Messerschmitt Me 262 HG III
Amusing Hobby
1:48

The radical Hochgeschwindigkeit II (Me 262 HG II) proposal was to be an advanced version of the Me 262 Jet Fighter. It was intended to feature a new 35° swept wing with engines moved closer to the fuselage and a V-tail, though this was changed back to a conventional tail after wind tunnel tests showed that the V-tail was unstable. The Hochgeschwindigkeit III (Me 262 HG III) was to have a 45° swept wing and Heinkel HeS 011 engines in the wing roots. Neither of these projects were built before the war ended.

This is my first build of an Amusing Hobby kit. They are establishing themselves as Luft 46 specialists with five kits now released or planned. This was a very enjoyable, trouble free build of a subject where you can let you imagination out for a spin. I found this refreshing as sometimes you get a bit stale, slavishly counting rivets and checking reference sources for accuracy. What-if's give you more freedom to unleash your creativity.

For more details of this build, jump over to the Amusing Hobby 1:48 Me 262 HG III - Build