Arniec Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) Hi Guys, I will make a conversion of the Tamiya 1/48 Gloster meteor F3 into a F4 with the Heritage aviation conversion set. It will get decals from Dutch decals for a Dutch Meteor from 323 squadron that was based at Leeuwarden afb in 1952/53. Here are some pictures. the box the content the conversion some extras I might be using?! And the scheme I use for it. That is it for now. Cheers, Edited January 18, 2019 by Arniec 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Nice choice Will be following with interest. That resin wing section is a big casting! James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 that is a huge piece of resin, good to see! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Welcome to the GB Arnold and with a nice subject choice @trickyrich will be jealous of all that resin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Good plan for a Mk4. I did a Mk4 a few years ago using the same basic kit but took the outer wing panels from a Classic Airframe Mk8. Probably no more work than this but a lot lighter! Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 Hi guys, I have made a start on this one. I first had to do some modifying on the fuselage to get everything together. As I was to enthusiast I have removed at the left side a bit to much. Typical me. argggg But here are two pictures of the modification.I have sawn off the strip. and the resin wing cleaned up. after that I did a dry fit Not to bad. I already glued the fuselage together. Then I tried to dryfit the engine inlets and they had a big gap on the underside where I had sawn off a resin ring. It was luckily on the underside. and the fit on top was good. Then I thought that maybe that resin ring didn't needed to be removed, so I test fitted it and it looks to be much better with it. So I glued them back on. Now I just need to reshape them a bit. That is it for now. Cheers, 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 A good solid start Arnold. With all the cutting and cleaning and major modifications done it should be straight-forward work now for you I hope 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted February 1, 2019 Author Share Posted February 1, 2019 Hi guys, some more work done on the model. I have cleaned up the seam of the fuselage and have glued the inlets on the resin wing. There is still some work to be done on the wing, but slowly it is getting there. If that is finished than I can glue it to the fuselage. Here are some pictures of the inlets that a now glued on. the top side. and the underside. There is still some work to be done on this, but it is already better than before. That is it for now. Cheers, 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted February 7, 2019 Author Share Posted February 7, 2019 Hi Guys I have done some more work on the model. Here are some pictures. I have cleaned up the seam and filled it first with some super glue and then gave it a coat of Mr Surfacer 500 to get a better result. Here is a picture with the Mr surfacer on. And after cleaning it up. And the wing done. It isn't perfect, but good enough. The underside is the worst. There were also some imperfections in the molding that I filled with mr surfacer. Then it was clamping time to get a decent fit. There were some seams that still needed to be filled, but not to bad. The only bigger one was on the front. But I filled that with some plastic plate. It still needs to be cleaned up, but that will be done after the glue has set. I have also placed the cockpit, with the resin parts. And I painted it German grey instead of black and also placed some extra weight to get it on all three wheels. I hope I have placed enough. The interior does look beter with the resin inserts. In the kit there was nothing there. There is still a wash needed in the cockpit and also is there a dry brush session needed. That is it for now guys. Cheers. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Good solid progress there Arnold. I'm thinking you are over the worst of this one now and it will hopefully be all smooth running from here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 Here are some pictures of the progress I made sins last time. She is nearing the stage of painting. some pictures of the cockpit that was painted in RLM 66 and given a wash and a drybrush. On the right you can see some lead sticking out of the nose. Fingers crossed that it's enough to get it on three wheels. I also puttied the seam between the wing and the fuselage with some Tamiya putty. The excess was later removed with some mister color thinner. That way you don't get loss of detail. Then I closed down the cockpit with the insert. And last but not least. I placed the canopy. I also placed the belly tank and made up the undercarriage, but forgor to take a picture. That is it for now Cheers, 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Starting to look like an early jet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Nice work both inside and out Arnold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 Thanks guys. Now before I start painting it it will be mportant to get everything right before the metal coat will go on. I think there will be some sanding and polishing to do. Cheers, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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