Lord Riot Posted January 21, 2020 Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) It's a nice little kit this, fits together well - just remember to add plenty of noseweight! WK803 was one of the Meteors that took part in the 1953 Queen's Coronation flypast. This is how she appeared around this time, with the metal on the rear canopy, high speed silver paint and smaller diameter intakes. Meteor F8s flew with 56 Sqn from Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire until being replaced by Swifts in 1955. Here's the WIP: Edited January 21, 2020 by Lord Riot 35
Adam Poultney Posted January 21, 2020 Posted January 21, 2020 Very nice, is there a build thread? Might have to try one of these kits 1
Amo Aero Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 Always good to see Meteors. Nice collection! 1
Lord Riot Posted January 22, 2020 Author Posted January 22, 2020 9 hours ago, Adam Poultney said: Very nice, is there a build thread? Might have to try one of these kits Thanks Adam, yes here it is:
Mark4700 Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 Very nicely done. I've always liked the Meteor and you've got a lovely collection building there. 1
Wulfman Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 Lovely collection, love the Meatbox. Wulfman 1
canberraman Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 An excellent Meatbox to add to your growing collection. Mark 1
Mr T Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 A nice build, are you going to follow it up with its replacement at 56? 1
Mikey-1980 Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 Great finish and collection there too....didn't take you long to complete this build too! 1
Lord Riot Posted January 23, 2020 Author Posted January 23, 2020 Thanks @Mr T. I'll definitely do a 56 sqn Hunter at some point, is the Revell kit the best in 1/72? Unfortunately I don't know if anyone makes a Swift F1!? I've only got the Airfix FR5.
Mr T Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 There is a conversion by Freightdog that gives you everything you need, including decals for 56. I think it is still available. I did one last year for the Year I Was Born GB. Link here 1
Lord Riot Posted January 23, 2020 Author Posted January 23, 2020 @Mr T your Swift looks brilliant! I'm going to have a look on the Freightdog website and see how much the conversion kits are. 1
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