John Masters Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Hello Collective... I would like to model a Gauntlet I from 19 Squadron and have a Gauntlet II kit. The kit may not be perfect (AZ Model), but that's ok. I am assuming there are differences between the Gauntlet I and Gauntlet II. I have a feeling that they are not external or cosmetic in nature or would be negligible at 1/72nd scale. What are the differences please? --John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Probably not that helpful, but it's all I have. A small snippet from the MMP book The Bristol Bulldog/Gloster Gauntlet by Alex Crawford: Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 Thanks for the profiles Chris. It all confirms my belief about any differences. I think my AZ Model Gauntlet II will do just fine for a Gauntlet I. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vildebeest Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 One slight difference is, as shown in the plans, on I think all MkII s, there is a tear-drop shaped fairing immediately behind the guns on both sides. That is not present on early Gauntlets. I do not know whether that is a distinguishing feature between Is and IIs or whether it was a modification introduced on later Is, but worth checking if you have a photo of the particular one you are modelling. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 7 hours ago, vildebeest said: but worth checking if you have a photo of the particular one you are modelling. Thanks Paul. I will see if the AZ kit has them moulded on the side. I'll be building one of the Gauntlets from 19 Squadron, late-1930s, pre-Spitfire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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