Started this one while waiting for paint to cure on the Ta 154, plus our weather has yeilded strong winds which makes gloss coating impossible - (I spray this outside)
Kit : Tamiya 1/48 Gloster Meteor F1 + Fieseler Fi103 V-1
Item No : 61065
Model Dimension : Fuselage: 261mm Wingspan:273 mm / V-1 : Fuselage 169mm Wingspan 112mm
Released Date : 1999
Metal parts : Cylindrical nose weight.
The first F1 version released by Tamiya in 1997 had a few incorrect items.
The main problem was the inclusion of airbrakes in the wings which were fitted to the F.3.
The airframe measured by Tamiya is at the museum at RAF Cosford, which is an F1 fitted with F3 wings.
Apparently the airframe suffered an engine fire which destroyed the wing, as a replacement, an F3 wing was fitted.
Tamiya did later revise the kit with the correct wing, without brakes. (1999)
Strangely, the revised wing sprue still includes the air-brakes! which are marked not for use, and the brake cutout in the wing has gone.
Eduard released a Pe set for the F1 meteor in 1997 as well, including the airbrakes !!
This Pe set is the early one, 1997, and not painted, comes with a film negative with the instruments.
Behind this I cut out and glued a white cardboard piece, this shows the instruments so much better.
You can see just how plain the Tamiya pit area is on the instructions , the Pe set has improved it nicely.
I used the kit seat though.
the Pe gear bay walls attached
more later.
Kit : Tamiya 1/48 Gloster Meteor F1 + Fieseler Fi103 V-1
Item No : 61065
Model Dimension : Fuselage: 261mm Wingspan:273 mm / V-1 : Fuselage 169mm Wingspan 112mm
Released Date : 1999
Metal parts : Cylindrical nose weight.
The first F1 version released by Tamiya in 1997 had a few incorrect items.
The main problem was the inclusion of airbrakes in the wings which were fitted to the F.3.
The airframe measured by Tamiya is at the museum at RAF Cosford, which is an F1 fitted with F3 wings.
Apparently the airframe suffered an engine fire which destroyed the wing, as a replacement, an F3 wing was fitted.
Tamiya did later revise the kit with the correct wing, without brakes. (1999)
Strangely, the revised wing sprue still includes the air-brakes! which are marked not for use, and the brake cutout in the wing has gone.
Eduard released a Pe set for the F1 meteor in 1997 as well, including the airbrakes !!
This Pe set is the early one, 1997, and not painted, comes with a film negative with the instruments.
Behind this I cut out and glued a white cardboard piece, this shows the instruments so much better.
You can see just how plain the Tamiya pit area is on the instructions , the Pe set has improved it nicely.
I used the kit seat though.
the Pe gear bay walls attached
more later.
You have my interest . I love Meteor ! They were part of life as a youngster . :woohoo: 
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