Graham T Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Boy oh boy what a kit. Assembled the cockpit, main u/c, nose gear & bay, air brake, tailplane & bomb bay. Installed the intake trunking into the lower wings, then, placed the upper trunking on top & slid the rather complex intake splitters down through the top halves before securing them with liquid cement & allowing to set before removing them. Then sprayed the trunking gloss white. There will be the inevitable seam but I can probably live with it. Also assembled the main u/c bays into the wings. I don't think the instructions are very clear with the cockpit colouring. I had thought black (it's a British post war jet - deal with it!) but suspect it's some form of mid grey which is what I used; not really critical as it's not really going to be visible! Mind you I'm mightily impressed with the five(!) part ejector seats in 1/72 scale! I had to consider the scheme I'll be building. I'm not good with over all white finishes but the though of all the masking necessary for the camouflaged scheme fills me with dread so I'll go with the former. Anyway it's going together surprisingly fast & I'll try to post more pics down the line. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 I'm in! I never get tired of seeing Victors getting built, especially this kit. Martian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Building the old revel myself because I am too cowardly to deal with painting the airfix I have in the stash, watching along with glee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 It's tough but the Victor just edges it as my favourite aircraft of all time. I've also got one of these in my stash so I'll be watching this with interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Im in 100% agreement with everyone above. The Victor is my Favorite “V” Bomber. So Im going to have a seat and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor K2 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) I have had the pleasure of working on the K2 during the mid 70's to late 82 and I agree that this is a truly fantastic looking aircraft that has yet to be surpassed in design styling. (my opinion). I will watch this build with the respect of a Victor devotee. Bob Edited April 24, 2018 by Victor K2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 Quite a lot to squeeze between the upper & lower wings but it all fits. Really quite superb engineering by Airfix. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 A rattle can of Halford's Appliance White should see you OK with the overall white scheme. Martian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 Cockpit & airbrake all assembled & painted & installed along with bomb bay & nose gear bay. I didn't go over board with the cockpit as little will be seen once installed - just looking for an effect. Fuselage together & wing assembly attached. Despite taking great care, the intakes "popped" apart while trying to manoeuvre the wings into position so I need to reseal, refill AND resand them which is a bit of a fag due to the awkwardness of the latter along with the care needed in handling a large assembly while doing so, really hoped to avoid that! Fit is generally superb however & the whole thing is proving a real mojo restorer. The Blue Steel is a neat little kit on its own. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Awesome! Even at this stage of the build you can tell the wings are longer than the tanker version. Looking forward to seeing this finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Excellent progress! Martian 👽 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 LOVELY LOVELY LOVELY BUILD! For the anti flash white finish I recommend Citadel Corax White primer, then Halfords white primer, then Halfords appliance white. 2 light coats of each. This is my Valiant done the same way... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 43 minutes ago, At Sea said: LOVELY LOVELY LOVELY BUILD! For the anti flash white finish I recommend Citadel Corax White primer, then Halfords white primer, then Halfords appliance white. 2 light coats of each. This is my Valiant done the same way... That's amazing how many coats used! I just used one coat of satin white spray on my white Vulcan. I don't know how exactly accurate she is but it's good enough for me! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 In fairness each coat was very very thin, paranoid about runs in white. So my preferred method is to mist on. Also by doing it that way it gives me a bit of aircraft to hold on to each time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 On 5/2/2018 at 6:45 PM, At Sea said: For the anti flash white finish I recommend Citadel Corax White primer, then Halfords white primer, then Halfords appliance white. Great tip, out of interest, why two different types of primer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 33 minutes ago, 71chally said: Great tip, out of interest, why two different types of primer? Corax white is brilliant, it covers well and 'grips' onto all plastics and resin that I have used. But it is a bit 'off-white' so I use it as a base for final sanding etc. Halfords white is pure white but I find it can run and is a bit temperamental over filler and glue residues. *Edit* Using a few coats also fills the trench like panel lines without loosing small detail on the model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share Posted May 5, 2018 Oh, well, this is, errrr awkward! Forgot the starboard engine fronts! NO ONE LOOK UP THE INTAKE!, NO ONE LOOoh whats the use. On the plus side I've applied just a few of the parts from the Eduard external detailing set, really just the u/c door parts although there are a few others I might use. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 (edited) Simple diorama suggestion: put the starboard intake blanks in and have an erk with a step ladder walking round the front of the jet either to remove them, or to put the port ones in. Thanks for reminding me that my engine fronts aren’t in yet either. Edited May 25, 2018 by stever219 #@+*$~^<{% auto-incorrect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted May 9, 2018 Author Share Posted May 9, 2018 More progress. Primed yesterday with Alclad grey primer & rubbed down. Now on with a coat of Humbrol Satin white. Nearly a whole tin on the uppers & still not finished. Another coat plus undersides to follow when I return from holiday so nothing for a couple of weeks 😪 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Looking good! Håkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 So, one coat of primer, two of satin white & a final gloss white, hopefully ready for decalling! Never applied so much paint on one kit! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 That looks really cool now that its in it's overall white finish. The way all V bombers should look in my Martian opinion. Martian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I agree with Martian, the only colour for real V bombers is anti-flash white and preferably with a Blue Steel. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenCJ Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 I also agree, anti-flash white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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