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Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet

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GasPatch Models 1/48 Me 163B Komet.

by Alistair Gauld on September 15, 2021
in Aviation — 20 Comments

What a fantastic kit this is. Any issues were of my own making and that was only a slight misalignment of the Cannon Cartridge Ejector Chute which caused a little fit issue with the wings. Everything else was a great fit. Primed with [...]

Red Rocket

by Michael Turner on August 29, 2021
in Aviation — 11 Comments

This aircraft was built as part of the “Imperial German Air Service / Luftwaffe Group Build May 1st, 1910, to Present Day” group build. Maj. Wolfgang Spate was the commanding officer of EKdo 16 (Erprobungskommando 16 or Test Command [...]

Me-163 Komet

by Gary Brantley on May 22, 2021
in Aviation — 13 Comments

Built back around 1989, (ex-Hawk kit, first produced in 1960 I believe) my Testors version was issued in 1982. The aircraft is the well-known rocket-powered interceptor, the Me163 Komet, in 1/48 scale. This kit had only about 25 [...]

Me 163B V41…

by Tom Rodgers on August 8, 2020
in Aviation — 41 Comments

The Red Baron meets the Twilight Zone...Not really the Twilight Zone, but sort of… I had noticed for a while that my very close-in depth perception had been bothering me. Even with my Opti-Visor, I had been having trouble working on fine [...]

Trimaster 1/48 Me 163 B V53

by dale travis on May 6, 2020
in Aviation — 25 Comments

This kit was in my model storage closet for 30 plus years and after spending 3 months on the Blenheim i was looking for a less complex project so here it is. I used an Aires cockpit set and it actually fit fairly well. Paints are a [...]

Me 163 Walkaround

by Ulf Lundberg on September 9, 2019
in Photo Collections — 6 Comments

The Me 163 has been a part of the exhibition at Gatow Luftwaffenmuseum for years, but it used to be exhibited in a separate room. Now, it’s hanging from the ceiling which creates a much more dramatic effect. Enjoy the pictures.

Hasegawa Me-163 Komet – 1/32 scale

by Roberto Lúcio - Boblucio on July 27, 2019
in Aviation — 12 Comments

In my collection of built models as well as in my kit stack, I have few items from German aviation. But that's not because I don't like it, but because I usually have difficulty to paint german schemes. I decided to built this Hasegawa [...]

Academy Me 163 Komet 1/72

by Andreas Fey on August 3, 2017
in Aviation — 13 Comments

Here comes my Me 163 Komet in 1/72 with Eduard Set #SS256 an two Preiser Figures. The little shelter is from Airmodel.de. The Academy kit is easy to build, but has some inaccuracies I discoverd to late. The tube attachment on the left wing [...]

Riding on A Canon-ball! Me 163B Komet (V35) – Kit: Testors/Hawk 1/48th.

by Paul Barber on June 29, 2017
in Aviation — 7 Comments

I happened recently to re-read some of the material on Hanna Reitsch's flights in the Me 163 B. On YouTube I then revisited her famous description of 'riding on a canon-ball' in an interview and clip that related her 5th flight in the [...]

Me163B

by Matija Lisec on January 5, 2017
in Aviation — 13 Comments

Its an Academy 1/72 model which i detailed with a partly scratch built cockpit, Eduard interior and exterior parts, CMK control surfaces,part of the engine, wheel dolly. The ladder and fire extinguisher are scratch built. Jeep is Hasegawa [...]