This will be pretty much OOB as the PR.6 looks almost the same as the FR.5. So as I now have a reasonably clear model bench and a few days off work due to a bad back, which is now almost better, a simple colour scheme and I have finished a Swift for a One Week Group Build in the past, let's give it a go. The first thing was to locate the swift. Easy with my foolproof method of labelling all the boxes that go into the loft and listing the contents. Wrong     
Somehow I have ended up with two boxes numbered Thirty-Four     
Anyway, next time I am in the loft I will take a pen with me and change the number on one of the boxes to Forty-five. 
So one Swift removed from storage leaving only five more. 

I'm not very knowledgeable about PR squadrons, so I will take advice on squadrons and markings and look through the Warpaint book on Meteors which covers the PR versions of that aircraft.

Gondor

Give the pilot a Brownie camera and it a PR, no problem!

2 Sqdn if it's based in Germany, as were many of the FR5s, 53 was often a PR unit, plus of course 13 Sqdn when they weren't flying Meteor PR19s . 

Quote from: PR19_Kit on June 08, 2024, 11:29:42 AM2 Sqdn if it's based in Germany, as were many of the FR5s, 53 was often a PR unit, plus of course 13 Sqdn when they weren't flying Meteor PR19s . 

I will have to look at the squadron codes and the like to see if I can do Thirteen Squadron then, just a different flight within the squadron to the Meteor PR19 of course 

Gondor

No belly tank, the cameras went in the fuselage space occupied by the guns - the Franks datafile gives text info as to where - and the tank would obscure them so it's wing mounted drop tanks.  That's what I did when I did my PR6 from the F7.

Eurodecal did a good sheet for Meteor FR9/PR10.

Quote from: The Wooksta! on June 08, 2024, 02:51:32 PMNo belly tank, the cameras went in the fuselage space occupied by the guns - the Franks datafile gives text info as to where - and the tank would obscure them so it's wing mounted drop tanks.  That's what I did when I did my PR6 from the F7.

Eurodecal did a good sheet for Meteor FR9/PR10.

Good point about the belly tank Lee and thanks for the memory jog about the Eurodecal set, I'm sure I have that somewhere.

A mutual friend sent me a drawing for the aircraft so a hatch and black windows will do. The leading edges for the wings are different going by the drawing I have seen.

Gondor

Quote from: kerick on June 08, 2024, 10:43:07 AMGive the pilot a Brownie camera and it a PR, no problem!

Given the state of the country's finances at the time he'd probably be expected to supply his own 

Quote from: NARSES2 on June 09, 2024, 01:40:47 AM

Quote from: kerick on June 08, 2024, 10:43:07 AMGive the pilot a Brownie camera and it a PR, no problem!

Given the state of the country's finances at the time he'd probably be expected to supply his own 

😂😂😂

And get the film developed/printed!

First progress report.



The initial PSR has been done to the fuselage sides, the intakes will get sanded back later today and the wing modifications have been carried out and covered in filler so they can be sanded back tomorrow. I really want the work on the wing to have time to dry before it gets sanded back. Saying that I should be able to fit them to the fuselage and then sand back the filler over the modifications.

Gondor

Quote from: kitbasher on June 09, 2024, 03:28:34 AM

Quote from: NARSES2 on June 09, 2024, 01:40:47 AM

Quote from: kerick on June 08, 2024, 10:43:07 AMGive the pilot a Brownie camera and it a PR, no problem!

Given the state of the country's finances at the time he'd probably be expected to supply his own 

"Hodgkins, when will those photos of the Russian tank movements be ready?"
"I just dropped them off at Boots, Sir, they said about a week." 
😂😂😂

And get the film developed/printed!

Last update of the day. The intakes are now painted, white, as is the trunking leading to the engine which the instructions ask to be painted black    I went with white as it made more sense to me at least. The exhaust has been painted along with the burner ring to go on the inside end of it. I shall paint some plastic card black and glue it on the interior side of the burner ring otherwise you would be able to look right through the rings of the burner. More painting tomorrow as well as fitting of parts together.

Gondor

Quote from: Gondor on June 09, 2024, 02:25:09 PMThe intakes are now painted, white, as is the trunking leading to the engine which the instructions ask to be painted black   

Don't think I've ever seen black intake trunking, and I've seen a lot of aircraft. I've seen natural metal, white, or a creamy white colour, but never black.

That's the new Airfix Swift, right? The instructions call for flat white inside of the air intakes.

Quote from: Dizzyfugu on June 10, 2024, 01:24:27 AMThat's the new Airfix Swift, right? The instructions call for flat white inside of the air intakes.

And further back it calls for Humbrol 85, coal black

Second round of PSR on the wings but the fuselage is together and some weight has been added behind the cockpit to stop it being a tail sitter. May add a little more later.

Gondor