As a follow up to the review in Headlines, here is the start i've made to the new Gladiator kit from Airfix. I'm not usually a bi-plane builder so i was a bit surprised how small this model is! So far as you will see from the pics i've built up the main cockpit components, and given the interior of the fuselage walls a wash. So far so good - no problems.. the only cautionary note i'd make is removing the parts from the sprues. The struts for the wings are very vunerable to breakage upon removal from the sprue gates. I had to take a bit more time in getting these off in one piece. Rigging has always been a major factor in putting me off bi-planes so i normally wouldn't have tried the Gladiator, however in this instance i'm gonna give it a go, stay tuned folks 🙂

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Made a little more progress (see pics) Had a bit of trouble with the upper engine cowl, which didn't line up well, hence the filler. Will carry on a bit quicker now i've completed my P-47 (new post pending in headlines).

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