Bruce Archer Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) Hi! As I dislike doing silver airplanes, are there RAF schemes for the new Airfix 1/48th scale Meteor F.8 which does not include Silver or Aluminum paint? And where to get the decals? Bruce Edited June 19, 2016 by Bruce Archer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) Yes, the TWU operated Meteor F.8 VZ467 in the Dark Sea Grey and Dark Green camo with Light Aircraft Grey undersides into the early 1980s Various CAACUs had Meteor F(TT).8s in Light Aircraft Grey all over with and without dayglo orange areas and or target tug yellow and black undersides. They often featured really nice squadron markings such as 79 and 85 sqn bars. Edit, just seen the 2nd question, some F(TT).8 decals here http://www.hyperscale.com/2016/reviews/decals/x48160reviewbg_1.htm Edited June 19, 2016 by 71chally 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) Almost all RAF Meteor 8s had some High Speed Silver on them somewhere: aircraft wearing the Dark Green and Dark Sea Grey camouflaged upper surfaces had High Speed Silver undersurfaces, e.g. one of the kit subjects, WL125 (IIRC) of 111Squadron, albeit with a black-outlined yellow fin. The Meteor FR. Mk. 9s used by squadrons in RAF Germany had PRU Blue undersides, but you're going to have to wait for the kit (don't ask when though), although the camera widows are in the present kit. You could, if you have one, rob the nose section from a Classic Airframes FR. Mk. 9 kit. Hannants' Xtradecal range has a number of sheets featuring camouflaged Meteors, although each sheet also features "silver" aircraft. The kit features WH364 of 85 Squadron in overall High Speed Silver, but I have a sneaky suspicion that she was overall Light Aircraft Grey, as was WH291 (of 79 Squadron IIRC). At least one of these was brightened up with some Dayglo stripes. 71Chally's just beaten me to the punch..... Edited June 19, 2016 by stever219 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) Hannants' Xtradecal range has a number of sheets featuring camouflaged Meteors, although each sheet also features "silver" aircraft. The kit features WH364 of 85 Squadron in overall High Speed Silver, but I have a sneaky suspicion that she was overall Light Aircraft Grey, as was WH291 (of 79 Squadron IIRC). At least one of these was brightened up with some Dayglo stripes. 71Chally's just beaten me to the punch..... Nope WH364 was overall aluminium at the time the Airfix scheme represents. WH291 was with 85 then grey with 79 and with dayglodayglo again. WH301 had dayglo at 85http://www.airpixbycaz.co.uk/cazsite/aviation/as1900/1968/abingdon/abb16.html https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Gloster_Meteor_F8%2C_UK_-_Air_Force_AN2233201.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/25538536@N02/21319624354/ They all went through several variations over about 5 years Edited June 19, 2016 by Dave Fleming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Bruce- RAF aluminium ( High speed silver) is just aluminium/silver paint - Tamiya do a couple of spray cans that will do the job without even much thought.All the operational aircraft were either High Speed Silver or camo over this on the undersides. If you really want RAF, and to avoid and "silver"you have to go for later 2nd line uses - by which time the silver was replaced with Light Aircraft Grey, but to my eye - that disguises the Meteors pre-eminent role as front line interceptor.Painting a Meteor silver is damn site easier than doing an NMF F-86!!Jonners Dave - no idea how the below go there!!! weird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Archer Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 Jon, The problem is I do not LIKE doing silver airplanes. It is a quirk of mine. Perhaps I need to do a Syrian, or perhaps an IDF one... Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Jon, The problem is I do not LIKE doing silver airplanes. It is a quirk of mine. Perhaps I need to do a Syrian, or perhaps an IDF one... Bruce Syrian is an option on the new Xtradecals sheet https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/X48158 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 (edited) I have to agree with Bruce in that I would rather avoid the silver schemes as they are done so regularly, it's a personal thing I guess. The Meteors with the LAG undersides and the all over schemes, though second-line were great looking aircraft. WH291 was a great example, serving in the grey scheme with at least three different markings. I'm surprised that there aren't any decals for VZ467 yet (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Gloster_Meteor_F8%2C_UK_-_Air_Force_AN2059465.jpg), or have I missed them? Edited June 20, 2016 by 71chally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 [quote Nope WH364 was overall aluminium at the time the Airfix scheme represents. WH291 was with 85 then grey with 79 and with dayglodayglo again. WH301 had dayglo at 85. They all went through several variations over about 5 years Thanks Dave: I probably was thinking of '291 (or '301 perhaps) and hadn't checked my references. D'oh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Millman Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Bruce- RAF