DesTROYer Dual 1/48 Airfix Gloster Meteor F.8 Build

It took a while to find an email address. I did find a contact and emailed them to find out how to use debit/credit to buy some stands. I think it's pretty much a one-man operation. Actually, Mobius is only about 60 miles north of my place here in FL. I could drive up there and save the postage if there was a store front.

As I am a member of Club Moebius and has ordered before, I was able to pay via paypal, but I did find that the option to pay via that did disapear a few times whilst trying to sort it out.

very frustrating. Also frustrating was the fact they won’t ship outside the US via their form either, so I had to ship to a mate in the US first.

Lastly, I had earlier sent via the moebius page it’s self an email asking to buy some where they then quoted me US$5 per stand plus $25 shipping!

thankfully I had already re-found the Club Moebius page and the better prices there.

DesTROYer

I got the stands from Club Moebius.  http://www.clubmoebius.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=44

 

It appears that the fellow at Mobius Models only accepts checks or money orders. Is this how you bought your display stands? If so, it must have taken months to get them delivered to yor home down under.

Thanks guys.

1943Mike

Fine looking builds! I've enjoyed looking at your work Troy.

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Fine looking builds! I've enjoyed looking at your work Troy.

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I just wanted to share these with you, Troy. I was at AirVenture last week. This year's theme was early jets. This Meteor was on the warbird flightline.

DesTROYer

I got the stands from Club Moebius.  http://www.clubmoebius.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=44

 

Bookmarked the page. Thanks. I'm going to order a couple of the stands.

All done. I'll take some photos when I have some space cleared and the time.  Thanks for following.

One heck of an impressive project!

Another weekend and a lot more progress.  I can see the finish line.  Decals on both Meteors are done.  They took most of the weekend, and it felt great to spend some quality time at the bench. With the decals done. I then got back into painting and assembling the rockets for Meatbox 2, adding the remaining antennas and probes on both and painting up the panel rack and second engine stand. Both planes are now ready for a clear coat to seal the decals and apply the finishing touches such as washing, weathering and removing the masks.

I got the stands from Club Moebius.  http://www.clubmoebius.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=44

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Troy, the stand you are using for your Meteor, where did it come from? The stand looks like the stands that came in old Revell kits back in the 1950s. I have been trying to devise a stand for the 1/48 MENG F-35A I am building and I'd like something similar to the stand you are using but maybe a little larger. I also have a 1/48 Monogram F9F and a Revell 1/48 F-84 Thunderstreak I'd like to pose in flight so they will need similar stands. Just curious as to where you were able to find the stand. Thanks.

 

Thanks. I got the stands from Mobius Models a few years back. I’m currently after some more. They’re the same that come with their Battlestar Galactica vipers.

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Troy, the stand you are using for your Meteor, where did it come from? The stand looks like the stands that came in old Revell kits back in the 1950s. I have been trying to devise a stand for the 1/48 MENG F-35A I am building and I'd like something similar to the stand you are using but maybe a little larger. I also have a 1/48 Monogram F9F and a Revell 1/48 F-84 Thunderstreak I'd like to pose in flight so they will need similar stands. Just curious as to where you were able to find the stand. Thanks.

Looking great!

Very nice work and fantastic job on the checkering.

Mike

Alright, another weekend down and here is where we stand. Meatbox 2 now has its wheels, landing gear and most antennas on and as of today has been gloss coated so I can begin the decals over the next week.

Meatbox 1 now has had the hole for the stand cut out and the stand test fitted. It has also been clear coated ready for decals.  

The engines have been clear coated too and I have painted up the stand.  The stand needs some more details painted and a clear coat, and both will get a wash applied. 

Finally, I wanted to build a rack to hold the covers from the engines and gun bays of Meatbox 2. I have no references to base this on and basically just pulled it out of my... head.  Still, it does the job and needs only a little more work and a coat of paint and it will do the job nicely.

That's it for now, more soon, thanks for following.

It was a wet an windy weekend here in Melbourne.  Perfect for modelling. After I got all my other tasks underway, back into the office I went and got to work masking and painting up Meatbox 1.  After touching up the tail checkers I moved onto the roundels.

