Airfix Gloster Meteor F.8 - Calling her done.

Clamp , clamp , clamp , clamp .......

Okay lads the engines are in, the tail-planes are on, and the horrible gaps are
filled .
The white stuff you can see is Deluxe Materials water soluble putty , great stuff
I must say. Specially for aircraft, just mask off the area with tape, then slap the putty
on and clean off when dry with water or as I did Aldi window cleaner with a cotton swab .









More soon chaps

very tidy work old chap

Many thanks again dear chaps , and again apologies for the delay here .
This kit isn't as good as some would say, there are quite a few fit issues to deal with:
1. As already seen the wings.
2. The engine covers don't fit, to correct this the fuel pipes (?) , have to go.
3. The suggested weight of 15 grams isn't enough, I had to double that.
4. The landing gear is very tight indeed and best added before painting.
5. The front cockpit bulkhead sits too far forward, the bulkhead collides with the nose resulting
in a huge gap.

Here's the pics for thee all .





extra lead in the nose.....



.....the gun bays.....
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.... the front of the cockpit




The gap resulting from the cockpit bulkhead .



The nose is only dry fit, I am gonna grind the bulkhead back till it fits better
and the see what needs filling .

Crickey mate.......this one likes a punch up don`t it!! ........ya defo got it on the ropes mucker, i think by now i`d have filled it with a different kind of lead shot

Very nice "persuasion" Paul .

A perfect fit then, you deserve that Paul !

Hey Paul, you've had some hard times with this thing eh? But so far it looks great!

Primer on, next step choosing the paint job .