I may, or may not have mentioned before that my first plan to re-acquaint myself with the hobby was to have a ‘quick build’ kit. Unfortunately I picked the Airfix Spitfire mkIXc. Mmm, not a bad kit, and I certainly learned a lot from the build, but it’s still unfinished and I’m trying to muster the enthusiasm to continue with it. Of course, in the mean time the stash has grown and a couple more kits have progressed to varying degrees of unfinished-ness. I resolved not to buy another kit until I’d finished one (remember this further down the post). A quick look through my existing kits didn’t throw up any willing subjects; all needed modifying, re-scribing or scratch building skills I have yet to acquire. So, even though I promised not to buy another kit until one was finished – I bought another kit. But this time I chose wisely and went for the 1/48 Tamiya Gloster Meteor F.1.
I really like some of the early jets, and a Meteor was on the wish list anyway. Acquired through the tried and tested method on Ebay for well under £20, this was just what I was looking for. A kit that would almost fall together, but allow a little bit of tinkering. As it was supposed to be a quick fix I didn’t record the build but I did take a few progress shots today (after experimenting with some camera settings and basic lighting – long exposure on a small aperture to keep it all in focus, by the way), and here they are. A bit of tidying up on the colour and it’s had a coat of Klear since in preparation for a pin wash on the details and then decals. Lots of things that I could be picky about, but that’s not the purpose of this one: Build it, paint it, finish it and ENJOY it! So far I considered those boxes ticked.
Born again modeller 