Bish Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Next up i am building 2 Airfix 1/72nd aircraft at the same time. I started both and the weekend and progress is going quickly. First up, the new tooled Gladiator Mk II. I am adding some Eduard PE and a few Quickbost resin set. I'll be building an aircraft from 1401 (Met) flight as part of my Norfolk airfileds project, decals will be Print Scale. The pit was quickly ready for paint with both resin and PE added. After primer and paint, i added some light flory washes and some dry brushing. After this i could add the pre coloured PE. And then the fuselage was put together and the lower wings and undercarrage added. Don't think it will be to long before i get some paint on. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I Like it ,the ip looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 Thanks. I can't take any credit for the IP, its all pre coloured PE. Its a nice set. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 8 hours ago, Bish said: Thanks. I can't take any credit for the IP, its all pre coloured PE. Its a nice set. Still looks the part, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 (edited) A flying start there Bish, cockpit looks nice. PM sent. Stuart Edited October 18, 2019 by Courageous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 The Gladiator has come on really well, this is a lovely little kit. By last weekend it was ready for painting. By Thurs it was primed and painted. All paints are Xtracolor, Ocean Grey and Dark Green on top and Med Sea Grey underneath. And then the Print Scale decals. I have heard some people have bad experiance with these. But i had no issues. The dcals went down really well and just easy enough to move around. I also did some light fading where the fabric is stretched over the ribs. Next update should include the finished pics. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 She's looking pretty good! My recommendation for the ribs would be to spray a light colour as a base, mask the ribs then spray the camo colours. Remove the masking and spray another light coat of the camo colours. That way the ribs are straight and evenly spaced, and the same colour, just a little lighter. Ian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 Cheers Ian. And thanks for the tip, i'll remember that next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 This is looking really smart, it is a scheme I've long fancied, so I'll look forward to seeing this come together. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 You may find this thread of interest. The code was probably not White but all of the other info from Roden is credible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 This is looking real good. Are you going to rig it.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 Thanks guys. Ed, cheers, i will check that out. Greg, yes i will be. I have only rigged once before the Airfix 0/400, so this should be slightly easier. It does come with a rigging plan which will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 As always Martin......looking great!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Cheers mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted November 3, 2019 Author Share Posted November 3, 2019 Got the Gladiator wrapped up today. The one pic i have of the real thing shows a larger than normal antenna mast on the fuselage and what appears to be another mast on the wing. I have seen pics of other aircraft with this wing mast, so i fitted one. I used EZ line for the rigging. Then finished it off by fitting to the base and adding a couple of figures. The decal instructions place this aircraft at Bircham Newton. But the info i found is a bit confuseing. But from what i can tell, they were at Bircham in 1942 when they were merged with another Flt to form 521 Sqn. But in early 43 521 were broken up and 1401 reformed this time at Docking, not far from Bircham. As i alreday have a subject for Bircham, i have placed this at Doking after 1401 reformed. I had planned on having the pilot walking away from the aircraft after returning from a sortie. But as the kit includes a rather nice starting handle, i reversed it. Thanks for following along. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Beautiful Gladiator ! ... Love the work you've done on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted November 3, 2019 Author Share Posted November 3, 2019 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Lovely job. Another one for the table. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Love this one! Martian 👽 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I like this a lot. I've got the kit & the decals, now, when I find the time , I've got a great example to follow. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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