**** DONE: GB-49 1/72 Gloster Meteor FIII - Favourite A/C of WWII

[fastmongrel]

Applied a coat of grey primer as a witness coat.

I have changed my mind about the colour scheme I was going to do it as a 616 squadron in Germany right at the end of hostilities. I am now going to do it in the overall white of early 45 when stationed in Belgium. Not got a great deal of experience working with white so should be interesting.

 

[Wurger]

 

[fastmongrel]

Test fitting the legs. I am now getting seriously worried about the amount of lead that's hidden in the fuselage.

 

[Crimea_River]

Brushing white should be entertaining.

 

[fastmongrel]

Brushing white should be entertaining.

Yes I will have to practice first

 

[Snautzer01]

Applied a coat of grey primer as a witness coat.
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I have changed my mind about the colour scheme I was going to do it as a 616 squadron in Germany right at the end of hostilities. I am now going to do it in the overall white of early 45 when stationed in Belgium. Not got a great deal of experience working with white so should be interesting.

Today i saw on ebay a few meteors in just after the war. Think they are 616. Together with a few Typhoons.

 

[fastmongrel]

Coat of white with a few drops of grey primer mixed in to make an undercoat

. Next coat will be pure white.

 

[Wurger]

 

[fastmongrel]

Haha hairy sticking White is so easy he said

Where did I hide that damn airbrush

 

[Wayne Little]

Hope it goes on right for you....

 

[rochie]

Haha hairy sticking White is so easy he said

Where did I hide that damn airbrush

Dont do it !

 

[fastmongrel]

White and yellow paint is so horrible to use. It feels like painting with fog. 3 coats and it's still not covering very well.

 

[fastmongrel]

Dont do it !

It's okay I am just having a mid painting crisis

 

[rochie]

White and yellow paint is so horrible to use. It feels like painting with fog. 3 coats and it's still not covering very well.View attachment 615017

Large ares of silver can be tricky too.

For white and yellow i base coat with deck tan but still takes multiple coats.
I dont think I'd try doing a whole model in white or yellow, though i have a 1/48 Tornado in the stash and the subject i will do has the fin and rudder painted white !

 

[Wurger]

 

[fastmongrel]

Large ares of silver can be tricky too.

For white and yellow i base coat with deck tan but still takes multiple coats.
I dont think I'd try doing a whole model in white or yellow, though i have a 1/48 Tornado in the stash and the subject i will do has the fin and rudder painted white !

Deck tan what colour is that I am assuming a very light brown.

 

[rochie]

Deck tan what colour is that I am assuming a very light brown.

Yes bit darker than an off white, will post pick when i get home

 

[rochie]

fastmongrel

here you go

 

[fastmongrel]

I shall look for some of that but a lot of Vallejo paints seem to be out of stock or low stock at the moment. Probably in a queue at Calais. My usual supplier has at least half the Model Air and even more of the Model Colour out of stock.

 

[fastmongrel]

Fourth and even fifth coats in places and I seem to be getting somewhere.

I have Muckied up the legs and u/c bays with some Humbrol satin black.