Padubon Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 Here some more. LSP_Kevin, BradG, SinuheH and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 Finally back on the bench. I started with priming followed by two tones of RAF Drk green and two tones of RAF Drk earth for the upper surfaces, later I’ll continue with the bottom half black, half white. Erwin, Fanes, MikeMaben and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Movin' along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 looks great! slightly concerned by all that putty on the top of the fuselage - what happened? what is going on with the starboard side of the fuselage just ahead of the cockpit? is that a giant piece of PE? the wing struts give me great cause for concern - how positively do they locate and how did you line everything up? I just know I am going to break them when i build this, especially as I have spent the past few weeks literally bouncing my P-47 around my desk as paint the thing and it hasn't minded one bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 8 hours ago, nmayhew said: looks great! slightly concerned by all that putty on the top of the fuselage - what happened? what is going on with the starboard side of the fuselage just ahead of the cockpit? is that a giant piece of PE? the wing struts give me great cause for concern - how positively do they locate and how did you line everything up? I just know I am going to break them when i build this, especially as I have spent the past few weeks literally bouncing my P-47 around my desk as paint the thing and it hasn't minded one bit! Hello, The lump in front of the cockpit is the oil cooler radiator with the corresponding plumbing. Also in front of it there are two circular caps. For the alignment of the upper wing struts, I glue the fuselage ones first with plenty of glue to make them movable for a while. I mounted the upper wing and secure it well it with tape, followed by the outer struts and glue them after alignment. Alignment was done by placing the leading edges on a open box. nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Nice looking paintwork! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 (edited) Thanks John1. Here some more pictures from last night’s fiddling with the kit: Edited October 6, 2020 by Padubon SinuheH, Kagemusha, BradG and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinuheH Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Lovely work - look forward to seeing more - always liked the Gladiator - .... memories of building the very old 1/72 Matchbox kit..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 2 hours ago, SinuheH said: Lovely work - look forward to seeing more - always liked the Gladiator - .... memories of building the very old 1/72 Matchbox kit..... Thank you, I hope I finish it before the due time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 I added some decals last night and this kit’s decals are the best I have ever used! So thin and strong, I’m impressed. Out2gtcha, Daniel Leduc, Landrotten Highlander and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Lovely work!! Really do need to pick a Mk. II up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Almost there! As I was researching about the rigging on a Gladiator, I noticed that the turn buckles must be inside the wing structure on most of the braces. Since I hate rigging, I rigged my model on the simplest way possible. At this point, I just want the model done. Any comments or suggestions? Daniel Leduc, LSP_Kevin, Jan_G and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Looks great! My comment would be that I really need to get this kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) I like the overall look that you’ve got there, and the rigging is fine but in all honesty I’m not sure EZ line is the best rigging material since it twists so easily. Edited October 14, 2020 by mozart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 2 hours ago, mozart said: I like the overall look that you’ve got there, and the rigging is fine but in all honesty I’m not sure EZ line is the best rigging material since it twists so easily. Thank you. I agree with you About EZ line but I have not found anything else to use. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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