{"id":4351,"date":"2020-03-10T10:15:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T01:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/?p=4351"},"modified":"2025-12-29T10:25:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T17:25:41","slug":"43-messerschmitt-me-262","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/2020\/03\/10\/43-messerschmitt-me-262\/","title":{"rendered":"43: Messerschmitt ME-262"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4114 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/43-Messerschmitt-ME-262.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"779\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/43-Messerschmitt-ME-262.jpg.jpg 779w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/43-Messerschmitt-ME-262.jpg-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/43-Messerschmitt-ME-262.jpg-768x493.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-size: 300%;\">C<\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">ET appareil eut une destin\u00e9e extraordinaire. En mars 1942, un\u00a0<i>Me-262<\/i>, dot\u00e9 d&#8217;un train tricycle, effectuait son premier vol. En 1943, \u00e0 la suite d&#8217;un rapport du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des chasseurs allemands Galland, enthousiasme par les performances de cet avion, la LUFTWAFFE voulut le commander. Sans m\u00eame consulter G&#8217;ring, Hitler ordonnait la poursuite de sa mise au point, mais interdisait sa construction en s\u00e9rie. Vers la fin de l&#8217;ann\u00e9e toutefois, Hitler se souvint de cet avion, mais, persuad\u00e9 par G&#8217;bbels et Bormann, il voulut en faire un bombardier. Cette d\u00e9cision entra\u00eena de nouvelles \u00e9tudes et de nouveaux retards, mais malgr\u00e9 cela, sous la direction du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Milch, la construction de chasseurs se poursuivit jusqu&#8217;au jour o\u00f9 Hitler, l&#8217;ayant appris, donna l&#8217;ordre de les transformer imm\u00e9diatement en bombardiers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Ainsi que l&#8217;\u00e9crivit le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Galland\u00a0: &#8221;\u00a0On aurait aussi bien pu transformer un cheval en vache laiti\u00e8re\u00a0!\u00a0&#8221; Ce n&#8217;est qu&#8217;en octobre que fut abandonn\u00e9e cette politique. Il \u00e9tait trop tard\u00a0: le meilleur chasseur du monde ne pouvait lutter \u00e0 un contre cinquante\u00a0! Un jour un pilote d&#8217;essai se r\u00e9fugia \u00e0 Zurich, en Suisse, \u00e0 bord d&#8217;un\u00a0<i>Me-262<\/i>. De peur que l&#8217;appareil ne tomb\u00e2t aux mains des alli\u00e9s, Hitler ordonna l&#8217;attaque de Zurich par troupes parachut\u00e9es. Cette op\u00e9ration, qui avait \u00e9t\u00e9 confi\u00e9e au fameux colonel Skorzeny, le lib\u00e9rateur de Mussolini, fut d\u00e9command\u00e9e \u00e0 la toute derni\u00e8re minute\u00a0; les Suisses avaient d&#8217;ailleurs \u00e9t\u00e9 avertis par l&#8217;espionnage allemand de ce qui se tramait et l&#8217;avion fut rendu \u00e0 la LUFTWAFFE. Plusieurs unit\u00e9s furent \u00e9quip\u00e9es de cet appareil remarquable, et c&#8217;est \u00e0 bord de l&#8217;un d&#8217;eux que le grand as allemand Walter Nowotny trouva la mort, descendu le 15 mars 1945 par un\u00a0<i>Tempest<\/i>\u00a0de la R.A.F.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Caract\u00e9ristiques\u00a0:<\/b>\u00a0<i>Envergure\u00a0<\/i>: 12,50 m. \u2013\u00a0<i>Longueur\u00a0<\/i>: 10,60 m. \u2013 2 r\u00e9acteurs Junkers Jumo 004 de 900 kg. chacun. \u2013\u00a0<i>Armement\u00a0<\/i>: 4 canons de 30 mm. \u2013\u00a0<i>Vitesse maximum\u00a0<\/i>: 869 km\/h.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>The finished model:<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4351 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/2020\/03\/10\/43-messerschmitt-me-262\/me262_final_web-01\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262_FINAL_Web-01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/2020\/03\/10\/43-messerschmitt-me-262\/me262_final_web-02\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262_FINAL_Web-02-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/2020\/03\/10\/43-messerschmitt-me-262\/me262_final_web-03\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262_FINAL_Web-03-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/2020\/03\/10\/43-messerschmitt-me-262\/me262_final_web-04\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262_FINAL_Web-04-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/2020\/03\/10\/43-messerschmitt-me-262\/me262_final_web-05\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262_FINAL_Web-05-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/2020\/03\/10\/43-messerschmitt-me-262\/me262_final_web-06\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262_FINAL_Web-06-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/2020\/03\/10\/43-messerschmitt-me-262\/me262_final_web-07\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262_FINAL_Web-07-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/2020\/03\/10\/43-messerschmitt-me-262\/me262_final_web-08\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262_FINAL_Web-08-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>The video:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Voir et Savoir 1\/144 Me262\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nESqKLP6-8A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>The kit:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalemates.com\/kits\/trumpeter-01319-messerschmitt-me-262a-1a--102749\">Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a (by Trumpeter)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The vision:<\/h3>\n<p>Much like the kit I used for my 1\/144 Voir et Savoir project <a href=\"http:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php\/2020\/03\/10\/16-grumman-f-4-wildcat-2\/\">16: Grumman F-4 \u201cWildcat\u201d<\/a> , this kit was also intended for a 1\/144 Leijiverse project, The Revenge Buried in the Mountain.\u00a0 The only difference is that I actually bought the right kit for the job this time.\u00a0 However, after getting my hands on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalemates.com\/kits\/revell-04919-messerschmitt-me-262-a--139361\">1\/144 Revell Me 262a kit<\/a>, I decided that I might need to get another Trumpeter kit (or maybe even an Eduard one) for that project &#8211; because there was really no salvaging that kit (although maybe I&#8217;ll use it for another Tintin shark submarine project&#8230; who knows).