Gloster Gladiator Mk.I/Mk.II/J-8
Meteo Reconnaissance & Foreign Service
Roden | No. 438 | 1:48
Facts
| Brand: | Roden |
| Title: | Gloster Gladiator Mk.I/Mk.II/J-8 Meteo Reconnaissance & Foreign Service |
| Number: | 438 |
| Scale: | 1:48 |
| Type: | Full kit |
| Released: | 2004 | Rebox (Changed decals) |
| Barcode: | 4823017700888 (EAN) |
| Topic: | Gloster Gladiator » Propeller (Aircraft) |
Box contents
Includes: Plastic sprue (Clear), Plastic sprue, Decalsheet (waterslide)
Markings
Gloster Gladiator
Gloster Gladiator J-8
Svenska Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force 1926-now) 
- J-8
1941
Silver
Gloster Gladiator Mk.I
Hærens Flyvevesen (Norwegian Army Air Service 1914-1944)
- Black 427 (Sgt. F. F. Schye)
April 1940 - Fornebu
Silver
Karinės Oro Pajėgos (Lithuanian Air Force 1919-now)
- 5 Eskadrile G-704
1938
Silver, Dark Green
Latvijas Gaisa Spēki (Latvian Air Force 1926-now)
- 175
1937
Pale Blue, US Light Gree
Militair Vliegwezen-Aéronautique Militaire (Belgian Air Force 1925-1940)
- 1 Esc., I Groupe, 2 Rég d'Aéro G-30
1938
Silver, US Light Green
Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily (Soviet Air Force 1918-1991)
- G-709
1941 - Baltic Coast
Wehrmacht Luftwaffe (German Air Force 1935-1945)
- Erpr.Gr. 1 NJ+B
1942
Dark Slate grey
Gloster Gladiator Mk.II
Royal Air Force (1918-now)
- 1401 (Met) N2309/B
1942 - Bircham Newton
Dark Green, Light grey, Ocean grey - 1402 (Met) N5592
January 1945 - Aldergrove
Dark Earth, Dark Green, Beige Green
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Alternative SKUs for Roden 438: ROD438 | RDN48438 | ROD-438 | RN438
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I appreciate this kit being available, the engine detail, instructions, only a little flashing, the decal options, variants and separate ailerons, elevators and rudder. But I personally found it to be a difficult kit. The fitting of the engine in the cowl is difficult. I had to trim parts of the engine. Assembly of the cockpit into the joining halves of the fuselage is fiddly. Fitting the top wing on the six struts is difficult. There are minuscule holes on the wings/fuselage for the minuscule studs on the base of the struts. It would have been a lot easier and stronger if the struts had fit into cavities the size of the base of the strut. The engine gets stuck on the front a bit haphazardly. The struts have to be very carefully removed from the sprue to avoid damaging them. So expect some awkwardness.
5. March 2019, 12:05
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