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Avro Shackleton AEW.2


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Ready for inspection is my 1:72 Avro Shackleton AEW 2 by Airfix. I intended this build to be straight from the box, with the substitution of Humbrol acrylics with Vallejo. I opted to build the kit as WR960 'Dougal' possibly because the genuine aircraft is housed in the museum of science in Manchester, which meant loads of pictorial information was available. The build went well right up to the moment I had to join the fuselage halves, and then disaster struck. To say they are a tight fit is an understatement, and after several attempts I just had to go with the best of a bad lot. Needless to say lots of filler and countless Sanding hours were needed to get it looking remotely as it should. Apart from this the rest of the build went smoothly, it is good to remember it is a big aircraft and tricky to airbrush but great fun. Thanks for looking.

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10 minutes ago, Duckwizard said:

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From here this Shackleton looks simply beautiful and I see no flaws at all.

Thanks Duckwizard, there was a time at the beginning where it had a large gap where the fuselage halves were supposed to meet. Turned out well in the end though.

Thanks again,

Michelle.

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