Gloster Javelin T.3 (Airfix)

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September 23, 2019
Let's see what we have for raw materials - the well known Heller T.3.
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September 23, 2019
The Airfix FAW.9, a re-tooled version of the Heller T.3.
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September 23, 2019
The ZTS Plastyk FAW.9...
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September 23, 2019
...and the Frog/Novo FAW.9. Funny what you find in your stash if you look hard enough.
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September 23, 2019
And some aftermarket stuff, including two sets of the Airwaves etch.
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September 23, 2019
The ZTS Plastyk kit has engraved lines, but is a very basic kit which doesn't match drawings very well.
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September 23, 2019
Plus, it's moulded in some weird grey plastic with swirls all through it. I like those A&AEE markings though.
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September 23, 2019
The Heller T.3.
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September 23, 2019
Which for some reason included the subsequent FAW.9 parts. To build a T.3, I'll have to get another kit for the proper tailcone.
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September 23, 2019
Uh, the Frog/Novo kit has a wee bit of flash...and what looks like oil mixed with the styrene. Odd.
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September 23, 2019
It seems like oil oozing out of the yellow areas.
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September 23, 2019
The T.3 cockpit with some Pavla ejection seats and Airwaves etch.
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September 23, 2019
The T.3 had a longer nose than the FAW.9, seen here comparing the ZTS Plastyk and Heller fuselages.
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September 23, 2019
The intake areas match pretty good between the two kits.
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September 23, 2019
The photoetch consoles are wider than the cockpit areas...
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September 23, 2019
But they don't look too bad when drybrushed. I may replace with decals.
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September 23, 2019
Photoetch rudder pedals.
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September 23, 2019
Painted and dressed bang seats.
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September 23, 2019
I'd like to pose the airbrakes open on the T.3, so out comes the knife.
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September 23, 2019
These are the Airwaves PE bits, but the interior of the airbrake bay is too shallow.
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September 23, 2019
Use the airbrake to mark some lines for position...
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September 23, 2019
...like this...
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September 23, 2019
...and add some bits of 1 x 3 mm styrene stock.
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September 23, 2019
Not perfect, but much better.
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September 23, 2019
Now I just have to make three more of these!
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September 23, 2019
All the bays opened up.
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September 23, 2019
And the new parts added.
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September 23, 2019
The intakes added, along with some nose weight.
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September 23, 2019
I found another T.3 kit on eBay, and here is the pen nib tailcone. Nice sink marks.
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September 23, 2019
But I want the exhaust to be deeper, more like the real thing.
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September 23, 2019
I made some artwork in Corel Draw and printed out the intake and exhaust faces, using the Airfix 1:48 kit as a guide.
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September 23, 2019
You can hardly tell they're fake.
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September 23, 2019
The shadows that I added to the artwork make the printouts look 3-D, even though they're flat.
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September 23, 2019
Now for the fun part. Sanding off the raised detail and scribing all the panel lines. Ugh.
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September 23, 2019
This will take forever. I hate scribing.
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September 29, 2019
Scribing on the main part of the fuselage is done.
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September 29, 2019
Of course, the occasional fubar was filled in.
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September 29, 2019
I really messed up the wingtip, and had to get one from a spare kit.
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September 29, 2019
The tailplanes need to be posed down a bit, plus I still need to cut out the elevators.
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September 29, 2019
The first coat of Gunze Medium Sea Grey. Time to look for things that need to be fixed!
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September 29, 2019
Some of my scribing is too deep; where's my Mr. Surfacer?
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October 30, 2019
Adding brass tubing for the horizontal tail planes.
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October 30, 2019
Separating the elevators from the tail planes.
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October 30, 2019
Building the canopy arch from 0.005" thick styrene.
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October 30, 2019
The canopy arch in place inside the canopy.
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October 30, 2019
Getting ready to add the canopy. Ejection seats in place.
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November 29, 2019
Gunze H75 Dark Sea Grey is applied.
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November 29, 2019
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November 29, 2019
Overall, I'm pleased with all the scribing. She looks much better without the raised panel lines.
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November 29, 2019
Freehand application of Gunze H73 Dark Green.
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November 29, 2019
A few spots to clean up on the camo edges.
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November 29, 2019
I used Floquil Old Silver to replicate the High Speed Silver paint on the underside.
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November 29, 2019
I've decided on XH436, No. 151 Squadron at RAF Leuchars for the markings. St Andrews cross will add a bit of colour.
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January 8, 2020
Gunze H73 Dark Green and Gunze H75 Dark Sea Grey, applied freehand.
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January 8, 2020
The blue in the Print Scale roundels is too light for my tastes. Off to the spares box.
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January 8, 2020
Front strut actuator is photoetch on top of solid plastic painted black. Underside is Floquil Old Silver.
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January 8, 2020
Stickers on! Only codes, fin flash, and St Andrews cross from the Print Scale sheet.
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January 8, 2020
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January 8, 2020
Some leftover photoetch is used as part of the airbrake actuators.
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January 8, 2020
I think these PE parts were originally supposed to be straps for an ammo box.
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January 8, 2020
Some photoetch gussets complete the effect.
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January 8, 2020
The wing pitot is from Master - it bends just by looking at it. Very delicate.
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January 8, 2020
Airbrakes all on. Note the greeblies on top of the fuselage.
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January 8, 2020
The front fuselage periscopes are added, along with some antennae. I'd say she's done!
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January 8, 2020
Canopy seals are white decal stripes.
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January 8, 2020
Rod antenna behind the nose gear, whip antenna on top of the fin.
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Overall varnish is Floquil "Flat Finish" which gives a nice egg-shell sheen.
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January 8, 2020
I think the old gal cleaned up pretty good.
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Now that I've finished the T.3, I need to do it all over again for the FAW.9!

