Grizly 423 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 It's the ICM 1/32 Sea Gladiator completed as one of the Malta defenders. As a boy, I was intrigued with the story of Faith, Hope and Charity, the names given to three of the Gladiaters that fought in Malta. I suspect, their exploits are largely myth but still they caught my attention many years ago. After market include Eduard's cockpit set and seat belts, Aims photo etch bracing wires, paints for the shadow camouflage and black and white underside are a mix of Model Master, Humbrol and Tamya paints with the metalizers, clear, semi-matte and matte coats from Alclad II and finally, it's the kit decals. Jeff T, scvrobeson, Fanes and 16 others 19 Link to post Share on other sites
Panzerwomble 1,074 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Really nice Glad ! & yes you are correct there were more than three Glads on Malta after the initial attack , though not all flying at once . A bit more RAF propaganda I suspect . Link to more info Uncarina and Martinnfb 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Martinnfb 801 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Very clean build, thanks for sharing Cheers Martin Link to post Share on other sites
dennismcc 5,588 Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 That is really nice, as a younger me I too was hooked on the story of the valiant Malta defenders so I have the same kit in the stash, I just hope it turns out as nice as yours. Here's a holiday photo Cheers Dennis Uncarina, Troy Molitor and Martinnfb 3 Link to post Share on other sites
R Palimaka 2,952 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 That is a gorgeous Gladiator! Excellent finish and fine detail work all round. Thanks for sharing this one! Richard Link to post Share on other sites
Greif8 1,985 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Beautiful Gladiator, the sea camo scheme looks very nice. Ernest Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Wimmer 790 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Beautiful result, well done! Link to post Share on other sites
Whitey 1,175 Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 The Ayes' have it. Stunning. Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_Kevin 33,123 Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 What a beauty! Kev Link to post Share on other sites
pascal JMW 688 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 hello very nice ! Link to post Share on other sites
Uncarina 6,397 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Beautiful work! How were the AIMS rigging wires? Cheers, Tom Link to post Share on other sites
Grizly 423 Posted Wednesday at 11:32 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 11:32 AM Thank you Uncarina. While I've built models for almost 60 years, this was my first bi-plane so I can't compare with other ways for rigging. I can, however, say that I found the Aims photo etch braces very easy to install. With the exception of two braces (the same outer one on each side that were too short), they all fitted perfectly. The two defficient braces proved not to be an issue as I simply used two of the longer spare braces (yes, there is a spare brace for each pair) provided and cut them to the required length. I suspect the key is the correct placement of the upper wing. Towards that end, I drilled all the holes specified in the Aims instructions, dry installed the upper wing, glued the struts to the upper wing, painted the model and then glued the upper wing with struts to the lower wing and fuselage. It worked for me. Martinnfb 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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