nice job - Victor Mike as well
(go hunt around the ready for inspection threads of ages ago for my update of VM....)

Another nice one John.
Surely one of the nicest schemes that decorated one of the most elegant airframes.

Chris.

Found it Kev1n,
Here
looks really interesting in thay hybrid schem. Some of your pics look real as well! Cracking job.
I see there are few of us BOAC VC 10'ers here,
Woody37
Busdriver
All people with impeccable taste
Cheers
John

I'm calling this done.
Airfix 1/144 VC-10 with Twosix 'Gold speedbird' decals and Braz engines. (on the advice of other members here. I had never heard of them, so thanks guys!).
For a kit stamped '1964' inside the fuselage it goes together really well. The Braz engines certainly look a lot better than the kit ones, and I'd use them again although they didn't quite match and on ontake is slightly oval rather than circular. Its not too noticeable though.

the outstanding feature of this is the Twosix decals. They are superb and well worth the moneyThats a 3 piece cheatline down the fuselage, and each section joins up perfectly. I've never had that before, always one bit is a tiny bit wider than its neigbour. Not here though, they are spot on. I won't bang on about it, suffice to say that from all angles I rate these as being amongst the best decals I have ever used.

A few pics of W.I.P;

I forgot to take a picture of the Braz engines, but cut them from the main redin block leaving a long 'tongue' of resin as a tab to fix it onto the fuselage. I then cut the kit pylons off and lined the insides with a couple of strips of plasticard to form a slot;






Lovely build. The most beautiful airliner ever in the most stylish scheme ever!!

Being based on the prototype, the Airfix kit is missing an inner wing fence. I made a razor saw cit in each wing, and stuck a roughly shaped oblong of 10 thou plasicard in. When dry I sanded it down to the required profile.


I think I might have taken too much off, I would bee happier if it was a little taller. Too late now

I prefer 'real' glazing for the cockpit if possible, so made up frames from strip. The opening was a bit wide so i also laid strip along the bottom edge.


No other dramas after that, just build, paint & decal it. And heres what comes of it all;




Hey, what's that taxying past in the background ?

I'll post more over on RFI.

Cheers

John

I'm calling this done.
Airfix 1/144 VC-10 with Twosix 'Gold speedbird' decals and Braz engines. (on the advice of other members here. I had never heard of them, so thanks guys!).
For a kit stamped '1964' inside the fuselage it goes together really well. The Braz engines certainly look a lot better than the kit ones, and I'd use them again although they didn't quite match and on ontake is slightly oval rather than circular. Its not too noticeable though.

the outstanding feature of this is the Twosix decals. They are superb and well worth the moneyThats a 3 piece cheatline down the fuselage, and each section joins up perfectly. I've never had that before, always one bit is a tiny bit wider than its neigbour. Not here though, they are spot on. I won't bang on about it, suffice to say that from all angles I rate these as being amongst the best decals I have ever used.

A few pics of W.I.P;

I forgot to take a picture of the Braz engines, but cut them from the main redin block leaving a long 'tongue' of resin as a tab to fix it onto the fuselage. I then cut the kit pylons off and lined the insides with a couple of strips of plasticard to form a slot;






Being based on the prototype, the Airfix kit is missing an inner wing fence. I made a razor saw cit in each wing, and stuck a roughly shaped oblong of 10 thou plasicard in. When dry I sanded it down to the required profile.


I think I might have taken too much off, I would bee happier if it was a little taller. Too late now

I prefer 'real' glazing for the cockpit if possible, so made up frames from strip. The opening was a bit wide so i also laid strip along the bottom edge.


No other dramas after that, just build, paint & decal it. And heres what comes of it all;




Hey, what's that taxying past in the background ?

I'll post more over on RFI.

Cheers

John

I'm calling this done.
Airfix 1/144 VC-10 with Twosix 'Gold speedbird' decals and Braz engines. (on the advice of other members here. I had never heard of them, so thanks guys!).
For a kit stamped '1964' inside the fuselage it goes together really well. The Braz engines certainly look a lot better than the kit ones, and I'd use them again although they didn't quite match and on ontake is slightly oval rather than circular. Its not too noticeable though.

the outstanding feature of this is the Twosix decals. They are superb and well worth the moneyThats a 3 piece cheatline down the fuselage, and each section joins up perfectly. I've never had that before, always one bit is a tiny bit wider than its neigbour. Not here though, they are spot on. I won't bang on about it, suffice to say that from all angles I rate these as being amongst the best decals I have ever used.

A few pics of W.I.P;

I forgot to take a picture of the Braz engines, but cut them from the main redin block leaving a long 'tongue' of resin as a tab to fix it onto the fuselage. I then cut the kit pylons off and lined the insides with a couple of strips of plasticard to form a slot;






Being based on the prototype, the Airfix kit is missing an inner wing fence. I made a razor saw cit in each wing, and stuck a roughly shaped oblong of 10 thou plasicard in. When dry I sanded it down to the required profile.


I think I might have taken too much off, I would bee happier if it was a little taller. Too late now

I prefer 'real' glazing for the cockpit if possible, so made up frames from strip. The opening was a bit wide so i also laid strip along the bottom edge.


No other dramas after that, just build, paint & decal it. And heres what comes of it all;




Hey, what's that taxying past in the background ?

I'll post more over on RFI.

Cheers

John

Very Nice - can't get enough VC 10's