MESSERSCHMITT Me163 KOMET Gaspatch 1/48 scale model kit - how to build it.

[@josephstabile9154]

Really nice build! Ive been building kits since 1958. I've NEVER seen a 1/48 kit with complete gun mounts/supports, ammo belts, chutes, positionable breeches, panels and case ejection guides. What a manufacturing tour de force! Magnificent!

[@garys_stuff]

It is a very beautiful kit and thoroughly recommended.

[@paulferrara9079]

That model you have done has great detail to it. Looks great. Some Me 163 Trivia. Between the 90mm thick, armor glass support rods was a small narrow defrost vent on ours. On the armor nose cone has a 6 O'clock tiny air intake which sent fresh cool air across the nose cone generator brushes, then that hot air was deducted up to the defrost vent between the armor glass supports to the canopy. There was no valve to shut off this defrost system. The intake air on the nose cone was just off the 6 O'clock position, they might have been in a hurry putting that duct in? Also behind the pilots seat there was the automotive looking critical Mach warning horn. And our pilots head rest was round. And that tail wheel assembly was all stamped made in Italy on all it's parts. The Me 163 electrical ground power plug sure looks like a close match to the ones used on the Me 109's and other German planes at the time. : )

[@markfranks1329]

A rocket plane that became a glider. Blimey, when I was a member of the Air Training Corps, many, many moons ago, all we had was a winch at the far end of the airfield! 'Wings level!' 'Full and free movement of controls' 'All clear above and behind?' 'Take up slack!' 'All out!!' WOOOSH! Ha ha, happy times. Another great build, Gary. Looks fab.

[@garys_stuff]

I remember exactly the same thing Mark!

[@markfranks1329]

​@@garys_stuff Good days indeed. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Gas Patch are Greek in origin. If this is going to be the calibre for their future releases, then I'm seriously impressed.

[@johnmarley6695]

That’s a lovely job you did there, Garry. Yellow can be an awful colour to paint. I’d heard on a podcast that painting the surface pink helps so I tried it. Vallejo Game Air squid pink down first really does work well! Next time you paint a surface yellow...consider giving it a crack. Your enthusiasm for this build is quite contagious All the best.

[@tumbleweed1970able]

its amazing Gary that us modelers always place our seat lap straps on the seat , when i served in the R.A.F lap straps were always under the seat , the logic being tight space , bulky aircrew , scramble with seconds to get airborne the straps would be under your bum which if you try this method in your car is awkward as you have to lift yourself up and believe me in a tight cockpit dont work , under the seat lap straps were normal for all ww2 fighters as again in a scramble situation , in a tight Spit or hurricane with a parachute on your bottom the straps would be under the seat , anyway just thought i would mention it , keep up the brilliant work, of course the shoulder straps if not outside the cockpit then a fitter/rigger would assist you with those

[@garys_stuff]

I suspected that they were put to one side by the fitter as you got in, but in a cramped space even that would be impossible! It's a very good point and one to explore further I think...

[@barrythatcher9349]

Gary an excellent build. One thing I love about your work is your honesty about the little mistakes you make and showing how to fix them. That's why I keep coming back. Well done

[@garys_stuff]

Thanks Barry!

[@wrathofatlantis2316]

Get the printed Komet "carrier" tractor by Gaspatch: It is the first ever mass produced printed kit, and it is even more amazing than the kit it is meant to carry. The Gaspatch Komet corrects many errors of the Dragon kit (particularly the wing span!), but the Dragon canopy is just a tiny bit better in shape, and fits the Gaspatch model perfectly, even in the closed position(!). Very happy with mine. Dragon's kit had an awful "pinching" behind the nose cone, which was near impossible to fix neatly. The Gaspatch Komet was really a badly needed model in 1/48.

[@mrcarlo1966]

Thank you Gary.This kit is next up in my build schedule.Your tips are very helpful.

[@garys_stuff]

It's a beautiful kit, I'm sure you'll enjoy it!

[@scalestuff1066]

Lovely paint job it all came together really well in the end

[@gavinbooth]

The resin cannons were really well detailed lovely paint job too Gary . Regards Gav.

