geedubelyer Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Hello good folk of Britmodeller land, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Hello? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 (edited) I really like the stealth finish!!! Edited December 10, 2016 by cngaero 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depressed lemur Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 This is setting new standards for Britmodeller. I think I can emulate this 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 You guys... it's in winter camo and on a diorama after a heavy snow storm - looks very realistic... either that or the curse of photobucket has struck again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Modeller Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Nice build, but I think you forgot to remove the Tamiya masking tape from the camera lens?! Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 (edited) Sorry gang. I was having serious issues with my PC. Running PB and this forum just locked it solid so I pulled the plug and went to cool down. So, if I can get it to work, here are a few shots of the Airfix Vampire styled after/inspired by the Vampire at the Solway Air Museum at Carlisle Airport. Hope this has worked and that it was worth the wait. Thanks for the patience guys. Cheers. Edited December 10, 2016 by geedubelyer 43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 That's great and quite unique, thanks for sharing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Very nicely done and well worth the wait. Duncan B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Interesting idea very nicely realized. Cheers, Michael 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 (edited) Poor thing,......it looks so forlorn,....... almost needs to look soaking wet too, in the mud and surrounded by tyres! Great job, Cheers Tony Edited December 11, 2016 by tonyot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisTheBear Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 I like it! Great use of imagination mixed with realism! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Super model, but as tonyot alluded to, the base needs something more, if that is how you plan to display it. To me, there is too much space at the sides and too little at the front and back. Just a thought but a great model nonetheless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 A great little diorama and well worth waiting for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastvader Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Great job. I spent quite a lot of my youth at the museum. I've been wanting to do the exact same thing in 48th for quite a while now (though struggling to find a kit) and their Vulcan (though that would be in 144th). Last time I was there (X588 flypast) it had the booms though, have they been removed recently? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastvader Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Also, as regards the base, there's little the OP can do. This aircraft is just sitting on some rough-mown grass. So, though sparse, it is accurate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goggsy Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 That's really good, I like that a lot. The Solway museum isn't that far down the road from me and I pop in from time to time; as far as I know their Vampire is still in that condition. It's the perennial issue of trying to preserve a wooden airframe outdoors in a wet northern climate. I know other museums that have exactly the same problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 Thanks all. Glad you like it. This may begin a spate of this style of model. For some unknown reason I do find these part restored aircraft fascinating. It also gives one the opportunity to add some heavy weathering at times, something we aircraft modellers don't get to do too often. 1 hour ago, Red Dot said: Super model, but as tonyot alluded to, the base needs something more, if that is how you plan to display it. To me, there is too much space at the sides and too little at the front and back. Just a thought but a great model nonetheless. Thanks Red Dot, you make a valid point but as BlastVader explains, this particular example is sitting on a grass bank. Now, if I could find my pics of the Vampire at the Midland Air Museum, that would make a much better balanced display. Thanks again folks, Cheers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Look's great,poor thing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depressed lemur Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Well worth the wait. Thanks for sharing a rather unique display. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Great idea and ditto implementation! But you can come clean now – you spilled that big blob of superglue on the canopy and had to come up with something, right? ;-) Excellent modelling. Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Beautiful, although somewhat depressing... Kind of reminds me of all the years I spent in the Netherlands. Brilliant model nonetheless! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billydick Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Absolutely well worth the wait ! Nice to to see something out of the ordinary BillyD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Great idea, really well executed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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