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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: No.1 on December 15, 2015, 05:03:33 PM

Title: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on December 15, 2015, 05:03:33 PM

Just place it on workbench, start will be tomorrow ;)

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on December 17, 2015, 11:02:28 AM

Images of the Gladiator as well very start of the work. As you see, I use additional set of etched parts ;)

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on December 17, 2015, 06:07:18 PM

:-ok

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on December 18, 2015, 01:56:23 AM

I really think you will enjoy this build! The decals are wonderful with these many options!!

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: modellius on December 20, 2015, 01:21:51 AM

looks like an great model, no doubt the result will be great as well

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on December 22, 2015, 01:17:03 PM

Back to project ;) Much can be done in just hour ;)

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on December 22, 2015, 05:07:18 PM

:-ok

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on December 22, 2015, 11:54:32 PM

I reckon you'll be leaving both side doors open to show off this excellent detail!!

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on December 23, 2015, 12:23:13 AM

It is great possibility to do that ;)

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on December 23, 2015, 11:13:06 AM

A lot of work on the cockpit elements, few hours more and I will be ready to paint it.

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on December 23, 2015, 11:48:19 AM

Excellent work with the PE!

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on December 23, 2015, 05:00:51 PM

Thanks :))

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on December 23, 2015, 07:04:47 PM

Painting stage started :)

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on December 24, 2015, 01:08:16 AM

Very fine!

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on December 24, 2015, 09:38:16 AM

Yes, nice work!

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on January 02, 2016, 02:39:33 PM

Me lazy  :-red Back somehow, problem is that still don't get instrument panel from another manufacturer to include it in this build. Hope I will have it in following days ;)

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on January 02, 2016, 04:37:06 PM

:-ok

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on January 03, 2016, 01:16:34 AM

Good gun enhancement!

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on January 03, 2016, 07:29:32 AM

Thanks, continue some later today ;)

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: zetman on January 05, 2016, 08:21:16 PM

very nice so far

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on January 14, 2016, 03:55:05 PM

As well I get Yahu panel, I am back to project. Same panel look the great and it fit sample kit I will going to make. Another one option is with red brown instrument panel color.

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on January 14, 2016, 03:57:56 PM

Yahu is a great product and company!

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on January 14, 2016, 03:58:46 PM

Yes, they are :))

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on January 14, 2016, 05:25:19 PM

I confirm! :)

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on February 26, 2016, 04:12:03 PM

Back to project and will push more on this subject ;)

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on February 26, 2016, 04:18:03 PM

 :-clap :-clap :-clap

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on February 26, 2016, 05:23:46 PM

:-ok

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on February 26, 2016, 05:32:28 PM

Thanks :))

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: modellius on February 27, 2016, 10:51:43 AM

looking superb, nicely done mate

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on February 27, 2016, 11:45:40 AM

Thanks :))

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on February 27, 2016, 04:04:18 PM

 :-love

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 16, 2016, 11:13:00 AM

Now I will drop all other works and focus on this one ;) Engine works

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 16, 2016, 05:00:58 PM

Engine completed

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on March 16, 2016, 05:39:14 PM

Okay, I have to know......how did you fit the engine into that cowling without splitting the cowl first? I seem to remember the cylinder diameter is greater than either opening in the cowl.

Regardless, it looks excellent!

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on March 16, 2016, 07:50:43 PM

:-ok

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: modellius on March 17, 2016, 07:49:01 AM

Nice

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 17, 2016, 11:26:14 AM

Progress this morning ;)

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 17, 2016, 12:24:16 PM

Work on wings

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: modellius on March 17, 2016, 12:32:29 PM

Nice and fast, well done mate

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on March 17, 2016, 01:23:10 PM

:-ok

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on March 17, 2016, 05:36:15 PM

Good!

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 17, 2016, 07:55:04 PM

Thanks :)) progress today afternoon :))

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on March 18, 2016, 07:20:52 AM

:-ok

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: modellius on March 18, 2016, 10:17:06 AM

Nice

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 18, 2016, 12:26:22 PM

Painting start today

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on March 18, 2016, 02:58:16 PM

 :-ok

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 18, 2016, 03:29:43 PM

First coat is over ;)

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on March 18, 2016, 09:34:47 PM

:-ok

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 19, 2016, 10:18:24 AM

Brown over it and later today I will apply green's

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on March 19, 2016, 03:29:30 PM

Comes nicely! :)

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 20, 2016, 08:23:56 AM

Good morning friends :))

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on March 20, 2016, 08:59:45 AM

:-ok

Just drinking coffee before to go to the workbench...

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 20, 2016, 10:22:09 AM

Way to go :))

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 20, 2016, 12:55:46 PM

Bottom painted :)) Now details and decals ;)

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on March 20, 2016, 03:42:57 PM

Fast and nice!

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 20, 2016, 03:50:56 PM

Thanks, more work later today as well images. Problem- it have silver rigging and this is a bit problem. Must take a look on what type of wires I have

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on March 20, 2016, 03:52:02 PM

This camo scheme is a hard one on a biplane, but you're going great here!

