ICM 1/32 Gloster Gladiator Mk1

[BarryW]

I have a good feeling about how this is coming together. Rather pleased with it so far.

Parts below primed


airframe ready for masking and priming.

[Dave Ward]

Barry,
love the amount of tweezers! I have four, and can never find one!
Dave

[BarryW]

Those locking tweezers are very useful. I have more besides those pictured....

[adt70hk]

Barry

As always looking very nice already.

Yours

Andrew

[adt70hk]

Barry

As always looking very nice already.

Yours

Andrew

[adt70hk]

Barry

As always looking very nice already.

Yours

Andrew

[Peter Gillson]

Hi Barry

I'm late coming to your thread, shame about the first, but i am sure you will put what you learned to good use with the second. A nice little jig for holding the plane, not seen it before but it looks really clever and versatile. Imust say, your bench is unnaturally tidy for a modeller!!! :thumb2: I look at it with envy.

Peter

[BarryW]

I have progressed the painting

I did the Dark Slate Grey and Extra Dark Sea Grey on the tail and top fuselage after the Sky undersides were masked

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The I did the top of the lower wing Light Slate Grey and Dark Sea Grey.
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There is a little bit of touching up to do, not a lot, and some detail painting to get done then it’s on with the decals though I will need to spray the white part of the fin flash first.

[BarryW]

Detail painting done. Ready for decals.

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[langy71]

looking good Barry, love the cam pattern

[Defiant911]

I have a good feeling about how this is coming together. Rather pleased with it so far.

Parts below primed
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airframe ready for masking and priming.
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Bought my first pair of reverse tweezers the other day and they are very good, I was only thinking that I could do with a few more pairs now.
ps- the plane is looking great. How do you fix your little strings to the wings?

[BarryW]

Bought my first pair of reverse tweezers the other day and they are very good, I was only thinking that I could do with a few more pairs now.
ps- the plane is looking great. How do you fix your little strings to the wings?

One end is threaded through holes in the lower wing held with c.a. When I attach the other ends I will dip the end in c.a and have some accelerator ready if needed.

[BarryW]

I have applied the decals. Not many of them and they went down very well. They are very thin and conform well with only a little risk of tearing. The only problem being a tendency to curl and even the old trick of floating them in water does not ‘uncurl’ them.

I have applied some solvent and they are now left to dry before the next stage. It may be necessary to apply one or two more loads of solvent though.

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[BarryW]

Well, success, the top wing fitted easily and perfectly so the secret was to attach the outer pylons to the top wing first, then top wing to the lower and fit the inner pylons last. I still have the inner pylons to fit later but here she is....





I did the underside fittings while I was at it.


just these to fit, the rigging and some matt varnish in odd places wherever needs.



Note the pylons, I kept them attached to the sprue to identify the part numbers. It is very unusual for me to do this but I did not want to get these mixed up. I will cut them away later and make sure they are kept separate with the part numbers while I attach them one by one. These, the upper wing and rigging will all have been done with c.a.

[adt70hk]

Barry

As always top notch work!

This will look very nice indeed once finished.

ATB

Andrew