Spad Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) Howdy all This is a build that I finished before Christmas but it was quite late on and didn't get to post until now. You all probably recognise it as the Airfix 1/72 Vulcan of 1983 vintage. A chap in the club was approached by the local Legion with a request to build Valiant and Vulcan kits that they had (sadly it seems thay already had a Victor - oh well!) As I have a Vulcan of my own to do and, knowing it's a challenge to build and that the Valiant builds quite well, crazily I chose the Vulcan as a try-out for my own. Wow!! All I can say is that Airfix's rating of Skill Level 3 is a bit keen! This is a late release of the kit (XH558 commemorative with paints etc) and the amount of flash and mould damage was remarkable. With the amount of sanding that I guessed would be needed I decided to re-scribe the kit and I am pleased I did. Good practice for me, yes, but I believe it really transforms the model - and it didn't really take that long, honest! A large scotch and sat in front of the telly saw it done in just over one sitting! The brief from the Legion was for a clean airframe and wrap-around camo, Tip - if you're planning to do this then put some sort of support behind the nose gear doors to keep them in the right alignment and spend some time packing and shimming the bomb bay opening to get the bomb doors flush and the same size as the hole the panel fits into. Once cleaned up the parts fitted reasonably well and I reckon the general shape is pretty good though the jet-pipes are terrible and most certainly don't match those of '558. As it was likely to be handled frequently by the Legion I replaced the FR probe with a length of brass rod suitable filed and shaped to create a representation of the probe. Remarkably little filler was used on the general airframe, the worst area being the intakes (natch!) and the forward fuselage horizontal join line. I used Xtracolor the hard edged camo pattern allowed me to practice with the Tamiya bendy masking tape. Nifty stuff but not as easy to create the pattern as I had expected. Another first for me was Mr Masking Sol R for the windscreen and canopy glazing - absolute doddle to use! Anyhoo, enough of this - on with the pics. Hope you like - Comments and criticism welcome! Thanks for looking! Happy New Year and here's to a more productive 2019! ATB Rick Edited January 12, 2019 by Spad pic hosting corrected 59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Very nice clean Vulcan - it was definitely worth the effort to re-scribe the model - adds so much more depth IMHO. Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAMAN Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Great Tin Triangle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Very nice indeed. Silly as it sounds that stand also suits the kit as most are wheels down. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Great result!! And always somthing dpecial the bat beast!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunguska Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 That's a top result. There comes a time in every Englishman's life when he should make an Airfix Vulcan! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Excellent work on your Vulcan, she looks stunning. I can appreciate the hard work you put in her... I've made three of these myself! gazza l 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP85 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Superb work. It's the one kit I always find myself drawn to in the hobby shop but for now it would take up too much space wherever I would display it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 That is really lovely. Robert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_RAFBC Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Very nice result in the end 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Wonderful work there, Rick. The paintwork is splendid as is your rescribing job. That looks like it took awhile to accomplish so it must have been a long show you watched on the TV! Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Excellent build 👍Enough to give me nightmares of the countless cold wet hours spent standing underneath them at Scampton! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Excellent Vulcan. It took me a year on and off to build mine, also wheels up. I want to build another every time I see one on here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Very nicely done. Some aircraft just look 200% better when modelled “clean” with the gear up and I have to say both the Vulcan and Victor fall into that category - at least that’s my fancy. Also I prefer the all white schemes but, hey what’s not to like in any paint scheme about the two most awesome aircraft designs that ever flew ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 That is an absolutely stunning rendition of the old Airfix kit. A beautiful paint finish, superb re-scribing and nice to see one 'flying' for a change. Until recently I have always thought V Bombers look their best in white but having just read Vulcan 607 I have completely come round to the later schemes as well. A truly epic saga and, although I reckon tons of BMers have already read it, I seriously recommend it to any who haven't. I was somewhat piqued by the Wikipedia entry on the raid though which, in my view, totally dismisses the raid as a waste of time. Apparently making the runway at Stanley unusable for Mirages and Skyhawks had no bearing on the rest of the campaign. Anyway, sorry, a bit off topic. A beautiful Vulcan. Let's hope for a new tooling in the not too distant future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Lovely piece of work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Very nice Vulcan, I have five in the stash, I just know if I went to all that hard work Airfix would replace the kit...here's hoping. Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Top job. It might even encourage me to start mine! Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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