HL-10 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) I do not like bi-planes! Too many wings, and the rigging is a stuff of nightmares!!! Then along comes ICM's superb Gladiator. I have always had a soft spot for this aeroplane, despite it being a bi-plane. An absolute joy to build with no fit issues at all! Everything went together perfectly. I used some aftermarket seatbelts, and the decals are from AIMS. The chequerboard on the top wing disintegrated when I tried to apply it, so I had to paint it on. For the overall aluminium dope finish I used Tamiya's flat aluminium. The rigging was done with flower arranging wire. It was pulled and stretched taught before being cut to length and superglued into place. Thanks for looking Angelo. Edited January 26, 2022 by HL-10 KiwiZac, Kagemusha, mc65 and 27 others 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Lund Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Awwwww that's gorgeous !!! I really have a soft spot for that plane too - gotta get to the one in the stash... HL-10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Well done, love it HL-10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Great looking build Angelo! Ernest HL-10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Looks great the paintwork is rather nice, you seem to have captured the cowling colour nicely. Cheers Dennis Alain Gadbois and HL-10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator1991 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I feel the same about bi-planes but that's a great Gladiator! Very niec woek overall and the rigging is really handsome! HL-10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 Thanks for all the comments & compliments, they're greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 That's superb Angelo On 1/26/2022 at 1:17 PM, HL-10 said: An absolute joy to build with no fit issues at all! Everything went together perfectly That's good to hear for when I get round to mine. HL-10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUROK Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Excellent, excellent job! HL-10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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