MESSERSCHMITT Me262 Hobby Boss 1/48 scale model kit - how to make it!

[@Jelly-B]

These machines are head and shoulders above all other WW2 aircraft in the looks department and yet again Mr Evans you've outdone yourself.

[@julianmhall]

WRT parts you think you won't see again, I think you're like me Gary. Although not visible on the complete model /I/ would know they're not there. Especially if I put unused parts in a spares box they would be a reminder I hadn't fitted all the parts of that model. Besides it's good practise and minimises the chance of accidentally missing something out and/or realising too late that it /is/ visible after all.

[@randytaylor1258]

Great build of a lovely kit. Very tempting, my friend.

[@garys_stuff]

Thank you kindly!

[@bugler75]

It really did look like a pleasure to build! Lovely result too Gary. Ian

[@garys_stuff]

Yes it was, thanks Ian!

[@chrisfirth1803]

Looks a great build, love it when you hear a solid click when joining two parts together, it's such a satisfying feeling.

[@lesgl]

Lovely kit and build..natural metal gear bays for the 262..saving primer maybe??

[@WulfCorbett]

I notice the nose only has 2 gun ports, the upper 2 faired over - which I think was standard when carrying bombs - but there are of course 4 cannon... Looks lovely though.

[@ronaldbyrne3320]

Yes you’re right, they left out the two upper cannons in this bomber version of the Me 262. This fact is an omission in the kit instructions, an area that Hobby Boss needs to buck up on. Other than that, a lovely kit.

[@lesthiele4921]

Hi Gary, that was a excellent result, so you can give yourself a big pat on your back, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia 👍👍👍👍

[@garys_stuff]

Thanks Les!

[@brettpeacock9116]

Very nice work Gary. Not Criticising, but the Me 262A-2a generally only carried the lower pair of 30mm cannon. It was primarily tasked as an attack/bomber so had to save weight and omitting the upper cannons was needed in order to safely carry two 500KG bombs - Those two upper cannon and their ammo amounted to just over 300KG gross weight.... So the bomber was unwieldy, even with them removed, but not as badly as it might have been. The upper ports were faired over with a small oval plate of airframe aluminium. (In the 2 seat nightfighter in 1945 the 4x30mm cannon were supposed to be replaced by 2x 20mm MG151 so would have had 2 long barrels protruding into the aerial's space on the nose. As only a few were built, in something of a hurry, references do show at least one retained the 4x 30mm arms fit. Where I live in NZ the HB Me262 is between 1/2 and 2/3 of the retail prices of the Tamiya kit of the same aircraft, and HB have done most if not all the variants as well. I agree that it is really a superb little kit. Bonus - IF you get the 1/48 Amusing Hobby kit of their Me262 HGIII, then parts of the HB kit can be used in that also eg NOSE WEIGHT! (sometimes with minor adjustments.) The HGIII was the proposed High Speed (Hoch Geschwindigheit) variant, with increased wing sweep angle and engines buried within wing-root fairings, like the DH Comet, only twin engined! And it would have been a VERY Pretty plane!

[@garys_stuff]

Yes, I did wonder with the nose covering only having the two gun ports, but just blindly followed the instructions like a good boy...!

[@emmabird9745]

High Gary. Nice build. The propper technical name for the knuckle thing on the under carriage oleo (for holding it straight) is scissors. The "struts are the retraction jacks.

[@garys_stuff]

Thanks - I'll remember that!

[@MorrowindES17]

Great work Gary I just bought 2 version of the me 262 wish me luck !

[@peterbellwood5412]

Very nice . I reckon I must have a dozen or so Me 262s of varying flavours but yet to purloin one of H/Bs. If I may , Molotow Chrome pens are very convincing for 'chrome/polished metal' finish and perfect for aircraft telescopic undercart oleos(the shiny bit!) . They can be dirtied with a lick of wash to represent grease . I also use the Chrome pens for reflective pieces like mirrors and landing/recognition lights . All the best mate . Pete

[@garys_stuff]

I've used those pens for light backing and stuff but on an oleo is inspired! Just tried it on the Mossie and it stands out even though the rest is (as yet unweathered) aluminium. Brilliant tip, many thanks!

