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    Vulcan Modelling Guide

    in Aircraft Cold War

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    I used to use avrovulcan.org.uk for all my research, not having any luck accessing the website now though. Think it's been disabled, however I would keep checking if I where you. Some great info on there on every Vulcan produced, if you haven't come across it already! 

    Airfix 2020

    in The Rumourmonger

    Posted

    On 18/10/2019 at 19:21, Max Headroom said:

    If you add the Gazelle and 1/72 Lynx in that mix, you get my vote!

     

    Trevor

    Agreed, as far as I'm aware, I have the only 1/72 lynx mk.9a convertion set in the world (for now)

     

    Harry

    A kit you built as a kid GB Chat

    in A Kit You Built As A Kid GB

    Posted · Edited by Harrywilliams

    3 hours ago, Adam Poultney said:

    I am actually 16, probably the forum's youngest member. Not spared from the insanity of stashing kits and am currently cutting up a Vulcan to make a Vulcan B1a.

    My first model was ~5 years ago, an Airfix Red Arrows Hawk. I got another in the stash. May as well do that one. May as well build the Gnat to go with it while I'm at it.

    So yeah, count me in. When is this happening?

    Aaah Adam I think I pull this title, July 22nd 2003! Good try though, (unless your younger than me) 

     

    3 hours ago, Dansk said:

    Fantastic that’s so cool. Great. 👍

    Then it’s you and I both building hawks from different centuries if the GB goes through the bunfight.

     

    Dansk, count me in, if its alright I'll work on a Bae hawk T.2, would also mention the other 2 hawks but there nearly finished now, just onto the paint.

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    Airfix 1/72 Vulcan - My Second V Bomber (XM575)

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

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    21 minutes ago, Adam Poultney said:

    The Elizabethan section was awful.... Really wish we didn't have to do it.

    I think XJ824 was one of the ones that I was considering building but I'm not sure (does it even have 301s?). 

    I’m fairly sure it has 301s, but not 100% sure on that, the only decent part in Elizabethan was the part about the Tyger and the Virginia colony for me

    Airfix 1/72 Vulcan - My Second V Bomber (XM575)

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

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    12 minutes ago, Adam Poultney said:

    The America section was nice, and so was the Nazi Germany section. I went through the American civil war with one of the other history teachers yesterday (he's got a master's degree in the history of the civil war or something) and he was going on about how slavery was the main cause, and what was on the paper? Exactly that.... I'm beginning to think he writes them or something since the history department did the same thing with people's health!

     

    I've got after market decals for the Vulcan as I wanted to do one with 301s since aftermarket 201s are just another cost towards the project that I can avoid. 558 has 201s so no kit decals on my kit

    We did Elizabethan England fortunately, teachers where very helpful with that one (didn’t teach us the content) I’m planning on making XJ824 at duxford 

    Airfix 1/72 Vulcan - My Second V Bomber (XM575)

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

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    1 minute ago, Adam Poultney said:

    Paper 3 was good. I've still got two maths papers as I'm doing further maths... 

    I'm totally wiped out by history though which sucks for because I want to do some decals on the Vulcan but also just want to lie in bed and sleep.....

    I found that History paper today to be exhausting, could have been worse though, the paper could have been on the role of women in Nazi germany…..

    The decals for the Vulcan are very good, built one several years ago and plan on another once I've settled in Duxford.

    1/72 SAAF Dakota- done

    in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft

    1/72 SAAF Dakota- done

    in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft

    Posted · Edited by Harrywilliams

    Hi all, 

     

    Here is my Douglas Dakota finished in SAAF markings. Having taken a break from britmodeller, I have recently gotten back into full swing. And with my 3 year britmodeller anniversary just gone round the corner, I thought I would share my most recent work.

     

    This project proved trickier than anything I have ever done. My main issue was locating a correct and accurate colour scheme for the time and period chosen. I eventually settled on Desert transport command, fixed with a North Africa colour scheme. Finding the correct shades of colour proved even harder, having only managed to get hold of 4 pictures total of such aircraft in North Africa at the time! 

     

    Finally, the decals. While some of the original kit decals where used, ( this being the Airfix 1/72 Dakota) I had to virtually make the decals from scratch, nobody to date has made 1/72 decals for SAAF markings widely available on the open market ( atleast I know off). The decals where pretty straight forward once I got the hang of it, using GIMP software I was able to attain the correct shades of orange associated with the roundels at the time. The rest just fell into place! 

     

    Right then, onto the victor I suppose!

     

    harry

     

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    Hello from sunny Bahrain

    in New Members

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    6 minutes ago, fenderjedi said:

    Grrrr.......I don't know whether to thank you or not. This will certainly cut down shipping costs, but now I am going to spend so much more on buying things 😂

    I suppose I shouldn’t mention the competition we have on the 7th, the one with 70 members going 🤣🤣

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