Grizzly Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Just heard from Airfix Victor in warehouse & money taken so delivery soon . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Personally I'd wait a while and see offer's to appear,remember the Nimrod they were down to twenty quid in some places and the Valiant took a nose dive price wise after release,on the subject of price I,ll use this argument.most of us in this hobby are of an age especially a lot of folk who are waiting for this release,a number of years ago(in fact even now) we'll happily blow forty odd quid on a night out have a good time over in a few hour's nothing to show in the end but a bad head and an oath never to do it again!Pay big money for a kit take as many weeks or months to build it and years to admire the finished model,that's the argument I use on SWMBO and I only buy cheapies! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Looks like it's available directly from the Airfix website as well - http://www.airfix.com/uk-en/shop/coming-soon/handley-page-victor-b2-1-72.html .. so this thread seems to be irrelevant now. Cheers.. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocoolname Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Just had a text from Hornby saying I'll get mine early next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberra kid Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 On 24/11/2016 at 7:00 PM, 71chally said: Dennis, if the the conventional doors were included, some of us could have built something other than a BS aircraft, for example I was considering doing an SR.2. Others might have wanted to do a standard B.2, or even consider the work to convert to a B.1 or K.2. Without an aftermarket set or scratch, there will be a lot of Blue Steel builds appearing over the next few months. I can't remember the last time I built a kit in a scheme or configuration that it came in in the box, that's just me I guess. I do think that two basic parts that make up the shape of the original aircraft wouldn't have been a big ask on a £60 kit. This does look a fine kit and has to be worth the wait, but I will be waiting for a later boxing unfortunately, give me time to save up at least! A model shop near my work has 50% off across everything in January, so will look out for it them if still on the shelf. BTW, very interesting to hear about your involvement with the type Dennis, have you any pointers to pictures of the BS Victors undersides without the weapon in place? James I have this drawing if it helps at all? John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloegin57 Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 1 hour ago, canberra kid said: James I have this drawing if it helps at all? John Hells teeth John, that brings back nightmares. 71chally :- XH669 over my house in Paola Malta Dennis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 thanks for that scan, anymore like that John would be appreciated! Nice pics Dennis, seems rare to see photos of a BS underside without the missile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloegin57 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 2 hours ago, 71chally said: Nice pics Dennis, seems rare to see photos of a BS underside without the missile. Vulcans did, but Victors rarely, if ever, carried Blue Steel training rounds overseas. Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberra kid Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 12 hours ago, 71chally said: thanks for that scan, anymore like that John would be appreciated! Nice pics Dennis, seems rare to see photos of a BS underside without the missile. I'll have a look through the AP James, there isn't a lot on the Blue Steele mods. Anything in particular you need? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Just anything on the underside area, if I am going to build this release it will be without the missile. Maybe best in another thread, don't want to disrail this one - too much! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberra kid Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 6 minutes ago, 71chally said: Just anything on the underside area, if I am going to build this release it will be without the missile. Maybe best in another thread, don't want to disrail this one - too much! OK James, if you start one I'll pitch in. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Mine just landed It looks like conventional bomb bay doors are included 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurrantBunbury Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Ooh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberra kid Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 3 minutes ago, Ratch said: Mine just landed It looks like conventional bomb bay doors are included Happy days! John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 That wasn't much of a delay, was it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 1 hour ago, Ratch said: Mine just landed It looks like conventional bomb bay doors are included More sprue shots required! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 On 11/24/2016 at 7:00 PM, 71chally said: Others might have wanted to do a standard B.2, or even consider the work to convert to a B.1 or K.2. Without an aftermarket set or scratch, there will be a lot of Blue Steel builds appearing over the next few months. I suspect Airfix will issue another edition with the B2 or K2 parts (or possibly do a similar add on as they did for the Valiant) further on down the road. It's a very old marketing ploy to produce the least common/favourite version first then release the most popular version later. Airfix did this with the 1/72 EE Lightning when they released the F2A before the F6 and Eduard did the same with their Bf110 by releasing the E before the C/D and G versions. Some of us are gullible enough to fall for this type of marketing (i.e. Me on both of those occasions named above!). Duncan B Maybe should have read the above posts first, doh! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 (edited) Excellent news and thank you Ratch for sharing the pics here. I feel an SR.2 coming on! First impressions? Edited November 26, 2016 by 71chally 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Dick Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 (edited) 18 hours ago, Ratch said: Mine just landed It looks like conventional bomb bay doors are included Splendid news! Will have to wait a while for mine to arrive... Edited November 27, 2016 by Uncle Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloegin57 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Mine arrived yesterday as well. Good news is that all those who want to build a pre-Blue Steel Victor can do - with a bit of filing, bit of filling, using alternate parts and a bit of leaving bits off. Trouble is you will only be able to build one of the last five aircraft off the production line (XM714 - XM718) as they were produced with the drooped leading edge on the outer wings, as opposed to nose flaps, as on the kit. Double trouble is you will only be able to XM716 which was the only drooped leading edge original Mk.2 to go to 139 Squadron. The rest went to "Tatty Ton" and there are no decals in the kit for that squadron badge. The bits in the kit are half way to an SR.Mk.2 (future release ?), although the bomb bay deflectors are solid and on the SR.Mk.2 they were perforated, and the separate wing tips together with part 56 - the tail bumper wheel which appears to have K.Mk.2 fuselage HDU lights either side (remove them for Blue Steel please), seem to indicate that a tanker is on the way for which I think, the aircraft is best known Nowadays, I always compare the latest Airfix kits with their superb and brilliantly engineered 1/72nd Harrier - their latest incarnation of that little gem and another aircraft that I got very personal with. With only one caveat, the Victor is on a par with that little beauty. The only caveat I have are the panel lines. In the main the Victor was of double skinned and spot welded construction and together with a rather thick anti-ablative filler and two coats of paint, the surface was smooth and glossy and bloody slippery. The decals are another question. Dennis 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Arnold Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Hi As this discussion is about the release of the Victor. I ordered mine direct from Hornby in July and have just had a e-mail from their distribution centre stating that my one should be on my doorstep sometime tomorrow 28/11/16. Geoff Arnold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xvtonker Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 17 hours ago, 71chally said: Excellent news and thank you Ratch for sharing the pics here. I feel an SR.2 coming on! First impressions? I've already got the artwork drawn for my 543Sqn, Wittering Wing decals!! XVTonker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 On 24/11/2016 at 9:13 AM, 71chally said: I'm a little bit miffed that you don't get the whole aeroplane in the kit! Leaving out the bomb doors (while the operating rams, deflectors etc are included), which actually contribute to the form of the real aircraft just seems a bit odd to me , even more so at £60. The presence of the whole aircraft in the box will have been a happy surprise then. Shane 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_modeller Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 (edited) Already Out Of Stock at Airfix. grrrrrrr...... I really dont get their pre-Xmas stocking strategy. I ended up with a half-empty Xmas stocking a few years ago because they delayed the Type 45 release. Edited November 28, 2016 by alpine_modeller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertF Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Well, Hannants are expecting a number of them to arrive this week (including mine, hopefully ), so maybe they bought the entire existing stock; no idea of course how many have already been sold on pre-order. The fact that Airfix have no stocks left could mean different things: poor production planning, their financial situation preventing them from investing heavily in kit stocks even for new kits so they have to fall back on just-in-time-production, or (and I sincerely hope that this is the reason) the Victors are selling even better than the proverbial hot cakes and production can't keep up with that! Nevertheless, rather annoying for those who hoped to see their Xmas stock(ing)s being filled by Victors... lots of temporary alternatives about, though. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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