Lord Riot Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Quick question; are there any decals to make the 1 TWU Meteor 'Winston' from the 1/48 Airfix kit? I'm assuming this aircraft may have had a few different aerials, etc to the 50's Meteors too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Hi I don't think the aerial fit was very different in the latter years to that which was fitted in the 1950s, the only exception being possibly the VHF blade type aerial on the upper fuselage. One other thing to remember though is that the DSG/Dk Green camo pattern on Winston was reversed to the standard for the F.8, the reasons for which escape me now. No idea about 1/48 decals but I built Winston in 1/72 some years ago from the MPM kit using a sheet from Xtradecal I believe. Here's a picture I took of the model just after I built it. Good luck finding what you need. Mark 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 That's a cracking rendition of Winston @canberraman! Thanks for the info, I had no idea the camo pattern was reversed, that would have been confusing in the reference photos! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillaume320 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Hi, For decals there is the recent FCM set. There also used to be a Kits At War decal sheet, long out of production though! Guillaume 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacktjet Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 In addition to the reversed camouflage pattern, the upper wing roundels were not standard F.8 position or size, they were Hunter size and positioned closer to the engine nacelle http://pembrokeshire-pictures.co.uk/raf/image_page.php?p=historical_group 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 Thanks @Blacktjet, I had no idea of that - great photo too, it looks like a really well made diorama! Once I'm done with this USAFE phase I may well be tempted to make a start on Winston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 On 10/19/2020 at 4:52 AM, guillaume320 said: Hi, For decals there is the recent FCM set. There also used to be a Kits At War decal sheet, long out of production though! Guillaume Been out of the loop for a while, glad some finally produced some 615 Sqn decals with a little serial chopping you can make VZ467. Did this airframe have any anomalies from a standard F8?. What was the common parked position of the control surfaces and airbrakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 If you want serials for any Meteor then any of the sheets from Marmaduke Press Decals contain enough for any RAF airframe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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