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 20, 2016, 03:58:30 PM

Thank you mate :)) It is standard biplane pattern of the time where the topside was in Dark Earth and Dark Green while the bottom was in Light Earth and Light Green

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on March 20, 2016, 04:18:02 PM

Yes, I did one of those schemes on my old Gladiator thread but I didn't like that much masking! (Lazy in my old age, I reckon.)

Your rigging will be a little bit of a challenge as Gloster used airfoil shaped flying wires for the diagonal bracing. You might recall that I painted thin strips of styrene to replicate them but I don't really think that was the best answer. Too bad someone doesn't produce ultra-small airfoil rigging for 1/48!

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 20, 2016, 04:49:56 PM

There was some airfoil strut products but I think I will use micro tube for that purpose... hope I will make it

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on March 20, 2016, 04:56:06 PM

 :-ok

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 20, 2016, 07:54:49 PM

This is it for today ;)

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on March 20, 2016, 08:01:04 PM

:-ok

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: modellius on March 20, 2016, 10:36:44 PM

excellent

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 21, 2016, 07:57:31 AM

When kit get gloss, this mean only one thing :))

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on March 21, 2016, 03:33:00 PM

DECALS!

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on March 21, 2016, 05:57:53 PM

Impatient to see that ;)

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 21, 2016, 06:01:35 PM

:))

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 22, 2016, 12:52:30 PM

Current state of build ;)

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on March 22, 2016, 05:13:53 PM

:-ok

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 22, 2016, 07:16:41 PM

Work with struts is definitely nightmare, inner struts is a bit longer so I need to do it in other way. Anyway, I place it on outer struts, tomorrow will do inner struts again.

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on March 22, 2016, 08:36:01 PM

Yes I confirm, struts are nightmare... Except WNW ones maybe...

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: modellius on March 23, 2016, 06:56:05 AM

The problem will be solved, I have no doubts, nice vork mate

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on March 23, 2016, 06:04:41 PM

Hmmm.....I have forgotten how I did the struts on mine, but I think I fitted the fuselage struts first and glued the wing to them, then added the wing struts later. I looked on the old Gladiator thread but I never mentioned that part of the build. Regardless, you'll figure it out, we are confident in you!

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 23, 2016, 06:08:04 PM

I have search images and see that only two are tick profiles while the rest are thin tubes

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 24, 2016, 01:42:56 PM

No idea how it happen, but I place inner struts in position in just few minutes without any problems. So I continue further work and this is in this case fade out and dirt of kit. First prominent problem I see is the fact that area where are decals, far better take overcoat then other area. Now have to correct this.

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on March 24, 2016, 06:05:08 PM

Strange, but nicely done anyway

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 24, 2016, 06:08:50 PM

Thanks :))

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on March 24, 2016, 06:34:46 PM

Wonderful! Glad that the struts behaved for you.

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 24, 2016, 06:40:31 PM

Next to go is wires ;)

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: modellius on March 25, 2016, 10:33:34 AM

Strange, maybe the cote didn't cover the decal properly ? Nice job anyway

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on March 25, 2016, 10:35:25 AM

Different surface, it react like that only with powder type of material for fade out. In this case is better to use solution with a dash of white and spray over surface, perfect effect. No idea why I did not do it now but I correct this, will be seen on next images.

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on April 01, 2016, 04:15:22 PM

It look like I have forget to place this image  :-wall

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on April 01, 2016, 05:04:38 PM

 :-ok

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on April 04, 2016, 10:54:06 AM

;)

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on April 04, 2016, 11:00:55 AM

Only rigging and some dry wash remained but due to the work overload, my vision is blurred and can not act in the moment

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on April 04, 2016, 01:40:03 PM

Vision first my friend. The rest can wait

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: modellius on April 05, 2016, 07:40:36 AM

Take a rest, the bird is looking nice

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on April 05, 2016, 11:26:05 AM

Thanks friend, staring in nature is good for now ;)

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Jicehem on April 13, 2016, 10:25:41 PM

Hello,

I missed it ! Amazing build. Bravo !

Jicéhem :-wave

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on April 14, 2016, 05:13:48 AM

Thank you :))

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Jicehem on April 14, 2016, 11:16:49 AM

Hello,

Free French Air forces had got only one Gloster Gladiator Mk I with a two-bladed propeller. It was used for training.
http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/forum/makete-aviona-aircraft-modeling/gloster-gladiator-mk-i-free-french-frog-172/new/#new

Jicéhem :-wave

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on April 15, 2016, 07:33:02 AM

Thanks :))

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on April 15, 2016, 03:27:25 PM

I like that one, Jicehem!!!

Title: Re: Gloster Gladiator Eduard 1/48
Post by: Jicehem on April 15, 2016, 04:31:10 PM

Quote from: Second Air Force on April 15, 2016, 03:27:25 PM

I like that one, Jicehem!!!

Thank you.

Jicéhem :-wave