Luke1199 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Hi all, didn't realise how soon it was before this GB opened- luckily I've just bought Special Hobby's 'Middle East Meteors' kit in 1/72. As the paints suggest, I'll be building this in the early Israeli blue/brown scheme, with this specific aircraft being used as a target tug by 107 squadron until 1964. Here's the sprue shot, I have cut the main fuselage and wing pieces off to test the fit and so far it looks good. Looking forward to this build- even if the dayglo stripe decals terrify me 😅 Thanks for looking in! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Nice to see you're getting a taste for GB's, Luke. I'm sure you'll do a great job of this one judging by your builds in the F-5 GB I'm doing an Isreali FR9 as one of mine, using MRP paints. I'll be intrigued to see how the colours compare between those and the AK paints you're using. James 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Hello Luke very nice choice, Not sure if you know this. But on the later Mk.’s of Night fighter, the belly tank actually is cut at the rear. There are also two vertical hoses running into the belly. Might be worth a check to see if the tank is the same on the single seat fighters ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke1199 Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Hello Luke very nice choice, Not sure if you know this. But on the later Mk.’s of Night fighter, the belly tank actually is cut at the rear. There are also two vertical hoses running into the belly. Might be worth a check to see if the tank is the same on the single seat fighters ? Cheers for the heads up, I'll have to check that out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 A nice twist, going for the target tug option 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke1199 Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 Hi all, I've been following the builds being posted in the gallery and have been inspired to finally get around to building this kit. It's went together relatively quickly so far and this is how she looks... The build itself has been a mixed bag. The cockpit fit was appalling, it just wouldnt sit in the fuselage in such a way that i could actually seal it up. Finally got it in and when I've test fitted the canopy the seat is set too tall so will need to be cut down or ditched altogether. Luckily the kit must be built with a closed lid. The fuselage fit was good once I finally managed to "fit" the cockpit in, the wings went together well too (though theres going to be some sanding required and some filler along the wing roots). Leaving it to dry then in the morning it'll be getting a prime and a coat of paint, looking forward to painting the camouflage scheme. Thanks for looking in! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke1199 Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 Working on the camouflage at the moment. AK paints look nice, good colour. Thanks for looking in! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 She's looking smart, Luke James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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