cathasatail Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Morning all! This is my quick OOB (almost) build of the Roden VC-10 K3 1:144 kit. Nothing much more to say so lets get on with it : Kit: Roden VC-10 K3 1:144 (From my LMS- Mike's Models) Paints: Vallejo Model Air custom-mixed grey (based on reference photos) Vallejo Model Air black, Model Color silver Washes: Vallejo Model Wash-dark grey Additional Details: Refuelling basket (inside the central refueling pod) made from rolled up tissue paper Spare RAF roundels had to be used on the side of the fuselage due to an error made by myself Flaps were produced, cutting out the kit's flaps on the underside of the wing and using plasticard to make up the rest of the structure Spoilers/speedbrakes were produced from paper Pros: Great recessed panel lines on the wings and rear control surfaces Nicely detailed engine pods (especially the thrust reverser gratings) Lots (and lots!) of decals, especially on the refuelling pods, which were not all used in this build Window masks (which i stupidly put on every single window and ended up running out of masks half way down the other side!) Relatively cheap- depending on your LMS/supplier Numerous tiny aerials and probes supplied Cons: Very shallow panel lines on the main fuselage body Ejector pins on fuselage join, when these were removed I found that there was a poor fuselage join Very unusual scheme, I can find only one image of this scheme on the internet-apparently the crews "were not a fan" Decal placement sheet was sometimes difficult to interpret Base kit does not have an option for spoilers or flaps Quite a few decals were out of register, but this shouldn't really matter Thanks for having a look Kind regards, Sam 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Look's a real stunner Sam,never did get to model an RAF VC10! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlamgat9 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Wow! Great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Lovely build. I think you need a bigger base! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy wood Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Lovely looking 10 there but hate to point it out bud, your starboard fin flash is back to front. The blue should always be at the rear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathasatail Posted August 4, 2016 Author Share Posted August 4, 2016 (edited) Lovely looking 10 there but hate to point it out bud, your starboard fin flash is back to front. The blue should always be at the rear Ah *bleep*... Well spotted Lovely build. I think you need a bigger base! I do it usually fits most things, I promise! Well, I guess I'll look out for one at Telford this year Kind regards, Sam Edited August 4, 2016 by cathasatail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Nice looking model Sam thanks for sharing Eamonn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Very nice, it looks good with every thing hanging down and open... excellent scratch building. gazza l 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Looks great....brilliant finish for the scale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Stunning model!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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