<\/p>\n<p>Another small thing worth mentioning is that it wasn&#8217;t until quite late in the build that I realized the box showed the Me262 taking on a B-24J Liberator &#8211; a funny coincidence because I <a href=\"http:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php\/2020\/03\/10\/35-consolidated-b-24-j-liberator\/\">just happened to be building that one<\/a> at the same time! Must&#8217;ve been Fate!<\/p>\n<h3>The build:<\/h3>\n<p>Unlike almost all the other build projects in my <a href=\"http:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php\/voir-et-savoir\/voir-et-savoir-1-144-scale-projects\/\">Voir et Savoir 1\/144 project<\/a>, this one does not require a DC motor&#8230; because there&#8217;s no propeller!\u00a0 So instead I decided to use some LED lights to replicate the engine like I&#8217;ve done in almost all my <a href=\"http:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php\/area-88\/area-88-1-144\/\">1\/144 Area 88 projects<\/a>.\u00a0 However, after inspecting the kit, I realized a) there really wasn&#8217;t very much room for the light to shine out the back end, and b) almost all the pics (including the Voir et Savoir inspiration one) showed some kind of emission coming out the back end of the engines.\u00a0 So, I decided to just leave off the kit parts and plug up the ends with a bit of cotton.<\/p>\n<p>Hiding the lights was a bit of a challenge.\u00a0 Wing mounted engines aren&#8217;t too tricky on larger planes, but for a fighter this size &#8211; well there&#8217;s really no interior of the wing to hide the wires in.\u00a0 So, I decided to use really small SMDs to provide the light and, with a little careful sideways drilling, I was able to feed the tiny wires through the wheel wells and into the fuselage.\u00a0 I have to say, that bit of trickery is probably what I the most proud of on this build.\u00a0 It worked perfectly and there&#8217;s absolutely no visible evidence that there are wires running out from the wings.<\/p>\n<p>The kit went together really well otherwise, but I was a little surprised at how much putty and sanding was required for this kit.\u00a0 I guess, given how superior the engineering and detailing were to the Revell kit, I was expecting a bit more than I should have.\u00a0 It wasn&#8217;t hard to accomplish, but as always, putty and sanding is a bit of a pain.<\/p>\n<p>As I&#8217;ve mentioned before, given the difficulty in matching the unit markings perfectly, I&#8217;ve adopted a &#8220;close enough is good enough&#8221; attitude. So plane &#8220;9&#8221; from the image became plane &#8220;5&#8221; on the workbench &#8211; with the No. 5 decal being the only significant contribution coming from that Revell kit (although I did use the registration number for my <a href=\"http:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php\/2020\/03\/10\/16-grumman-f-4-wildcat-2\/\">16: Grumman F-4 \u201cWildcat\u201d<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>All in all, I&#8217;m happy with how this turned out, but feel free to leave me a comment and tell me what you think.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-4351 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/me262-01\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-01.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-01-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-01-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4259'>\n\t\t\t\tI just realized&#8230; the box has the Me262 attacking a B-24J Liberator&#8230; which just happens to be the exact same pairing I&#8217;m currently working on. Total coincidence!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/me262-02\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-02.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-02-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-02-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-02-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4260'>\n\t\t\t\tSome nice details&#8230; a bit heavy perhaps, but still, not bad at all.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/me262-03\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-03.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-03-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-03-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-03-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-03-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4261'>\n\t\t\t\tA dry fit. I don&#8217;t think my regular LEDs are going to fit in the outboard engine nacelles&#8230; hmm&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/me262-04\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-04.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-04-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-04-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-04-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-04-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4262'>\n\t\t\t\tYeah&#8230; not a lot of room in there&#8230; some modifications will be necessary.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/me262-05\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-05.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-05.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-05-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-05-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-05-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-05-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4263'>\n\t\t\t\tWith some VERY careful side drilling, I was able to feed the small SMD light wires from the nacelles into the soon-to-be-closed wheel wells.  Look ma! No Wires!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/me262-06\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-06.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-06.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-06-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-06-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-06-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-06-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4264'>\n\t\t\t\tAll the resistors will be packed inside the fuselage.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/me262-07\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-07.