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Airfix 1/72 Messerschmitt Me-262 by Roman

Schilhart. All finished model photographs by

Wolfgang Rabel

T

he Me-262, one of World

War Two’s most iconic

aircraft, has long been a

favourite among the modelling

community. Kitted in various

scales by various manufacturers

over the years, the most recent

1/72 scale releases came from

Academy and Revell Germany.

Airfix’s original kit has been

soldiering on in their catalogue

since 1960, but can finally be

sent into retirement, as the

good people at Airfix have

decided to bring us a brand

new-tool Me-262 A-1a.

The Me-262 was assembled

at various production plants,

with some minor differences

between each version,

and a look in the box will

reveal what features the new

Airfix kit has to offer and which

production batch is represented.

The first CAD images of this

kit appeared about a year

ago, and ever since

its announcement,

I’ve been pretty excited

about this release.

THE KIT

In the box, we get 66 parts in

Airfix’ typical soft grey plastic,

plus one clear sprue. The outlines

and dimensions of the model

are convincing. Surface finish is

SWALLOW

Small Scale

22 • MARCH 2018 • SCALE AVIATION MODELLER INTERNATIONAL

BY SACCO DE VRIES

MESSERSCHMITT ME-262

ROMAN SCHILHART

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