Gloster Meteor F1, Tamiya 1/48

[Guest]

I knew someone would notice that stripe being missing the decal looked awful so I took it off. I should get around to masking and spraying it on, it should be easy to do.

I've just cut the wooden board for a 250mm square base for this, which will represent a concrete parking area. should lift it a bit.

[colin m]

I'll be honest it's not a subject I would choose to build, but your model looks great - nice work.

Colin M..

[Guest]

I have been having a hard time with the base. Routed out the middle for the inset 'concrete', and it promptly warped. was about ready to throw it when I though ah.. and routed the underside out also and bingo, sprung back flat.

I then tried making an inset out of plaster.. took forever to dry, cracked and shrunk.. horrible. So I started again with airdry clay, and filled/rolled the inset with it, looked pretty good. Then realised I forgot to get any sand to roll into the surface. another panic!. then a flash of inspiration.. I have old coarse sandpaper in belts from a sander. I hand rolled these over and over across the clay and have got what looks like a much more real concrete paving feel than sand would give. just scribed the panel lines on and it is drying out. tomorrow will get some paint on it.

[Guest]

Got the base finished.. need to add that fuselage band sometime and a couple of tiny touchups but Im happy enough with it. At least on the base it will not get broken so easily.

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After some cleanup on the base..

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[flyjoe180]

Great result Shaun, the base completes the setting well with the concrete pads. Well done.

[Guest]

Fantastic result, looks very nice!!!

Regards

[saguy]

hi there shaun .. looks perfectly fine to me .. very nice build indeed .... rgds lindsey

[Guest]

Thanks guys, very inspired to do something more ambitious with the next base