1/72 Gloster F5/34 resin kit by Planet model

[fastmongrel]

I have been after this kit for a while but it's been out of production. I noticed Special Hobby in Czechia had stock and banged in an order. Postage wasn't very expensive and it arrived in respectable time.

I have had nightmares with the last two resin kits but this looks very well cast and I can't see any flaws. The fuselage halves were slightly twisted but dunking them in warm water then holding them flat for a minute solved that.

The instructions for a resin kit are dazzlingly comprehensive

There's a pair of vacform canopies which is always nice not that I have ever needed a spare

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Very nice. Those are pricey kits in my neck of the woods.

 

[fastmongrel]

Very nice. Those are pricey kits in my neck of the woods.

Not cheap this side of the pond. List price is £44 postage was £6 according to the interwebs that's C$92. It's the most expensive kit I have bought by some way I think £30 has been the most I have paid previous.

 

[fubar57]

Looking forward to 78% less nightmares

 

[fastmongrel]

After some busy modelling free weeks I have got round to some work on the F5.

 

[fastmongrel]

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

Looking good even at this stage. Look forward to seeing further progress.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[rochie]

Nice job

 

[fubar57]

Agreed

 

[fastmongrel]

A bit more work. I painted it using two parts Vallejo 71.062 Aluminium and one part 71.121 Full grey. I used this mix to tone down the aluminium colour which is a bit cooking foil bright. I did the control surfaces in neat aluminium to give a bit of contrast.

 

[fastmongrel]

Legs on still a lot of touching up to do

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work so far!

 

[Admiral Beez]

Nice work! I'd be tempted to buy this kit and make a folding wing, hook-equipped FAA variant in the Skua's colour scheme.

 

[Admiral Beez]

I have been after this kit for a while but it's been out of production. I noticed Special Hobby in Czechia had stock and banged in an order. Postage wasn't very expensive and it arrived in respectable time.
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I have had nightmares with the last two resin kits but this looks very well cast and I can't see any flaws. The fuselage halves were slightly twisted but dunking them in warm water then holding them flat for a minute solved that.
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The instructions for a resin kit are dazzlingly comprehensiveView attachment 619237View attachment 619238

There's a pair of vacform canopies which is always nice not that I have ever needed a spare

Some pics of missing panel lines that you may want to add, PZL-50 & Gloster F.5/34

 

[fubar57]

Beauty

 

[fastmongrel]

A bit more work. The vacform canopy was a bit of a swine I think I might have cut it a bit too small so it needed some heavy duty thumb action to squash it down while the glue set.