Eric Mc Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 After a year of languishing part finished, I took a run at the Herald and finally completed it yesterday. It's the first vacform model I've successfully completed in over 30 years and I'm reasonably pleased with the end result. 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatFlyHalf Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Nice modelling but I've a question. What's the line through the cockpit windscreen? I did not think the panels were divided in that way. Or is it just in the way it was photographed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Any finished Vacform get's my vote Eric.great job ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 1 hour ago, FatFlyHalf said: Nice modelling but I've a question. What's the line through the cockpit windscreen? I did not think the panels were divided in that way. Or is it just in the way it was photographed? It's a printed on "reflection". Some decal makers put them into their window decals. I'm not convinced about them to be honest but that's how it looked on the decal sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 (edited) The line through the cockpit windscreen is supposed to represent reflections from the glazing and is the way the kit decals are produced. I have built the same model - the only way to get a Herald. You beat me to it! Nice result by the way and the delay in completion seems strangely familiar! Edited September 11, 2018 by Sergei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 It's certainly enthused me to try a few more Welsh Model vac forms. I did have a go at a Viscount many years ago but like many such projects, it never got completed. Since those days, some of the subjects covered by Welsh Models have been covered in injection moulded kits by people like Roden, S & M, Eastern Express, F-RSIN etc but they still have quite a few unique aircraft in their range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Nice neat job there Eric, I'd say you've mastered that art of building vac-forms! She looks every inch a Herald. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Reminds me of spotting at Manchester in the 70's. BIA Heralds were regular visitors and that's a really nice model you have produced Eric. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 Thank you. They were very common all around the British Isles in the mid 1970s - plying their trade between the regional airports and the islands. A mate of mine flew on one from Dublin to Ronaldsway around that time on a family holiday to the Isle of Man. Sad to think they are all gone now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatFlyHalf Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 20 hours ago, Eric Mc said: It's a printed on "reflection". Some decal makers put them into their window decals. I'm not convinced about them to be honest but that's how it looked on the decal sheet. Thanks. It makes some sort of sense, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 I like that. Must try one too. I flew in one the same colours as your build ; in BIA scheme. G-APWF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Nice job on the Herald. Welsh Models are IMO the best vacforms around. When Denzil first started producing them, a long time ago, I built several, but always in a military guise John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Hi Eric, lovely to see this little gem for real today at the Farnborough Modelfest. And a bit of Blarney with much useful info and tips on the airliners scene. Thanks 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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