The red and blue were next and went down pretty well.  The only real drama I find when using masks is they don't settle into the panel lines to well and when the paint is applied too wet, they do tend to run. Nothing too bad with this lot though.  This was followed by the serial numbers which again went on ok, with only some minor bleeding.  A little touch up here and there was required and some more will be required over the next few days, but I'm pretty happy with how it's looking.

The airbrushes are now cleaned, the lights in the office are switched off, and dinner has been eaten. Here is we sit. One of the best investments I've made in this hobby is my Silhouette Curio Portrait Cutter. It allows me to do schemes that are not as readily available otherwise and lets you whip up solutions to problems you may come across pretty quickly.

I don't know why, maybe it's the 1/32 bug making me wish I was building this in Manscale, or maybe it's post expo blues, but I haven't been feeling much *** lately on this build and have been tempted to put them on the shelf for a while and move onto something else.  But I don't work that way, and when I start something, I finish it.  That said, the motivation to get into the office on saturday eluded me, and sunday I had to force myself in.  For Meatbox 1, I want to try and liven the scheme up a little and decided to try and do this RAAF Meteor. A77-867.  

To my knowledge no decent decals exist for this scheme. So it would require me to fire up the old Macbook and cut out some stencils on my portrait cutter.   First I masked off and painted the gloss white. 

Then I got to work designing the masks. 5mmx5mm squares did the job.  I also made up the serial numbers (not shown) as they were not right on the three decal sets I did have, according to my reference photos.

Getting the squares in place was a bit of a task and some weren't sitting as flat as I would like, So after I had sprated the second coat of green, I was a bit worried that I may have had some bleeding. 

There was a little bit, but not even close to what I was dreading.  It should not take too much work to remask and touch up.  I think maybe that the green may be a little too light.  So I may even go the full effort and remask and spray a slighter darker coat, but I don't want to push my luck, and might just touch up the areas that really need it. 

Yes, looking great thus far!

That looks great so far.  Can't wait to see how it all turns out.

I struggled to find the motivation to do much in the office this weekend. I hadn't been feeling well Thursday afternoon, took friday off work and spent most of it in bed.  Spent a little time in there yesterday and today, and ended up with both planes in their base coat.  So over all, not that bad I guess.

Nice work Troy, coming along really well.

I totally forgot the Expo was on during the long weekend, bugger it! I had every intention on going this year due to missing last year!!!!!!!

So I will have to wait another 355 days I suppose, in the meantime I hope to produce something worth entering... maybe.

Congrats on your tropies and commendation, well deserved.

Hi everyone.  Between Model Expo last weekend and a busy life, I haven't been able to build or post as often as I would like to have.  Still, last weekend saw me come home with two trophies and a commendation, so I can't complain too much.  This weekend, however, did let me spend some real decent time at the bench, and here is where we're at. 

I got the two fuselages buttoned up.  One fought me a bit harder than the other, due in part to the placement of the instrument panel with the photo-etch.  This resulted in some of the nice detailing becoming damaged and removed.  I will replace some of it where I can, and the resin seat also presented some problems with space between the front of the seat, and the instrument panel.  So out came the seat, and the kit supplied seat will end up being fitted instead.  This too is very disappointing to me.

I also got the engines assembled, painted, then added some extra detail. Three are being installed in the planes, two will be hidden beneath closed panels but needed to be installed as they can be seen through the intakes.

They still need a gloss coat and pin wash, but they're really coming together.  I'm going to try and add some hoses too, but I must be careful not to overdo it or make them too big. 

Wings and control surfaces have been fitted to the in-flight Meteor (Callsign: Meatbox 1) and wings, Landing gear and control surfaces have been added to the second ( Callsign: Meatbox 2)

Meatbox 2 will have more complicated tail markings painted on, so I have left the elevators off for now, but Meatbox 1 is all good for them to be attached.

I'm not sure if it's my assembly of the kits or Airfix, but the noses on both kits are proving to be a pain to get to fit correctly.  Some filler will be required, but as there are seams everywhere that will also need to be filled, there is no reason why the nose shouldn't too.

That's it for now.  More next weekend. 

Nice work Troy, look forward to the next instalment.

You’re doing a fantastic job on this WIP, especially with that many staples placed to repair your thigh.  I am glad you were able to continue your work at the bench.  I also would like to add in that I most definately would like to offer the best healing process ever.  Mrs. Toshi and I will be praying for a 100% healing procedure to you!

Your friend, Toshi