RICHW Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 (edited) I have been doing this model for quite a long time just recently i have got quite a bit done , i have made the bomb bay area myself ( i will post close up picture of the build when i get them off the other hard dirve) , to make it more real i used the freightdog models Olympus 202 jet pipes , i also added some bits of thin wire in the wheel wells to simulate the looms pilots in and painted Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr Original jet pipes cut off and freight dog ones added Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr had to use the piece of plastic to push the fuselage together , (not airfix mould it was due to me making the bomb bay area a little too deep) Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr left wing clamped and ready to glue on Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr a small amount of filling and both wings on Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr A better view of the bomb bay Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr I did scribe the panel lines more to follow Richard Edited September 30, 2017 by RICHW 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Nice bomb bay Richard, very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Martin Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Close up shots of the BB please. PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 From your initial shots, the bomb bay looks nicely detailed Rich. Looking forward to seeing it up close. I have a Wolfpack resin bay for mine, not in the mood to scratch build one for it. Oh and no doubt, a new tool Vulcan with all the trimmings will be announced by Airfix shortly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Nice work on the bomb bay mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massimo Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Hi Richard, that bomb bay looks great!!! You'll need a mirror under the finished model to give it justice!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Looking very smart - great job on the re-scribing of the panel lines. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Nice work - great looking bomb bay. René Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 That bomb bay is a lovely example of scratch building. Martian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthemodeller Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 (edited) That bomb bay is quite superb. Do you have any WIP pictures to show how you did it? Edit: Sorry, should have read the first post properly! Edited September 28, 2017 by brianthemodeller Can’t read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHW Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 will find some of the bomb bay photos at the weekend more photos of the wheel wells with more photos of the wheel wells with Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr Richard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Looking really nice Richard, particularly that bombay... very nice work. gazza l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHW Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share Posted September 30, 2017 As promised some of the photos of the bomb bay as i built it started with the side cut out of plasticard i slotted them in the correct place first to take the bomb arched before gluing them in Home made Bomb bay airfix avro Vulcan by Richard Warcup, on Flickr close up view on the bomb bay Home made Bomb bay airfix avro Vulcan by Richard Warcup, on Flickr once i had got all the cross piece in i cut some very thin strips of plasticard on the guilotine at work then glued them on and cut them back to suit Home made Bomb bay airfix avro Vulcan by Richard Warcup, on Flickr all the cross pieces glue on Home made Bomb bay airfix avro Vulcan by Richard Warcup, on Flickr Home made Bomb bay airfix avro Vulcan by Richard Warcup, on Flickr then on top of the cross pieces i glued some very thin plasticard to cover it , to simulate the wire looms i got some strands of wire and glued them in Home made Bomb bay airfix avro Vulcan by Richard Warcup, on Flickr to represent the fuse boxes etc on the front arch i glued some small squares of plasticard on Home made Bomb bay airfix avro Vulcan by Richard Warcup, on Flickr i do have the measurements of what i used to build it somewhere , for the drawing and spacings of the arches i do give credit to a fellow modeller on her i forget who Richard 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHW Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 masked off and the bomb bay sprayed first Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr a couple of coats of sea grey added Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr after letting the Grey dry i started to mask the green areas by scaling up the Airfix instructions then after looking closer at their pictures i found some in accuracies in their paint scheme so i then went to my own photos after talking to Steve Hand ( he paints the Real aircraft) and finding out how he got the feathered edge , which he told me was by spraying wet on wet i decided to have a go here Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr more to follow Richard 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Wow. Looking very very good. Nice to see you remembered to remove the TFR from the nose too, was worried when I saw the first pictures that you'd forget it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 I recently got those jet pipes, are they reasonably easy to fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHW Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 On 10/22/2017 at 10:17 AM, Lord Riot said: I recently got those jet pipes, are they reasonably easy to fit? Hi yes they are they look good when fitted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHW Posted October 31, 2017 Author Share Posted October 31, 2017 (edited) A few more photos as i progress with the painting Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr I drew the outlines of where i wanted to spray the Green with pencil Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr more to follow Richard Edited October 31, 2017 by RICHW 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHW Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 A few more photos after i had sprayed the green on in the above post i decided it looked too light so i went with the green recommended by Airfix Humbrol 163 and resprayed over the other Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr the underside part sprayed , i stuck the bomb bay doors and landing gear doors in with Blue tac so i could spray over them correctly Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr bottom sprayed with matt 163 Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr then i sprayed it over with Humbrol gloss coat Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr more to follow Richard 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Great work on this old beast of a kit. Really looking the part now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHW Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 15 hours ago, Booty003 said: Great work on this old beast of a kit. Really looking the part now. thanks i have the aftermarket decals for it plus i have had the "Spirit of Great Britain" titles printed myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Looking great, that bomb bay is a masterpiece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzaob Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Very nice work here Richard, superb!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHW Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 a few more pics now the top side is done Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr close up on the glossed nose the gloss coat makes the dark green look a lot better Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr the top needs gloss coat Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr will give the whole aircraft another coat of gloss when the decals are on Airfix Avro Vulcan XH558 by Richard Warcup, on Flickr More to follow 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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