robvulcan Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 (edited) Hi all I am still addicted to building Vulcan's and here is my latest one of the Dragon Vulcan's I have been making.I actually made her in July this year but I have not got around to photographing her.Sadly the weather is horrible and can't get any nice summer shots but maybe I will do some more of her in the future.Ironically the weather yesterday when I shot her was just like the inspirational photos I worked from of her in 1977 at LeuchersHere is the photo http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v142/MikePix/Leuchars%201977/VulcLeucXM606.jpgI am really pleased with how she come out I really worked hard to get her camo pattern close as I could from the photos. I just wish I was around back then I would have loved that airshow. Cheers all comments welcome good and bad as always. Rob Edited September 16, 2014 by robvulcan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Nice job Rob , looks pretty real to me , i can just hear those engines roaring on the climbing shot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 Cheers Keith Indeed the roar is what its all about good fun eh, As this was a 300 series engined Vulcan they literally did ROAR! rather than Howl apparently too. Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr styrene Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I really like your "flying" photos. It looks very realistic. And your build is awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 Cheers Mr Styrene glad you like the Vulcan on a stick. Here is a before edit photo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brown Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Nice on Rob! Bet the neighbours wonder what your upto! Do you make the noises at the same time?! Bet you do. Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 (edited) Nice on Rob! Bet the neighbours wonder what your upto! Do you make the noises at the same time?! Bet you do. Rick. Hi yes I think the neighbors might well think I am mad as will likely the Cessna that flying over at the time and can be seen in the last pic... I will admit to being a big child yes I have picked them up and made the noise I have even gone to the lengths of making a big Airfix one with lights and sounds that's how tapped I am about Vulcan's.... As for the Neighbors its delightful entertainment listening to the arguments they have 24/7 when making models.. at least I think they are arguing ! If they are not arguing the baby is crying and if that's not having a paragraph to its self their chickens like to practice their singing... All good stuff. I just wish I had an Olympus Engine in the cage down the garden to go and start up when I felt like it. The world would seem a better place then. Cheers Rob Edited December 2, 2013 by robvulcan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goggsy Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 That's really good, very convincing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirfixAndy Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Great build Rob ...love the photos Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Great build and very atmospheric photo,s too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Ferguson Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Top job !! Id have thought it a much bigger scale if i hadnt seen your hand ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 (edited) Great build Rob ...love the photos Andy Cheers Andy Great build and very atmospheric photo,s too! Thanks mate Top job !! Id have thought it a much bigger scale if i hadnt seen your hand ! Cheers Chris well your comment got me thinking about this and what a nice kit this little dragon is. Here I have edited in gimp my Airfix Vulcan (nearest) XM655 with this XM606 flying in the distance and you can see what a nice mould that dragon did of this kit. I think it has a lot of dimensional similarities with the Airfix kit I wonder if they used the same drawings as it has the same radome line which is not quite right. hmm Cheers All Rob Edited September 16, 2014 by robvulcan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Terrific model mate, lovely job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 Terrific model mate, lovely job Cheers Val Its a pleasure to share them on here with everyone and really good fun editing them in GIMP. Many thanks Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Looking good Rob, amazing what you can do with a Gimp, I had one once but broke it,(not to mention pool ball !). That last one would have been quite a spectacular break at an airshow, not sure what the organizers would have thought ! Don't worry about the neighbours...... I've scared many off over the years. As for similarities with the Airfix kit there are a couple of things that stand out, the rear crew porthole seems in the right place and the intake side plates are the right size.....but these could well have been adapted from the other kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 We left Leuchars in 76. I do remember attending the Airshows and seeing the Vulcans. Very impressive when you are only 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Looking good Rob, amazing what you can do with a Gimp, I had one once but broke it,(not to mention pool ball !). That last one would have been quite a spectacular break at an airshow, not sure what the organizers would have thought ! Don't worry about the neighbours...... I've scared many off over the years. As for similarities with the Airfix kit there are a couple of things that stand out, the rear crew porthole seems in the right place and the intake side plates are the right size.....but these could well have been adapted from the other kit. Hahaha. Yes It is an odd name for a computer program "GIMP" It usually has a darker meaning. Its a fantastic program whatever its called. Yes