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Sublime

Proof that you can, in fact, polish a turd. Well done sir, what a sublime piece of modelling. Ash

I like that - A LOT Excellent finish on what is by reputation a pretty ropey kit. I myself am planning on building this as a prototype, I have all the resin as well as the control surfaces 😉 Will also be shamelessly copying @Navy Bird’s fantastic build too 🤣 Ash

Best of luck - it’s a nice build with few vices and turns out well! The intakes were the only challenging part for me. Ash

Loving your work @PeterB - I have just picked up this kit from Telford for a ‘relaxing’ and ‘quick’ build over Christmas… I may have to rethink that! Ash

Exactly - the production aircraft will resemble the mockup we saw at Farnborough - but there will be significant differences between it and the finalised airframe. Also important to note that there will be even more significant differences between the technology demonstrator and Tempest/GCAP Ash

Look forward to seeing this one shape up into another Tomprobert masterpiece! Ash

Loving your work so far @James G! Congrats on both the birth of your daughter and finding time to do any modelling! I have a 2 month old and am still wondering how to fit any modelling in 🤯 cheers Ash

Just received my kit from Jadlam - what a thing of beauty!! Despite the kits purported inaccuracies I think I can live with them considering the amazing surface detail and (apparently) good fit. One thing I am curious about however is , those of you who bought directly from Eduard, what was the secret bonus? Feel free to PM so as not to spoil the surprise 🤣 I want to know what I missed out on! Ash

Sublime @Navy Bird! I will find your WIP very useful when I go to build my own Victor Ash

Maybe I’ll just have to cheat and invest in some resin seamless intakes… but where is the fun in that

Thanks all! Too many kind comments to respond to them all, but I’m flabbergasted with the positive response this has received maybe I’ll have to crack on with the Vulcan and Victor to join her in the near future! Cheers Ash

Thanks!! You won’t regret building it! Thankyou my man Thanks Tom, this is high praise indeed coming from you Thankyou! I look forward to seeing your builds Thanks all Ash

Good afternoon all, I finally got round to taking some photos of this wee beastie which i finished last November. I purchased this from a club member last September for a bargain sum and had to clear the workbench to make a start! I was impressed at the sheer size of the model as well as the simplicity of the kit. There were no major construction issues to report, the kit practically fell together (any issues i encountered were entirely of my own making - EDIT - the seams on the intake were actually a giant PITA to get looking presentable). I somehow managed to get the tailplane upside down (or so I am told). I elected to build the aircraft in anti-flash white ( i want to build all 3 v-bombers in white to display on the club stand together) and simply had to have the bomb doors open to show off the utterly massive Blue Danube nuclear weapon. Model was painted outside of the spraybooth as it was far too big to fit. Paints used were Mr Surfacer white, followed by Mr Color Gloss off-white, which i think really looks perfect for anti flash white. Weathering was kept to a bare minimum with oils. I also messed up the fin flashes due to the extremely overscale vortex generators, i just trimmed the decal around them. Anyway, enough blabbering, here are the photos: Cheers Ash

Thanks Steve, although it pains me to admit I hadn’t realised that 486 was a Kiwi squadron until you mentioned it 😬 Thanks both! High praise indeed. Ash