CT Modeller Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Avro Shackleton MR.3 201 Sqn, St. Mawgan, 1964 I thought I would get this one posted up before the new Revell kit appears. This is of course the Frog / re-issued by Revell kit. Decals are straight from the Revell issue and were very good. Lots of rivet removal and re-scribing were the main features. The operating bomb doors, flaps and tail surfaces were a nice feature of the kit which didn't distract from scale appearance. 52 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunguska Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Fabulous! That's a great result from an old kit. I've done a few Frog kits from my dearly departed Dad's stash, and there's really something to be said about the (sometimes brutal) simplicity. Such an anachronism, but a great subject. Good times. ☺ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holzhamer Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Don’t know those old moulds (from the 70s?), but I bet they’re pretty basic. Looking at the finished model no one would have guessed its origins, I thought it was Airfix new mould. Clearly a labour of love, great paint work and some superb scratch details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 That looks so much better without the boilerplate rivets. A very tidy build indeed. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Very nice, Chris. I remember those rivets from a build of this kit (Frtog) in the 70s. It felt like holding a hedgehog! . You've done a great job. Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Absolutely stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Lovely job!! I was seriously thinking of getting shot of the one I have left and getting the new kit as the -3 is my favourite Shack.. Now I'm wondering if it'll produce much of a better result. Still, whether I could ever get mine to look that good is open to debate! Cracking Shack.! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Oooooooooooooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Very nice indeed! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Now that's how to do a Frog kit justice! Excellent work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Absolutely beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Hello CT, You performed a fantastic job in transforming this old mold into a beauty MK3 My highest compliments for this achievement. Regards, Orion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Marvelous job and as already said hard to imagine that the end result is from a kit and all its rivets that originated in 1967 , as far as I recall all that Revell did thirty years later was to clean up the moulds a bit so that there was not as much flash on some of the parts , excellent example of why not to dismiss older kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doccur Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 That is incredible!! To see such a classic kit brought to life is wonderful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad-4N Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Fantastic. Years ago I tried using the Aeroclub conversion on that kit to make a AEW version. It languishes to this day. Great work, my man. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Very nice Growler. I did one in the late 60s, I think the riveter must have been on piece work! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Wow, superb job on that old kit, looks amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 That's a superb looking Shackleton that just goes to show what can be done with an old kit. I have done the same with my kit (removed rivets and re-scribed) but I can say for sure the work is not in the same class. Of course, after the laborious sanding and re-scribing job Revell then went and announced a new kit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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