++ **** DONE: 1/48 Meteor F-8 - Military Conflicts of the 1950's

[Wayne Little]

Cheers Terry thanks, a dark Green would have been my guess, some even look black...

Some out in the sun shots with undercarriage on and some wash in the wheel wells.
I also tried some decal rivets on the engine covers....

 

[Wurger]

Looking great.

 

[Wayne Little]

Thank you Sir!

 

[Crimea_River]

Those decal rivets/fasteners look pretty good.

 

[fubar57]

Agree with Andy. I have a rotary rivet tool but it won't work when you have to run a row from the wing to the fuselage. Off to search for some rivets.......................

 

[Airframes]

Yep, I'm liking hose river decal thingys.
Wayne, the RP body (rocket tube) could also be black by this period. The 'standard' colour was a dark green much darker than RAF Dark Green, with the warhead in a shade close to RAF DG, but with more of an olive tinge, these colours being a 'left over' from WW2.
In Naval use, I believe the body was a mid grey colour.

 

[Wildcat]

Looks great Wayne!

 

[Wayne Little]

Got the decal rivets from Hannants, Microscale sheet.

Thanks for your comments guys.

Sprayed a second gloss coat today, to seal whats been done.

Got all the Rocket sets prepped too, came from 2 of the Seafire/spitfire kits.

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Found them at this site as well, price doesn't look too bad...HGW Models

 

[Wurger]

 

[T Bolt]

Looking very nice Wayne

 

[Gnomey]

Great work so far Wayne!

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Guys.

Added some more decals to the canopy....16 separate tiny Yellow decals to apply and space evenly...and line up correctly...in short a pain in the butt...
and painting the Rockets too...

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Almost done.

 

[Wayne Little]

another step closer...seat painted and seatbelts added.....

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Looks great so far Wayne!

 

[rochie]

Real nice Wayne