andy wood Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Hello all This is my representation of XM496 Regulus, which is on display down the road from me at Kemble. I used the Roden kit and decals from TwoSix. A nice kit, but it does need a bit of work to convert it into a RAF machine, the main thing being adding a Green Saturn Doppler radar fairing under the belly. I needed to add double skinning around the cargo and freight doors, and do a complete re scribe. The inner flaps are the wrong shape, so had to be altered, and I added a bit of plumbing to the u/c legs. Although shown in the instructions, the aileron hings fairings were missing, so these were added, as where the flap fairings on the upper wing and altered on the elevators. The engine nacelles were missing NACA inlets, and some inlets and outlets were in the wrong place or need reshaping, I also added the lights behind the nacelles that illuminated the wing leading ledge to inspect for ice. Various aerials and vents were added to the fusealage. I am greatly indebted to the people who keep this lady in fine shape. They were an immense help when I spent hours with a tape measure and going over their collection of technical books 61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 That is super good wish the Voyager were painted like that ...or at least a couple of them....need a head of shed who likes modelling or aviation history 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 looks very nice - a perfect choice of background too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 looks like you won the battle, good work. regards Glenn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 That's looks excellent. I love the weathering underneath especially. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil.C Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Lovely Britannia, such a beautiful aircraft. Years ago there was a TV series called Airline (IIRC) where the star of the show was an ex RAF Britannia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Beautiful Britannia Andy. Well worth all the extra effort which went into it. It was, and is a very beautiful aeroplane. Cheers Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Hi Andy, Great job, it's a great kit and looks even better with all your additional sticky out bits and corrections. Love the livery too! Cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Can't go wrong with an RAF Britannia! what a prefect background too. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan-o Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Nice one! 36hrs to get to Singapore in one of them curtesy of Crab Air. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 9 hours ago, junglierating said: That is super good wish the Voyager were painted like that ...or at least a couple of them....need a head of shed who likes modelling or aviation history Or better still, we still had Britannias, Argosies and VC-10s instead of Voyagers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 14 minutes ago, Lord Riot said: Or better still, we still had Britannias, Argosies and VC-10s instead of Voyagers! Look anything is better than those !%4&in Tristars....absolutely terrible very uncomfortable and the last one was in downbird at Seeb (Oman) fortunately a VC10 saved the day and it was no doubt faster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Beautiful aircraft,beautifully modelled Andy,great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Lovely elegant model CJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Nice, that is some stunning modelling on what, imho, is possibly the most handsome airliner ever, the RAF scheme does it no harm. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticsurgeon Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Very nicely done Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcNewitt Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Always loved the Britannia and this more that does it justice, Great stuff. Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyonjet Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 On 05/03/2019 at 13:30, Neil.C said: Years ago there was a TV series called Airline (IIRC) where the star of the show was an ex RAF Britannia. It was called Buccaneer, and the 'Redair' Britannia was easily the best bit. Brilliant Britannia (the real one ain't bad either!) Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger350Pilot Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Nice job! well done. the weathering looks quite good. I really like the presentation next to the real airplane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Proper job and a proper paint scheme too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 That's an excellent model. The Roden kit is pretty good out of the box but your improvements really make a difference. I'll be coming back here for reference the next time I build one. Thanks for sharing. Dave G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Hands Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I really like the model in the foreground. Great work on a difficult model. The model in the background needs some work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Fantastic!! Superb job!! Well worth your efforts! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbay133 Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Beautiful model of a beautiful aircraft. Brings back memories of an Air Experience Flight from Brize to Luqa and back when I was in the air cadets. Thanks for sharing Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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