Vulcan B1a XH498 Doing A Display in the 60s......

[robvulcan]

Hi this is my first post in a few months the model was completed earlier in the year but this is its first real showing off since the build.

the lovely smaller Vulcan B1a XH498 Performing a display in the 60s..... hmm

Here she is the day before cosford show and before the satin varnish was applied.

This is were she started.

For anyone wanting to see the build which is still on going and about to resume work for the two silver b1s and a further white b1 but with pale roundes go here:

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234936632-1st-one-finished-dragon-vulcan-b1a-2-b1-big-surgery-for-3-small-kits/

I hope you enjoyed this post comments welcome good and bad.

Cheers Rob

My Fave shot of her

Edited August 6, 2013 by robvulcan

[104 squadron]

That is beautiful! The way you have shown it in the pictures are superb, especially the climb up with underside showing. How did you do these? Fantastic!

Marc

[Deanflyer]

I like messing about with photoediting software as well, and as far as I'm concerned, this is THE shot of the bunch. I'd be hard pressed to tell it from a real aircraft, I don't know about anyone else...

Nice work,

Dean

[Martian]

Very atmospheric!

Martin

[IainA]

What is this sorcery?! Seriously, great pics but I'm with Dean's choice. Great stuff.

[robvulcan]

That is beautiful! The way you have shown it in the pictures are superb, especially the climb up with underside showing. How did you do these? Fantastic!

Marc

Many thanks here are some the originals. using blue tak and a pen photos were taken on an iphone 4

The files were opened using the free to use programme GIMP. I first zoom in and use the clone stamp with a soft edge to remove the pen and gradually zoom out and clone my hands and the skyline. I then do various things like rendering for the smoke, motion blur in the right direction to the whole image by a very subtle amount, and then I desaturate the photo a little to grey all the colours to ad a little age and atmospheric distance into the mix.

here are a few other vulcans i have done.

B2 XM650

B2 XH558

B2 XJ783

Its really good fun doing this I think. really brings the models to life. thanks for all the nice comments guys

What is this sorcery?! Seriously, great pics but I'm with Dean's choice. Great stuff.

Many thanks. I have just added a new post with brief explanation. I only wish I could say a time machine.. lol

[104 squadron]

I love it! Top notch

Marc

[Kev1n]

Nice work there - cool pics as well

[goose]

Now that is fantastic, great editing going on, fine model to start with. hard to believe they aren't real.

[robvulcan]

Many thanks guys. I will have ago with some other builds. I can only imagine your getting sick of all the Vulcans I have been and will continue to make.

But I really

[Darth Vader]

Great post Rob ,I can almost feel the ground shaking.

[robvulcan]

Great post Rob ,I can almost feel the ground shaking.

HAha I know what you mean. Thanks mate. I think I saw your pit road vulcan on display at cosford. I think its yours anyhow, xm597 or 598 in falklands colours. Damn nice finish on it mate. stunning work

[general melchett]

Great stuff Rob, haven't heard from you in a while! Agree with Dean on the photo, looks quite real. You keep making em mate and we'll keep enjoying em !

[robvulcan]

Many thanks general I just realised I have another I have built which I completed I early June totally forgot to post it here so I will once I have done the photos. Cheers Rob

[jimbuna]

Great work there.

[robvulcan]

Many thanks Jim I do my best this one took about 3 weeks work, working through the night too and many cups of coffee but worth it.

[nimrod54]

Hey Rob nice to see another of your Vulcan models. Great work on the photo's especially the smoke trails, keep it up buddy.

[rmcclure]

Bloody excellent! With that editing and the finely judged grain they could easily be photos I took at airshows as a kid with an Instamatic. Really top notch skills. Thanks so much for sharing.

Cheers,

Roger

[robvulcan]

Hey Rob nice to see another of your Vulcan models. Great work on the photo's especially the smoke trails, keep it up buddy.

Hey Nimrod54 great to hear from you and thanks very much.