Crimea_River
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Username: Crimea River
First name: Andy
Category: Judge – Non competing
Scale: 1/48
Manufacturer: Roden
Model Type: Gloster Gladiator Mk. II
Aftermarket Add-ons: None. Scratchbuilding parts and decals
The subject of this build is Gloster Gladiator #433, a uniquely painted aircraft that was one of 12 Gladiators that served with the Norwegian Army Air Service up to the time that Germany invaded Norway on April 9, 1940. All Norwegian Gladiators were painted in a silver colour, presumably aluminum dope. #433 was selected to receive what might have been an experimental camouflage scheme in 1939, the cost of NOK 200 at the time being considered too high to apply to more than one aircraft. Data on the scheme is minimal and it appears that there are only a few known B&W pictures of the plane. One can be found on line on Pinterest and is unattributed. I have cropped the picture and included it here:
The complete build thread can be found here: **** DONE: GB-45 1/48 Gloster Gladiator - BoB/Foreign Service
And here are the 6 mandatory pics:
First name: Andy
Category: Judge – Non competing
Scale: 1/48
Manufacturer: Roden
Model Type: Gloster Gladiator Mk. II
Aftermarket Add-ons: None. Scratchbuilding parts and decals
The subject of this build is Gloster Gladiator #433, a uniquely painted aircraft that was one of 12 Gladiators that served with the Norwegian Army Air Service up to the time that Germany invaded Norway on April 9, 1940. All Norwegian Gladiators were painted in a silver colour, presumably aluminum dope. #433 was selected to receive what might have been an experimental camouflage scheme in 1939, the cost of NOK 200 at the time being considered too high to apply to more than one aircraft. Data on the scheme is minimal and it appears that there are only a few known B&W pictures of the plane. One can be found on line on Pinterest and is unattributed. I have cropped the picture and included it here:
The complete build thread can be found here: **** DONE: GB-45 1/48 Gloster Gladiator - BoB/Foreign Service
And here are the 6 mandatory pics:
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