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

[fastmongrel]

User Name: ....... fastmongrel
Name: ................Stu
Category: .......... Intermediate
Kit: .....................Dragon
Scale: .................1/72
Accessories: ..... seatbelts from the spares box, Pavla vac form canopy.
Unit......................616 Squadron
Location.............. Belgium
Date......................March 1945

Meteor FIII painted in overall white to prevent it being mistaken for an Me262 and any friendly fire accidents.

 

[fubar57]

Great job on the white, Stu

 

[rochie]

nicely done

 

[Crimea_River]

Yep looks good.

 

[Ralph Haus]

Looks nice, a diversion from the props is a good thing.

 

[Jeff Hunt]

Very very cool. Looks great.

Jeff

 

[Airframes]

Agree with all.

 

[N4521U]

Nicely done!!!!

 

[Jock Tamson]

Nice work

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work!

 

[Bustedwing]

Nice job, the white paint especially.

 

[T Bolt]

Real nice

 

[Wildsau]

Looks great Stu

 

[SaparotRob]

Painted white so as not to be mistaken for an ME-262. The things one learns here.

 

[fastmongrel]

Painted white so as not to be mistaken for an ME-262. The things one learns here.

Anything without propellers was going to be a bullet and shell magnet. Any Allied plane with a bubble top canopy regularly got mistaken for an FW190 even though it was painted with black and white stripes.

 

[le_steph40]

with all above

 

[Wayne Little]

Turned out real good Stu, well done.