1/48 Tamiya Gloster Meteor F1 &
V1 Fieseler F103  

by Ralph Emerson "Shonen Red" Dabao

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It's been two long years since I've built an aircraft. Going back to my wings, I chose this since it is a two in one kit; A small one for a refresher course, and another regular sized plane. This is Tamiya's Gloster Meteor F1 with V1 Fieseler F103 kit in 1/48 scale. The quality of the kit is superb with little or less sanding and filling. Both the aircraft and the flying bomb were painted using enamels and oils for wash. The dolly for the flying bomb is primed, but left unpainted. Instead of preshading the kit, I've applied multiple coats of the same, but lighter shade to achieve the same effect.

Instead of using the supplied decal seatbelts, I scratched mine using aluminum foil

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Before I even started on my Meteor, I first worked on this flying bomb for it is an easier plane to work with. The construction only took me around 2 hours including sanding and a few filling. I didn't paint the dolly because it'll take me longer to finish it :)

Ralph

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Photos and text © by Shonen Red