aluminium ( High speed silver) is just aluminium/silver paint It was 'Finish glossy aluminium 33B/865' but applied in a fairly complex process involving two coats of primer, one coat of stopper, two coats of filler, two coats of the glossy aluminium 33B/865 and finally burnishing with a cutting compound as a High Gloss Finishing Scheme to DTD 772. See the HSS thread:- http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235004420-high-speed-silver-nmf/ 'High Speed Silver' was colloquial RAF shorthand for the aluminium finish applied in the scheme but naval aircraft also used the scheme so other colours were involved. Nick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 We're the Meteor f.8s NMF or silver paint? If so I should think that vallejo metalizers colors would suffice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 We're the Meteor f.8s NMF or silver paint? If so I should think that vallejo metalizers colors would suffice? Silver paint, the RAF didn't embrace NMF until the Lightning came along and then it was the only aircraft to be in NMF. All other British aircraft used silver paint, colour name aluminium, where silver was used. This would have been carried through to export aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousAA72 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 At the time of the RAF review for The Queen's coronation, an Air Vice Marshal had "his" Meteor F8 painted in overall Dark Green. Details are in the 'Fighting Colours' book by Bruce Robertson - my copy is some 300 miles away at the moment, so I'm unable to confirm its serial....just a thought though...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Silver paint, the RAF didn't embrace NMF until the Lightning came along and then it was the only aircraft to be in NMF. All other British aircraft used silver paint, colour name aluminium, where silver was used. This would have been carried through to export aircraft. Even then there were more areas of silver paint on the Lightning than many realise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 (edited) At the time of the RAF review for The Queen's coronation, an Air Vice Marshal had "his" Meteor F8 painted in overall Dark Green. Details are in the 'Fighting Colours' book by Bruce Robertson - my copy is some 300 miles away at the moment, so I'm unable to confirm its serial....just a thought though...... WK927 http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234947171-allover-green-meteor-f8-sir-richard-atcherley/ http://www.aviationbanter.com/attachment.php?s=0438fa0d3f2fb5e16e2f03bddc3d98ad&attachmentid=72351&d=1419950384 http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK-Air-Force/Gloster-Meteor-F8/2363863 Edited June 22, 2016 by Dave Fleming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 WK927 http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234947171-allover-green-meteor-f8-sir-richard-atcherley/ http://www.aviationbanter.com/attachment.php?s=0438fa0d3f2fb5e16e2f03bddc3d98ad&attachmentid=72351&d=1419950384 http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK-Air-Force/Gloster-Meteor-F8/2363863 Markings for which will shortly be available... Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_2 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Our F.8 is camo over LAG. How accurate that is, given it is her paint from her time on the gate at Finningley, is anyone's guess! I'll be building my F8 as this jet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Once a scheme has appeared on an aircraft, even if only as a gate guardian, then it becomes an unimpeachable subject for a model. However historically wrong - previously. In this case, I believe the use of Light Aircraft Grey is certainly later than any active service Meteor F8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Thread resurrection! The Airfix 1/48 Meteor F.8 is one of the kits I’m considering starting soon, though as yet still undecided. However, on looking through the instructions, it says to paint the undersides of the 111 Sqn camo version in Humbrol 56. Would I be correct to think that is too dark and it should be closer to Humbrol 11? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 8 minutes ago, Lord Riot said: Thread resurrection! The Airfix 1/48 Meteor F.8 is one of the kits I’m considering starting soon, though as yet still undecided. However, on looking through the instructions, it says to paint the undersides of the 111 Sqn camo version in Humbrol 56. Would I be correct to think that is too dark and it should be closer to Humbrol 11? Too dark I would say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 34 minutes ago, Lord Riot said: Thread resurrection! The Airfix 1/48 Meteor F.8 is one of the kits I’m considering starting soon, though as yet still undecided. However, on looking through the instructions, it says to paint the undersides of the 111 Sqn camo version in Humbrol 56. Would I be correct to think that is too dark and it should be closer to Humbrol 11? I would go with 11 but with an awful lot of light grey added. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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