Airworld 1/6th scale Me262 PSS retrospective build

[Andy Meade]

In October 2022 I placed an other with Airworld for their kit of the Me262 at 1/6th scale.  They've had supply issues, so it took a while to land in the UK - June this year, the box landed.

 

[Andy Meade]

Unpacking the beastie shows the level of finish from Airworld - planel lines, rivets, live-hinged surfaces etc.  The airframe is glass / herex/glass construction with localised carbon reinforcement

 

[Andy Meade]

To work then!  

I split the ailerons at the scale outer-flap line so I could slow it up if needed with some crow action, which meant that I then had to use the angled head on the dremel to add an extra servo bay.  Servo bays in the tailplane halves were also cut out, then all bays received my own laser-cut mounts for the KST X10 servos.

 

[Andy Meade]

Obviously being a PSS'er, she'd be landing on these lovely (detachable) engine pods, so some work needed here too. 

Some heavy carbon tape was added in two horse-shoe shapes to the front and rear of the opening of the engines, then I glued the glass thrust tube in permanently with thickened epoxy, along with an extra former at the back (drawn and laser cut again by me).

To ensure landing loads were fairly distributed to the wing upon landing, the gap between the tube and the engine outer was then filled with expanding foam and left for 24 hours.

 

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Some more heavy carbon tape was wetted out and added inside the fuselage fore and after of the wing opening, and along the floor of the nose section too.  After the canopy blanks were cut out (again with the dremel), she was basically ready for a good rub down and prime, then paint!

 

I spray outside the workshop in the garden in a second-hand tent to keep things clean in the 'shop and to give me some protection from the elements.

 

[Andy Meade]

Time for some masking, then top coat paints, then matt lacquer from a rattle-can.  After the decals were applied (Callie graphics), I panel washed the entire airframe with a home made black wash, and mopped it off, reapplied, mopped off again until the panel lines started to show well.

After that, the servos were installed, then the canopy glued in and held with magnets as it dried.

[Andy Meade]

Electronics wise, I'm using a FRSky TD10 dual band rx, 2 3000mah 2S LiFe packs through a Powerbox dual switch unit, all controlled by a FRSky X20S.

AUW is 12lb 6oz RTF, but she still needs more decals, weathering, and the canopy filling out with pilot and details, but the Lleyn PSSA event was just around the corner and as it's my local slopes, I'd better get her finished!

Thankfully she flies very nicely, lands easily and is fairly easy to transport.  A keeper!

 

 

Edited August 1, 2023 by Andy Meade

[Mike Chantler]

looks amazing! 🙂👍

[Phil Cooke]

lovely job Andy - a superb model!

[Andy Meade]

A few more shots of the big Schwalbe from this year's PSS Fest on the Lleyn Peninsula.  Still flying great, now has more decals, weathering, pilot etc.