snapper_city Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 (edited) Hi guys Here is the Airfix Vulcan I recently finished. I built her for a guy who's dad used to be a flight engineer on these before the Black Buck missions of 1982. He had been given the kit by family but never got round to building it. My club West Middlesex were contacted back in July 2016 asking if someone could build this for him. I volunteered as I built one as a kid and wanted to see how she would turn out by today’s standards. At this point I had no idea of the life tribulations that would come up as the build progressed. Everything modelling stalled from October 2016 until March 2017 because we moved house followed a month later the birth of our second child. Roll onto November 2017 and around 110 hours of work, she is finally finished. I decided to build XM607 from Black Buck 1. The aftermath was the famous picture of a string of craters including the single crater on Port Stanley’s runway. The build I was given free rein on this to do and add what I felt the build needed. The first job was to completely re-scribe the entire kit. This took an age but was well worth it. The kits raised details were optimistic to say the least considering how much sanding and filling is needed to get her decent. For aftermarket items I purchased the Master metal refuelling probe, 26 decals cockpit masks and Freightdog’s “Gods of Sea and Fire” decal sheet. Next we had @gazza l offering his stunning homemade turned brass exhausts. These are exquisite and really draw the eye when viewing from the back. Lastly @Jason provided the AN/ALQ-101 ECM pod from his spares box. The aircraft was painted with Gunze. WIP Here Thanks for looking. DSC_7998 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8001 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8005 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8006 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8007 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8014 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8017 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8029 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8032 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8033 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8035 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8036 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8040 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8041 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8042 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8043 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8044 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8046 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8049 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8050 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8053 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8057 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8062 by Mark Inman, on Flickr DSC_8067 by Mark Inman, on Flickr Edited December 4, 2017 by snapper_city 63 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Stunning with a capital S Mark,beautifully finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Amazing work. The shape of the Airfix Vulcan is so right, and the panbel detail makes it look much more convincing. The dark grey underside of the Black Buck Vulcans looks so menacing as well. Brilliantly finished as well I may add, love the restrained weathering of the upper surface finish. I am rapidly running out of patience with Airfix for a New Tool Vulcan and when I see work like this it makes me start thinking that rescribing and all that filling may be worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Effort not wasted! Well done you ! Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Wow.......superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screech Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Exceptionally well done sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich G Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Simply superb, just goes to show what you can achieve with the venerable old Airfix kit! Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael51 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Brilliant build of a great aeroplane and wonderful photography as well Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Very good buddy very good but I thought he said White scheme ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Excellent Vulcan 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Stunning model mate. Very well done! May I ask how did you paint the underside? I mean, what colours did you use? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share Posted November 24, 2017 3 hours ago, ArmouredSprue said: Stunning model mate. Very well done! May I ask how did you paint the underside? I mean, what colours did you use? Regards Thank you. The topside colours are Mr Color C335 Medium Sea Grey and C330 Dark Green. The underside is C331 Dark Sea Grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Excellent looking Vulcan. I am a big fan of the Anit Flash White liveries but this looks very good too Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Bravo Mark - what a great build and that retired flight engineer is in for a treat. The photos really show off your fine work and I binge-read the WIP thread again. I really want to build a Vulcan now! Cheers, Dermot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Hello Mark, Veeeery good job on that iconic bomber !! Really like her, congrats ! you did great ! Sincerely. Corsaircorp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Wow. Just wow. And again WOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Fantastic. Can you build me one, please? I went in the cockpit once... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Good to see if finally done, took your time but result was worth it. See you had the same comment on the airfix decals and fuide as I found with my build. Will look out for the fundekels once next time assuming airfix don't come with a new tool or reissue even Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 That is a fabulous looking Vulcan. You have made an exquisite model there. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovac Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Very, very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Excellent work! Very impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Magnificent rendition of a magnificent machine! Whenever I see a Vulcan, my inner eye sees Angelo Palazzi, played by Paul Stassino, in the first officer's seat in the cockpit of a very special Vulcan… in you-know-what-movie… Magnificent modelling! Kind regards, Joachim (some notes on the T-ball Vulcans and the mockup here: https://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2012/06/rare-photographs-avro-vulcan-bomber-mock-up-thunderball-bond/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Hello,Mark - A magnificent build of my lifelong favourite ‘heavy bomber’, the mighty Avro Vulcan.Great modelling throughout. 😉👍👏 All The Best,Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Astounding work. I've fought shy of the Airfix Vulcan but there have been some fantastic examples on here recently. I might have to overcome my fear of re-scribing. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Gordon Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Corking job old chum,be proud of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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