[@garys_stuff]

Thanks marra!

[@marksinthehouse1968]

Great you done it as a captured aircraft superb mate ,maybe a series of captured aircraft for the future ,an idea ?,all the best Mark 😊😊

[@dennismason3740]

In 1962 my brother Douglas (1951-2023) would have spent 3 days building and painting the Komet and then he would cover the airplane in petrol (lighter fluid) and toss it from whatever high place was available. Film that! Just like the real Me163 - KABOOM! How does Winkle live through this stuff?

[@kiwiruna9077]

Ah the rocket powered flea, it looks like you had fun with it and those RAF marking really set it off.

[@christopherbench6936]

Fantastic build Gary - love the detail and the paint mottling

[@randlerobbertson8792]

Perhaps this, the Me262, the gloster whittle and the Heinkel. 219 are my most interesting aeroplanes studied during my lifetime.

[@audeamus1180]

Superb work, Old Bean.

[@piper081147]

Great job Gary.

[@petermerz2704]

Nice build Gary. Thanks for sharing. The super thanks doesn’t work on the States. 😎🇨🇦

[@ronaldbyrne3320]

It’s a little gem. I built the Dragon Me-163 years ago and this one seems to have loads more detail. I’ve never seen a Gaspatch kit before this, definitely grabs my interest. Going to look for it. Thank you for the introduction Gary.

[@HotelPapa100]

AFAIK it's Gaspatch's first full injected molded kit. They are known for accessories like turnbuckles and very finely detailed guns. They also have a 3d printed Scheuch Schlepper now; the modified agricultural mina tractor with a transport system to collect the comet after landing.

[@robjohnson2821]

Apart from the quality of the kit and your skills in doing it justice in terms of the details you have included Gary, I would also like to congratulate you on the camera skills. I can imagine it's a difficult job getting clear and precise close ups but for me it such a big help. Great job my friend 👏 👍

[@garys_stuff]

Thanks Rob, as a graduate in scientific imaging (albeit in the days of film and chemicals) I do try to get the camera work looking reasonable. Of course one can always improve...!

[@Jelly-B]

Gary I'm very impressed and a bit jealous mate. Your cockpit detail work was Devine I loved the finish of the oxygen for the pilot was perfect. First time I've not heard you moan about PE. Mr Stuff take a bow

[@garys_stuff]

I actually enjoyed the PE this time - seemed to me to be just enough to make a difference and on bits that actually needed it.

[@jaws666]

Imagine been a pilot and being told by your superiors that you were being posted to a squadron that operated this😫😫😫😱😱😱.

[@llqvz116]

A great kit, and a wonderful build, nice work Gary.

[@ericchristopher1687]

Lovely build!

[@nickcarter9855]

Super effort Gary - looks brilliant!

[@richardbreisch8049]

Nice job, interesting subject. I did notice you have the tail wheel down but the main skid in the retracted position. Nice kit, makes me think about building it! The main landing skid was in the down position for both take off and landing.

[@typhoon2827]

Thanks, Gary and well done again on another interesting subject. 👍🏻

[@paulcorrigan649]

Superb job Gary.

[@DutchDaveModels]

This kit came out great. Nice little Komet 🌠

[@paulgertsch7105]

Very detailed kit.

[@soppdrake]

What an amazing kit! You've done it justice!

[@codycoyote6912]

Good narration.

[@davidbutterfield2949]

Stunning little kit. Well done Gary. 👍🏻🇦🇺

[@kitbag9033]

What doesn't come across in the video is just how small this aircraft is, and what a good job GasPatch have done of recreating it. It is far beyond the Dragon/Revell kit I have at the very back of my display cabinet in terms of clean crisp detail. You took a silk purse and gilded it beautifully, only possible crisis is if the fin was repainted to allow RAF fin flashes, wouldn't something similar have happened to the upper surface crosses?

[@garys_stuff]

Guess it depends if the roundels are big enough to cover the crosses? I think the upper ones were ones that look like four white 'L' shapes without the black cross.

