Gloster Gladiator, Matchbox, 1/72

being done for a matchbox gb elsewhere, no revell repops allowed

always have great memories of matchbox kits

i was first into modelmaking in the 70's in my teens, grew up in a village where there was two places to buy kits..........the post office was always stocked with airfix (i can even remember when there was airfix paint in squarish glass bottles!), and then there was the newsagent that carried a small stock of revell..............and then along came matchbox   .....the newsagent started stocking them as soon as they came out, think the rep didnt even bother going to the post office since they were airfix stockists

matchbox seemed like a breath of fresh air......nice crisply moulded......unusual subjects and of course coming in 2 or 3 colours ......the armour had those bases  

ones i remember well would be the boeing p12 and the strikemaster and the halftrack with the aa gun

so for this trip down memory lane i picked up a Gloster Glad for next to nothing.....one i never did back in the day

must be a late issue as it comes in a single colour styrene and not the box with the little window in......i almost feel cheated!  

Coffee, popcorn, front row seat....... Nuff said.

Have at it sir!

Ya got in the right forum here Paul!!! LOL

Cool Old Plane. I am in.

I'm tucked in, got a cup of tea and am sitting next to Colin. Bring it on.......

We are all ready...

got some bits glued together at last!............why does work always get in the way?

why does work always get in the way? wrote:

That's what work does best Paul. LOL

Looking good.

It's on the way...... Looks like it went together quite well too.

Without work you cannot buy glue and paint, so look at it that way LOL.

Coming together nicely, Paul.

Looking good.

coat of paint on...yay!

It's looking good Paul.

Are you doing a full interwar colour scheme or semi?

This one would look good if you could swing it:

cant.....this is for a Matchbox GB somewhere.....can only use the decals thats in the box

in this was an early ww2 camo one or a late 30's aluminium one and since ive recently developed an interest in interwar era RAF biplanes it will be the ally one

should look a bit like the one in the Shuttleworth Collection but with different colour stripes....will be green

got the decals on and given it a second coat of Kleer to seal and get it ready for a panel wash tomorrow to pick out the details

That is very cool Paul. How big will it be when finished?

That's a nice finish Paul.

What do you use for your panel wash?

Sam wrote:That is very cool Paul. How big will it be when finished?

roughly 6 inch, wing tip to wing tip

Snake wrote:That's a nice finish Paul.

What do you use for your panel wash?

will be black enamel thinned with white spirit

and finished!

learnt a few things along the way....i hate spraying silver and i hate biplanes lol lol

more pics in the finished thread

NICE!!!

Very Nice !!! I applaud you for finishing the little fellow. (Something I never seem to do!)
As bipes go this one is relatively straight forward and simple. I have a 1/48 version in winter camo that is stalled at rigging and canopy paint.