Lee Drennen’s 1/72 Matchbox Gloster Gladiator R.A.F. No.73 (Fighter) Squadron Digby 1938.

[Lee Drennen]

Looking nice there Lee :smiling3:

Thanks Mr. Smiffy

[Lee Drennen]

Nice work Lee, always good to see the paint going on

Mick glad you liked it. Yes it always feels good when your at this point.

[Lee Drennen]

Hi Lee,
That's looking fine.

I spent some happy years living at RAF Digby in the late 60's. A lovely place .
J

Thanks JR. Glad you stopped by. I didn’t know that pretty cool that you did. Hope to get this done soon.

[Lee Drennen]

Yesterday while still in the mood to paint I got the top wing painted. Hope to get more progress done on this one today.

[A_J_Rimmer]

Looks nice Lee!

[Lee Drennen]

Looks nice Lee!

Thanks Arnold. I’ve test fitted the wing and it’s going to be a little tricky getting it on but I think I can manage it.

[A_J_Rimmer]

Thanks Arnold. I’ve test fitted the wing and it’s going to be a little tricky getting it on but I think I can manage it.

Ahhhh the fun of Biplanes!

[Lee Drennen]

After many attempts trying to putting that top wing on it broke while I was trying to get the other side to fit. I think I’m done with this Model this has got to be the worst fitting Bi-Plane I’ve ever built. I was going to do a old 1/72 scale Revell kit which I’ve built a coupe 3 times I should have gone that route. So I’m putting this away maybe I’ll go back to it sometime.

[JR]

Bad luck Lee, nothing worse than when you've tried your best and those struts keep moving every time you attempt the top wing.

[Steve-the-Duck]

That's a shame. But these things happen

[A_J_Rimmer]

That sucks Lee, sad to hear that.

This is why I tend to avoid bi-planes, this and blooming rigging.

[Waspie]

What a bummer Lee, after all the work and then this.

[Lee Drennen]

That sucks Lee, sad to hear that.

This is why I tend to avoid bi-planes, this and blooming rigging.

Yes it does. Never had this problem with Revell kits.

[Lee Drennen]

What a bummer Lee, after all the work and then this.

Yeah it is maybe I’ll go back to it one day.