Roden's 1/48 Gloster Gladiator II

[Joe L.]

Here I prepared by rubbing down with wet n dry (fine!) and the a primer coat of Alclad II primer/filler, then a coat of alclad II semi gloss black and finished with a couple of coats of Alclad II airframe aluminium!

[Graham T]

Looking good. It's not the easiest kit to buld is it!

[Joe L.]

Looking good. It's not the easiest kit to buld is it!

Thanks Graham!! Yeah this kit has had its moments!! Wing struts next then an oil wash then rigging !!

[Graham T]

I found the cockpit & engine to be the worst aspects. If you haven't assembled the engine yet, don't add the short exhaust pipes that feed into the cowling ring (parts 55) until AFTER you have inserted the engine into the cowling. Here's a link to my build of the kit as a Sea Gladiator (same basic kit with the addition of the arrestor hook).

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=234922681&hl=%2Bsea+%2Bgladiator

[Joe L.]

I found the cockpit & engine to be the worst aspects. If you haven't assembled the engine yet, don't add the short exhaust pipes that feed into the cowling ring (parts 55) until AFTER you have inserted the engine into the cowling. Here's a link to my build of the kit as a Sea Gladiator (same basic kit with the addition of the arrestor hook).

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=234922681&hl=%2Bsea+%2Bgladiator

Nice job graham. . If you look at my earlier posts of this build you will see my engine work completed I just need to apply the alclad on the copper ring and exhausts, gonna be tricky but yours looks fab bud !!