that if done properly will be a "Putty Monster" .

The Germans jet engines had such a short life span that I am not surprised that an engine fire shortened the U.S. example during testing. When your using steel for the fan blades TBO where measured in hours. Had the Germans been able to use Chromium with their metallurgy for fan blades a different story could have been told.

Coming to think of it, the "putty" could be primer/etchprimer to stop the assembled parts corroding the minute they are done. When riveting the surface of both rivet and sheetmetal is exposed, and if left so will start corrode right away.
When you get around to a Salamander, why not consider one of the planes that were based in Denmark at the end 🙂 just a thought