trickyrich Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 gee she's looking very tidy! Nice work with the paint job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 I have to agree with Rich. That's coming along very nicely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 On 4/9/2019 at 5:14 PM, Colin W said: Looks good Andy. Shouldn't the nose be black top and bottom though ? I can't say I've seen many like this. Colin Nope, it is correct, source Cold War Shield Vol 1 page 279. Sorry not to rely earlier just back from Singapore and Australia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 Cheers Andy, I'll look out for this scheme. Singapore and Australia heh! no visit to 'the land of the long white cloud again?' I've been in Malaysia all week and looking forward to getting the decals on this next week after 3 weeks of no activity. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Would have loved to have gone but we can't take our youngest out of school so it had to be a quick trip in the Easter holidays. We were in KL two years ago on a trip to Borneo and liked it. Take care and hopefully see you at Telford some day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GliderGuider Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Great job so far Colin, she's really looking great! My father worked on Meteor NF11s when he did his National Service with 11 Squadron RAF so I'm following this build with interest. Unfortunately he was never one for photography otherwise I would have sent some pics for inspiration! All the best, Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 After a gap of several weeks I got back to the Meteor NF11 this weekend. A few areas of the camouflage needed a touch up and I added the main undercarriage. I followed the pattern discussed above by extending the nose leg using 1mm brass rod secured into the nose weight. I have never built a model in this scheme before but it looks quite smart. Underside with some shading to break up the solid colour. Brass rod drilled into each wing to secure the drop tanks. Colin 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 very nice!! Yeah it's a great scheme, very 50's and very English. Some subtle weathering should help break the vastness of grey underneath. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted May 6, 2019 Author Share Posted May 6, 2019 A bit of activityover the long weekend. Painting completed with a base of future and a mix of decals added. National insignia from the kit, 29 squadron markings from Dutch decals and serials made on my home printer. I am not impressed with the Dutch decals as the white is only printed halfway under the red, making 2 very different shades. This is very poor quality and I don't think I'll be using these again. The sheet was reasonably expensive and I only used 4 decals, the rest consigned to the bin. I'd print my own next time, especially as I have to print the serials anyway. Looks better now. Colin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Looking good Colin. I used the Dutch Decal sheet for both mu 616 Squadron Meteor builds and they were fine but no white was involved. The Xtradecals sheet for the Meteor NF is pretty good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 This is looking excellent. I will be pleased to see it completed 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 looks great, for a night fighter they were pretty colourful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 Cheers Richard. Gone were the days when night fighters were black! I cleared the masking tape from the cockpit but found it a bit of a mess with congeled glue and over spray so I had to sand and repolish the canopy. I then had to remark and paint it again but did it line by line, horizontal then vertical. Thats for me to here. A few aerials and an overall coat of varnish should have her finished. Colin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 she looks very tidy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Really good build of an old kit. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Lovely finish I worked with a guy in ATC who had been a navigator on NF11s with 29 Sqdn and went on to Javelins, I'm sure he would have approved. Incidentally he refused to fly anywhere on holiday for 30 years after leaving the RAF, much to the annoyance of his best friend ( an ex -Hunter pilot ) because he reckoned he had used up all his good luck on Javelins. John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Great work Colin. Congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Looking good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted May 11, 2019 Author Share Posted May 11, 2019 Thanks for the comments guy's. I'm not sure about this 15 hours ago, Greg Law said: Really good build of an old kit. 👍 I can remember when these kits were released so they rate as quite new in my experience. Finished pictures now posted in the gallery. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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