Amongst Dragon's
offerings, this is my favorite kit. Five examples that fell into Allied hands were well
documented although two others seems to have never been photographed. The
kit is a challenge to build because of the high level of detailing. Perhaps, the
best way to go about it is to practice first with the single seat
version that sells for half the price of the equivalent
Tamiya kit. The objective is to leave the putty in the toolbox. It is possible.
Additional detailing
entailed antennae rods, gun bay from the single seat version, brake pipes and a
spare CMK radar console. The Wk Nr. decal was also taken from the CMK 2 seat
conversion kit because it resembles the real scripts. The most important detailing
is the separation of wing slats from the base. On the real aircraft, the slats
were closed only for maintenance and hight speed experimental flights. you do
not have to buy aftermarket accessories for this amendment because they are
expensive and are difficult to assemble. The best way to achieve a realistic
result is to cut away the slats, make a filling in the gap between the wing
halves from a styrene sheet and thin the trailing edge of the slats. The rods
are also made from pieces of a styrene sheet. However, the attachment of the
wings to the fuselage is more difficult with slats detached.
Any one knows about
the camouflage patterns of the two obscured Me-262Bs?