dwomby Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 This is Airfix's Meteor III done as EE337/FD/051. She was one of the Meteors used to test operations on carriers but this is her later in 1948 at RNAS Ford. I added an arrestor hook from plastic rod and faired in the gunports with the tips of wooden toothpicks. The exhaust nozzles also needed shortening for this one and some bumps on the nacelles had to be removed. It's a nice little kit for its vintage. This was built from a first release and included a stand! The fit was very good all round and it had delicate, but raised, detail. I did sand off the rivets from the fuselage as they were invisible on the real thing but left the control surfaces alone. It's brush painted with Testors ModelMaster Sky and Vallejo EDSG. The roundels are from a 1970s sheet by Stoppel decals and went on like a dream - no yellowing, no cracking, good adhesion. I wish I had more of them! The serials and codes are homemade decals. I also did decals for the wing walkways but only one worked so 90% of those are drawn on with a Sharpie marker (though I see the final coat of matt clear wiped a bit of them off!!). David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flagon21 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Beautiful! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 A simple, basic, classic kit can sure look good when done well. 😎 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dwomby Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 10 hours ago, flagon21 said: Beautiful! 10 hours ago, southwestforests said: A simple, basic, classic kit can sure look good when done well. 😎 Thanks, gents. David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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