Silver Wings High quality resin model kit Wojciech Kułakowski 30-680 Kraków ul.Serbska 2/15 Poland Gloster Gladiator Mk I & Mk II www.silverwings.pl Cat.No 32-008 [email protected]

Gloster Gladiator Mk I & Mk II

The Gladiator was to be the last British fighterfighter and the firstfirst fighterfighter with an enclosed cockpit. The design was being eclipsed by new generation() fighters, such as the RAF’s new and Supermarine Spitfire. The first version, the Gladiator Mk I, was delivered from July 1936, becoming operational in January 1937. The Gladiator Mk II soon followed, the main differences being a slightly more powerful Mercury engine driving a Fairey fixed-pitch three-bladed metal propeller instead of the two-bladed wooden one. The Gladiator was largely replaced in front line RAF service by the Hurricane and Spitfire at the outbreak of the Second World War. However, two squadrons were still used in the French and Norwegian campaigns and some planes were also in service during more peripheral campaigns duringthe early years of the Second World War. The classic biplane fighter was also one of Britain’s biggest pre-war export successes, seeing service in many countries. The Gloster Gladiator performed reasonably well in limited Finnish service against Soviet fighters during the . A total of 483 aircrafts were built for the ; and the rest was exported to 14 countries (, China, , , , , , Ireland, , , , , and ). TECHNICAL DATA Lenght - 8,36 m, Wingspan - 9,83 m, Height - 3,58 m, Wing area - 30,00 m ², Empty weight - 1462 kg, Loaded weight - 2088 kg Power plant - Gladiator Mk I- IX, 619 kW (830 hp); Gladiator Mk II - Bristol Mercury VIII A Max speed - 407 km/h Endurance - 2 hours Service ceiling - 10000 m Armament - fourour machine guns: 2 synchronised guns in fuselage sides and one beneath each lower wing wing. Silver Wings Gloster Gladiator MkI & MkII

9x Black Semi matt

Silver 9x

Silver Silver

Silver Silver Screw

Prepare on your Prepare on your Black matt Black Semi matt own own

Black Semi matt Silver Engine

Film - 4

PE 12 Ammunition Box Engine Control Film - 2

Film - 1

Film - 3 PE 10 PE 9 PE 4 PE 11 PE 4a

PE 11a PE 17 PE 3 Film - 1 Mk II Film - 2

Mk I PE 18

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PE 2 24,0 mm 1,5 mm

22,0 mm mm 24,0 mm 10,5 3,0 mm

PE 1 1: 32 scale 22,0 mm

17,0 mm

PE 8 Back floor in the framework

PE 9 PE 12

Wire

PE 4

PE 3

Install the ammunition box in the framework after inserting MGs to the interior of the fuselage

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Starboard Port side

Black

Black Brown Leather Slate Grey

Gunmetal Gunmetal

Silver Silver

Slate Grey

Tailwheel

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Film - 3 M k I Film - 5 M k II

Mk II Mk I

PE 14

Open door

Sight

PE 14

PE 13 Radiator PE 7 PE 7

Fix after gluing together halves 1 3 of the fuselage

PE 5a 2

PE 6 Safety belts

PE 5

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PE 15

PE 19

Ski version

PE 15

1: 32 scale

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1: 32 scale Mk I Mk II Dihedreal wings

PE 16 Wire

Wire

Ski version Wire

Wire

PE 16

1: 32 scale

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J.”DZIADEK” SZNAJDER

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Gloster Gladiator Mk I, K 6130, 72 Squadron, Church Fenton, 1937

All upper and bottom surfaces - Silver

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Gloster Gladiator Mk II , N 2306 No 247 Squadron, during the , 1940

Dark Earth FS 30118, 30095

Dark Green FS 34079, 30095

Sky FS 34502

Light Earth FS 30257

Light Green FS 34096, 34172

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Gloster Gladiator Mk II, GL-252 of 1/LeLv 16, , 1942

Olive Green FS 34096 Vaaleansininen (Light Blue) Musta (Black) FS 35414 FS 37038

Keltainen (Yellow) FS 13655

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