the mighty Meteor

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August 17, 2025
Building the cockpit and fitting parts
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August 17, 2025
The wings are quite a sturdy unit and fit well together
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August 17, 2025
Most of it fits well together, just a few very small gaps that need some filling. I'll leave one hatch open to show the guns.
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August 17, 2025
The whole plane is taking shape
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August 17, 2025
Attaching the seatbelts from the Eduard upgrade kit, on the right some parts of the Derwent engine
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August 17, 2025
Small problem with the nose cone since the front landing gear didn't quite fit as expected...
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August 18, 2025
Started with aluminium on almost everything that's not a cockpit
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August 19, 2025
A lot of masking
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August 19, 2025
Fiery orange
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August 19, 2025
Time to clean up the paint job and start with decals
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August 22, 2025
Decals applied and after varnish oil washes applied.
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August 23, 2025
The competed Meteor in the colours of the college of air warfare of the RAF. Added a bit of weathering at the gun ports since the cannons were known to spit out quite some soot along with everything else.
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August 23, 2025
And here with the engine covers on. Covers are not glued shut, so I can show the Derwent engine underneath.

Comments

16 17 August, 07:25

Marco Gallmann
Really good process 👍

1 19 August, 18:56

Makariel Author
Thank you 😊

19 August, 19:26

Album info

Recently I've read and seen a lot about early jet fighters and jet development, thus it makes sense to build the first operational jet fighter the allies had in WW2.

Gloster Meteor F.8

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1:48

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1:48 Gloster Meteor F.8 (Airfix A09182A)

Gloster Meteor F Mk.8

Royal Air Force (1918-now)
Evergreen Display Team, College of Air Warfare WL181
1963 - RAF Manby, Lincolnshire
BS381C:241 BS381C:638 FS17178 BS381C:592

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