[@marksinthehouse1968]

I think it was Eric ‘winkle’ brown said that an Me 262 with British engines as in the meteor you would of had a formidable aircraft the 262 engines only had a 10 hour life span before major work ,great work Gary Mark 😊😊

[@gleggett3817]

I've seen 10-25 hours for the Jumo 004 suggested; longer if flown with care. The issue being the use of low grade steels due to lack of additives such as nickel, cobalt and molybdenum. The Welland engine as used on Meteor was nearly a foot wider than a Jumo so perhaps a Metrovick axial would have fitted.

[@garys_stuff]

Indeed Winkle thought it probably the best fighter of the war. I think he also recognised that axial flow engines like those in Germany would ultimately have development potential way beyond the centrifugal flow engines like the Derwent, and they had significant drag advantages too. Now, a Junkers Jumo with British steel for the turbine blades...

[@stevesstuff1450]

Yep, you did a grand job with the HB ME262 there Gary! 👍 It's a great kit, and you got a lovely looking aircraft out of it! 🙂

[@garys_stuff]

Thanks Steve - must say it was a pleasure to build.

[@ronaldbyrne3320]

Hobby Boss has a winner here, judging from your build Gary. The rest of its stable of Me 262 kits bears looking into as well. The instructions not telling you to leave off the two upper cannons is the only shortcoming in this kit. Looking forward to the next Monday Matters and until then, here’s an Imperial thumbs up 👍🏻.

[@garys_stuff]

Yes I though it odd to say to build the upper cannons then the nose piece plainly only has two...

[@randytaylor1258]

I had a friend who was the first civilian owner of an F-86 Canadair Sabre. He eventually sold it to an American. When going through customs from Vancouver, they wouldn't release it because it ha six .50 cal..machine guns in the nose. Customs called my friend and asked him why the guns couldn't be removed. He replied that because they were all forward of the centre of gravity, if the guns were removed and it took off, it would sit on its tail until it ran off the end of the runway. Perhaps your Me-262 had inert cannon in the nose for weight purposes?

[@ronaldbyrne3320]

@@randytaylor1258 😀

[@ljscalemodels526]

Looks wonderful Gary, thanks for sharing - im looking forward to building Airfix 1/72

[@harrygrant6805]

Gary you smashed it out the park cant wait to meet up later this year again for a trip to hannants again and hendon❤️❤️❤️

[@garys_stuff]

Absolutely mate!

[@harrygrant6805]

@@garys_stuff oh btw gary just had my operation to get my nail removed so watching this to get over the pain ❤️❤️🥲🥲

[@garys_stuff]

@@harrygrant6805 oh mate, at least it should be sorted out now. Plenty strong enough for wandering around the museum and the shop later! Good physio, I reckon...

[@davidarnold-tu5sm]

I love the parts blue tacked to wood...l thought that I was the only person who did this😂😂....love your channel, I discovered it a few weeks ago 👍

[@garys_stuff]

Welcome aboard Dave! The wooden stick thing goes back to doing 18mm figure painting!

[@ThePhosphater]

great build Gary

[@gavinbooth]

Smashing build Gary very enjoyable marra . Regards Gav.

[@garys_stuff]

Cheers marra!

[@julianmhall]

Agreed I can't fault the aircraft itself. IMHO it's a pity there is no pilot figure - maybe there could be a companion set of Luftwaffe figures including a pilot and ground crew?

[@allanrichards3752]

This looks good and a nice model overall. I was watching you painting the cockpit buttons with aa brush. I have more success with a cocktail stick dipped in paint. I find it more controllable than a brush.

[@garys_stuff]

Yes, I've tried that in the past too. I'll get some better cocktail sticks - they may keep the tip better!

[@gadeeshi]

All looks good except the fact that Me-262A-2 Sturmvogel had only 2 MK-108 cannons instead of 4 on the Me-262A-1 fighter version.

[@iannicholls7476]

Nice job Gary. That’s another one where you’ve got me thinking I need to acquire one. Oh, does it never stop?!

[@garys_stuff]

Ian, I know just how you feel. I think I'm cutting into the backlog then some manufacturer has the temerity to bring out something new! The cheek of it!

[@julianmhall]

WRT guns they're modified of course from the original designs for soldiers to fire manually. As soldiers were/are mostly right handed the ejection ports are on the right too. Only a couple of weeks ago I saw a TV drama where an officer stopped a soldier about to fire left handed and angrily pointed out he'd have got a faceful of lead.

