Gloster Sea Gladiator, Malta, Gallery

Alex K
Jaw-dropping... would be an understatement...

Bernd Korte
I refuse to believe that this is 1/72nd scale! Stunning work!

Bruce Huxtable
Astonishing at any scale! Brilliant work, Sir 🙂

Hanno Kleinecke
Bernd is right, no way is this 1/72 ! 😄 incredible depth in detail and a superrealistic looking paintjob !

Robert Podkoński
I am simply speechless... Absolutely amazing it is! Congrats!

bughunter
I can click around the whole album multiple times - always new things to discover. That model is sooo great in all aspects of modeling 👍
One question: What was the background for this half white/black lower surface?

Andrea Brenco
really beautiful!!! I have read all the comment in your pictures, very informative, thank a lot!!!

James C
Outstanding work 👍

Guy Rump
Wow, what a beauty! 👍

Daniel Klink
Amazing and incredible work Alec wow!!!!👍

Martin Oostrom
ww2aircraft.net/foru..ndersides-why.22071/
Great work Alec. Stunning build and paint job

Grant Lovett
Stunning, quite stunning,

Alec K
Thanks very much for your kind comments guys, it means a lot.

Bugs: black and white undersides were a ground recognition aid, Martin posted a link above to a nice discussion with detailed info (thanks much Martin 👍 ). I think that Germany used a similar method later in WWII (one lower wing painted black).

Ben M
1/72?! Absolutely amazing. Great subject, too.

Chas Argent
Stupendous work.

Vincent
Just brilliant.

Neil Patrick
Just fantastic. Nothing to fault. Everything to admire! Lovely to behold. Bravo Alec!

Michael Kohl
incredible

Murad ÖZER
now this is insane and wonderful, wow! Congrats Alec. 😎

Alex Rodionov
Fantastic. No words.

Jennifer Nijhuis
This is awesome

Rui
I started looking at the pictures without having noted the scale. I was pretty certain this was 1:48 or higher as I viewed the images. Amazing detail job 👍

Villiers de Vos
All that details. Fantastic.

Lochsa River
Wow....stunning work

Bernhard Schrock
Alec: "are your sure" that this is really 1:72?🙂 looks like excellent 1:48 l work!!

Gary Victory
That's one nice Gladiator Alec. Really nice details. Top Job Sir.

Alan Kingston
That's beautiful.

Treehugger
Haha bravo! 🙂

Łukasz Gliński
Not a fan of the stripped builds in general, but I have to repeat what I wrote in the WiP topic: it's pure modelling p*rn, hats off 👍

Neuling
Same remark as Bernhard: stunning build in 1/72!

Jan Peters
I've missed this somehow, Incredible detail in this small scale,my hat is off for you sir

Juergen Klinglhuber
I'm lifting my hat too - well done!!! 👍

Simon Nagorsnik
Truly, that's just awesome!!
congratulations and my respect for it👏

Pierre-Christian Baudru
Great job !

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Absolut awesome! My respect!

Ludvík Kružík
Very nice and very inspiring. You have my admiration. 👍

Thomas Wirsching
At the first look I was thinking this is 1:32 scale 😁 Your work is amazing. You seem to have the eye of an eagle and the patience of an elephant 😊👍

Bas Tonn
Amazing !!

Spanjaard
it will be great even in 1/32. the fact that it is 1/72 is simply stunning. what a great job

Alec K
Thanks much for your kind comments mates 👍

Greg Baker
I'm going to have to start calling you « Mister K » and tell everyone I know you… unbelievable work again!

Christian Lehmann
Stunning! 👍

John E
Stupendous. Bravo!

Robin (WhiteGlint)
A very fine work of modeling, Alec. 👍

Jakub Fiala
Amazing work and result, Alec!

Roberto Rocat
Oh well...I'm speechless. Bravo!!!

Thomas Kolb
I guess there is nothing I can say that you don't know already ... this is absolute masterclass modeling.

Alec K
Thanks guys. I made too many mistakes on this one to be called masterclass, but I am glad you think so 🙂. Cheers!

Ludvík Kružík
In this case, modesty is useless. Mistakes are important. Without mistakes, there would be nothing to improve. Minor shortcomings are such a modeling syndrome. I think we all know that. Because you built the model, you know all its minor flaws and shortcomings. It worries us, but these are mostly negligible details that others won't even notice.

Steve Desarzens
This is totally insane ! When I first saw the pic, I was thinking it's a 1/32 model

Greg Baker
I agree with Ludvík. Whatever flaws there may be, they're rendered completely invisible by the majesty of the build overall. Alec's ability to build a plane with the guts showing is hugely impressive.

