Hhhalifaxxx Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Hello, everyone. I'm thinking of using an Airfix Meteor III in my stash for a Trent Meteor conversion. It seems to be a simple enough job, with a pair of scratchbuilt auxiliary fins, Trent nacelles built up with putty, an Aeroclub Mk I canopy and a pair of 5-bladed props & spinner (from Testor's Spitfire 24, perhaps?) and some tweaking here and there. Then there is the undercarriage problem: it seems the Trent Meteor had a longer landing gear to give clearance for the Rotol props. Does anyone have an illustration of some sort to show how this elongated landing gear looked like? Also, where there any modification to the wheel wells (however unlikely, as the prototype was later changed back to its original form) and/or the u/c doors? In any case, how did the new u/c retract after the elongation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixII Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Might help? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gloster_Trent-Meteor_EE227.jpg http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2008/06/early-british-jets-01.htm Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard M Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 MPM looks to be releasing a 1/72 Trent Meteor (along with a prone Meteor test bed) at some point in the near future, might be simpler to hang on to see what that is like before cracking on with a conversion.... http://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=97&t=70498&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15#p1368636 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Plastic Aircraft Modeller did a conversion in the early (?) 80's. long since binned maybe some BM'r has a copy? BTW the Airfix 4 fuselage should be square with rounded sides. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czechnavy Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 If you need a scan of the Plastic Aircraft Modeller article just give me a PM - I managed to pick up that issue of PAM at Scale Model World - had been looking for it for years to fill the gap in the collection and there were two copies of the missing issue just sitting on the tables in the Kit Swop area - and who said it is only buses that appear in pairs when you least expect it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hhhalifaxxx Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 Thanks to all. I believe this is a fairly common subject for an Airfix Meteor III conversion. I'd certainly have a much better finished model if I purchased the new MPM kit, but I wouldn't miss the fun of messing up with one more of my several items mothballing in my stash. No, I never toss anything into the "bin", unlike many of you guys: I'm too stingy and tight-fisted not to try to make something out of every single kit I purchased over so many years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptmvarsityfan Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 MPM looks to be releasing a 1/72 Trent Meteor (along with a prone Meteor test bed) at some point in the near future, might be simpler to hang on to see what that is like before cracking on with a conversion.... http://www.modelforu...art=15#p1368636 Haven't heard that before, excellent news!!Cheers, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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