absmiami Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Ive had a two month fling with a Gloster Gladiator … please forgive me … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 I’m the token model car builder in my local IPMS chapter. Last fall they organized a group display for an IPMS event in Pompano - the plan was to do a Battle of Britain display - 1/32 scale - and as members signed up for specific builds - no one seemed to wanT do the Gloster Gladiator - which of course was a biplane with great history … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 Now i havent built an airplane model in - oh - 55 years …. But I adopted the Roden Gladiator - figuring hey - how hard could this be …. So without a great deal of clear thought - i bought the kit Off the shelves of the last remaining hobby store in South Miami - and made an on line purchase of an old True Details cockpit set …. And of course i had no idea what i was subjecting myself to … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Very nice! At 1/32 scale, there's all kinds of detailing possibilities, a guy could go nuts in the cockpit alone. Bravo on your choice of this workhorse of a plane, and looking forward to seeing your progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Very cool! I always thought the GG was among the very best looking biplanes ever. I have the old Pyro kit of it that I need to build someday. Drive on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 This is sort of a time lapse deal …. I finished thr Gladiator fri nite - about 8 hours before the group gathered for the display at the IPMS show - 17 planes - all way better than mine - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 The true details set had a not so good sheet of instructions and a whole bunch of tiny parts - it went together but needed some carving And Mods to wedge into the fuselage halves …. I replaced the radiator with something that actually looked like a radiator and jammed the cockpit into the fuselage … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 I spent alot of time on the instr panel - dont know why - you basically cant see it - but i opened the doors and added some detail there … 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 Paint is mostly Tamiya - with some Alclad here and there - the markings were a mess - mostly because i had to make some if my own and i applied the various markings in the wrong order - oops - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 So this is the finished Gladiator - constructed in two months - the struts are peices of nickel that were filed flat - you see - i actually can finish a model - just took lots of cursing - and i didn’t leave the house - or sleep … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 It's a great looking display! The base and groundwork give it a strong sense of reality ( along with all your meticulous detail work ). Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 Thanks - for the record - the base was made by another club member for the group display - it is really nice - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Sweet detail work on this! Nicely done. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Very nice. All your effort paid off handsomely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ambrose Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Ah, Roden kits. They look so simple. . . . That's a very nice build and you did justice to the subject. I got surprised by their kit of a Hispano-Suiza 8AB aircraft engine. I bought it thinking it was a neat looking engine, and would make a good slumpbuster. It turned out to be a good deal more educational than I expected, but it made a nice little engine. Seriously thought about putting it in a hotrod afterwards but it's on its stand with a prop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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