Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 (edited) OK,I want to thank everyone for voting.The name options with votes are as follows:1) Viking with 2 votes2) Vanguard with 5 votes3) Vidar (warrior) with 5 votesI personally prefer Vidar so am going to go with that as the Vanguard is current class of royal navy submarine used in the nuclear deterrent mission.This plane is now the B-52R Vidar (warrior) or at least it will be when I get it finished including paint and decals. Rick Edited September 21, 2015 by Rickpadwick1801 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_c67 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 1) Viking with 2 votes 2) Vanguard with 5 votes 3) Vicar (warrior) with 5 votes Holy Ecumenical matters Batman! The Vicar bomber? Brings down the wrath of God on the enemy? Can see that being useful ;-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 Holy Ecumenical matters Batman! The Vicar bomber? Brings down the wrath of God on the enemy? Can see that being useful ;-) Ha ha :-) Lesson learnt, never post anything like this from your mobile phone, the auto correct changes whatever it wants to and I completely missed that one. Cheers, Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 (edited) Hi Everyone, As I am on holiday for the next 2 days I am going to be spending them building and painting this kit. I have painted the engine fan blades and exhausts. I also gave one half of a missile pylon a coat of light grey paint to see what it looks like ask am thinking this might be a nice colour choice. Photos later. Edited September 21, 2015 by Rickpadwick1801 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 Whole plane painted in the light grey I selected, it looks like a big fog bank. I just have the last part of the canopy and one side of the wings to paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 Canopy painted, wings fully painted, engines assembled and ready to attach to pylons, drop tanks assembled and painted. Cruise missiles and pylons painted and ready to assemble. Should be ready to fully assemble tonight. Then it's onto the decals. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 B-52R Vidar fully assembled with engines, wings, tip tanks, missile pylons and landing gear doors. Ready for decals. Photos of the built model tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S5 modeller Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Blooming heck Rick, you knocked this one out quick. I'm stuck filling and sanding. Can't wait to see the pics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 Blooming heck Rick, you knocked this one out quick. I'm stuck filling and sanding. Can't wait to see the pics. I have just noticed that one of the wings has a sizeable gaps, so even though I have completed painting and assembly I am going to fill that and repaint that section before doing decals. Will post the update tomorrow at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 Wing joint filled and ready to sand down before repainting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 Hi Everyone, Here is the final build update before I start work on the decals. Landing Gear decals Tip Tanks Engines Pylons assembled Fully painted fuselage (no wings) Weapon pylons (with full cruise missile load) Fully assembled wings Wings Installed Fully assembled plane (ready for decals) Wing gap (pre filling) Wing gap filled, ready for sanding Well that's all for now. Hopefully I'll get some more done later including the sanding, repainting and final the decals. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 Sanding and repainting complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 The overall light grey scheme suits the BUFF. Are you intending to weather the paintwork in any degree? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) The overall light grey scheme suits the BUFF. Are you intending to weather the paintwork in any degree? To be honest, weathering is something I have never attempted and my personal idea for this kit was to have it that basically the plane had just been given its paint and RAF roundels, hence the paint looking perfect. The plane is going to carry its tail code underneath the wings. Even though I believe they are 1:72 scale decals, because of the size of the wings, they do actually look suitable under there. This is similar to Valiant bombers having numbers under their wings. Look for the finished product shortly. Cheers, Rick Edited September 22, 2015 by Rickpadwick1801 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 Hi Everyone, Here is my finished build. Gallery post with more photos : http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234985883-gallery/?p=2110793 Thanks for all of the comments. I look forward to hearing what you think. All the best, Rick 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Great job - defo a second look effect! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 For someone who has lost his mojo that's a pretty fine result. I like the roundels at the front of the fuselage to give an extra twist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 For someone who has lost his mojo that's a pretty fine result. I like the roundels at the front of the fuselage to give an extra twist. Thanks very much. I think I needed something like this to help me get my mojo back. I had thought about ROYAL AIR FORCE in letters down the back of the fuselage, a bit like you see on the tankers/cargo planes, but don't have any in a suitable scale :-) Glad you like it. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastmcc Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 excellent mate .. i see you decided against the 4 engine idea.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm1did1 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) Very nice recovery. How about another one in a special scheme - perhaps nice retro rudder stripes and a '100yrs of the RAF' type nose art. Anyone brave enough to replicate a WW2 bomber camo scheme and full markings, something I doubt the hierarchy would pay for on the 'real thing'? Edited September 27, 2015 by dpm1did1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 excellent mate .. i see you decided against the 4 engine idea.. thanks mate, I did try the 4 engine idea, but the b-52 doesn't have enough ground clearance for the big cfm-56 engines to be applied to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Nice job! I don't know if you've given it an RAF name, but how about 'Washington II'? Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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