BritJet Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Frog F4 1/72 with homemade decals, this was the first civil jet engined aircraft in the world and used by Gloster as a demonstrator. Later converted into two-seater G-AKPK Steve 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Again, very nice job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Steve, When I first saw this Meatbox, I thought Moa must have built it, but then I noticed there was no loo installed! Very nice model! Looking at this one and your Argosy, it's obvious you sure do like 'em glossy! Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 Thanks, definitely no room in there for a loo! I think my lights make it look glossier than it really is. As a company demonstrator it would have been cleaned and polished almost constantly so definitely no pre-shading or panel line washes needed here. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 I don't suppose your artwork for the decals (assuming that these are home-made) are suitable to scale up to 1/32? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 This is really nice Steve! It is always nice to see these less known paint schemes on otherwise familiar aircraft. You have done a great job. Can you tell us about the decal making process? I'm currently building a Learjet 24 in all red paint scheme and with white markings. Please🙂 Kind Regards, Antti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 27 minutes ago, gingerbob said: I don't suppose your artwork for the decals (assuming that these are home-made) are suitable to scale up to 1/32? 14 minutes ago, Antti_K said: This is really nice Steve! It is always nice to see these less known paint schemes on otherwise familiar aircraft. You have done a great job. Can you tell us about the decal making process? I'm currently building a Learjet 24 in all red paint scheme and with white markings. Please🙂 Kind Regards, Antti Yes the decals are home-made. The artwork is drawn in CorelDraw and can be re-scaled to any size without any loss of detail. I can print white onto clear decal paper so a white decal is put on first and then a cream coloured one on the top. PM me if I can help. Steve 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 All your Meteor variants are superb. Magnificent colour schemes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Another beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPDPenguin Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Excellent work, especially the gloss red, and the intakes look really smooth. I love the look of this plane and the history that goes with it. I bought the xtrakit NF 11/12/14 a few weeks ago after doing an old airfix one earlier this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 Cheers guys. 18 hours ago, FPDPenguin said: Excellent work, especially the gloss red, and the intakes look really smooth. I love the look of this plane and the history that goes with it. I bought the xtrakit NF 11/12/14 a few weeks ago after doing an old airfix one earlier this year. The Xtrakit NF is the old Matchbox kit and has a few fit issues! The rear fuselage needs some sprue inside across the join to reinforce it and a shim of plastic card to lengthen it slightly so the contours match. The centre fuselage needs a length of sprue across the inside to brace it and to make the top-deck fit properly. The wing root joints are sloppy and need shims in the slots to tighten them up a bit. Remove the lips on the engine nacelles so the intakes and jetpipes are butt-joined to the nacelles. Throw away the radome parts 7 & 14 and use 9 & 12 for the NF14 as they're too long. Make sure you've got plenty of filler - I've built 9 of these now so I'm used to what they need - the first one caught me out despite knowing the kit's reputation! Nothing too difficult so don't let it put you off and give me shout if you need any info etc. Where in the West Mids am ya? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPDPenguin Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 37 minutes ago, BritJet said: Cheers guys. The Xtrakit NF is the old Matchbox kit and has a few fit issues! The rear fuselage needs some sprue inside across the join to reinforce it and a shim of plastic card to lengthen it slightly so the contours match. The centre fuselage needs a length of sprue across the inside to brace it and to make the top-deck fit properly. The wing root joints are sloppy and need shims in the slots to tighten them up a bit. Remove the lips on the engine nacelles so the intakes and jetpipes are butt-joined to the nacelles. Throw away the radome parts 7 & 14 and use 9 & 12 for the NF14 as they're too long. Make sure you've got plenty of filler - I've built 9 of these now so I'm used to what they need - the first one caught me out despite knowing the kit's reputation! Nothing too difficult so don't let it put you off and give me shout if you need any info etc. Where in the West Mids am ya? Steve Well since I'm almost always at work, you can find me in and around digbeth. Other than that you'll find me working on wingy-things not far away from the remains of the Austin works. 😉 Do you have a WIP which details any of this work? I've only just really ventured into scratch building and modifying kits. Thanks for the offer of help too. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 I work in the Jewellery Quarter so not too far away. Don't have a WIP for this but I've got an Xtrakit NF I can take some photos of and highlight the areas to look out for. Hope I haven't scared you off the kit as it does build up into a nice model but there are a few things to look out for. My NFs are here, here, here and here Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horatio Gruntfuttock Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 That looks just scrumptious in those colours - just needs a set of PE 'Gaunt Guards' inside the nacelles as shown in all photos of the plane - named after a chap who got sucked into the orifice during an engine run! Good luck finding some but I suspect you could use some PE engine grills from an AFV such as the Tiger or Leopard tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 Cheers, I agree it would look better with the anti-Daunts! Some info about him here The etched intake guards in the Special Hobby Speed Record Meteor could probably be used but even they don't look fine enough. I was thinking about drawing them in CorelDraw and printing onto clear plastic OHP (remember them?) film and cutting them to fit in the intake. Shouldn't take long to try it and nothing to lose. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetasker Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Beautiful work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matti64 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Nice to see all of these Meteors coming to life in three dimensions. they look Fab! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 Thanks, I'm slowly getting towards the end of the Meteors I want to do and the company demonstrators just had to be on the list. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 For @FPDPenguin and anyone else building the old Matchbox/Xtrakit Meteor NF I've uploaded my modifications as outlined above which help ease the problems - Page 1, Page 2 and Page 3. The kit will still need filler though...... Steve 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 What a finish. .superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPDPenguin Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 2 hours ago, BritJet said: For @FPDPenguin and anyone else building the old Matchbox/Xtrakit Meteor NF I've uploaded my modifications as outlined above which help ease the problems - Page 1, Page 2 and Page 3. The kit will still need filler though...... Steve Thanks very much for the tips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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