Caerbannog Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 OK I made a decission. I will at least enter the third Hobbycraft 1:72 kit of the Avro Arrow. The kit is quite rare I think. I do not even have a picture ;-) Will post pics later... In the mean time: Here is the stunning box art: And here the in box review for those intersted (from which is the box art pic above): http://www.ipmscanada.com/ipms/Review/fredsarrow/fredsarrow.html I build the second Hobbycraft 1:72 Arrow and hope this one will be less hassle. René 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHx Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Another one in my stash to build some day, watching with interest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I have this kit (the third version in the black box). Much better than the previous two. Can't wait to see what you make of it. A very nice build review is here. Cheers, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Fascinating subject. There's something very 'X-files' about the Arrow. So much of the story holds elements of intrigue, the unexplained. Nearly 30,000 people put out of work due to the project cancellation. Earlier possible purchases by the U.K. and France, airframes destroyed due to worries over Russian spies... Then of course the continuing conspiracy theory that a complete airframe survived and was smuggled away. I found this snippet on the seat that was sold: http://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/avro-arrow-mystery-deepens-with-u-k-discovery-1.741854 Do you have any sprue shots for it? Which airframe will you build? The first one would be nice in keeping with the 'firsts' part of the GB too . A beautiful bird, I'm looking forward to seeing this. All best regards TonyT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 Thanks guys. I just made a very slow start and this will not change for some time I think as I am working on my Motorcycle at the monent to get this back on the road. So in oder to blow up this thread I will post some in box pics ;-) Sorry for reposting the box as well but I think it makes some sense... Arrow 01 by x_wing, auf Flickr Arrow 02 by x_wing, auf Flickr Cover of the instruction and backside with painting diagram: Arrow 03 by x_wing, auf Flickr You do good to get some reference material to compensate the slender instructions. Now the parts trees: Arrow 04 by x_wing, auf Flickr Arrow 05 by x_wing, auf Flickr The clear part is OK but does not allow to open the unique clamshell canopy OOB. The details of the parts are a bit mixed: Arrow 06 by x_wing, auf Flickr To get this going I decided to put the seats together and while I was at it I also assembled parts of the cockpit to get an impression on this kit: Arrow 07 by x_wing, auf Flickr I wanted to build RL 201 from the beginning because I like the all white scheme without the red day glo. OK - other prototypes also flew in all white but my initial idea was RL 201. Looking at the parts and the fact that I do have less spare time for this build I will take the short route: Keep the canopy closed, attach FOD guards and build thin in the roll out scheme. Still I will have to dress up the front seat a bit as it is visible through the canopy. The good thing is it looks more sleek - the bad thing IMHO is that the clamshell canopy looks really interesting and I feel as if I just have to add details to this kit René 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 Just a little proof of life. Hobby time is mostly spend in the garage the last weeks to get my bike back on the road. I already had missed the timeline of the F-16 STGB because of that... Thanks to my son who bought his first model kit all by himself I returned to the workbench with the Arrow for a few hours. I assembled some cockpit parts but moved on to the main u/c wells which are free of any detail. So I started to dress up the port well with some plastic strips. Beeing a lazy guy I decided to recast the detail and transfer it to the other well: Arrow 08 by x_wing, auf Flickr The port well detail is a bit on the pronounced side and will be sanded down. But because of the method shown above I left the sanding until after the casting so the cast has enough material below the "roof". Sanding will show if this method was a time saver or not. As I am still doing some work on the bike the progress here will be slowly. But thanks to the closed canopy and the simple paint job I hope to finish it in time. René 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Nice work on this one Rene. Dermot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwomack Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Nice to know it's not just my Airfix Trevithick loco that has vague instructions, at least your's are colourful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share Posted June 30, 2017 As Photobucket asks me for 399 USD p.a. to show the pictures I have taken on 3rd party websites such as Britmodeller I try Flicker now. Well thanks to Photobucket there is an update to this build. Think positive... Here is the two main wheel wells with some detail added and the assembled wings: Arrow 09 by x_wing, auf Flickr Next the rear fuselage was assembled: Arrow 10 by x_wing, auf Flickr Some rescribing is still needed. As the canopy is only supplied in the closed position I will not invest time in the cockpit. From an Arrow I build many years ago I perfectly know that nothing but the front seatreast can be seen. So It is still possible to finish this build, if I get going now. René Edit: OK Flicker works fine for me - so all pics on this thread have been moved to Flicker so they are visible here again. Goodbye Photobucket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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