rickshaw Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Gloster Javelin in Republic of China Air Force Service In 1945 the Koumintang Government of the Republic of China contracted with Gloster aircraft of the UK to create a single-engined Jet fighter. Being only the fourth country in the world to put into operation a jet powered combat aircraft, the ROCAF was proud of it's achievement. It didn't win the Chinese Civil War though, and in 1948, the KMT Government of Chiang Kai Shek was forced to flee the mainland for the island of Formosa. The Communists, thwarted of their ultimate goal of ruling all of China bided their time on the mainland. The US Navy intervened and prevented them from invading Taiwan, as the island became known. The KMT, leery of becoming too dependent on the United States turned again to Glosters who supplied them with their most advanced product, the Javelin, all-weather fighter. The Model The kit is a Polish repop of the venerable Frog Javelin Mk.9 kit. It required considerable work and I decided to try an alternative method of creating a polished metal surface, using cheap Aluminium foil. It worked reasonably well, I felt. The decals came from the spares box. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Like the idea Taiwanese ..good effort what did you use to stick the foil down with ? Varnish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickshaw Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 Contact adhesive. You coat both surfaces wait for it to dry and then press them together. Looks like a slightly thicker PVA glue to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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