they are a bit close on the last shot however they did fly them pretty darn close sometimes I have seen some footage somewhere of 3 Vulcan's flying very low and close to each other over a RAF base and I think over a Lancaster. Scary bit of footage to be honest a bit like watching Aluminium geese flying close in a V. I really hope that time travel is invented soon I think one of the first places I would go would be to a late 70s Airshow. Plenty of people and a good chance to blend in and not get spotted. It would be the best morning cup of coffee and bacon butty ever with the commentator telling us whats in store... "today flying,,, victor, vulcans, nimrods, buccaneers, harriers, sea harriers, Hercules, Tornado, Jaguar, canberra, hawk, phantom, etc... man I was born in the wrong era I really was. Cheers Mate Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 today flying,,, victor, vulcans, nimrods, buccaneers, harriers, sea harriers, Hercules, Tornado, Jaguar, canberra, hawk, phantom, Sounds pretty much like every airshow I went to as a nipper and beyond !..... man I was born in the wrong era I really was. You didn't miss much mate..........except for the Lightnings, Hunters, Belfasts, Britannias, Comets and VC10's not to mention Voodoo's, F-100's, F-104's, numerous F-4's, Mirage III's, Viggens, Drakens, F-5's, Fiat G-91's, F-111's, TR-1's, SR-71's, etc, etc............oooh er I'd better stop now ! Scary bit of footage to be honest a bit like watching Aluminium geese flying close in a V. Like this you mean Rob........not Photoshopped in any way...........just a good old bit of flag waving in the States, possibly Nevada, (Nellis), in the fifties. Melchie.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted December 6, 2013 Author Share Posted December 6, 2013 We left Leuchars in 76. I do remember attending the Airshows and seeing the Vulcans. Very impressive when you are only 9 Lucky you. I just about remember the last of the days when Airshows were top heavy with fighters that was Wroughton Great Warbirds 1992. I was my first airshow we went both days with my Mum and Dad and Grandad. It was, one of the happiest and most exciting days of my life. Everything was there drakens, the Vulcan, sally b, even a replica K5054. It was wonderful I even picked up my first Resin AM set up there for the Vulcan B1 old DB resin set which stayed in my modelling box from 1992 to 2008 when it finally got used.. Memories are great I just wish I could download them onto the PC then I could share and watch them back. Cheers Rob Sounds pretty much like every airshow I went to as a nipper and beyond !..... You didn't miss much mate..........except for the Lightnings, Hunters, Belfasts, Britannias, Comets and VC10's not to mention Voodoo's, F-100's, F-104's, numerous F-4's, Mirage III's, Viggens, Drakens, F-5's, Fiat G-91's, F-111's, TR-1's, SR-71's, etc, etc............oooh er I'd better stop now ! Like this you mean Rob........not Photoshopped in any way...........just a good old bit of flag waving in the States, possibly Nevada, (Nellis), in the fifties. Melchie.. Ah yes there was a big list of cool stuff wasn't there. I really need that time machine.. Those photos are EPIC and of B1's no less too.. Nice I actually have that movie which those stills are taken from somewhere on one of my hard drives its and amazing bit of flying considering the wing size and lack of visibility in the Vulcan. I often wonder how they go about flying tight formations is it all down to feel or careful mathematics’s and studying gauges. It's a hell of a lot of skill I know that much. Cheers Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Rob, You certainly know how to take great photos that shows off your modeling skills as well photography artistery .. Those are quire realistic and look AMAZING. the Vulcan looks impressive and your camoflage work is SUPERB.. The real Vulcan photos are a joy to behold too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Wot they said. Nice one. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I often wonder how they go about flying tight formations is it all down to feel or careful mathematics’s and studying gauges. I think you'll find Rob that a lot of it is down to intuition, and a Hell of a lot of practice. The lead guy flies the routine, the others watch and keep station with him sometimes using marks stuck to the glazing as reference points ! I know in the Soviet Union the Blinder crews painted thin lines on the fuselage and wings that lined up when viewed at a certain angle to keep station whilst flying low level demonstrations. Whatever it takes a lot of skill and practice.... The stills are screen grabs from the Cold War Jets video. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 Rob, You certainly know how to take great photos that shows off your modeling skills as well photography artistery .. Those are quire realistic and look AMAZING. the Vulcan looks impressive and your camoflage work is SUPERB.. The real Vulcan photos are a joy to behold too.. Many thanks mate fantastic compliment that. I do my best Its all for the fun of it. Cheers Rob Wot they said. Nice one. Pete Taa Pete thanks mate I think you'll find Rob that a lot of it is down to intuition, and a Hell of a lot of practice. The lead guy flies the routine, the others watch and keep station with him sometimes using marks stuck to the glazing as reference points ! I know in the Soviet Union the Blinder crews painted thin lines on the fuselage and wings that lined up when viewed at a certain angle to keep station whilst flying low level demonstrations. Whatever it takes a lot of skill and practice.... The stills are screen grabs from the Cold War Jets video. That is a lot of skill. and it must be a hell of an adrenaline rush too. The Blinder is a beautiful bird I would love to see one of them fly ! Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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