1/48 Roden Gladiator

by Jim Maas

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This is my Latvian Gladiator.  The kit used was the Roden 1/48 Gladiator, with the carb intake under the cowling made out of a rocket head from the scrap box.  Decals were from Mike Grant Decals (unfortunately, he no longer carries the 1/48 version).  I was fortunate to meet a Latvian pilot who was in training at the same base used by the Gladiators; he explained the use of different flight colors on wheel hubs and spinner cones.  Photos of this aircraft show a light flight color, so my best guess was yellow.

Jim

Photos and text © by Jim Maas