meteor star wars mash up

[Haemon]

tamiya Meteor  in 1/48

having built a couple of the tamiya P47 i can understand why its often recommended to beginners as a first kit.

in that vein, i think i could recommend this kit as a bees knee behind the P47 in ease and delight to build. instructions are clear, everything fits, and the kit comes with the nose weight and a dedicated slot to put it in. this just flowed together so easily.

i just wish i had Republic decals to add to this....

[Kerick]

Wow that came out very nice!
Sounds like you had a great time.

[GTX_Admin]

 

[Buzzbomb]

Ahh Yes, the rarely seen Incom F.1 Flat Wing

Great idea and well executed.

[ChernayaAkula]

  Impressive!

Had clave's profile in my inspiration folders for quite some time as well. Cool to see someone pull this off. 
Just a tad sad that since this was modelled in the landing configuration the S-foils couldn't be built extended. But I understand you have to compromise somewhere along the line. 

Where did you source the R2 unit?

EDIT: I couldn't resist. The dark side was just too strong..... 


MeteorT.65 by Motschke, on Flickr

Rumour has it the wings on a Special Hobby Meteor would be far too thick anyway. 

[Haemon]

Thanks gents.

Chernaya, i really debated leaving the wheels up and having the diive brakes(?) Open. It was a close call but landing gear won. I guess i could have done the top ones open now that i think about it.

The R2 was a serendipitous find at a toy store while shopping for christmas gifts. It looked about 1/48ish scale and at 5 bucks wasn't going to break the bank. It was however in awful black plastic so it took some amateur painting with a hairy stick, and a very careful drill through the top of the built model to finish.

[ChernayaAkula]

Painting on the R2 looks on point.