John Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Thats a beauty - lovely job. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goshagk Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 So beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 My fave Nimrod scheme.... top model, looking forward to more pics. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perry Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 just awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Lurrrrve Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Stunning is all that i can say!!! The Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary West Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Well done Sandy, very nice looking finish there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard M Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Very nice to see this scheme done, you've done a great job too, beautiful finish on the paint. Best Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete100 Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Congratulations on a truly fantastic looking model. You've caught it just right Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx6667 Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Another finished Nimrod! Very nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Great build. I spent 3years on 203 in Malta and my only gripe is that Airfix have got the colour of Percy the seahorse the wrong colour. It was always green and not blue as depicted on their decal . XV249 was our aircraft for the Royal review at Finningly which is why it had the circle around the badge. The other minor point is the weapons load in the bomb bay. We always flew with one set of the yellow lindhome gear in the centre of the bomb bay. In the rear of the bay we either had sonabouys or flares.The only time we ever fitted torpedos was during exercises I must get around to making my very own 203 nimrod but shall probably wait until somebody does the decals for XV250 with the sharks teeth Thanks for the info - I shall be building mine in 203 colours, as my dad got to fly in one on a familiarisation flight back in the early 70's. He was on the Oberon, I think, and they took a bunch of submariners up to give them the "other" perspective on things! As an aside, do you happen to have a photo of that Lindholme gear? And great model there, Sandy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted March 9, 2008 Author Share Posted March 9, 2008 Thanks for all the comments, have finally managed to get some better photos. For anyone who is building this kit my two best bits of advice are 1 Join the top of the wings to the fuselage then add the bottom wing so as toeliminate any gap 2 Don`t worry about detailing the cockpit - you can`t see anything in it !! Well back to building the R1 now !! Cheers Sandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 You've done a cracking job! Let the naysayers say it's unbuildable now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avro683 Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Great job Sandy well done! What did you use for the pitot probes? Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale85 Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 nice Nimrod! ?ive buy yesterday the Airfix big kit; what you tell me about the fit of the main parts (wings and fuselage?) ciao Ale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aw-boss man Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Great build. I spent 3years on 203 in Malta and my only gripe is that Airfix have got the colour of Percy the seahorse the wrong colour. It was always green and not blue as depicted on their decal . XV249 was our aircraft for the Royal review at Finningly which is why it had the circle around the badge. The other minor point is the weapons load in the bomb bay. We always flew with one set of the yellow lindhome gear in the centre of the bomb bay. In the rear of the bay we either had sonabouys or flares.The only time we ever fitted torpedos was during exercises I must get around to making my very own 203 nimrod but shall probably wait until somebody does the decals for XV250 with the sharks teeth It on the next Model Alliance decal Nimrod decal sheet with accurate photo reference supplied by Jon Kyt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx6667 Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Let the naysayers say it's unbuildable now! Ah, but the only people who can bulid it are the pro-Airfix mob apparently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebos Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 That's a cracking job there. I was going to do mine in hemp but that look is seriously tempting me now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanrgb Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Very nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 That is VERY sharp. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniperUK Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Ah, but the only people who can bulid it are the pro-Airfix mob apparently! And we are all expert modelers who photoshop our results to make them look good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted March 9, 2008 Author Share Posted March 9, 2008 Hi all , just to answer some questions that have been asked. The pitots were made from scrap PE and stretched sprue - easy to make and reasonably effetive. As for the fuselage wing fit - its ok but not great. On this kit I did it as the instructions said and there was a gap and step that needed a bit of `fiddly` filling and sanding. Have just joined the wings onto the fuselage of my R1 and have attached the top of the wings on to the fuselage first - it gets rid of any step and gap, then I will attach the bottom wing onto the whole assembly - seems to be a far better way of doing things. Sandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Hi all , just to answer some questions that have been asked. The pitots were made from scrap PE and stretched sprue - easy to make and reasonably effetive. As for the fuselage wing fit - its ok but not great. On this kit I did it as the instructions said and there was a gap and step that needed a bit of `fiddly` filling and sanding. Have just joined the wings onto the fuselage of my R1 and have attached the top of the wings on to the fuselage first - it gets rid of any step and gap, then I will attach the bottom wing onto the whole assembly - seems to be a far better way of doing things.Sandy Noted This kind of stuff is pure gold in avoiding extra work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avro683 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Hi all , just to answer some questions that have been asked. The pitots were made from scrap PE and stretched sprue - easy to make and reasonably effetive. As for the fuselage wing fit - its ok but not great. On this kit I did it as the instructions said and there was a gap and step that needed a bit of `fiddly` filling and sanding. Have just joined the wings onto the fuselage of my R1 and have attached the top of the wings on to the fuselage first - it gets rid of any step and gap, then I will attach the bottom wing onto the whole assembly - seems to be a far better way of doing things.Sandy Hi Sandy thanks for the heads up re the pitots. looking forward to seeing the R1. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveH Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Fantastic job beautiful looking aircraft nice one. SH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Now that's very nice on the eyes, lovely work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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