Gloster Javelin (Airfix 1:48)

[wimbledon99]

Many thanks

[IanC]

A stunning build, Nigel. Congratulations!

[stever219]

On 3/25/2024 at 10:13 PM, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

Well done on this, I never wanted to build on but now I might because it’s in high speed silver. 

XH898 was the only Javelin to go naked in service, but a 5 or 11 Squadron jet would look quite eye-catcjing comme ca (think 1960s Lightnings).

[wimbledon99]

3 hours ago, IanC said:

A stunning build, Nigel. Congratulations!

 

That's very kind of you. Thank you

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

8 hours ago, stever219 said:

XH898 was the only Javelin to go naked in service, but a 5 or 11 Squadron jet would look quite eye-catcjing comme ca (think 1960s Lightnings).

I wonder what these would look like in the later low viz grey colors ? 🤔

[stever219]

4 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

I wonder what these would look like in the later low viz grey colors ? 🤔

Interesting thought, but the Javelins would have been quite long in the tooth by then (mid-eighties) and highly unlikely to have received much in the way of mid-or late- life updates so few, if any, are likely to have worn air-defence greys.  That doesn’t mean that any that might have survived as airfield decoys couldn’t have worn them............

[wimbledon99]

10 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

I wonder what these would look like in the later low viz grey colors ? 🤔

Have you just talked yourself into a ‘what if’ build??

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

8 hours ago, wimbledon99 said:

Have you just talked yourself into a ‘what if’ build??

Yes actually … Now I need to find a Javelin. Though I will do mine in 1/72, probably pass it off as a test aircraft or something similar ? Maybe the RAF upgraded the engines and avionics over time to augment other types ? Maybe a dedicated jammer/ECM type ? 

Edited March 30 by Corsairfoxfouruncle

[Wings unlevel]

That’s a big beautiful beast Nigel, looks superb. 👏 The NMF finish really suits it.

[wimbledon99]

Many thanks