johnny akes Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Hi Folks 1st one posted for quite a while, there are lots of opinions all over the web about whether this kit represents value for money or not - IMO for all it's faults re accuracy (especially in & around the engine nancelles) it's good quality moulding, fits together well and builds into an imposing model when finished; not cheap for quite a low parts count but on the £-per-hour enjoyment scale I've no complaints. You do have to be creative though if you don't want to fork out for expensive conversion sets, and I found that those small soft plastic Humbrol paint tubs with the lids cut off fit exactly behind the intake rings to shield the lack of interior wall detail.... Decals are from Kitsworld, I don't know if the ones in the box are accurate or not but the light blue fluselage roundels just look wrong. Thanks for looking J.A. 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selwyn Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Lovely build, I have been doing a conversion to the Mk4 in 1/48 based on the Tamiya kit. Looks a bit too dirty for my liking, You would be in trouble on your squadron if you let your silver painted jets get in that state! But each to his own, your kit your rules! Selwyn 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Nice Meteor here. Patrick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 That looks very steely! Nice one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Nice build, I do have one of those kits in the stash and was waiting for the Fisher F3 conversion, but with the sad demise of Fisher I may just paint and mark it as an F3 anyway. Cheers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shearwater Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 That’s a very nicely finished model - guess it’s some black pre-shading which really gives some life to the surface. What colour did you use for the metal finish - was it just silver paint, or some special ‘aluminium’ colour or similar? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny akes Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 Thanks for the kind comments, the metal finish is Alclad duraluminum over their gloss black primer, highlighted with Alclad aluminium. I was trying to achieve a natural metal finish and I’m pleased with how it came out, but I guess from Selwyn’s comments a silver paint finish would have been more authentic; but like he says, my kit my rules! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shearwater Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Thanks for the info... FWIW I think it gives a really good feeling of scale (immaculate kits can sometimes look a bit too model-like, I reckon). I’m halfway through a 1/72 P.1127 which will be my first ever NMF, hence my interest in seeing how to do it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selwyn Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 2 hours ago, johnny akes said: Thanks for the kind comments, the metal finish is Alclad duraluminum over their gloss black primer, highlighted with Alclad aluminium. I was trying to achieve a natural metal finish and I’m pleased with how it came out, but I guess from Selwyn’s comments a silver paint finish would have been more authentic; but like he says, my kit my rules! Yes, British aircraft were painted high speed silver, as bare metal didn't last long in the UK climate! I think the only natural metal finished aircraft was the lightning, but even they ended up painted. Selwyn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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