AliGauld Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Hi There, Well, after 10 weeks of mainly sanding, filling and more sanding I give you my attempt at "The Grand Duchess of East fortune" XM597. I had so much fun and enjoyment building this even when she was staring at me from the worktable telling me that it was due time I was working on her. Primed with Halfords Plastic Primer Rattle Can as she was way to big for my spray booth and was done outside. Painted with Tamiya Dark Sea Grey, Medium Seas Grey and Vallejo Modelair Dark Green. The refuelling probe was from Master The Decals were from Airframe Decals RAF V-Bombers Pt III. Finished with three coats of Galeria Satin Varnish. As always call comments and criticism gratefully received. Cheers, Alistair 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Nice stand 😎 Does it slide off? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 39 minutes ago, Ratch said: Nice stand 😎 Does it slide off? Hi There, It can slide on and off but it's fairly tight so don't want to do it too often in case i crack the seam. cheers, Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Very nicely done. I remember the sanding bit very well, I've made three of these beasts so far! gazza l 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 1 minute ago, gazza l said: Very nicely done. I remember the sanding bit very well, I've made three of these beasts so far! gazza l Thank you Sir. You're a braver man than me. Although I really enjoyed the whole experience it made me feel like i'd really achieved something, the next time will be the new tool that Airfix are going to bring out. (Wishful Thinking) Cheers, Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Very nice display. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, jeaton01 said: Very nice display. Thank you. It's just two bits of skirting board glued together, given a wash and the varnished but i think it works quite well. Cheers, Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Very nice, my favourite aircraft, although I prefer the earlier B1 variant. Just think the green of the camouflage might want to be a tad thicker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Lovley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, Adam Poultney said: Very nice, my favourite aircraft, although I prefer the earlier B1 variant. Just think the green of the camouflage might want to be a tad thicker Hi There, Thanks for your comment and you are absolutely correct especially on the starboard wing. It's something I am trying to get right but my masking is still a process I need to work on. Could have been worse though, after a gloss coat and in the middle of doing the transfers i noticed that I had completely missed a patch of green on the starboard wing. Tried plastering the wing with AK putty and then hit the area I wanted with a bit of matt varnish then some Dark Green and to my astonishment ti worked but I now realise I should have used RobVulcan's advice to do the green first then mask or maybe I should pencil the lines in first. Will give these a try on the next one. Cheers, Alistair 2 minutes ago, RMCS said: Lovley Thank you so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick32 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Can't go wrong with a big Vulcan! Nice work, and i really like the stand too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 11 minutes ago, nick32 said: Can't go wrong with a big Vulcan! Nice work, and i really like the stand too. Hi There, Many Thanks for your kind words. The stand was just kind of thrown together with the idea that it should work but in the words of Zaphod "I got Lucky" Cheers, Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Its a nice display of a very iconic aircraft which I think you have done great justice to 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Quack Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Love the Vulcan and love your build....never had the courage to attempt this kit yet, but I'd love to give it a bash when my skills improve. Thoroughly approve of the East Fortune subject!!! Most impressive - thanks for posting. Q 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 20 minutes ago, Mancunian airman said: Its a nice display of a very iconic aircraft which I think you have done great justice to 👍 Thank you very much 9 minutes ago, Dr. Quack said: Love the Vulcan and love your build....never had the courage to attempt this kit yet, but I'd love to give it a bash when my skills improve. Thoroughly approve of the East Fortune subject!!! Most impressive - thanks for posting. Q Many Thanks. The kit requires time and a lot of filler but is well worth the effort. I have various other East fortune Aircraft in mind, namely the Komet and the Concorde amongst others. As an aside I was talking to some of the staff at the Museum and they told me that it has now reached the top of the NMS funding list and they have purchased some adjoining land to build a new hangar. This will be for all their civil aircraft including the Concorde. The current Concorde hangar will become a cold war hangar with the Vulcan brought indoors and the paint work restored. that also means that the Buccaneer and the Phantom will be taken out of mothballs and displayed properly which made me a very happy bunny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Quack Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Excellent news about the Museum. I've not been for a few years....time to remedy that I think! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Very nicely done. I built XH558 a couple of years ago and did the same idea with the stand. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Mark4700 said: Very nicely done. I built XH558 a couple of years ago and did the same idea with the stand. Thank you Your Vulcan certainly looks very very professional and is a credit to you. Cheers, Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 That’s an appliance every kitchen should have Seriously though, that is a fine model. AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 6 hours ago, Andwil said: That’s an appliance every kitchen should have Seriously though, that is a fine model. AW Thanks for that. To be honest it's so big it was the only way I could get photos here as the weather is pretty rotten at the moment. (On my days off too - there's a surprise) Cheers, Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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