Jb65rams Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 My second entry will be Martin Bakers WL419 ejection seat test aircraft. The basis of the build will be the Xtrakit Mk7 with the discarded F8 tail from my Prone Meteor build to produce the Mk7.5. Decals from insignia magazine. A good reference on the Chalgrove Meteors can be found here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelSatin Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 You're a crazy man! Not, perhaps, as crazy as Enzo, but... Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 No one is as crazy as Enzo....but then again Ced..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 Haven't posted for a while, work seems to have intervened. Managed to grab the odd 10mins here and there and have made a bit of progress. Used the unwanted F8 tail from my Prone build to replace the T& tail. The rest of the kit was then built as per instructions. Made a start of converting the cockpit. The removed the IP detail from the rear cockpit. Add started making up the canopy. The from part of the canopy was taken from the NF14 canopy. The rear was the T7 canopy cut down. Progress shown below. I will used to plasticard to produce a bulkhead for the front canopy and complete the rest of the rear structure. I will use a couple of MB ejection seats from my spares box. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 Rear cockpit built up using some scrap plasticard. Fuselage strengthen strips added to the rear of the cockpit. A couple of ejection seats from the spare box. Rear cockpit tidy up, ready for the paint shop. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Oooow, interesting build, nice work with the seats.Looking forward to this build. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 I was really hoping someone would do '419 or '638. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Great idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Looking good so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Good choice and nice build so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 Thanks for the positive comments. Shes's in the paint shop. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Coming along... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelSatin Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Looking good JB. A week left! Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 Hopefully should finish this in time. Painting finished. Decals on. Took a bit of work at they were a bit thick with quite a lot of carrier film. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Nearly there..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Just had a bit of a Doh! moment. Looks like forgot to add some nose weight. Having an open second cockpit, I was able to add a little bit of lead to bring the nose down. Finished photos are now in the gallery. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Really glad you got this one in before the deadline. Nice to see you overcame the oops moment too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Really nice build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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