Subject: Re: Gloster Meteor
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Andrew Eaton" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 00:03:52 -0700

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again 
for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Eaton" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 3:27 AM
Subject: Gloster Meteor

> Gallery Template #03
>
> "PJ Productions 1/72nd Gloster Meteor F8"
>
> by "Andrew Eaton"
> --------------------
>
>      Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg here
>
> This is the all resin PJ Productions kit of the Meteor F Mk 8, finished in
> 54 Squadron markings form Xtradecal.
>
> Being an all resin kit it is quite heavy especially as everything in front
> of the c of g is solid resin to avoid a tail sitter (it still needed some
> additional lead packed in as well).  In order to avoid strain on the resin
> u/c this was modified so that it is built around a length of brass rod 
> that
> starts in the wing and goes right into the middle of the wheel.
>
> Quality of the resin casting was excellent with only a few air bubbles
> needing to be filled. Fit was also very good.  The two main problems
> asscoiated with the kit are the shape of the wing tips which were not 
> square
> enough and had to be replaced with plastic strip and sanded to shape. Also
> maybe becasue of shrinkage the kit scales out smaller than 1/72nd scale, 
> not
> much can be done about this but since it is too small in all dimensions it
> still looks like a Meteor.  RAF roundels were from the kit and went on 
> fine
> and the squadron markings from Xtradecal were excellent.
>
> I thoroughly enjoyed making this kit and maybe I will buy an MPM/Hannants
> injection moulded T7 for comparison sometime.
>
> Click on images below to see larger images
>
>       Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo
> 02.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version 
> of
> photo 02.jpg   Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of
> photo 03.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized
> version of photo 03.jpg
>
> Photos and text © by "Andrew Eaton"
>