Gloster Meteor Mk.1 je iz legendarne serije Tamiya maketa iz sredine 90-ih godina prošlog veka predstavlja i za današnje standarde sasvim solidnu maketu, imajući obzira da je stara više od četvrt veka !
Kao i kod ostalih maketa te serije sve je "rečeno" sa 3 rama delova kvalitetni odlivenih delova. Za razliku od drugih maketa koje sam do sada sastavio iz ove serije, potrebno je pažljivo uklapanjanje kako bi se sve dovelo u red, nekoliko spornih spojeva je rešeno: šmirglanjem , dry fitovanjem i malo kasnije nekoliko zazora sa malo Mr. Sufacera 500 .
Odlučio sam se za "maketu za policu" pa sam izostavio rivetiranje a detaljima siromašan kokpit obogatio Eduard ecerejem u vidu instrument table, pojaseva i još nekoliko detalja u samogradnji.
Obzirom da je u pitanju prva proizvodna serija koja je izrađena u malom broju primeraka ne postoji veći izbor šema farbanja. Izbor je pao na Sq.616 koji je Jula 1944 postao prvi korisnik ovog za RAF revolucionarnog aviona. Prvi operativni uspesi su bili već avgusta iste godine obaranjem nekoliko V1.
Nakon intenzivnog prešedinga koristeći maske domaćeg proizvođača LaSerbia u nekoliko komplementarnih boja, prešao sam na farbanje.
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Gloster Meteor Mk.1 from the legendary series of Tamiya kits from the mid-1990s is a nice kit even by today's standards, considering that it is more than a quarter of a century old !
As with the other models of that series, everything is "said" with 3 frames of quality cast parts. Unlike the other kits I did so far from this series, careful removal is required to get everything in order, a few questionable joints were solved by : sanding, dry fitting and a little later a few gaps with a little Mr. Sufacer 500.
I decided on a " shelf kit" so I left out the riveting and enriched the detail-poor cockpit with Eduard PE instrument panel, belts and a few other details.
Considering that this is the first production series that was made in a small numbers , there is not a large selection of paint schemes. The choice fell on Sq.616, which in July 1944 became the first user of this revolutionary aircraft for the RAF. The first operational successes were already in August of the same year by shooting down several V1.
After intensive pre-shading using masks from manufacturer LaSerbia in several complementary paints, I moved on to painting.
Krajnji efekat je možda malo intenzivni vetering nego što bi se moglo očekivati za pet meseci operativne upotrebe , obzirom da je Januara 1945 godine skvadron opremljen novijom verzijom ovog aviona.
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The final effect is perhaps a little more intensive weathering than could be expected for five months of operational use, in January 1945 the squadron was equipped with a newer version of this aircraft.
Kodna slova i traka oko trupa su promašene nijanse. Šablone za farbanje kodnih slova sam napravio uz pomoć Tamiya trake zalepljene preko originalnih dekala i pažljivo isečenih skalpelom.
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The code letters and the band around the fuselage are the wrong shades. So I made the spray masks for the code letters using Tamiya tape, taped over the original decals and carefully cut with a scalpel.
