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1/72 SPECIAL HOBBY Northrop Vickers Delta RCAF ( the hard way )


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I bought this model last year at the Northern Model Show at North Shields because it just happened to appeal to me for some reason and I like aeroplanes with fixed undercarriages.

 

When I started researching these aeroplanes on the internet I then discovered that the Royal Canadian Air Force had used them for coastal patrol work and as trainers during the Second World War so I decided that I would convert my model into one of those.

 

I did not realise then that Special Hobby would later release a Canadian version ............. damn it

 

The model contained beautifully moulded parts in a soft grey plastic with many options for the undercarriage skirts.

 

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Windows configuration had to be altered. Using photographs from the internet I was able to modify the cabin interior. Rear ventral gunners/ photography position and bomb aiming position under cockpit has been added. Bomb aiming window has been cut out. A FROG pilot takes pride of place on the flight deck.

 

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This photograph shows the ventral gun position and camera mountings.

 

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This photograph shows the flight deck and the lower bomb aiming position.

 

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Construction well under way. I have added exhausts from plastic tube and an exhaust ring.

 

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Decision made about which undercarriage skirts to use and wing landing lights drilled out.

 

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Model being brush painted with Vallejo Aluminium. By this time I had also acquired a Canadian version of the kit hence the colour guide instructions. I have modified the exhausts arrangement and added loading doors, wing tip navigation lights, gun panel and gun port in starboard wing and gun sight.

 

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Time to decide on a weapons load. These bombs and racks are from the Canadian kit, but unfortunately they are OVER SCALE, more like 1/48 scale and this is not the first time that Special Hobby have made this silly error..............1/48 scale seat belts supplied for their 1/72 scale Balliol for example ....................

 

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Bomb load shown to the correct scale .............................

 

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Finally finished using decals from the Canadian kit.

 

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And that has been my Special Hobby RCAF Northrop Vickers Delta.

 

Thanks for looking.

 

Adey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2 hours ago, adey m said:

I did not realise then that Special Hobby would later release a Canadian version ............. damn it

 

I made even worse - in 2014 I made scratch build of Delta basing on resin casted elements from Williams Bros Gamma (wings, horizontal tail, u/c fairings and wheels) plus  Frog/Novo Razorback P47 fuselage (up side down), Ju-86 canopy and  and other scratch elements (it is here:  https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234965893-northrop-delta-scratch-us-eritrea-1941/  )

And soon SH announced their series of Deltas... So I said worse than only "damn it!" :) ...

I like very much your Delta, You made a great job with it.  I am still thinking on doing second Delta as RCAF Mk III with tapered tail and on floats - t omeke it more different from one I made from scratch...

Regards

J-W

 

 

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On 27/01/2019 at 18:56, dogsbody said:

Very nice, Adey. For when you build your other RCAF Delta, here's some info:

 

https://documents.techno-science.ca/documents/CASM-Aircrafthistories-CanadianVickersNorthropDeltaMKII.pdf

 

 

 

Chris

Thank you Chris very much. Plenty of fascinating detail such as the horizontally joined fuselage halves and the photographs showing the camera mountings and the dorsal turret installation.

 

Kind regards

 

Adey

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On 27/01/2019 at 19:06, dogsbody said:

If and when I finish my Hurricane, one of these is next up. I'll be making mine with the original fin and rudder.

 

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Chris

 

 

Which one are you going to build first Chris ? .............................

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