Meteor nacelle diameter?

[sandiego89]

Anyone with handy model and calipers or reference to help me out?  What is the diameter of a Gloster Meteor nacelle?

Looking for the diameter of a F.1 Welland version, but IIRC the Derwent models were designed to fit in the earlier nacelle and the engines had the same 43 inch diameter. So I assume the nacelle is a few inches wider than 42 inches, but I do not know by how much.  Looking for widest diameter mid wing, but also diameter at where the nacelle meets the wing.

1/72 scale inches would be great, but I can do (simple  ) math.

Thank you 

[Weaver]

Okay based off an old Airfix Meteor, a pair of calipers and a ruler, I get:

Diameter where nacelle meets wing : 12.5mm

Diameter across widest part of nacelle level with upper wing surface : 16mm

Diameter vertically across widest part of nacelle : 18mm (less confidence in that one since they're the wrong shape of caliper to measure such a thing)

[kitnut617]

IIRC, I read somewhere that the old Airfix Meteor nacelles were more the size for the Halford engine, which had a bigger diameter than the Welland

[Captain Canada]

Tell me you're building 350th scale Sea Meteors for an upcoming project ?

[sandiego89]

Okay based off an old Airfix Meteor, a pair of calipers and a ruler, I get:

Diameter where nacelle meets wing : 12.5mm

Diameter across widest part of nacelle level with upper wing surface : 16mm

Diameter vertically across widest part of nacelle : 18mm (less confidence in that one since they're the wrong shape of caliper to measure such a thing)

Thank you weaver! Appreciate the measurement

Tell me you're building 350th scale Sea Meteors for an upcoming project ?

No sorry, back to 1/72 for a few projects, but I do have a few ships in the thinking about stages....