Davek72 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 (edited) With a disaster befalling my Mig-23 in the From Russia With Love GB I would like to join this GB with a 1/72 Revell Gloster Meteor. I have already build this kit in an MPM guise but this time it will be in NMF and hopefully I will avoid some of my mistakes from last time. The kit is quite nicely laid out but lots of flash. As always all comments very welcome. Dave Edited August 11, 2017 by Davek72 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Good choice Looking forward to the start Martin H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 23 minutes ago, Grandboof said: Good choice Looking forward to the start Martin H Cheers Martin I am looking forward to it and have already managed an hour today. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted August 4, 2017 Author Share Posted August 4, 2017 Despite the lack of posts I have made progress.... The cockpit came to gather nicely. Black base with mid grey dry brushing. I made some belts out of the foil from a wine bottle. The photo above shows the belts before painting but I did paint them light brown and gave them a wash of brown ink. The wheel wells and engine front (?) were painted aluminium and given dilute black ink washes. More photos to follow very shortly. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted August 5, 2017 Author Share Posted August 5, 2017 It's all comin together quite nicely with just a small amount of filler. Thanks for looking. Dave 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Nice to see one of these coming together, I've a couple in stock, same boxing as this which will probably become a camo'd Danish one & theBbelgian boxing to be done OOB. Its always good to see what if any pitfalls there are. Looking at your excellent progress, there're not too many. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 On 05/08/2017 at 9:27 AM, stevehnz said: Nice to see one of these coming together, I've a couple in stock, same boxing as this which will probably become a camo'd Danish one & theBbelgian boxing to be done OOB. Its always good to see what if any pitfalls there are. Looking at your excellent progress, there're not too many. Steve. Hi Steve This is the second time I have built this kit (the first was in Argentina colours which was fun). The kit is very nicely engineered and I have had no issues. The only area where a little care is required is in the attachment of the wing tips which are butt joints. Cheers Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 All coming together nicely as far as I am concerned. You can just see in the above photo (a) the small amounts of filler on the wings and a bit more on the tail and (b) I have just started masking using Tamiya tape. A coat of Halfords Audi Silver went on nicely. Cheers Dave 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 It does look very nice in the silver! Regards, Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 2 hours ago, AdrianMF said: It does look very nice in the silver! Regards, Adrian Cheers Adrian Have spent part of this morning putting on most of the decals. It's amazing how things can come together so quickly after quite a while on the work bench. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 I am going to call this one finished...which is always a result for me. The decals went on very easily and the usual extras like undercarriage etc all fixed in without mishap. I have done practically no weathering because (a) my last attempt at weathering resulted in the Mig-23 disaster referred to at the top of this thread and (b) I had already decided I rather liked the clean look of a fresh Meteor. Photos... Thank you very much everyone who has looked in on the build and especially those who have commented. Cheers Dave 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurrantBunbury Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Very nice. I love the effect you've got on the cockpit and engine/intake bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 (edited) Nice that, your finish works for me, I like them clean & fresh too (& I'm a lousy weatherer ) Steve. Edited August 12, 2017 by stevehnz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 12 hours ago, CurrantBunbury said: Very nice. I love the effect you've got on the cockpit and engine/intake bits. Cheers CB. It's been a fun build and by my standards pretty quick. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 5 hours ago, stevehnz said: Nice that, your finish works for me, I like them clean & fresh too (& I'm a lousy weatherer ) Steve. Cheers Steve. I would love to get better at weathering but so far the results have been mixed to say the least. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Very well done indeed Thanks for sharing Martin H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Grandboof said: Very well done indeed Thanks for sharing Martin H Cheers Martin it was a lot of fun. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Looks even better with the decals on. The real things were kept pretty clean so your finish is bang on. Regards, Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Well done Dave, that turned out beautifully! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 That looks great Dave The canopy framing is excellent and the model 'sits' really well; gives a good impression of weight. These early Meteors look very sci-fi in silver 🚀. TonyT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Good afternoon Dave Very good job you have done here Best regards Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Great job Dave. I think that it's quite a sleek looking machine in overall silver. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach82 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Superb job Dave. The finish looks just great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 On 12/08/2017 at 10:21 AM, Grandboof said: Very well done indeed Thanks for sharing Martin H Thanks Martin I appreciate the comment Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 On 14/08/2017 at 10:03 AM, AdrianMF said: Looks even better with the decals on. The real things were kept pretty clean so your finish is bang on. Regards, Adrian Cheers Adrian. I certainly think it looks a very stylish machine. I have bought 2 xtrakits F8s and some additional decals so am planning to have some fun with a few more Meteors. Dave On 22/08/2017 at 5:23 PM, PlaStix said: Well done Dave, that turned out beautifully! Kind regards, Stix Cheers Stix From you that is always appreciated. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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