**** DONE: GB-57 1/72 Gloster Gladiator - WW2 Foreign Service

• Mar 10, 2023

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Neato. I still have some Pollyscale paints but was never able to spray them properly.

 

• Mar 10, 2023

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Good work so far!

 

• Mar 10, 2023

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When I was planning ahead for my Belgian Gladiator (its still in its box!) I settled on Hataka A018 US Olive Drab (late) - might be worth a look?

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Mark

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Which kit?

 

• Mar 10, 2023

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Greg Boeser said:

Which kit?

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The recent(ish) Airfix 1/72 one. It looks quite nice, but its typical of Airfix's current fare - slightly soft plastic with a soapy feel to it (I can't seem to get on with the stuff - as a number of abandoned Hurricanes, Spitfires and Mustangs bear witness!). I've only got as far as scraping the fuselage inside clean for some etched detail and painting the inside of the fabric areas.

Cheers,
Mark

 

• Mar 10, 2023

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Really like the old matchbox kits, my version

 

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Really like the old matchbox kits, my version

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Very smart! They're really great kits, aren't they?

 

• Mar 11, 2023

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Good to see you in the group build Greg

 

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Since this is a low budget build, I am only using materials found lying around the house. To seal cracks, I'm using craft glue. A dab on the top of the cowl fixes the bump at the seam.
My decision not to prime is coming back to haunt me as I see the bright red plastic showing through at some of the joins. Picked up a jar of PollyScale French Khaki for the upper surfaces.

 

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Looks like I am going to modify the aircraft # to G32. G23 crashed pre-war. G32 engaged Messerschmitts of I/1JG on 11 May, 1940, piloted by Sgt. Henri Winand. It was destroyed on the ground the following day.

 

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• Mar 11, 2023

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Good stuff Greg and welcome to the the GBs

 

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Upper surfaces painted. Canopy, engine, oil cooler attached. Just have to attach landing gear, exhausts, tail wheel, wing struts,and afix the upper wing.

 

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Today's mission was to acquire suitable paint for topside and paint the upper surfaces. Since I had forgone priming, and am painting everything with brush, it required several coats to achieve a mostly uniform coverage. That red plastic really shows through! I'm not entirely happy with the way the engine mounts to the fuselage. Seems a bit cocked. My demarkation line between upper and lower fuselage looks pretty good for painting freehand.

 

• Mar 12, 2023

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I was looking at the paint Greg and thinking what a great spray job you did. It looks amazing.

 

• Mar 12, 2023

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Very nice work!

 

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Good to see you in Greg, good work so far...

 

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Nice work.

 

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Bernhart said:

Really like the old matchbox kits, my version

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What is the secret to getting the upper wing on?

 

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Three hands. Do you have any Legos? Lego Biplane Jig by Christopher Brown

 

• Mar 12, 2023

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Three hands. Do you have any Legos? Lego Biplane Jig by Christopher Brown

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Interesting.