Popular Post Skodadriver Posted December 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 10, 2018 One of the great things about Britmodeller is learning from and being inspired by other modellers’ work. Some time ago @Turbofan posted a wonderful BOAC Super VC-10 in RFI and that was the push I needed to do one of my own, despite knowing I could never match Ian’s standards! My model was actually completed several months ago but I didn’t post it at the time because I wasn’t happy with some aspects, particularly the finishing. Unlike Ian who sensibly painted his cheatlines and fin, I used Two Six Decals. The cheatlines proved to be thick and intransigent and the less said about the fin decals the better. In fairness to Ray these problems are not typical. It was an old sheet which had been in my stash for some time and I see he is now using BOA for his printing so hopefully more recent issues will be better. I was also unhappy with the over-scale pitots and some of the other smaller details so I didn’t really feel the model was up to RFI standards. In the early summer my wife decided we were going to redecorate our shared office-cum-hobbies-room which meant a massive (and much-needed) clear-out during which I found the remains of an old Two Six Models photo-etch fret intended for the Airfix VC10. There were a couple of pitots and some other small parts left. That prompted me to revisit G-ASGD and after a bit of smartening up here she finally is. The kit is, of course, by Roden. As I’ve mentioned, decals are by Two Six. I supplemented them with Authentic Airliners BAC1-11 cabin windows, another idea pinched from Turbofan, and BM member @Malair provided the excellent windscreen decal - thanks Martijn! Although finishing was a bit of an issue, building the kit itself was easy and straightforward. I have a second one laid aside for conversion to a Standard, again borrowing ideas from other Britmodellers. No timescale for that just now but hopefully it will appear in the next couple of years. Thanks for looking and as always constructive criticism is welcome. Dave G 75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfordhibby Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Very nice indeed Dave, cockpit and cabin windows look excellent. Idea filed away for the future. Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Another outstanding build Dave, thank you for sharing. The VC-10 is one of the most graceful airliners built, I think especially due to the beautiful design of the rear end. I love how years ago we were converting Airfix standard VC-10s into supers, and now we're going the other way with Rodens kit. I've got one stalled on my shelf hoping to be an East African Airways Super someday, but I've never been too convinced by the plan view of the Roden nose. What grey did you use for the lower surfaces, looks spot on? Jeff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Lovely model of one of the most beautiful airliners ever! Cheers Malcolm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBOT Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 (edited) 👀 classic airliner, beautyfully executed! especially like the realistic window decals ! what's Not to like 😁 Thanks for sharing, olli Edited December 10, 2018 by ROBOT more kudos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Great job , looks ace . SGD was one of the unlucky ones that never made the cut for the RAF K4 conversion programme and ended up at Brize with SGE , SGF and Gulf Air Standard RVJ on the scrap pan and Fire Dump 91/92 . I was robbing bits of all of them for the ones we had in the hangar... I always picked a nice hot sunny day for it too ! Good work , thanks for showing . Always good to see a Ten ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Stunning build of a beautiful aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Absolutely gorgeous! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Lovely model. My dad travelled a lot on BOAC and always raved about the VC-10. A beautiful aircraft indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Terrific! and doesn’t it look good sitting on that base. Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 A great result Dave, and I would think even in its previous state worthy of presenting in the RFI forum. I have a started Airfix VC-10 languishing in the cave on some distant forgotten shelf that needs some TLC to get finished. perhaps one day it might end up here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Hi Dave, This is superb, as I knew it would be, and as Dennis says it does look good sitting on that base it really finishes it off. Interesting to note your model is just a little earlier than mine because you don't have contrasting door outlines. I'm glad you've posted it because I've noticed a couple of omissions on my model, I completely missed out the two black squares on the top of the fuselage, I guess they're aerials of some sort, and the red light on the top of the tail. So much for my standards! I'll have to fix those two. 8 hours ago, Skodadriver said: In the early summer my wife decided we were going to redecorate our shared office-cum-hobbies-room Ah, that explains your low production rate over the recent months! Good to see democracy is alive and well in your house too! I too have more Roden Supers to convert to Standards which I'm looking forward to doing, which livery is yours going to be Dave?I Cheers, Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Now that is great work on your VC-10! Regards Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 21 minutes ago, Turbofan said: aerials of some sort ADF aerials Ian . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Truly excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 1 hour ago, bzn20 said: ADF aerials Ian . Thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeyedears Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 very elegant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 Thanks for the kind comments everybody. Makes it all worthwhile 8 hours ago, pinky coffeeboat said: ....but I've never been too convinced by the plan view of the Roden nose. What grey did you use for the lower surfaces, looks spot on? Jeff That's interesting Jeff. I can't say I've noticed an issue with the nose shape. I have a copy of "Silent, Swift, Superb" by Scott Henderson which has some three-view drawings although they're pretty small scale. To my eyes the kit nose doesn't look glaringly wrong alongside the drawings. The grey is Halfords Racking Grey 2 hours ago, Turbofan said: Hi Dave, This is superb, as I knew it would be, and as Dennis says it does look good sitting on that base it really finishes it off. Interesting to note your model is just a little earlier than mine because you don't have contrasting door outlines. I'm glad you've posted it because I've noticed a couple of omissions on my model, I completely missed out the two black squares on the top of the fuselage, I guess they're aerials of some sort, and the red light on the top of the tail. So much for my standards! I'll have to fix those two. Ah, that explains your low production rate over the recent months! Good to see democracy is alive and well in your house too! I too have more Roden Supers to convert to Standards which I'm looking forward to doing, which livery is yours going to be Dave?I Cheers, Ian Thanks Ian. There are a couple of subtle differences between the early BOAC Cunard livery and the later version with the door outlines. The early version (as on my model) has the narrow blue stripes extending forward from the fin which are absent from the later scheme and the extreme aft of the cheatline extends right to the end of the fuselage instead of finishing at an angle just behind the engines. Despite the problems I had with the decals, Ray did an excellent job of providing alternatives for both schemes as well as clear and comprehensive instructions. We'd been saying for some time that the "den" really had to be redecorated but it was one of these things that kept being put off until my wife took it on herself to phone the painter, get a date from him then tell me what she'd done! I'm glad she did otherwise it would never have happened. It was a huge upheaval but worth it. As well as the nice fresh decor we now have vinyl on the floor which makes finding dropped things so much easier! The Standard livery is tba but the British United delivery scheme (navy stripe, red lettering) is the most likely at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 god damn it - VC-10's just look so amazingly sexy don't they A great looking model and a reminder for me that I am lucky enough to have been alive long enough to remember these birds thundering over my house every day as a child living in Wokingham wearing BOAC and then BA's Negus colours That's a very nice bit of civil modelling there and for me, something that instantly draws my attention on the forum. Keep Calm and Vicky-ten on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Beautiful VC-10 there, great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Gimme Shelter said: .. I am lucky enough to have been alive long enough to remember these birds thundering over my house every day as a child living in Wokingham wearing BOAC and then BA's Negus colours Thanks GS. In the 1960s and 70s my aunt and uncle lived in Uxbridge and when we made our every-other-year trip down from Scotland at least one full day's spotting at LHR was de rigeur. LHR was a very different place then but I'm glad I can remember seeing VC-10s in the flesh, so to speak. They really were awesome aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Stunning,great job Sd..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 A lovely VC10 in my favorite livery. Those window decals really do add to the overall impression. Top modelling! Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Very nice, you have to admire the graceful lines of the VC10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Aesthetically SUPERB.. KUDOS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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