1/48 Lindberg Gloster Gladiator CHINESE Air Force 2909.

[Tommy Liu]

Good morning, afternoon and evening, 

 

Today I would like to share my 1/48 Lindberg Gloster Gladiator Chinese Airforce, 2909.  The plane 2909 was flown by American- Chinese ACE pilot John Poon- Yeung Wong, 29th squadron No.9.  Picture below quoted from "Aces of the Republic of China Air Force" - by Raymond Cheung. 

 

The kit was bought from an aftermarket, the interior is all PE parts by AirWaves and the decal is made by Kora. 

 

Rigging was the hardest part of this plane as I needed to make turnbuckles myself. I did not take more pics of the interior this time. But I took some in-progress pics. If anyone is interested in the process of building, I would like to share them in the comments. 

 

 

Cheers,

 

Tommy H Liu 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Alpha Delta 210]

Gorgeous model of an unusual subject!

[russ c]

Beautiful job on the old kit, I keep meaning to do one of these myself. Really nicely done in any case. 

[Tommy Liu]

32 minutes ago, russ c said:

Beautiful job on the old kit, I keep meaning to do one of these myself. Really nicely done in any case. 

Thank you Russ!  Old/Vintage kits have a lot of Bi-plane from Inter-war. These biplanes are barely manufactured nowadays, such as Boeing P-26, Hawk II, III, Etc.  If you like biplanes or Inter-war planes, these old kits will be optimal options. I am currently working on 1/72 Pavla Boeing P-26, Chinese version 281, and still encountering a lot of issues the same as CA kits.

[Brad]

Good to see another with interest in Chinese aviation. I really like this.

[Toryu]

Such a beautiful model, Tommy! I like the CAF series that you're building, and I share your enthusiasm for vintage kits - going to make a few myself this year.  Click the picture below and you'll see that a Hawk III is in the pipeline.

 

For this reason: Which colour did you use for the green?

 

Cheers, Michael

[georgeusa]

This is just a superbly built and finished model.  You have taken an old it and turned it into a stunning model.  Just really nice.  Thanks for sharing.

[Tommy Liu]

8 hours ago, Toryu said:

Such a beautiful model, Tommy! I like the CAF series that you're building, and I share your enthusiasm for vintage kits - going to make a few myself this year.  Click the picture below and you'll see that a Hawk III is in the pipeline.

 

For this reason: Which colour did you use for the green?

 

Cheers, Michael

Hi Michael, 

 

I will post more CAF kits, here are two kits in progress now; 1/72 Pavla Boeing 281 (P-26) and Roden He-111A0. 

 

Most people have neglected the existence of CAF during WWII. CAF was the earliest air force against Axis groups with miserable and old planes, but they still resisted the IJA/IJN Air Force. They never surrendered. 

 

I looked at your P6-E building process, it is a challenge to combine two kit parts into one. This will require a lot of sanding and gap-filling. I will follow that post and wish you luck. 

 

Cheers,

 

Tommy 

[Tommy Liu]

15 hours ago, Brad said:

Good to see another with interest in Chinese aviation. I really like this.

Thank you, This will be a good topic as the Chinese Air Force has various planes throughout the War.

 

Chinese Nationalist government imported Italian, German, French, US and USSR aircraft. Thus, you will see either Axis or Allies manufactured planes with Chinese dark green camouflage and Chinese Nationalist insignia.

[Tommy Liu]

2 hours ago, georgeusa said:

This is just a superbly built and finished model.  You have taken an old it and turned it into a stunning model.  Just really nice.  Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for your like!

It is a big challenge to achieve a fine and detailed finish on an old kit, as the parts assembly problem will easily affect your patience. But it is worth turning these old kits into revived ones.

[Andy H]

Oooh, I like that! So nice to see a Gladdie in Chinese service. Beautifully finished.

[Tommy Liu]

1 hour ago, Andy H said:

Oooh, I like that! So nice to see a Gladdie in Chinese service. Beautifully finished.

Thank you! Gladiator import was very helpful and useful for China during WWII as it was a supplement to the loss of Hawk III.  

[corsaircorp]

Congrats Tommy !!

Great Gladiator indeed !!

Sincerely.

CC

[bigbadbadge]

What a beauty,  great to see the old kit built, got one in the stash to do.  Great paint, scheme and work.

Chris