gazza l Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Hi everyone, here is my latest build. I have been waiting a long time for a decent VC-10, particularly in BOAC colours, so was very pleased when Roden announced their new release. I must admit I was a little disappointed when I received the kit, the flash was really bad (some of the windows were almost closed up) and the wing tips were short shot... but with a lot of scraping, building up and dry fitting it built into a fairly good kit. I decided to use the kit decals which went on and settled very well but the pitches on the windows centres don't match the plastic window centres, so they gradually run out of alignment the time you get to the other end of the fuselage by about 3/4 of a window. Luckily I painted these areas black so it doesn't show to badly. Painted with Humbrol 40 pale grey and Halfords appliance white. The only addition to the kit was some 4.5mm brass tube for the jet pipes. I wanted to display it in flight, on a stand like the sort of thing you saw in the travel agents "back in the old days"! Thanks for looking, gazza l 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Lovely Vicky ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Looks great Gazza. Not sure whether to do mine in Speedbird or Nexus livery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class377fcc12 Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 You've still made a beauty out of it though! Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtecjack Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 That looks very good to me ,I done the Braz modles conversion a few years ago ,extended the fuselage , wing extensions ,engines ,but had to make my own wing fences ,the Roden model seems to have it's faults ,but at least it is complete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 (edited) Lovely model of a great looking aircraft! I think VC-10 and Il-62 are still the best looking passenger jets ever build. They are so streamlined with wings clear of engines and at the same time without an intake build up over fuselage like Tu-154. Classic BOAC livery even stronger underlines slim fuselage. Thanks for showing us this beauty! Edited June 18, 2016 by Dennis_C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Hello,Gazza1 -.Two words will sum up this beautiful looking build for me - 'Total Elegance'. All the best,Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Looks great Gazza. Not sure whether to do mine in Speedbird or Nexus livery. There is always the Negus livery if your after suggestions. Looks great in BOAC colours though. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Excellent build, excellent colour scheme and excellent pose. :thumbsup2: (Hats off to you for using the kit's decals - I chickened out with mine ) mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselweasel Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 That is brilliant, remember seeing this colour scheme when i first went spotting at Heathrow a long time ago, you have shown how elegant the VC10 was, a thing of beauty. You should be proud of it, i know i would be Regards Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael301757 Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 What a beauty, surely one of the best liveries ever, lovely job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Beautiful, elegant and sleek = VC10. A crack build and a very effective display base. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 An absolute thing of beauty. Terrific finish, terrific display and the greatest airline scheme known to man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 There is always the Negus livery if your after suggestions. Looks great in BOAC colours though. Chris Sadly my spotting days were limited to 1963 - 69, so my memories are limited to BOAC rather than BA. The only photo I have of a VC10 is SGBA (it needed two shots on the Brownie 127 to capture the whole plane!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwinism Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Another cracking build Gazza - well,done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernowsvenski Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Lovely build. This one is definitely on my wish list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwidave4 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 They dont make them like that anymore. Smashing model of a beautiful aircraft in a classy scheme and shown to best effect 'in flight'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Beautiful job done. Seriously. Can't believe those are the kit decals though - looks great! Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foghorn Leghorn Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Gorgeous! In flight, posed at that angle, in that livery .... it just shows the stunning lines of a beautiful aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 There's nothing I can say, that the others haven't already said, except: I LIKE IT! Beautifull! Man - I wanna do one too! Cheers Hans J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberra kid Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Just one word, Class! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Easily the best looking jet airliner ever designed! Great model, beautiful presentation too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Nice to see more Roden VC10s appearing. Good job with the kit decals I didn't think they would look so good! I wouldn't have thought of painting along the window line in black just in case of misalignment, luck you did though! 26 are reprinting their BOAC Super VC10 sheet so I'll be using them. How well did the cockpit window masks work? Are you going to add the antennae and drains? Cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Looks great, really nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 As I said in another thread I'm not usually a fan of model airliners on stands but that really is wonderful. Thanks for sharing such a superb job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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