The VOLKSJAGER was the last
desperate effort of the Luftwaffe to produce a new jet, with no strategic
materials: wooden nose and wings; tail planes built with a wood and metal
mix. This particular and unique jet was equipped with 2 x 30mm guns a for the
first time in the story, was equipped with an ejection seat.
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The VOLKSJAGER had a limited employment
during last days of WWII. The only victory claimed, maybe, was a British Hawker
Tempest
This a Tamiya 1/48 HE 162 "VOLKSJAGER"
built "out of the box", I applied a black first coat. Then I painted the jet with the standard RLM 81/82 over RLM 76. Black ink
was used for the
panel lines.
Fabrizio Frassica
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