Harry_the_Spider Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 (edited) There's a chap on ebay knocking out Airfix Vigilantes for £8. For your money you get a bag of bits, some photocopied instructions and some home printed decals. But it is only £8! I'm doing it OOB (Out of Bag). You don't get a box. First impressions are that the kit is very old. Lots of flash and the plastic is like an old C60 cassette tape box. The decals look sharp, if thin. But bearing in mind the massive cost I don't really care. Edited June 23, 2018 by Harry_the_Spider 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 (edited) I'm in here for that. Like the look of it and built this once as a kid in the late '70 with that beautiful box art. Cheers Edited June 17, 2018 by bbudde 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre B Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 It can end up as an nice aircraft. And with not go much work i can be easy backdated to an A-3A... Cheers / André Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 (edited) To say that the kit cockpit lacks detail would be something of an understatement. Made something out plasticard and odd bits. Edited June 18, 2018 by Harry_the_Spider 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Nice work! Håkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Nice build so far, nice plane two Starfighters in close formation Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 (edited) I'm a bit worried about the seam on the fuselage. Edited June 19, 2018 by Harry_the_Spider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 19 minutes ago, Harry_the_Spider said: I'm a but worried about the seam on the fuselage. With long seams like that, I use Tamiya super thin first as it's quicker I usually choose either the top or bottom first, and then back fill the inside with thick superglue or epoxy, then turn it over and do the other side you can get really good strong joins that way, as you have the fuselage halves together you can probably run some in from the rear, nothing worse than find a split fuselage later in the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 I've already braced it on the inside with card. The join is just a bit ugly and the detail is fine, I'm worried that it will be lost during sanding. Whatever... must remember that it was bought as a bag of bits for eight quid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Interesting, I will be intrigued as I have an even more ancient Revell A-5, BTW who was the eBay seller? I quite fancy his decals as mine are little past it... A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Love this kit I built it 30 +++ years ago and again recently after picking up a couple of Airfix original boxings. This was part of the re-learning process following a hiatus of far too many years. My build involved lots of filler covered bad seams and deformed rear fuselage that required a few hot baths in the kitchen sink to get it back to a reasonable shape. Good luck with your build it turns into a beautiful, imposing aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 The panels all look straight. from what I can tell. There are some sink marks in the wings, but that is nothing to do with the age of the kit. I think that there will be some filling required around the wing roots though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 Dry fit of wings and tail. My initial thoughts were that it looked like a big SOB, but is actually only about the same size as a Tomcat. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 That is looking promising indeed. Interesting size comparison too, not so much how small was the A-5 but how BIG was the Tomcat. 😮 Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 She's a Filler Queen! Looking bigger now with the nose and rear end on. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 (edited) Filling, sanding and priming done. I could do more but 1) I've had enough 2) The amount of filler and primer used is in danger of costing more than the kit 3) What little detail there was is more or less obliterated. I'll try and paint it back in with different shades of grey. I can't believe how "fast" this thing looks! A couple of facts. 1) It first flew 60 years ago! 2) There is only a 19 year gap between it and the Zero in the foreground. Edited June 23, 2018 by Harry_the_Spider 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Looking good! Yes it sure has a fast look! Håkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre B Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 And beetwen Them was the F-111B that never made the way from prototype to production. Some Vigilante's where also painted in SEA camouflage. Not that often seen as models... Cheers / André Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 (edited) After all but obliterating any surface detail whilst trying to fill and sand my way through the Grand Canyon on the top of the fuselage I am going to try and get back some detail by colour pre-shading some of the larger panels. Also, the second cockpit is lost in the body of the aircraft, so I've scribed the shut lines and pre-shaded it too. Not had much fun airbrushing the white. Plenty of "guano" that I've had to sand out. Next up some grey. At last. Edited July 8, 2018 by Harry_the_Spider 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivand Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 That seems to be the SK Model rerun of the Airfix Vigilante. You're doing quite a job on it! 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share Posted July 14, 2018 (edited) Hmmm.... Spraying complete, but I don't know if I am happy with it. The Tomcat (in for touch up) looks better in my opinion. I've also developed a deep hatred of Tamiya and Humbrol white acrylic paint. The poor Hawk "Test Pig" took a hell of a thrashing on this build. The least I could do was to take it's picture. Touch up to follow. My son clearly likes it though as he as already claimed it, and has told me to move the (far superior) Flanker out of his room to make space. Edited July 14, 2018 by Harry_the_Spider 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Looking good! Håkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 (edited) Argh! Messed it up! Painting the red trim on the undercarriage doors and managed to contaminate the grey and white paint on the fuselage because I'm a clumsy ****. To compund it I used the wrong shade of grey when touching up then discovered that the correct shade of grey had dried out. Painting over the accidental pink with white is going to take a few coates to cover too. Emergency order placed on Hannants (I see the postage fee as a tax for being stupid), so hopefully i'll be able to put it right at the weekend. #groan Edited July 18, 2018 by Harry_the_Spider 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 On 7/15/2018 at 2:11 AM, Harry_the_Spider said: My son clearly likes it though as he as already claimed it, and has told me to move the (far superior) Flanker out of his room to make space. Your son shows great taste. The Vigilante is a much better looking aeroplane than the hideous Flanker. AW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Looking good, a pencil would work well, if you want to restore the panel lines without scribing. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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