1/48 Dragon Heinkel HE 162 A–2 |
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Gallery Article by by Mauro Ferri |
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Heinkel
HE 162 A – 2.
This
aircraft was one of the few “Wolksjager” which fought against allied
fighters: Ltn. Rudolf Schmitt of JG 1 declared one Typhoon kill on 24th
of April 1945 with this “white one”.
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The
starting kit is an old Dragon in 1/48 scale. The
engine is visible and highly detailed.
Many
small particulars such as steel tube for 20 mm. Cannons, resin wheels ecc. were
added.
The
cockpit is totally modified with scratch pieces and photoetched part (Eduard).
I
was inspired for painting by the profile on page 122 of “Planes of the
Luftwaffe fighter aces” (Kookaburra edition).
I
usually use a mix of Gunze acrilics for matching the chips of
the “Official Monogram painting guide”: in my opinion one of the very
few colouring references for a modellist who wants to represent German aircraft
of WW 2.