propforward Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 (edited) Just finished this - reasonably happy with it. It is a nice, straightforward build - not too much filling and sanding, great fun, a nice subject. Mostly out of the box, I used Hataka acrylic paints, gloss seal coats by Pledge, decals ( 501 Squadron, RAF Filton) by Xtradecal. Top semi matt finish by Model Master acrylic, with some very light panel washes using Flory washes. Metallic finish was using Vallejo acrylic metal aluminum colour. I didn't go attempting multi metal shades, since the actual aircraft were painted high speed silver, rather than left as bare metal. I attempted "black basing" for some shading / tone variation. It didn't quite come out as I wanted, but I still feel it made a positive difference. Build thread: Edited July 5, 2017 by propforward Updating links from photobucket to smugmug 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 I think that your Meteor looks great. It's a lovely representation of the real aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael51 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Good subject, better for the camouflage and a great looking Meteor. Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Very nice! Another fan of camouflage meteors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Really nice Meteor there, looks excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Brilliant made model, like the colour scheme,😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propforward Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 Thanks everybody! This was a fun build - pretty straightforward. Minor fit issues with the nosecone, but otherwise hardly any filler needed. The new Airfix models are a far cry from the old Airfix, happily - not quite Tamiya levels of engineering, but really top notch for the price. Looking forward to my next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Lovely model - definitely one for the 'want' list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Always nice to see a well finished Meteor. I think you've got the panel line shadow just right. Love it Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propforward Posted July 5, 2017 Author Share Posted July 5, 2017 Thanks guys. I'm updating links in my threads - moving from photobucket to smugmug, so I thought I'd add another pic I had, which I decided that I like. I won't bump the thread any more, even though I do really like these pictures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Bravo cant wait to get my hands on one of these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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