Boris B
I concur with everybody's amazement... my jaw is still on the table, so I can't say much more !

Thomas Kolb
Alec a question if I may: how do you manage to fasten those wires so neatly without any cement being visible? No matter how small amount I am trying to use, I always get a bit of spillage around the cemented part because of the liquid's surface tension.

Sy Bar
Sir you have an unbelievable gift

Alec K
Hi Thomas - I use thin CA to attach the wires into pre-drilled holes about 1mm deep. I use a sowing needle with eye snipped I half with pliers as applicator. If too much glue gets on the model, I wick it off with small cotton q-tip. I make sure I use fresh CA, as it tends to thicken with age (I keep mine in a fridge when not in use). Cheers 👍

Dominik Weitzer
wow. outstanding work

Thomas Kolb
Alec, thank you for the tips!

Michael Kohl
the fridge tip seems to be a good one too. I will try that.
Apart from that: whenever this Gladiator pops up, it is a pleasure to delve into all the details again.

Tom ...
1:72… wow.. speechless… Alec K mic drop right there!

Spanjaard
i need to remember to place CA in the fridge

Alec K
Yeah, the CA refrigeration is a key to extending its shelf life. I learned that when I worked in a hobby shop years ago. The thin stuff lasts almost a year this way, although I am sure that different brands will wary. Once it gets thicker, I rebrand it as gap-filling 😉 😄

I thought this was pretty common knowledge, but apparently not. But then I never heard about the lead/CA model exploding phenomenon (see Thomas's recent WIP). Sorta like the palm exploding heart technique 😄

Greg Baker
I learned the ÇA in the fridge technique from my wife a few years ago, but I didn't know about that before either. On the other hand, I've seen that report on lead/CA before and it made me switch to using white glue to anchor any nose weight.

Ben M
I've had white glue break free over time 🙁 so my current approach is to use milliput to attach nose weights. I wonder if all my models will explode in a few years...

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Thank you for the tip with the CA glue. 🙂
I fear the same, Ben. I used lead and CA glue on some of them because I did not know. Some time ago I also switched to Milliput or here and there I am using steel counterbalance weights on adhesive tape you use for tyres.

gorby
I'm having difficulty believing what I'm seeing Alec! That would be a staggering achievement for 1/32.
I'm off to see the 'making off' thread.

Rui S
Excellent 👍

Micky
Great work and so much detail in 1/72. Congrats!

Neil
WOW!.. Jaw drops to the floor 😯

Andy Ball
this has got to be in the top-of-top builds on here....out.standing.

David R. Meizoso
One of the finest models I've ever seen, one can feel the love for aviation in every picture.

Charlie Spitfire
o my goodness that is talent if i ever saw it

Finn
Unbelivable, well done!

Alec K
Thank you all for your positive and encouraging comments. I think that if one is willing to invest time and effort into a build, good things happen. And of course, practice, practice, practice 🙂

Zsolt Czegle
Awesome work! 👍

Chan Li
Incredibily awesome! This should be masterpiece.

Alexander Grivonev
1:72? Are you kidding? oO

Alec K
Thanks very much guys, I do appreciate your comments 👍

Skyhiker
What the f*ck? This is by far the most impressive 1:72 build I have seen in a long time. How long did it take you to make this? Incredible! I wish I had half the tools you have and a quarter of your talent. It would be a big improvement. Amazing absolutely amazing!

Alec K
Skyhiker, you make me blush! This build is not without its flaws but it turned out pretty well. It took me about 270 hours to complete. Cheers!

Panajotis Doukelis
Fantastic work and 1:72 scale twice fantastic!!!

Oliver
Fantastic work! Incredible that this is 1/72

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS
Hi Alec, this just popped on my feed and I have to leave you some nice words. This is absolutely incredible! Everything is where it should be, the colors, the details, the weathering, the pictures itself. Great, congratulations to this build. I see you did it in 2021 so no chance for me to see that at this time.

Michael Kohl
Some models can't pop up too often in the news feed. This is one of it.

Guy Rump
Outstanding modelling. 👍

Alec K
Thank you mates. I have forgotten some of the challenges (all self inflicted) associated with this build, so now it's just a pleasant modeling memory.

Michael, there will be some who will disagree with you 😉 😄

Spanjaard
I fully agree with Michael 😉

Neil
💯 with Michael and Spanjaard, massively inspiring work. Never tire of seeing talent like this 👍

Zbynek Honzik
Masterpiece! 👏👏👏

Vincent
This indeed is one of my favorite build on this platform. Always nice to see it again.

gorby
If people are bored with seeing the same build they can always 'disable notifications' for it. This is one of the few that I don't do that because it's always a pleasure to see again.