BIG NEWS FOR fans of the jet age is that Airfix will be releasing a 1:48 scale Gloster Meteor next year - and the pre-order hotline is already open.
SMN report: 1:48 happens to be our favourite aircraft scale, so this big new Meteor kit is definitely one to wait for.
With the huge amount of interior detail (
below) on offer, we reckon Airfix ought to include a transparent fuselage half, to allow proper inspection of what's inside.
Centrifugal turbojet engine (
below) on stand looks a nice touch. Let's hope a nicely sculpted 1950s-era pilot is included in the box.
Below, removeable nose cone, exposed guns, visible engines, and deployed air brakes are just a few of the goodies coming with the new kit.
Shots (
below) of the actual aircraft that Airfix have laser-scanned to make the kit as accurate as modern technology allows. When it arrives in Spring 2016 (April is the current target release date) the Airfix Gloster Meteor stands a good chance of being the best kit ever released of this first operational British combat jet.
Two big 'oles (
below) suck in the air that's needed by the Rolls-Royce Derwent turbojet engines.
Two gun ports (
below) on either side of the nose show the 'Meatbox' had teeth.
Pictures courtesy Airfix. There's much more on this upcoming kit at Airfix here.
