discussion Lee Drennen’s 1/72 Matchbox Gloster Gladiator R.A.F. No.73 (Fighter) Squadron Digby 1938.

[Steve-the-Duck]

Back in the day, I had this Gladiator with a thought to back-dating it to a Gauntlet
More fool me
But that might have been less effort than the Pegasus Gauntlet that took me twelve years to finish

 

[Lee Drennen]

Well I don’t think I’m going to get this across the GB finish line but I’m going to try to be close. Here’s some updates. It’s primed and ready for paint

 

[Steve-the-Duck]

Yep

 

[David Lovell]

Great stuff Lee not my thing but always enjoy reading the wingy builds ,yes its stirred a lot of child ,youth in my case memories but quite sad no persons of a younger stamp have piped in with a big"WHAT YOU HAD TO BE JOKING" to wich we could have replied no this was the dogs the best pocket/first wage packet money could buy ,I wonder how prices compare now with then ,todays tec in design and production kits should cost about the same as then wich would make em as cheap as chips ........nice thought anyway. Dave
Ps if some of you lovelys have some thoughts on this stick em up on a chit chat bit somewhere to keep Lees build on track. :thumb2:

 

[Lee Drennen]

Great stuff Lee not my thing but always enjoy reading the wingy builds ,yes its stirred a lot of child ,youth in my case memories but quite sad no persons of a younger stamp have piped in with a big"WHAT YOU HAD TO BE JOKING" to wich we could have replied no this was the dogs the best pocket/first wage packet money could buy ,I wonder how prices compare now with then ,todays tec in design and production kits should cost about the same as then wich would make em as cheap as chips ........nice thought anyway. Dave
Ps if some of you lovelys have some thoughts on this stick em up on a chit chat bit somewhere to keep Lees build on track. :thumb2:

Thanks David. I’m sure the price would be up there with the modern Airfix stuff I have to tell myself when I was building this that it was made in 1973-74 because of the way it’s design to go together was and fit.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Got main part painted going to paint the wing and get this thing together

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Got main part painted going to paint the wing and get this thing together

Looking nice there Lee

 

[Mickc1440]

Nice work Lee, always good to see the paint going on

 

[vizenz]

The plane triggers something in me. I think I built this once as a child... :thinking:

 

[Guest]

Hi Lee,
That's looking fine.

I spent some happy years living at RAF Digby in the late 60's. A lovely place .
J

 

[Lee Drennen]

Looking nice there Lee :smiling3:

Thanks Mr. Smiffy

 

[Lee Drennen]

Nice work Lee, always good to see the paint going on

Mick glad you liked it. Yes it always feels good when your at this point.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Hi Lee,
That's looking fine.

I spent some happy years living at RAF Digby in the late 60's. A lovely place .
J

Thanks JR. Glad you stopped by. I didn’t know that pretty cool that you did. Hope to get this done soon.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Yesterday while still in the mood to paint I got the top wing painted. Hope to get more progress done on this one today.

 

[A_J_Rimmer]

Looks nice Lee!

 

[Lee Drennen]

Looks nice Lee!

Thanks Arnold. I’ve test fitted the wing and it’s going to be a little tricky getting it on but I think I can manage it.

 

[A_J_Rimmer]

Thanks Arnold. I’ve test fitted the wing and it’s going to be a little tricky getting it on but I think I can manage it.

Ahhhh the fun of Biplanes!

 

[Lee Drennen]

After many attempts trying to putting that top wing on it broke while I was trying to get the other side to fit. I think I’m done with this Model this has got to be the worst fitting Bi-Plane I’ve ever built. I was going to do a old 1/72 scale Revell kit which I’ve built a coupe 3 times I should have gone that route. So I’m putting this away maybe I’ll go back to it sometime.

 

[Guest]

Bad luck Lee, nothing worse than when you've tried your best and those struts keep moving every time you attempt the top wing.

 

[Steve-the-Duck]

That's a shame. But these things happen