Ms Modeller Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I'd been a bit nervous to do this. I've only started airbrushing at the start of this year, and this was the biggest kit (after my SM79) that I've done. I am also incredibly conscious of how expensive/hard it can be to replace this kit if I break parts of screw up the build. Luckily it all went well, and I feel I did the overall build to a good ability. I did forget to finish the wheels (the metal on them) but never mind. I'll get that done for our show on Sunday. If you want to see a bit more in depth description or some more photos please follow the link as fast as the Avro Arrow. As I'm not home right now I can't get the photos I've put in that article here it seems and they've had the horrid background edited to look better. 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Interesting idea. I see you have used the earliest Hobbycraft kit where the aileron actuator fairings are on top of the wing. They(Hobbycraft) corrected this in a follow up issue which then was improved even more in a third issue of the kit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Modeller Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Paul J said: Interesting idea. I see you have used the earliest Hobbycraft kit where the aileron actuator fairings are on top of the wing. They(Hobbycraft) corrected this in a follow up issue which then was improved even more in a third issue of the kit Yeah. The reason is because it was the only version I could get hold of. Funnily enough I have got the new one now which I'll do in the real life colours. I wanted to do it out of the box though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrzeM Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 It looks really very good, except the wing leading edge - I suppose these should be more sharp in supersonic aircraft. BTW, this plane is quite well known in Poland, as the prototype has been test-flown by famous Polish pilot Janusz Żurakowski,guy who had fought as a fighter in Poland in 1939, then during the BoB shot down 3 Messerschmitts in 234 squadron, then commanded Polish 316 squadron and been deputy commander of Polish 1st Wing. Shortly before the war's end he became test-pilot in Boscombe Down, testing over 30 various planes including Meteor, Vampire and Hornet. He was not allowed to return to the commie-occupied Poland, so decided to emigrate to Canada. More about Żurakowski you can read on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janusz_Żurakowski 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 really good what if. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Nice bit of whifferey. Have you ever seen the film 'The Arrow' with Dan Ackroyd in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 2 hours ago, Darby said: Nice bit of whifferey. Have you ever seen the film 'The Arrow' with Dan Ackroyd in it? ...speaking of whiffery.... There's more fiction in that film than fact. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomthounaojam Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Great Stuff, Always like the Canadian aircraft!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 5 hours ago, GrzeM said: It looks really very good, except the wing leading edge - I suppose these should be more sharp in supersonic aircraft. BTW, this plane is quite well known in Poland, as the prototype has been test-flown by famous Polish pilot Janusz Żurakowski,guy who had fought as a fighter in Poland in 1939, then during the BoB shot down 3 Messerschmitts in 234 squadron, then commanded Polish 316 squadron and been deputy commander of Polish 1st Wing. Shortly before the war's end he became test-pilot in Boscombe Down, testing over 30 various planes including Meteor, Vampire and Hornet. He was not allowed to return to the commie-occupied Poland, so decided to emigrate to Canada. More about Żurakowski you can read on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janusz_Żurakowski My dad was part of the Arrow program and played on the same soccer (football) team as Janusz Żurakowski. My father turns 89 this weekend. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 5 hours ago, Jessica said: ...speaking of whiffery.... There's more fiction in that film than fact. It's a bit of escapism from the usual pump on TV and the Arrow does look good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Really cool work, looks very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Modeller Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Thanks for all the kind words guys! I'ts given me a bit of a confidence boost to say the least! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisTheBear Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 That is a very nicely finished Arrow. Well done! DennisTheBear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Something so striking about the arrow - its what I imagine an outerspace airliner will look like some day. I think it looks really neat in this lo-viz gray finish. Good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Great idea for a whif, and very well executed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 She is a big ole Interceptor, would have been interesting to see how things would have turned out had they been purchased. Nice build and good on you for seeing it through. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Modeller Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 Sorry for the late response. Been a tad busy! Thanks for for all the kind words! It's had good response at shows too! Super happy with it! Even more so than when I finished it originally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 On 03/18/2017 at 6:47 AM, Head in the clouds. said: She is a big ole Interceptor, would have been interesting to see how things would have turned out had they been purchased. I feel that, like TSR.2, advances in avionics, airframes and engines would have quite quickly rendered them obsolete, but the air forces that owned them would have been forced to carry on flying them to save the government of the days' prestige (wrapped up in the excuse of 'the public purse'). Still would've been nice to have a service history of them both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Rhodes Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Nice idea with the livery and nice to see one of these built up, even if it is the earliest version from Hobbycraft. Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Modeller Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 13 hours ago, Rob G said: I feel that, like TSR.2, advances in avionics, airframes and engines would have quite quickly rendered them obsolete, but the air forces that owned them would have been forced to carry on flying them to save the government of the days' prestige (wrapped up in the excuse of 'the public purse'). Still would've been nice to have a service history of them both. I think this is actually pretty accurate. I think they would've both served up until maybe the early 2000 in some obsolete rolls - as secondary strike aircraft. They probably would've been sold onto developing nations too. If this kit wasn't so bloody rare I'd probably do one in another countries scheme...but right now I have this and a second kit for the IRL aircraft. The TSR2 on the other hand is a lot easier to find... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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