Popular Post BritJet 2,869 Posted August 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2019 Mach 2 1/72 with homemade decals otherwise straight from the box Steve 95 Link to post Share on other sites
Spitfire madman 436 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Wow very nice indeed Link to post Share on other sites
BritJet 2,869 Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Thanks, it was a lot easier to build than I expected as every MACH2 kit is supposed to be 'unbuildable'. It's a scheme I've wanted to do for years. Steve Link to post Share on other sites
canberraman 1,247 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 A magnificent build of what can be a challenging kit. Very eye catching colour scheme too. Mark Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha Delta 210 4,993 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 What a beauty! Link to post Share on other sites
speedy 972 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I used to watch this in the circuit, must have taken 5 mins to get round. Steve. Link to post Share on other sites
dolphin38 970 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Great work, hard to believe its a Mach 2 kit, great colour scheme Link to post Share on other sites
cngaero 1,579 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 That's a real stunner. Link to post Share on other sites
bentwaters81tfw 6,763 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Superb work. I plan to do the same when I get round to mine. Link to post Share on other sites
AMB 530 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Very nice! Now where do you put it? It's a big model! Link to post Share on other sites
Spitfire31 2,393 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Thoroughly impressed, by the size and the ultra smooth finish! Did I say that I was impressed? Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RMCS 5,667 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Lovley Link to post Share on other sites
bzn20 2,255 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Magic ! Well done . Loved the whistling wotsits at Brize with 115 Sqn around 1976 . Link to post Share on other sites
kiwitrogg 1,543 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Stunning !! I've got a crun-n-custard one to build, but wish I'd gone for something with a cheat line like yours. The homemade decals look superb. I'll always remember the one at Halton airfield that the sooties got to play with while we marshalled JPs around . Excellent work, well done. Cheers Gaz 1 Link to post Share on other sites
72modeler 6,339 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 This can't be a Mach 2 kit- it actually looks like the real airplane pictured on the box! I am impressed; I think this is one of the very nicest finished Mach 2 kits I can remember seeing! The Whistling T was a handsome (I think so, anyway!) and capable old hauler, and you have done her justice. Well done! Must weigh a kilo or so, though! Mike Link to post Share on other sites
petetasker 744 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Superb build - bet that takes up a bit of room in a display cabinet. Link to post Share on other sites
John R 1,586 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Straight from the box/Mach 2 seems like some sort of oxymoron...Lovely job Link to post Share on other sites
BritJet 2,869 Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 Thanks for the kind comments. 14 hours ago, canberraman said: A magnificent build of what can be a challenging kit. Very eye catching colour scheme too. Mark 12 hours ago, dolphin38 said: Great work, hard to believe its a Mach 2 kit, great colour scheme 10 hours ago, 72modeler said: This can't be a Mach 2 kit- it actually looks like the real airplane pictured on the box! I am impressed; I think this is one of the very nicest finished Mach 2 kits I can remember seeing! The Whistling T was a handsome (I think so, anyway!) and capable old hauler, and you have done her justice. Well done! Must weigh a kilo or so, though! Mike I was expecting it to be a difficult build and whilst it didn't exactly fall together the amount of work needed wasn't to bad. It does need a lot of weight up front to get it to sit properly. 12 hours ago, speedy said: I used to watch this in the circuit, must have taken 5 mins to get round. Steve. I only saw it once at a Middle Wallop air show in the 80s, shame it ended up as it did. 12 hours ago, bentwaters81tfw said: Superb work. I plan to do the same when I get round to mine. Let me know if you want me to send you the decal artwork to print your own. 10 hours ago, kiwitrogg said: Stunning !! I've got a crun-n-custard one to build, but wish I'd gone for something with a cheat line like yours. The homemade decals look superb. I'll always remember the one at Halton airfield that the sooties got to play with while we marshalled JPs around . Excellent work, well done. Cheers Gaz I found the kit cheatlines weren't right so re-drew them whilst doing the rest of the artwork so you're probably better off with the camo version. I went to a Halton open day in the mid-80s and there were several Argosies and loads of JPs - never managed to go back though. 11 hours ago, AMB said: Very nice! Now where do you put it? It's a big model! 52 minutes ago, petetasker said: Superb build - bet that takes up a bit of room in a display cabinet. It is big but hopefully I can minimise it's footprint by getting some smaller models under the wings...... Steve Link to post Share on other sites
P.1127 130 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 (edited) Very impressive. Thanks for sharing, P. Edited August 10, 2019 by P.1127 Link to post Share on other sites
MarcNewitt 120 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Now that is impressive, very nicely done! Marc Link to post Share on other sites
goggsy 1,096 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Well, there’s something you don’t see every day. Superb job, well done. Link to post Share on other sites
Troffa 842 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Great looking build- brings back good memories- My final board at Cosford before I was let loose on the rest of the RAF was an ILS channel select snag on an Argosy, Link to post Share on other sites
chris57 183 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Brilliant build Steve. I've just finished Mach2's Britannia, or rather it's just finished me. You almost got a call as the kit comes without any cheat lines, but I had some Magna ones in the box. See you at Telford. Link to post Share on other sites
djos 2,172 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 BRAVO! This is something we can not see every day, thank you for sharing Best regards Djordje Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Riot 5,168 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 (edited) Stunning work! I remember this aircraft coming into Woodford once, very exciting to see something so different. I bought this kit to make as this very same one, but after finding the civil cargo version relatively cheap I then realised the military ones have that hump over the cargo door, so I sold it. Never been able to find one for under £40 again since! Edited August 10, 2019 by Lord Riot Link to post Share on other sites
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