rayprit Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Highly recommended that you rub down the rivets before spraying on current kit...............nice to see it carried out on a 1:1 scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm1did1 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Highly recommended that you rub down the rivets before spraying on current kit...............nice to see it carried out on a 1:1 scale That's what my rivets looked like when I did the Welding + Rivetting part of my course. May explain why I specialised on another field 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacktjet Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Fuselage framesin the nose above the centreline, and all the way back to the tailwheel bay. Main and trailing spar and booms, and the undercrriage bay ribs. The wing itself got redesigned from a safe life system with 4 internal tanks in each wings, to a fail safe type with 6 internal tanks, and tip tanks - the internal tanks being removed from above rather than below as in the Lancaster derived wing. Horizontal tail and fins were the same as were the powerplants. Nacelles were different to deal with the tricycle undercarriage and Viper engines in the later MR3. The wing on the MR3 is pretty much the one that became the Argosy's wing, the MR1 and MR2 is essentially a Lincoln. Wasn't the MR.3 designed with a wider as well as deeper fuselage in response to aircrew complaints of cramped conditions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richw_82 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 No, the fuselage frames are the same. Thats why equipment from an MR3 will fit into an MR2 and vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 Rumours say Revell's Shackleton sprues and more will be on display at the SMW 2015. V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelldoc Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 (edited) That's possible, the "official" realese time is December, so the kit is in production soon. modelldoc Edited November 4, 2015 by modelldoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff_B Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Rumours say Revell's Shackleton sprues and more will be on display at the SMW 2015. V.P. Well the sprues were on display in Japan so i expect them at Telford as a minimun, i would expect a built example to be on display to be honest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacktjet Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 No, the fuselage frames are the same. Thats why equipment from an MR3 will fit into an MR2 and vice versa. There's a lot of (mis)information about, stating that the MR.3 had a larger fuselage - although there doesn't seem to be any data around to back that up. By sheer coincidence, The Avro Shackleton Story was on Movies4men a few days ago and in an interveiw with a former 8 Sqn boss, Grp. Cpt. Dave Henken, he states that "the Mk.3 was different in fuselage cross section and length". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richw_82 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Gp Capt Hencken was our Trust's pilot and he is correct, but his answer is misleading. The cross section is different, but only in certain places. The nose forward of the instrument panel is a different shape from the datum line down. The fuselage is again different around the tailwheel well area, as it doesn't exist on the MR3. The length although stated as different is fairly similar too. The discrepancy is due to the AEW2 not carrying cannon and being measured tail down, against the MR3's level attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepureness Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 I was hoping for better to be honest. Poor, poor research, and it shows that while several museums tried to put them right, they've still gone and created some kind of franken-Shack that's all their own work. MR3 ailerons on an MR2 shaped wing. MR3 interior in an AEW2 (things such as the Blue Silk unit on the rear floor, and raised floor with an escape hatch for the nosewheel bay between the pilots!!)) MR3 glazed panel for the fuselage flares - a South African Air Force local modification. Maritime trailing aerial moulded on (amongst others), when the AEW2 doesn't have one. Faired in AEW radome, when it was an addition with a built up 'skirt' to take something non original to the aircraft. If you want accuracy, stick with the Airfix kit. Regards, Rich Could it be that these extra parts are for a MR3 boxing at the later date, would make some sort of sense with the fuselage breakdown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABeck Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Hint: Have a close look on the booth in the international section At SMW T´fd . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JE5TAR Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Video of the Telford display model: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sofiane1718 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Looks good, thanks, any idea for the price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepureness Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 that looks stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 It looks great, saw it last night... credit to Revell for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepureness Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 can't wait to get it onto the workbench, currently decaling the Airfix shack, would make a great pair. Anyone got any updates from Revell regarding ETA, I know they were aiming for December, is this still the case? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Look,s superb,I hope the knives don,t come out for it especially as Airfix have a couple of month,s head start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepureness Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 was there any box art up for it yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary West Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 That looks like a damn good replica of an RAF AEW Shack to me, stash bound asap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2wheels Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Gentlemen...For your interest: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2wheels Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Also ....is that a Magic Roundabout the Revell model is sitting on... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwart Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 The surface detail!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepureness Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 I've just this moment taken a break from doing decals on the airfix kit, and looking at the pictures I'm starting to get more excited about this one. I'ld love to be able to weather my kits like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Hugo Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 I would hazard a guess that Revell have considered releasing a MR3 at a later stage based on this kit. Forward cockpit section seems to be a plug in section (thin connecting sprues) and also missing parts on layout. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 I've said it before, but it is interesting how that one sprue with the tail planes and fuselage (most of the fuselage anyway) are parts that could be used for both the AEW.2/MR.2 and the MR.3. Perhaps that's just wishful thinking on my part, that an MR.3 is down the road, but pleasant wishful thinking nonetheless. Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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