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I want to join this GB with another Airfix 1/48th Meteor F.8, the kit looks very good but to improve it I have some AM in the form of the Eduard Zoom cockpit p/e set and Eduard resin wheels and mudguards. I am planning to paint this kit in the high speed silver finish and 615 Sqn markings as worn by WH445 as flown by the CO of the Sqn. Here is the kit, ready for a soapy wash. I don't know too much about the Meteor, so I have bought a book to learn more, pictured here with the AM that I have. Ready to begin this kit, I will get the cockpit started first.
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Quick question; are there any decals to make the 1 TWU Meteor 'Winston' from the 1/48 Airfix kit? I'm assuming this aircraft may have had a few different aerials, etc to the 50's Meteors too.
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Hi gents, I've just finished this - the Airfix rag-wing Hurricane in the markings provided with the Starter set for 615 Squadron, Kenley, August 1940: This is my fifth Airfix Hurricane, it's a lovely kit, I've enjoyed building each one more or less equally and I have not seen a single one of the many posted on this forum that did not look great when finished. I filled and scraped the ribbed wing panels behind the gun access hatches to represent the metal panels here, cut out and replaced the wingtip lights (as ripped off from Wolwe82's Hurricane build way back when - thanks Wolwe ) and added the aerial wire from EZ Line. I used Precision Paints Dark Green, Dark Earth and Sky for the main scheme and various acrylics for the odds and bobs. The decals are for L1592 of 615 Squadron based at Kenley in August 1940. On 17 August this aircraft was damaged in combat with Bf109s and was sent for repairs, thereby missing the big raid on Kenley the next day. Its subsequent history can be seen here. The decals looked a bit big and clunky at first, but went on well with no silvering and I'm pretty happy with how they turned out, except... well I know Gloster-built Hurricanes were supposed to have had the pre-war bright Identification Blue and Identification Red applied, but was L1592 a Gloster-built aircraft, and was the red really that bright? It's practically fluorescent on the tail stripes It seemed a bit much for the gun-cover patches so I painted over them in WEM Dull Red. Incidentally I am not sure if L1592 was ever fitted with the later type mast provided with the kit, but it has the earlier pole-type mast fitted now, and no fabric gun-covers so if you are building the kit to show L1592 as it is today that is worth considering... Anyway thanks for your attention gents, Cheers, Stew- 25 replies
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Hiya Folks, Well the part built models have had the dust blown off them and they are now coming across the finishing line, next up is this Sword 1/72nd scale Spitfire Mk.Vc wearing 615 Sqn markings which was flown by Kiwi Flying Officer Lawrence Weggery over India and Burma; [/url] This really is a nice kit to build and at last we have a decent Spitfire Mk.Vc,....I`ll be building many more of these, Hope you like it, Tony O
