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A Gloster
- Thread starter phantom II
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phantom II
Master at Arms
Not an easy model to make.
She's looking quite Meteor-ish.
It's questionable at best Chris . MPM , Azur and Special Hobby seem to outdo each other to see who can get further under the bar of excellence .
Sort of scares me about the upcoming Eduards kits :frantic
Cheers, C. B)
phantom II
Master at Arms
Like it so much, my friend Chris...Looking very fine!
Luiz.
Thanks my friend . I appreciate you following my build
Cheers, C.
phantom II
Master at Arms
As luck would have it , the canopy situation has not gone according to plan . I sawed them into three pieces .
The first problem was that the rear section shattered as I was trying to saw it off the nub
The windscreen does not fit flush to the fuselage in all place ( it would draw glue inside )
So as a fix, I rolled some small amounts of Apoxie where the gaps were and glued the windscreen where the joints were good. I then coated the joints with MrSurfacer so I can polish it smooth.
The other two pieces are glued with Micro crystal clear until
MPM send me a replacement canopy.
So, I guess it's going to be on the shelf till parts come in :idonno Guess I'll work on something already in progress till then .
Cheers, Christian B)
The first problem was that the rear section shattered as I was trying to saw it off the nub
The windscreen does not fit flush to the fuselage in all place ( it would draw glue inside )
So as a fix, I rolled some small amounts of Apoxie where the gaps were and glued the windscreen where the joints were good. I then coated the joints with MrSurfacer so I can polish it smooth.
The other two pieces are glued with Micro crystal clear until
MPM send me a replacement canopy.
So, I guess it's going to be on the shelf till parts come in :idonno Guess I'll work on something already in progress till then .
Cheers, Christian B)
Doesn't look like you had any issues with the canopy, looks good from here. 
lupanzer
Master at Arms
As luck would have it , the canopy situation has not gone according to plan . I sawed them into three pieces .
The first problem was that the rear section shattered as I was trying to saw it off the nub
The windscreen does not fit flush to the fuselage in all place ( it would draw glue inside )
So as a fix, I rolled some small amounts of Apoxie where the gaps were and glued the windscreen where the joints were good. I then coated the joints with MrSurfacer so I can polish it smooth.
The other two pieces are glued with Micro crystal clear until
MPM send me a replacement canopy.
So, I guess it's going to be on the shelf till parts come in :idonno Guess I'll work on something already in progress till then .
Cheers, Christian B)
As I said before, you´re doing a great job...very inspiring for me, because my next one will be a Gloster Meteor...a full resin kit , in the 1/72 scale :frantic
Cheers.
Luiz.
phantom II
Master at Arms
That kit has really been a mine field, but it sounds like you have a plan.
I do Mike if MPM or whoever actually runs it now day sends me a canopy ( They have replied ) I believe it's doable .
I thought of painting it as is till the new part comes in but I'm afraid it will just cause more problems latter.
Cheers, Christian B)
phantom II
Master at Arms
Bummer. I'm thinking I'll build my 1/72 Cyberhobby Meteor and be a happy guy.
his heyer look like a pain in the tuchas!
God love you, Chris for your tenacity!
Thanks Chris . The Cyberhobby kit looks like a real gem . Too bad there's no options to make it a latter livery .
Terribly happy that God is willing to accept me flaws and all, otherwise I would be in deep kimchi ....
This too shall pass . Cheers, Christian B)
phantom II
Master at Arms
As luck would have it , the canopy situation has not gone according to plan . I sawed them into three pieces .
The first problem was that the rear section shattered as I was trying to saw it off the nub
The windscreen does not fit flush to the fuselage in all place ( it would draw glue inside )
So as a fix, I rolled some small amounts of Apoxie where the gaps were and glued the windscreen where the joints were good. I then coated the joints with MrSurfacer so I can polish it smooth.
The other two pieces are glued with Micro crystal clear until
MPM send me a replacement canopy.
So, I guess it's going to be on the shelf till parts come in :idonno Guess I'll work on something already in progress till then .
Cheers, Christian B)
As I said before, you´re doing a great job...very inspiring for me, because my next one will be a Gloster Meteor...a full resin kit , in the 1/72 scale :frantic
Cheers.
Luiz.
Thanks Luiz . I hope yours is more agreeable at being assembled . I have rounded up a lot of pictures if you need a reference .
What Mark is it ? I have no idea if I'll get parts before yours is finished . Do take note that they were painted silver , not bare metal .
Cheers, Christian B)
phantom II
Master at Arms
Doesn't look like you had any issues with the canopy, looks good from here.
Better shine your monocle and take another gander Pup . There are two 1/4" crack running from rear towards the front.
That picture does not make it real obvious.
Cheers, Christian B)
phantom II
Master at Arms
No progress to report today . My wife's surgery made half the day disappear with surgery .
Spent the remainder of the day seeing to her needs. I think she will mend well .
Bet none of your wives had such a valentine present this year .
Cheers, Christian B)
Spent the remainder of the day seeing to her needs. I think she will mend well .
Bet none of your wives had such a valentine present this year .
Cheers, Christian B)
Hoping for a speedy recovery, take care of that woman Chris! 
phantom II
Master at Arms
Hoping for a speedy recovery, take care of that woman Chris!
Thanks Bob . There is no really an option B in this matter.
Hopefully tomorrow , she'll feel pretty decent Cheers, C B)
Christian, maybe I'm missing something in the photo, but looks like a good canopy save to me!!
Best wishes for a speedy recovery for your bride!
Bob
Best wishes for a speedy recovery for your bride!
Bob
phantom II
Master at Arms
Not a real good picture to show the two cracks Mr Bob . They start in the middle of the aft edge and go towards the front.
I have not found anyone claim to know how to repair any cracks in clear plastic.
Even on real airplanes . Drill cracks to keep them from spreading and replace when you get a new one.
Hopefully they will send a replacement soon.
Cheers, Christian B)
Well, for what it's worth, I've been modeling probably longer than anybody on this website, and fixing a cracked canopy is a mystery to me!
Maybe chalk it up to really old eyes! If it wasn't for Optivisors, I would have been an ex-modeler long ago! :yipee
Hang in there, you'll deal with it!
Bob
Maybe chalk it up to really old eyes! If it wasn't for Optivisors, I would have been an ex-modeler long ago! :yipee
Hang in there, you'll deal with it!
Bob