Airfix 1/72 Gloster Meteor mk.III (The old one)

[cbaltrin]

Nice Stuart. Every time Pick up and old airfix kit, I am surprised how well they fit together.

[LyleW]

Nice. A good looking craft.

[Stuart]

Pulling up a chair for this. Loved these kits as a kid

Cheers! Me too, always a fan of some old Plastic - I still prefer them to modern short run kits.

Nice Stuart. Every time Pick up and old airfix kit, I am surprised how well they fit together.

Thanks Chris! Me too actually, and this one is really rather good. I'm not going to need a lot of filler on it.

Nice. A good looking craft.

Thanks Lyle!

So the cockpit is finished - not fantastic but it'll look OK under the canopy, which was the aim. It's all black anyway.



I also dry fitted everything, I'm so glad I did as I hadn't put enough nose weights in - I was trying some more of that tungsten putty that I had used in the P-39, but I'd not put enough in. So I added some more, and to be safe, added a few fishing weights in too - it needs a surprising amount this kit - it must be the long tail.



Having fitted some more weight, it's now currently drying after being glued together. Only one snag, I forgot to take into account the fit of the IP in the fuselage after I added a coaming. So I'll have to do some adjustments tomorrow.

Cheers!

[KSaarni]

Looking good!

Those belts looks very good and really nicely arranged on the seat.
Have you made them of lead or masking tape or ?

- Kari

[tempestjohnny]

Stuart, I somewhat recently finished the Cyberhobby Mk.III. It took quite a bit of weight to get it to sit on its nose. Center of gravity over the main gear is very far forward

[Stuart]

Stuart, I somewhat recently finished the Cyberhobby Mk.III. It took quite a bit of weight to get it to sit on its nose. Center of gravity over the main gear is very far forward

Thanks for the tip John, and yes I did indeed put a LOT more in the nose and behind the cockpit.

[Stuart]

Looking good!

Those belts looks very good and really nicely arranged on the seat.
Have you made them of lead or masking tape or ?

- Kari

Thanks Kari - it was wine bottle foil (which is quite thick) stuck down with a bit of CA glue and then painted.