Folland Gnat T1

[81-er]

This is going to be my entry, picked up from either Lidl or Aldi earlier on this month (I can't actually remeber which of my excessively large haul of bargin kits came from which):

 

 

The box contains two very nicely moulded sprues of parts (plus the clear sprue):

 

 

I'll be building the boxart airframe, complete with the black tail. I've only got Xmas eve and Xmas day to complete it, but I'm reasonably confident I can manage it

 

James

[Torbjorn]

Ohh yellow. Brave. I need a week just to paint yellow.

[81-er]

It could be "interesting", that's for sure, but that just adds to the fun

 

James

[JOCKNEY]

Just as @Torbjorn said that's a lot of yellow which is normally code for;

 

How could I have been so stupid 

 

Please prove us all wrong and show that yellow is "easy peasy lemon queasy"

 

Cheers Pat 

[81-er]

No pressure then, Pat? 

 

James

[Bertie McBoatface]

On 19/12/2023 at 00:27, JOCKNEY said:

yellow is "easy peasy

Pink primer is the secret to yellow. 
 

The problem with this little kit is the drying time of the filler. 😁

[81-er]

I've heard about pink primer being useful for yellows, but I don't have any. I might mix some up, or I might just take the risk

 

James

[Black Knight]

I use gloss orange as primer/undercoat for yellow

[81-er]

Hmm, I might have to try an experiment then

 

James

[Bertie McBoatface]

On 20/12/2023 at 23:17, 81-er said:

Hmm, I might have to try an experiment then

 

James

There’s no better time to experiment than on a rush job like this 😂

[81-er]

I've already done the experiment on a paint mule  The result is I'm sticking with a white base, I didn't like the colour shifts from orange or pink base coats

 

James

[81-er]

I've just found this gem about the fate of XR992:

 

XR992 herself came to a rather comic end in December 1969 when another pilot reported its engine was on fire. Fl Lt Dickie Duckett immediately ejected as required by procedure, whereupon Mr Observant said "Oh terribly sorry, it’s XR995 that is on fire..."

 

I would NOT have wanted to be the pilot reporting the fire when he landed 

 

James

[Jinxman]

Love a Gnat, good luck with the yellow finish. @Hockeyboy76 might have something to say about the lack of pink primer though.

[Adrian Hills]

I fiddled with this kit in the summer on one of my ‘in the motorhome builds’. The undercarriage has to be put in early which is quite problematic. The kit yellow paint left a lot to be desired. Look forward to seeing your progress 😊

[81-er]

On 12/23/2023 at 9:51 AM, Jinxman said:

Love a Gnat, good luck with the yellow finish. @Hockeyboy76 might have something to say about the lack of pink primer though.

I did give it a go, I just didn't like it lol

 

1 hour ago, Adrian Hills said:

I fiddled with this kit in the summer on one of my ‘in the motorhome builds’. The undercarriage has to be put in early which is quite problematic. The kit yellow paint left a lot to be desired. Look forward to seeing your progress 😊

I've seen the u/c needs to be in early and the difficulty that can bring. I guess I'll just have to be careful with the paint. I won't be using any of the paints supplied with the kit, I've got a decent stock of good paint 

 

James

[Hockeyboy76]

2 hours ago, 81-er said:

I did give it a go, I just didn't like it lol

 

I've seen the u/c needs to be in early and the difficulty that can bring. I guess I'll just have to be careful with the paint. I won't be using any of the paints supplied with the kit, I've got a decent stock of good paint 

 

James

Shocking 

[81-er]

I'm sidelining this one as I don't think I can get it done in the time available to me around my festive commitments. Nothing fits, and I’m not even sure the port intake comes from a Gnat kit, it’s that far out of shape. I’ll finish it in the new year when I’m not up against a deadline. I have found something I think I can build in the time available though, I’ll start a thread for that in a minute.

 

James

[JeroenS]

Solid tactics, an early out to something hopefully more buildable. 

[Rob G]

The undercart can be modified so that it can be fitted later. I can't recall the details, but if I can work it out, anyone can.

[John Masters]

1 hour ago, 81-er said:

I don't think I can get it done in the time available to me around my festive commitments.

Well, that is a very good reason.  Too bad though.  Have a fine Christmas!

[psdavidson]

Good decision. It's the wrong time of year to be getting ratty at plastic

[Bertie McBoatface]

6 hours ago, 81-er said:

I'm sidelining this one as I don't think I can get it done in the time available to me around my festive commitments. Nothing fits, and I’m not even sure the port intake comes from a Gnat kit, it’s that far out of shape. I’ll finish it in the new year when I’m not up against a deadline. I have found something I think I can build in the time available though, I’ll start a thread for that in a minute.

 

James

don’t forget to subtract the time you spent on this one from the next 24 hour period. 🤣