A modern injection-molded kit of the Messerschmitt Me 163 B Komet in 1:32 scale from the manufacturer Meng, the only rocket fighter committed to combat. In the package there are 219 parts, two photo-etched frets, the jettisonable takeoff dolly and the retractable landing skid.
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An injection-molded plastic kit of the German rocket fighter Me 163 B Komet in 1:32 scale from the manufacturer Meng, a modern tooling with matching part quality. The package contains 219 parts: five sprues in dark gray plastic, a black sprue, a clear sprue, two photo-etched frets (23 parts), three rubber tires and two polyurethane inserts. The Walter HWK 109-509A rocket engine can be built, and the fuel tank as well; the cockpit offers an instrument panel in two options (plastic, or photo-etched with decals) and there are parts for the armament for both the 20 mm MG 151/20 and the 30 mm MK 108. The set also contains the jettisonable takeoff dolly and a landing skid that can be built extended or retracted. The decals cover three machines.
The Me 163 Komet is the only rocket fighter in history that was actually committed to combat. It has neither a propeller nor a jet engine, because a rocket engine powers it. It took off from a jettisonable dolly, which it dropped after leaving the ground, and it landed on a retractable skid. It climbed at a rate unimaginable at the time and was among the fastest aircraft of the Second World War. Its fuel, though, lasted only a few minutes, and the rest of the flight, including the approach and the landing, it flew as a glider. Its propulsion, moreover, was exceptionally dangerous: the two-component fuel T-Stoff (highly concentrated peroxide) and C-Stoff ignited by itself on contact. Both components were aggressive and caustic; T-Stoff could attack organic matter including human tissue, and the pilots therefore wore protective suits. Accidents and the handling of the fuel cost more pilots' lives than enemy aircraft did. That is not a footnote: it is the essence of that machine.
Build in subassemblies: the cockpit and the engine section first, then the fuselage. Consider whether to leave the panels open, because much of the internal work disappears from view once the fuselage is closed. Glue the plastic with thin modeling cement and the photo-etch and the belts with super glue. The real subject was small, so the model is fairly compact even in 1:32; all the more, then, does the quality of the surface show, and a primer and smooth transitions are a must. Late German schemes with hard edges are handled by an airbrush with masking. The skid and the takeoff dolly deserve restrained weathering with dust and mud, because the Komet operated from grass surfaces.
The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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