German Meteor: Fizzer N

[comrade harps]

The Reds continued development of the Metoer when they took control of Britain in 1950, primarilly as a night fighter and an attack platform. Dubbed MTR in Socialist Union nomenclature, the Meteor took new directions, especially once Nene or VK-1 engines were installed.



MTR - KPU Fizzer N (seen here) featured stiffened wings with wingtip tanks, had a detachable surface mapping radar (with redesigned cockpit console) and British made VK-1 engines. Only 67 were made and it was mostly used in combat by the 879 International Regiment, which included the 532 German Escradrille, as depicted here. On the 3 December, 1952, MTR - KPU Grey 36 was flown by Combat Pilot Felix Abendroth from Kinloss on an nocturnal anti-shipping patrol with 5 other Fizzers, including a pair of two-seat Fizzer Ms. During the patrol, the Fizzers engaged and sunk the US Navy destroyer USS De Haven (DD 727) off the Faroe Islands.



The camoflage was referred to as "Alantic moon-glint" and was suitable for low-altitude operations over rough seas at night.



comrade harps
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Kit: Xtrakit Meteor F.8. with mods. Colours: Humbrol 32 dark grey, Model master FS 36118 gunship grey and Humbrol 140 gull grey.

[The Rat]

MAN! Sweet from end to end, damned fine build! 

[Ed S]

looks good.  I like the paint job.

Ed

[Sisko]

looks good.  I like the paint job.

Ditto. 

Did you mask with tape blutac?

[comrade harps]

Did you mask with tape blutac?

Nope. I free hand with brush. It's a discipline that takes time and patience, but it can work.

comrade harps

[Brian da Basher]

That's a cracker of a camo scheme there Comrade Harps! I've always liked the East German markings too.

Brian da Basher

[thedarkmaster]

absolute top class, anything looks good in red stars, but this is so cool

[noxioux]

That's some serious skill, and patience you have to hand paint something with that kind of quality.  Great build!

[BlackOps]

Great looking Meteor  Nice write -up too.

[SPINNERS]

Cool!

[John Howling Mouse]

Very eyecatching paintjob and I'm curious: is this "Xtrakit" in 1:72 or 1:48?

[comrade harps]

is this "Xtrakit" in 1:72 or 1:48?

It's the Xtrakit 1:72nd, the only scale that I build in.

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm really proud of the paint job on this and it's a nice kit to work with too.

comrade harps

[kitnut617]

Very nice job! I've always liked the Meteor and the squared off wing tips just cried out for something to be there, you've made it look just right.

[ysi_maniac]

Quite interesting concept and super camo job

[cthulhu77]

Uber Pretty!!!