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SyAAF Meteor F.8 1/48 --> fin!


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On 8/31/2018 at 8:54 AM, Roland Pulfrew said:

 

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I wonder if enough bits could be collected to make an airworthy Meteor??!?

:)

nice find. Thanks!

would not have guessed they were still existing at all!

airworthy?? No way

 to many looters... and all in the open.... maybe you coild produce one extrrnally complete frame...

still would be nice to see close up photos!!

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  • 1 month later...

just promised to go full steam ahead with this build.... as Matrix ( @Enzo Matrix ) wisely put a wrong GB end date.... thanks!

 

still got 3 weeks of time now... could (should/ needs/ etc.) to be enough!!

 

not that I did nothing in the meantime, but....

 

engine(s) ready for enclosure

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(one not not glued yet! as you can see!)

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more soon! promised!

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nose mounted (a pitn)! hard to align, two parts....

 

looks quite ok now I think!

 

some filler needed (mainly caused by the PE in the landing gear bay.....)

 

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oh.... did I forget some structure for the nose landing gear !?! ... :banghead::headbang:

 

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sure you all know these blog and pictures:

http://luftwaffeas.blogspot.com/2011/04/meteor-divorced.html

 

is it the only concurrent color photo of Syrian Meteors?

if at all? 

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cheers, 

 

more cool info:

https://medium.com/war-is-boring/how-fighter-pilots-made-modern-syria-804f0e1d1283

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If it is a contemporary photo, it was taken before delivery as those look like the fields and forests of rural England beneath the aircraft.

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The colour picture was indeed taken in Britain, according to the Aerofax book during a training flight. I don't know if there are others around, if there's someone who may know this is the author of the linked article, as Tom Cooper has spent a lot of time studying air war in the Middle East

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4 hours ago, Giorgio N said:

The colour picture was indeed taken in Britain, according to the Aerofax book during a training flight. I don't know if there are others around, if there's someone who may know this is the author of the linked article, as Tom Cooper has spent a lot of time studying air war in the Middle East

thanks ! did not think about that... he even is a fellow Austrian.... I contacted him a lot when building an Egyptian MiG-17PF... some time ago! he was even member here.... :(

 

 

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ready for painting

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medium sea grey undersides according to Isradecal.

 

--> Revell 43??

 

or Sky blue according to Wings over Sinai....

https://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/ref/helion/book_helion_sinai.shtml

 

 

will be hard to find a conclusive answer I fear....

 

who of you knows more.... please step forward!

 

 

is this a likely color reference?

Syrian MiG-17 at an Israeli museum:

 

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https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datoteka:MIG-17-hatzerim-1.jpg

 

 

http://luftwaffeas.blogspot.com/2013/09/photos-from-syaaf-kweres-afb-part-i.html

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top color is said to be something like light stone BS361.... I opted for a ~ 50/50 Revel 314 and 16...

 

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without flash

and with flash...

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dark (olive) green would be the second camo color.... .. hummmmm :P 

 

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paintwork moving along nicely! I think at least!

 

I opted for a mixture of Revell 65, 46 and 365 for the olive dark green, and  374 and Xtracolor X601 for the grey....

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thanks for dropping by!

 

 

 

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On 10/14/2018 at 7:20 PM, Giorgio N said:

Can't comment  on the colours, ,,,,,?

obviously nobody really can....

On 10/14/2018 at 7:20 PM, Giorgio N said:

 In any case the painted model looks good and close to the colour pictures, personally I'd probably just be happy this way

yeah,, the color photo is a bit suspect, if it is really an original color and was not coloured later,.... still many variations possible... maybe the light one was more earth and less sand.... I will nor repaint as of now, as I have to apply decals tonight... :P

 

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with some panels opened as promised ;)

 

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as promised some decal work!

 

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Decals are from Isradecal, usually know for well researched and high quality!

 

I am not fully convinced with all they did design wise, what, no alternatives right now! (I assume that the markings for the Israeli machines are spot on!)

 

not sure how the white fuel tank marking band are supposed to fit...... :(  hard to say if they are more correct for my Syrian plane at all....

 

 

Stencils are mostly Airfix, the Ejection triangles actually the only viable option ,for being readable and way ahead of ISRADECAL.....

 

 

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all in all it looks busy :) , not all stencils were applied though..... ;)

 

 

cheers, Werner

 

 

 

 

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That looks great Werner ! Isradecals usually is pretty serious about accuracy, don't know much about this subject to comment unfortunately. As you said before, not many probably do anyway 😁

In any case love the details and the colour scheme, this will be something to be proud of when completed

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