The original 1/72nd scale version of this kit first appeared in the Airfix line-up back in 1960 and many thousands of these models have been produced since this date. It is more than likely that many Workbench readers will have enjoyed building the classic Dogfight Doubles set, featuring the Me 262 and Mosquito, which for many modellers is one of the most significant kits to appear in the Airfix range. Over recent years, modelling communities have been particularly vocal in requesting a new version of the world’s first jet fighter, which would benefit from the latest manufacturing technologies available to the Airfix team and update one of the most popular models in the history of our beloved hobby. As you will have already guessed, we are extremely pleased to be able to confirm that a new Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a is on the way and is currently scheduled to be available in early 2017.
We have included a selection of computer rendered 3D images of the new Messerschmitt Me 262 tooling throughout this blog, which identify the aircraft as an Me 262 A-1a version of this highly significant warplane. At the outset of this project, the Airfix designers were determined to produce a highly accurate representation of the world’s first jet fighter, in the certain knowledge that this would be high on the future build schedule of many a modeller. From their detailed inspection of the Schwalbe on display at Hendon, they could see that many previous kits of the Me 262 on the market had failed to accurately represent the detail visible from inside the main undercarriage bays and they were determined to put this right. Of particular note are the use of service apertures in the base of the pilot’s bathtub cockpit area, which allow engineers to access the cockpit from underneath the aircraft, through the main undercarriage bay – this is the type of detail the Airfix designers were looking to incorporate within their new model.
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