egalliers 914 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Here is another British subject from my back catologue. 1/32 Gloster Meteor F.8 as flown by Pilot Officer Geoff Collins, 77Sqn RAAF, Kimpo Korea, 1952 during the Korean War. For some history and info about Geoff, have a look at this link. http://www.radschool.org.au/magazines/Vol34/Page10.htm The model: HK Meteor F.4, extensively converted to an F.8 using the Fisher Model and Pattern resin kit. Scratchbuilt : Pilot cockpit access step Rocket rails and stubs Exhaust pipes assemblies Additions/modifications: Opened the Ground/Flight switch access panel and added the flap whip antenna Landing light Lowered main and nose gear legs by approx. 3mm block treaded tires heating element on each side of the windshield Scratchbuilt new cartridge ejection chutes Other stuff that I may have forgotten about. What is the missing link between these two? Two Korean war beauties. Enjoy! Eric. 56 Link to post Share on other sites
batcode 3,532 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Super looking meteor, very nice job on thenmf and great finish... Link to post Share on other sites
egalliers 914 Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 Super looking meteor, very nice job on thenmf and great finish... Hi Batcode, Thanks for the comment. It is actually High speed silver and not a NMF paintjob. Eric. Link to post Share on other sites
HL-10 5,867 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 That's a stunning looking Meteor! Great work, very impressive Link to post Share on other sites
F-32 4,371 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Absolutely gorgeous! Link to post Share on other sites
Old foxtrot 23 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Wow stunning build..... Link to post Share on other sites
mcdonnell 3,067 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Hello,Egalliers - My compliments to you on a beautiful build and finish of your 'Meteor'.That's one Grand Gloster!! All the best,Paul. Link to post Share on other sites
Foghorn Leghorn 857 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 She's a beaut ... and so is the paintwork on the rockets Link to post Share on other sites
woody37 11,083 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Stunning Meteor, agree, even the paintwork on the rocket heads is a work of art in its own right Link to post Share on other sites
DAG058 3,718 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Very nice indeed! Link to post Share on other sites
Don149 365 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Top class build, top class finish!. Did you scratch build the trolley/acc.as well?. Link to post Share on other sites
JohnT 3,338 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Hi Egalliers That is truly a lovely build and finish. I have the same model and conversion to do next. Do you have any tips or advice to follow? I know there are a few of us on here planing the F8 conversion and any tips from someone that can do that good a job would be very welcome by the rest of us, especially me! Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 1,583 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 OK, it's great. But what truly sets this apart from all the other cold war jets I've seen on the usual web sites is the superb and subtle painting of areas such as the weathering aft of the landing gear, the heads of the rocket projectiles, the painted on look of the roundels (were they painted??) and the presentation on the superb base. This was obviously a labour of love, and it shows. Now you're going to disappoint me and tell me it was knocked together in a weekend! Link to post Share on other sites
Kampartiger 283 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Superb trio and your work on the meatbox is simply amazing!Simply fab! Link to post Share on other sites
John Laidlaw 1,558 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 That is, quite simply, beautiful. Link to post Share on other sites
Darwinism 106 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Terrific work with a beautiful finish Egalliers - love everything about it including the base. Sometimes I get a bit depressed looking at models like this as I know that never in a million years will I be able to do work this good! Coincidently, I'm off to Korea on Monday for a DMZ tour and a visit to the UN Cemetery and will be flying into Kimpo/Gimpo Airport. Link to post Share on other sites
Reini78 15,368 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 cool work, lovely finish and detail! planning to do an Aussie Korea bird too but in 1/48, have the Classic Airframes kit but will wait for the Airfix kit Link to post Share on other sites
galgos 1,783 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Beautiful Eric. Funnily enough I was reading through this only yesterday over on LSP because I'm starting one of these shortly though I don't think I'll be going to the lengths you went to with your engine internals, re-set undercarriage etc.! I am using your build as a reference thread though for mine, which will be OOB unless I use Paul Fisher's T7 conversion when available. Max Link to post Share on other sites
doozer1974 841 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 That's a real beauty! I love the weathering on the silver finish, a joy to look at. Link to post Share on other sites
spruecutter96 1,022 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Superb building and painting skills on display here. Is that the True Details PSP resin base you've used? Looks great. Thanks for sharing with us. Chris. Link to post Share on other sites
speedy 932 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Absolutely tip top. Link to post Share on other sites
Plasto 3,712 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Looks great. I admire folk who work in the bigger scales. Very nice result indeed. Link to post Share on other sites
Val 2,535 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Brilliant! Link to post Share on other sites
JamesP 433 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I very much like the fact that you've chosen which panel lines and rivets needed picking out and left the rest as is. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
WildeSau75 1,197 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 What a great build - just lovely how you painted and weathered it. The others are great builds too - nice collection. Cheers, Michael Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now