Kommentarer

4 23 September 2019, 17:50

Bill Gilman Författare
Next project. Boy, I'm a glutton for punishment.

23 September 2019, 18:29

Stephan Ryll
I'll take a seat Bill 🙂 ordered already some shares from putty manufacturers😉

23 September 2019, 19:20

Holger Kranich
As usual, i´ll take my seat in front row, right behind uncle Bill. I wont see your face when you suffer...😉😉

24 September 2019, 06:35

Bernd Korte
Very good! I'm a fan of these labour of love builds!

24 September 2019, 06:55

Bill Gilman Författare
Welcome aboard, mates. Labour of love? Well, I love the aircraft and it's for sure going to be labour... 🙂

24 September 2019, 12:32

B. M.
I'll follow that! You're a courageous man 😉

26 September 2019, 17:37

Stephan Ryll
Up,to a nice start Bill 👍 that will be hard work I guess

26 September 2019, 17:44

Bill Gilman Författare
I've finished the scribing, the fuselage is assembled, and the first coat of Medium Sea Grey is on. This has highlighted a few areas that still need some work, including some of my scribing that is too deep. I guess I got carried away at times. Mr. Surfacer should fix that - I don't want anyone thinking that the Mad Matchbox Trench Digger has been working on my Javelin!

I've separated the tailplanes from the vertical fin, as they were normally down a bit when the aircraft was on the ground. The elevators need to be removed so they can be posed as well. Come to think of it, the flaps on the underside of the wings should be down too, but it's too late for that! All told, the Heller/Airfix kit fits together quite well, and there was very little putty used. It's also a very good match to the T.3 drawings I have.

I put the landing gear on so she can set on her legs. The gear is quite spindly though - I applied a layer of thin superglue over the stress points hoping that will strengthen them a bit. I'm not worried about the gear collapsing due to the weight of the model, just me and my fumble thumbs knocking them off! Cheers, Bill

29 September 2019, 23:12

Bill Gilman Författare
Hi mates! I'm getting closer to painting the T.3. It will have the typical Dark Sea Grey and Dark Green over High Speed Silver camouflage scheme. The markings will most likely be XH336, 226 OCU. Or maybe XH438, 72 Sqn. I decided to have the tailplanes slightly drooped, and the elevators drooped a it more. This seems to be the normal situation when the aircraft is on the ground. This required me to cut off the tailplanes, and then cut out the elevators. The elevator hinges got destroyed in the process, so I made new ones from card stock. I also had to scratchbuild the canopy arch, which is not included in the kit. It's fairly obvious looking through the canopy. I'm off to the UK on Friday and will be at SMW in Telford on November 9. Cheers, Bill

30 October 2019, 19:54

Christian Lehmann
👍

30 October 2019, 20:00

Andy Ball
Watching your labours-of-Hercules on this one! Great job!!

30 October 2019, 21:29

Cuajete
Fantastic job so far.

30 October 2019, 22:05

Erik Leijdens
Great work on this ancient kit 👍

30 October 2019, 22:27

Łukasz Gliński
I have to follow this! Even though it's gonna make me abandon bulding my kit from Chematic😉

31 October 2019, 11:59

Bill Gilman Författare
Thanks mates! Sorry for the late reply, but I was travelling to the UK for SMW. Maybe some of you will attend as well?

8 November 2019, 11:20

Łukasz Gliński
Wish I could and as I see who's ateending I wish even more😉 Looks like much more important event than I thought 🙂

8 November 2019, 11:34

Andy Ball
I'll be at SMW on Sunday, hope to see some of you?, although it's a bit difficult as everyone uses Avatars!

8 November 2019, 19:40

Augie
Ooo going to be watching, going silver?

8 November 2019, 23:11

Holger Kranich
Same question here!🙂

9 November 2019, 08:16

Bill Gilman Författare
Well, the underside will be silver!

10 November 2019, 13:22

Bill Gilman Författare
Finally, some paint of the Javelin T.3! She now has the standard scheme of Dark Sea Grey/Dark Green over High Speed Silver. I have some detail painting still to do (like the tip of the nose and the intake lips) and then she can get a coat or two of clear gloss to get ready for the transfers. My wife and I visited Scotland on our trip to the UK (right before SMW), so I've decided to use the markings for XH436, No. 151 Squadron at RAF Leuchars in 1960. The tail will have a nice St Andrews Cross, so that will add a bit of colour. I've uploaded the latest photos so you can see the progress. Enjoy! Cheers, Bill

29 November 2019, 20:40

Stephan Ryll
Looking very good Bill 👍

30 November 2019, 14:44

Matthew A
Fantastic work

30 November 2019, 17:16

Cuajete
Very nice work.
Why Airfix will not release a new mold?

30 November 2019, 20:13

Bill Gilman Författare
Hi mates. The Javelin T.3 is finished, and I've uploaded many more photos. I think the old gal cleaned up pretty good. What do you guys and gals think? Cheers, Bill

8 January 2020, 21:27

Matthew A
Lovely job looks like a new tool Airfix

8 January 2020, 21:32

Stefan Schacht
well done 👍

8 January 2020, 22:35

B. M.
That's a masters job. Airfix can have a look at it how it should be done now 😉

9 January 2020, 07:35

Oleg Bogolei
Very impressive!

9 January 2020, 08:05

Łukasz Gliński
Awesome finish! Looking forawrd to seeing your FAW.9

9 January 2020, 09:46

Neuling
Very clean work!

9 January 2020, 19:00

Bill Gilman Författare
Thanks mates! The FAW.9 will follow shortly (I need to take a break from all that scribing!). My next project will be the CMR 1:72 Blackburn Firebrand TF.5. Cheers, Bill

9 January 2020, 19:37

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