Taking Roll. . .

[markm70]

Been out of the loop lately, son's leaving for USAF boot camp in a week.  I'm in!

[Spey_Phantom]

You can and are very wellcome.

then you can defenetly count me in  B)  

[anthonyp]

I'll have more to throw at the already completed builds thread than the actual GB, but I might get one or two built in the next three months.

[Howard of Effingham]

i'll be doing something for this one, not sure what but count me in.  ^_^

a MB339 as a T-33 replacement should get me started and it will be in ANG markings for sure.
and a second F-29A the first one i did has iowa ANG markings
and i am sure that there is some orther unit i can fit in and maybe another F-99A
USAF hunter [as featured in the wif sig magazine a couple of years ago.]

HoE, off to check which markings will fit.  

cheers guys!      :ar:  

btw, the iowa ANG F-29A was exhibited on the USAF sig stand at the last halesowen
model show in birmingham and no one apart from papa haydn the sig leader ever
noticed.

[SinUnNombre]

Any chance I can throw my het into the ring as well? I've got a very creative(at least I think so....) kitbash in the cards if I can join in. If not, well then, I guess I'll just put it in the workbench section.

Jon

P.S. Do you all know how bloody hard it is to find a Meteor in 1/72?!

[Shasper]

If ya got something, then bring it mate  

Shas B)

[Howard of Effingham]

P.S. Do you all know how bloody hard it is to find a Meteor in 1/72?!

yup.

but asking all your mates to check stashes can help.

what were you after jon? meatbox wise?

[SinUnNombre]

P.S. Do you all know how bloody hard it is to find a Meteor in 1/72?!

yup.

but asking all your mates to check stashes can help.

what were you after jon? meatbox wise?

Well, I don't know as much about British a/c as I do about American, so I don't know the subtle differences in variants, but I just need the wings, engines, and main gear from a relatively early variant. Unfortunately that's about all I can say without giving away my project. I bid on a cheap Frog kit on eBay because it was there, but it may be an old enough kit that it wouldn't be of any use. Thanks

Jon

[Spey_Phantom]

if you want a metoer, there are plenty of Airfix F.Mk.3 kite out there  B)
i'll keep a lookout if you like  ^_^  

[Mossie]

Yeah, the Airfix F.3 is the earliest model you'll get, still the only one of an early Meteor.  I spotted the recent 1/72 Meteor/V1 gift set at the local Toys R Us today.  I can grab one for you if you want, but you should be able to get it pretty easy, either the gift set or an older kit on it's own.

[Howard of Effingham]

jon, i might be able to lay my hands on a frog meteor MkIV but not for a couple of
weeks. PM me if no one else can help you.

[SinUnNombre]

Thanks for all the offers of help. I don't have many resources around as far as hobby shops go..., so if you guys could keep a look out and PM me if come upon anything, that would be great. I can send some cash or spares as payment as well. Now I almost feel obligated to reveal my project....almost ^_^  . Thanks again everyone.

Jon

[Mossie]

Jon, Kingkit, a UK model shop site & has both the Airfix & Frog kits for sale.  The Airfix kit is £5 (about $10), the Frog kit £11 ($22).  They'll charge you £6 ($12) for postage by surface mail, £11 ($22) air mail.  There site is very much no thrills, but they're quick on delivery & I've never had problems with them.  I'd order it & post it to you, but it'd probably end up much the same in postage costs.
http://www.kingkit.co.uk/kingkit/1_catalog...ue_freeview.php
http://www.kingkit.co.uk/kingkit/1_catalog...ue_freeview.php

The Airfix F.3 is best if you want a very early Meteor, i.e. wartime variant.  This has the shorter nacelles & W.2/Welland engines of the wartime variants.  The Frog F.4 is the first post-war variant, with longer nacelles, shorter wings & Derwent engines.  From what I've heard (never built it myself), the Airfix kit is old but accurate & servicable, no idea about the Frog version I'm afraid.  Depends on which variant you need or how much you're willing to pay!

[SinUnNombre]

Well, I wanted to keep it under raps, but I don't know anything about Meteor variants and I figured that you guys could help me out if you knew what I needed. Here is my project(one of them at least...). I found it here on Whiff.com but I can't remember where. Its not a great pic, but you can at least get the general idea. My plan is to kitbash this together and put it in operational ANG markings. Any help on which kit I should buy? Thanks.

Jon

P.S. Sorry for the hijack...

[Mossie]

Here's a good pic from Air Vectors to show you what's what with the different marks Jon:



As you can see, the wings & nacelles are quite different.  Your pic closely matches that of the Mk.III, so it's the Airfix kit you want.  At least it saves you a bit of cash!  Is this a real world project meant to cure some of the defficiencies in the Airacomet, or a pure whiff?  Looking forward to seeing it take shape!

If you ever need to check details on British military aircraft variants (& plenty of others), Air Vectors is a good place to look.  Here's the link to the Meteor page:
http://www.vectorsite.net/avmeteor.html
& here's the home page:
http://www.vectorsite.net/indexav.html

Simon.