Magua87 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 (edited) This is my entry for the group build. Perhaps optimistically I'm planning on building this alongside my Vietnam group build Monogram Bearcat. This will be OOB. I'm planning on building the Belgian Meteor, EG-47. The instructions call for the use of the full-size blown canopy. However, I reckon all the Belgian F.8s had the smaller canopy. http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/Gloster%20Meteor%20F.8/Gloster%20Meteor%20F.8%20Frontpage.html Here's EG-47, but with different markings on the fuselage. http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/Gloster%20Meteor%20F.8/Gloster%20Meteor%20F.8%20EG-047.html The canopy will be the last addition before painting, so I've got a while to make up my mind. Edited October 29, 2015 by Magua87 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magua87 Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 First progress report. I'll be closing the wings tonight. I've painted the engine faces flat black and have given the raised features a dry brushing with Tamiya Flat Aluminium. I've used the same paint for the wheel wells and the inside of the engine nacelles. The cockpit was also painted flat black and given a flat aluminium dry brushing. There's also a speckle of flat aluminium over spray, but I think it all works to reduce the monolithic properties of a flat black cockpit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Good on you, great to see another one on its way! Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magua87 Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 Cockpit floor attached to one side of the fuselage. Wings closed. Tomorrow's job is to add some paint to the inside of the front of nacelles (forgot to paint them when I had silver in the airbrush) and touch up the underside of the cockpit floor. I must have sat it in some super glue at some point as I've lost a big blog of silver. I'm going to need to find some lead somewhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magua87 Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Nacelles painted and attached. Sanding has commenced. Will have to run a knife or a scribe around them to reinstate the join lines which are being obliterated by the sanding. I'm hunting for some lead as I'm ready to close the fuselage. I've also ordered some paint for the high speed silver. I've got some Citadel Runefang Steel on the way. Sounds like it's a finer paint than the Tamiya flat aluminium that I used for the wheel wells, interior, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Nice work. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 The Citadel painnt were/are lovely for silver finishes, Mithril Silver being the predecessor to Runefang Steel, You should get a nice finish using the Citadel paints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelSatin Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Nice cleanup. I use lead fishing weights, cheap and you can squash 'em to shape with a pair of pliers. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magua87 Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share Posted November 22, 2015 (edited) I found some lead in my modelling supplies and placed it behind the cockpit for a dry run. No luck there, so I moved to the nose. After several dry fits to test the balance I ended up throwing lead at the area! I added some extra lead under the cockpit floor, just behind the nose wheel, and blanked off the area with some card. Hopefully it's sorted now. So much for the recommended three grams! I cut the canopy from the sprue and fitted it for a test. Despite all the dry brushing you can't see anything in the tub. I'll dip it in some clear and see if that makes a difference. It's shame that Squadron don't produce a vac-form canopy for the meteor. Edited November 22, 2015 by Magua87 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 3 grams!!!!! They must be joking. I reckon that half a ton you've got in there should do it, though it'll never fly now of course. Max 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magua87 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Fuselage closed and sanded. The exhausts have been fitted to the wings and filler has been applied. It's finally starting to take shape. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) Good afternoon Magua87 Good job so far , I built this kit 3years ago in Idfaf colours Patrice Edited December 10, 2015 by TEMPESTMK5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magua87 Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 Well, I had my question regarding the canopy answered. It flew with the full blown canopy. Unfortunately I won't be able to finish this build in time. I'm moving house over this week and have just packed all my kits and supplies away. I won't be seeing them again until the 9th. Good luck to everyone else with a build on the bench! You'll be seeing mine in the RFI forum in a month or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 That's a pity Magua87. Good luck with the house move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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