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Silver Gladiator Mk. I - but which colour has the prop?


alex

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Good afternoon,

the title says it all... I'm building a Gloster Gladiator of the well-known 87 Squadron, the one with the blue fin (K8027). I did some research, but couldn't find anything about the correct propeller colour. After having seen many instructions of silver gladiators, the colours I found were black, a kind of brown or a light gray on front, black on the backside. Restored ones are mostly black, but I don't trust them.

 

Anyone has an idea?

 

Alex

 

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This has been discussed before, so a search may be helpful.  However as I recall the answer is that the wooden props were covered in a fabric, which was painted light grey on the front and black on the rear.  Hopefully this isn't a case of distorted memory.

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OK, so this would make sense, as the airfix instructions suggests exactly that. Grey in front, black back. Thanks, I keep searching!

 

Alex

 

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