The Meteor Channel at iModeler (43 articles)

The Meteor Channel at iModeler

Gloster Meteor

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43 articles
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Gloster Meteor, the nose job one.

by Jimmy Zed on September 27, 2020
in Aviation — 18 Comments

What is it with Airfix and noses? Their Sea Fury i just completed recently is a bit of a shocker and now this. I suppose it keeps one busy instead of just stick part a to part b type of deal, but it is a tad annoying. Anyway, besides that it isn[...]

Gloster Meteor F.8 at Försökscentralen

by Stellan Schroeder Englund on September 5, 2020
in Aviation — 16 Comments

The Försökscentralen (Test & Evaluation squadron) is a lesser known part of the Swedish air force. It tests flying materiel, tactics and equipment. Although it probably got less money in the budge than Pentagon use for paperclips in a year, [...]

Special Hobby 1/72 Gloster Meteor “World Speed Record”

by Alistair Gauld on August 26, 2020
in Aviation — 18 Comments

Hi There, A small diversion form building for Innis by sticking together one for myself. Primed with Mr. Hobby Finishing Surfacer White, Painted with Colourcoats RAF/FAA Yellow, Xtreme Metals Aluminium and Tamiya rubber Black. Finished with Al[...]

A Meteor’s Engine

by Stellan Schroeder Englund on August 7, 2020
in Aviation — 8 Comments

While struggling with completion of Airfix' Gloster Meteor F.8 the included Derwent is a model in itself. It's not bigger than 20 mm x 35 mm but certainly will be an eye catcher on the side. Finnished in Vallejo colours throughout and a bit of o[...]

Airfix 1/48 Gloster Meteor F.8

by Predrag Ivanovic on July 26, 2020
in Aviation — 10 Comments

Nice Airfix model, except of nose cone mounting everything was smooth. Hope you like it. Cheers!!

Aussie Sea Fury

by Jimmy Zed on July 10, 2020
in Aviation — 40 Comments

This one has a fairly unusual peace time 'kill'.. On the morning of 30th August 1955, one of the oddest 'shoot downs' in the history of military aviation occurred; No 805 Squadron would be called upon to fire on an unusual 'enemy' in the skies [...]

Sword 1/48 Meteor NF.14 review

by iModeler Youtube Picks on May 7, 2020
in Aviation, Reviews

Airfix Mk1 Tank “Mother ” Dio 1/72

by neil foster on April 10, 2020
in Diorama — 7 Comments

Hi to all of you iModellers, it's been a while since I posted anything but as I'm stuck indoors along with the rest of the world I decided it was a good time to catch up. This is my interpretation of the original picture showing the prototype Mk[...]

Suez Crisis…Airfix 1/48 Gloster Meteor F.8 Israeli Airforce

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on January 3, 2020
in Aviation — 5 Comments

Built in 2017. The Meteors were Israel´s first jet aircraft and they served in the No.117 Squadron which was also called the "First Jet Squadron". Airfix kit, Isradecals, Vallejo Metal Color Aluminium, antennas on spine are scratch.