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-07.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-07-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-07-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-07-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-07-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4265'>\n\t\t\t\tWe have light!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/me262-08\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-08.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-08.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-08-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-08-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-08-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-08-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4266'>\n\t\t\t\tI removed the ends of the engine to let the light shine out. I have a plan&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/me262-09\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-09.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-09.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-09-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-09-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-09-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-09-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4267'>\n\t\t\t\tAll puttied up and nowhere to go&#8230; a surprising amount, considering what I expected from the fit before I started.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/me262-10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-10.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-10-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-10-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-10-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4268'>\n\t\t\t\tPilot comfy in the cockpit.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/me262-11\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-11.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-11-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-11-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-11-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4269'>\n\t\t\t\tI managed to scuff up the canopy a bit while I was masking it, but I think I was able to salvage it and get the first bit of paint on. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/me262-12\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-12.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-12-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-12-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-12-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4270'>\n\t\t\t\tI tried something new. First a coat of light grey, then I used a sponge to spray on a darker grey mottling.  It kinda worked.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/me262-13\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-13.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-13-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-13-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-13-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-13-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4271'>\n\t\t\t\tSome detailing around the engine intakes&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/me262-14\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-14.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-14-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-14-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-14-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-14-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4272'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd that little yellow shield.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/me262-15\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-15.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-15-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-15-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-15-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-15-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4273'>\n\t\t\t\tSafety check on the engine&#8230; powered up and good to go!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/me262-16\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-16.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-16.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-16-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-16-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-16-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-16-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4274'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd we&#8217;re done&#8230; except for a pilot tube and a radio antenna.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/2020\/03\/10\/43-messerschmitt-me-262\/me262-17\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-17.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-17.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-17-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-17-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-17-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262-17-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4387'>\n\t\t\t\tLet&#8217;s LIGHT IT UP!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CET appareil eut une destin\u00e9e extraordinaire. En mars 1942, un\u00a0Me-262, dot\u00e9 d&#8217;un train tricycle, effectuait son premier vol. En 1943, \u00e0 la suite d&#8217;un rapport du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des chasseurs allemands Galland, enthousiasme par les performances de cet avion, la LUFTWAFFE&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[96,57],"tags":[83,56,190,191,80,183],"class_list":["post-4351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-works-of-herge","category-voir-et-savoir","tag-1-144","tag-led","tag-fighters","tag-german-planes","tag-jets","tag-wwii"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me262_FINAL_Web-08.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4351"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10140,"href":"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4351\/revisions\/10140"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strobez.ca\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}