[@stevesstuff1450]

@@garys_stuff : Yes, they would have been the 'L' shaped outline crosses on the upper, and lower wings, and on the fuselage too, but the roundels would have covered those easily enough! And with the RAF painting the undersides yellow on captured aircraft there was no worry with underwing crosses! You did a fantastic job with this one Gary; a lovely little kit of a viciously dangerous aircraft for the pilot and ground-crew! 🫢 A great build there.... 👍

[@jozuavanlangenhove6586]

Nice build Gary! 👍😉

[@garys_stuff]

Thanks 👍

[@barrywalker8790]

That little aircraft must have been a pleasure to build it just fitted together perfectly and the detail for such a small kit was great even the photo etched parts went well, lovely colour scheme with the yellow underside, well done Gary and thanks 👍

[@garys_stuff]

Yes it was, I really did enjoy this build!

[@russellbower3454]

Really impressive build, I love the detail

[@cornwallonline]

A most enjoyable build video and a great subject, thanks Gary.

[@iannicholls7476]

Wow Gary! Your obvious enthusiasm speaks volumes for the quality of the kit. You’ve got me in a quandary now. I have the Meng 1/32 scale version in my stash. Do I need a 1/48 one as well?

[@garys_stuff]

Can't help you there as I've not made the Meng one, but this Gaspatch one is a proper beauty. I know I keep saying how Airfix has upped its game of late, and I stand by that, but the moulding of this kit, the fit and finish provided is just on a different level. When you think you can get this in the UK for around £35 it is amazing value IMHO.

[@matthall143]

What a brilliant build and end result. I've got this baby in my stash and I've been itching to build. It certainly looks like great model but I'm not sure I've got the skills right now to do it full justice. This video will be my step-by-step guide!!! And could you say something about the Jig you use on a Monday Matters....that looks like a useful piece of equipment.

[@garys_stuff]

Will do - I keep meaning to as so many people mention it!

[@tonygamson2911]

Another fantastic result. What a beautiful kit.

[@garys_stuff]

Cheers Tony, yes it is a beauty!

[@michaeldenesyk3195]

Good work Gary! One comment, since this is an RAF Test article post-war, the yellow undersides would have been an RAF trainer yellow, and not the RLM specified yellow

[@garys_stuff]

Yes, as I say in the video it should be RAF Trainer Yellow but the RLM is pretty close and Vallejo sells it as the same colour!

[@trevorstone3056]

That's a lovely job Gary! As ever, much enjoy your videos.

[@chrisfirth1803]

What a great looking kit Gary, lovely looking finish to it. Do I detect growing liking for photo etch? Personally I am not a lover of it, mainly because the carpet monster seems to end up with most of it. Or it could just be my clumsy fingers!

[@justinfouche-yg3pd]

Nice little build once again Gary well done and nice work on the mottled paint scheme don't think I've seen you do one yet

[@garys_stuff]

Good practice for the SM79!

[@justinfouche-yg3pd]

@@garys_stuff yeah I wish you well on that endeavor great test of patience and technique thanks for a great channel keep it up

[@jaws666]

​@@garys_stuff fantastic result as usual Gary

[@hensleyshobbies-doug7761]

Very cool Gary, very cool! Looks great mate! 👍👍🤙✌️

[@mauriciorodriguezt]

which glue do you find more suitable for gluing already painted parts? extra thin? cyano?...

[@garys_stuff]

Depends on the part - but smaller parts tend to be tiny dab of normal cement or a dab of extra-thin. CA doesn't work on painted surfaces (home-painted ones that is, factory pre-painted PE parts are OK).

[@FinsburyPhil]

Was that your first GasPatch kit Gary?

[@garys_stuff]

Yes it was!

[@TRINFSS]

Aircraft always look their best in colors and insignias of national origin.

[@BobMuir100]

Hi Gary, now I hear all your pleasure with this kit and yet I feel it’s one of your least successful builds particularly the cockpit and the PE. It seems to me that you got a fair bit of the painting, in terms of when, wrong? It is so small Gary and so much detail, could you imagine this in 1:72? Good video as always and I did enjoy the build and you’ve made me want to have a go!! Keep it up mate Bob England

[@karlmorton9881]

I don't think I would have the patience to do this, I prefer simple kits.