[@garys_stuff]

Technically he'd have got a faceful of brass? Back in the Lee-Enfield days you were right handed or right handed. Operating the bolt with the left hand was way too slow for comfort! I'm not entirely certain about this, but I have seen M16s operated either right or left handed, so presumably the cases eject upwards?

[@julianmhall]

@@garys_stuff I know my late father did National Service and qualified marksman on the Smelly. BTW the lead/brass thing was probably a script booboo.

[@theblytonian3906]

The HobbyBoss 1/48 Me 262 kits are very nice alternative to Tamiya. For me they represent an ersatz Hasegawa kit in fit, parts count and detail. Their pricing is the best bit. I built 80373 their A-1a/U-5 variant.

[@paultaylor4365]

Nice build Gary, and a fairly pivotal aircraft in aviation history.

[@garys_stuff]

Thanks Paul - I'm just glad they didn't have access to strategic materials such as the specialist steels needed for the turbine blades... As a flying machine it is sensational.

[@barrywalker8790]

Looks really good and what a lovely kit one of those kits that a pleasure to build and to watch being builded well done Gary great paint job 👍

[@JuanGarcia-up2gz]

Awesome work my friend keep up the good work 🎉🎉

[@soppdrake]

The imperial thumbs-up at 04:00

[@garys_stuff]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kristhijs3180]

BIG QUESTION: why 4MG and 2 openings for the machineguns? The kit and the build look great, Gary.

[@garys_stuff]

Supposed to only have two cannon on the bomber versions - but I didn’t know that and just followed the instructions!

[@Marigold_Tearooms]

So very useful this vid! Building this kit very soon!!

[@garycamp3389]

Nice work .. Gary. I am building a p38. . G. Lightning right now... Yamato. Killer. Gary from. Ct. U. S.A.. love you show.

[@garys_stuff]

Thanks Gary! Loved CT the one time I visited - played on the Yale golf course! Beautiful part of the world.

[@stephenmcdonald7908]

Nice one Gary👍

[@garys_stuff]

Thanks 👍

[@michaelmichael5643]

I cannot but notice where to you keep your finished models🤷‍♂️

[@FinsburyPhil]

Hobby Boss must be almost unique in that their finished model looks better than the box art! Looking at the box top I'd be having serious doubts about the accuracy of the kit.

[@rogueplastic]

Looks like a decent kit. Much better than their Do335 in 1/72.

[@Dragon_Werks]

It looks like you're missing the short feed links for the 2 upper guns. There should be 1 per gun, upper and lower.

[@garys_stuff]

There’s only the long chutes in the instructions for the upper guns 🤔

[@mirrorblue100]

Oh my god! Those fingers!!

[@jimbraiden2094]

Looks a very nice build Gary, one for my stash! Just question I see you useing a jig, it looks pretty helpfull who are the makers? Please.

[@garys_stuff]

I got it from an Australian company through eBay about four years ago…

[@jaws666]

​@@garys_stuff posting this before watching ....wondering how you got on with the decals?

[@garys_stuff]

@@jaws666 actually not bad. The main decals were fine, the stencils were difficult to set flat without silvering - especially the "no step" (or is it "kein eintretten"?) lines forward of the flaps.

[@jaws666]

@@garys_stuff any of them rip or tear?....i have only had bad expeirences with hobbyboss decals....although their kits are fine.....maybe they changed their decal peinting process🤔🤔

[@garys_stuff]

@@jaws666 I did have one of those long ones ahead of the flaps tear, but the rest were fine if flimsy!

[@petermerz2704]

Thanks!

[@garys_stuff]

Thank you Peter!

[@garys_stuff]

Thanks Peter - one for you! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bn7NlXtsptuUmqs

[@cptgone]

Seeing how fast you assembled that ME262, I'm amazed the Germans didn't make more of 'em. If they just employed, say, 1000 workers, to build these all day, they would have had enough to win the war. Especially if they skipped the paint job, and left off the decals. Truly baffling, if you think of it.

[@garys_stuff]

The engine life on mine is considerably shorter than that of the real thing ;-)

[@cptgone]

@@garys_stuff You out-droled me 😆

[@allgood6760]

Cool! 👍🇳🇿

[@jesustomas8720]

Bonjour la déco de votre modèle n'est pas comfirme à la réalité ont aurait pu avoir,1945 le crépuscule des aigles ,mais en prenant certaines libertés avec HISTOIRE au final on a juste une petite hirondelle au printemps 😢