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Italeri XB-70a Valkyrie


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Italeri 1:72 XB-70 Valkyrie.

Nightmare kit but fulfilling a childhood dream by completing one. Straight from the box. Sprayed with cheap radiator paint.

Best looking aircraft ever??

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"Best looking aircraft ever"

I think it could be, it's been in my top 5 for years ( with the Arrow and TSR-2 )

Have also made this kit, it's not the easiest but you have a rather fine example there - where does it live?

Mine takes up a huge amount of space in my office.

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Lovely job

I have read that its a difficult build and hard to make one look good so well done there

The XB-70 always reminds me of the civvie airliner that got into trouble in what I think might have been the first episode of Thunderbirds. I know they don't look the same but there is a sort of similar feel to them both. Very 60,s Boys Own/ Eagle view of the future that never happened

Now that's giving my age away!

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Thanks guys. Like the Thunderbirds link!

For display it will be in flight in a hypothetical steep climb pose. Probably 45degrees at least. This reduces its desk top/show table footprint a lot and shows it off to good effect, I.e. in flight. It looks like a fish out of water on the ground.

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Outstanding. Great looking build.

Chris

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That is a stunner. Nice to see in flight mode and with the wings angled down. Really nice job you have done here.

Well spotted that man!

I hadn't noticed that, I had a look on youtube for this aircraft and there is a film of it flying with other aircraft, it is nothing short epic in size. Perhaps the best way to describe it is that it looks like the fighters it's with are 1/144 and this is 1/48.

I can't seem to post the link sorry, but won't take long to find it.

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