Lord Riot Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 (edited) The Meteor F.8 was the backbone of the RAF's fighter wings in the early 1950s, serving with over 30 squadrons. No. 245 squadron was based at Horsham St Faith (now Norwich airport), and flew Meteors alongside 74 sqn from 1950 until briefly re-equipping with Hunters in 1957. WL135 was delivered to the RAF on new year's eve 1953. She served as the squadron CO's aircraft, hence the specially marked tail fin. There is an example of a Meteor with these markings on display at the Norwich aviation museum. 50's style ... Edited March 12, 2018 by Lord Riot 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 A fine looking Meteor! What was your experience with the kit? I think Xtrakit has the reputation of not being easy to build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Great looking model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Beautiful Meteor 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Doc72 said: A fine looking Meteor! What was your experience with the kit? I think Xtrakit has the reputation of not being easy to build. Thanks Doc! Actually I thought it was a really straightforward build, the parts all fit together really well and didn't need much sanding or filler. The hardest part was finding enough space for the nose ballast. Cockpit detail is ok for my standard, more discerning modellers will probably go with aftermarket stuff but for most the kit is good enough OOB in my opinion. One slight issue, the undercarriage is quite fiddly, being broken down in three separate parts for each oleo, plus a mudguard which you definitely want to attach before gluing the oleo in place. If you do it in stages and let each part set thoroughly though it's ok. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 A few more images ... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Great stuff. Looks the part. Good build advice as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Very tasty and a great collection 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 (edited) Nice Meteor Lord Riot, but WL135 was the number of my dad's Morris Minor ................... regards, adey Edited March 13, 2018 by adey m 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Very smart and a wonderful time of RAF aviation which is summed up in your 3 plane line up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 14 hours ago, Head in the clouds. said: Very smart and a wonderful time of RAF aviation which is summed up in your 3 plane line up. Thanks! Yes, it certainly was, wish I had a time machine and a could take a digital camera back with me! 😂 It feels like it won't be long until all the RAF can muster is a few F-35s, the Red Arrows and some civvy operated tanker/transports. 😡🙁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 7 hours ago, Lord Riot said: few F-35s, the Red Arrows and some civvy operated tanker/transports. That much !!!! Mind you, with this supposedly Russian chemical attack it may make a few lodgers of Westminster realise not much has changed, even though the wall did come down. The idea of a digital camera in the fifties... I would be reported as missing, you would not see me for months with so much to see. I can but dream. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Very nice Meteor. Like the 50's line up too! The museum at Norwich is great eh? for a small donation you can climb up into the Vulcan cockpit and sit in the capt. seat for a bit of historic insight.. My MPM/Xtrakit F.8 is still unfinished several years later....V. well done on yours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Really nice line up. Your meteor looks good. I too built the Xtrakit model and found no great issues with the construction- well done, all this build activity makes me feel guilty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 On 12 March 2018 at 11:15 AM, Doc72 said: A fine looking Meteor! What was your experience with the kit? I think Xtrakit has the reputation of not being easy to build. I built a PR a short while ago. It was pretty standard as I recall. The undercarriage was really the only fiddly bit. Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris148 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 nice job,i live about a mile from the museum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Very nice build and nice line up of models. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 Thanks for the comments! 😊 Two more F.8s and a Matchbox NF.14 to make, so should be a colourful shelf one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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