Thanks for that,fredk wrote:Thanks John,
If you intend to do the very long nose version; don't use the very long nose parts, but the shorter one.TeeELL wrote:I am going to try and complete the XtraKit re-pop of the Matchbox Meteor NF 11/12/14 it will be part of my 29(F) collection. The Char B1 bis/ Renault FT are not really items I particularly want to tackle at the moment.
John, of Aeroclub, measured them up and found Matchbox over compensated on the nose.
AFAIR; John found; the longer of the noses is 15inches more from windscreen to tip. So Matchbox made the nose piece this much longer. But the 15 inches is because the windscreen/canopy on that version is shorter and further back, which Matchbox supply. The physical length of the fuselage of both versions is the same.
I plan to go for the NF11 as I have some photos of 29(F) Sqn aircraft.