ICM 1:32 Gloster Sea Gladiator Mk.II is an injection-molded plastic kit of the British carrier biplane fighter in the large 1:32 scale.
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An injection-molded plastic kit from the Ukrainian manufacturer ICM. The large 1:32 scale gives room for the detail that is lost in smaller scales: the shaping of the ribbed covering, the cockpit framing, the radial engine and the arrangement of struts and bracing wires between the wings. The finished model has a respectable size and in a cabinet it works as an exhibit in its own right.
The Gloster Gladiator was the last British biplane fighter in front-line service. The Sea Gladiator came about as its naval adaptation for the Fleet Air Arm: it received a tailhook for landing on the deck of an aircraft carrier, catapult attachments and, under the fuselage, a space for a life raft. A Bristol Mercury radial engine provided the power and the armament consisted of .303 caliber machine guns. The aircraft entered service at the turn of the 1930s and 1940s and was used among other places in the Mediterranean and over northern Europe. Although it already represented a closing chapter in concept when it appeared, it was agile and handled well.
With a biplane the geometry decides. Finish and paint the cockpit and the engine before you close the fuselage up — once it is glued you will no longer reach them. Let the lower wing harden properly on the fuselage and only then fit the struts and the upper wing; it pays to build a simple support that holds the upper surface at the right height and angle until the glue sets. Use a thin cement for plastic, which flows into the joint by capillary action and leaves you time to line things up. Rig the bracing wires only after the finish is done; elastic filament or drawn monofilament works well. Spray gloss clear under the decals and, after the decals and the wash, seal the whole thing with matte.
The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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