Popular Post Massimo Posted November 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) Good evening guys, after more than a year, I finally finished my Blackburn Buccaneer. I started it as part of a bigger project involving the types on board Ark Royal carrier during her last deployment in 1978. It took long, but it was real fun. I'm not sure I'll purchase the new tooling Airfix kit, as it would be a bit... sterile after the amount of work I carried out on this one. Should anyone be interested inthe making of this model, here below the link for the wip. The resin seats were courtesy of Perdu. He made a lovely master from scratch for his SA1 and sent me two copies of them. The decal sheet we was courtesy of Scimitar. and of course I had some great support by many I'd like to thank. Now some pictures: Scratch built cockpit. The seats were courtesy of @Perdu, who made them from scratch and sent me acoupleof resin copies. Another area detailled from scatch was the air braking system Wing fold and landing gears And now the finished model. Thanks for watching Ciao massimo Edited April 2, 2020 by Massimo 89 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Top work indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Lovely photos of superb Buccaneer model CJP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbay133 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Stunning work. Graeme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Truly impressive job, Massimo And a very entertaining WIP to follow Bravissimo! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Lovley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariado Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Brilliant! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Superb Bucc Massimo. Lovely work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Excellent work on the Buccaneer ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Top result from such an old kit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 That's the old Matchboix kit? Really!? 😲 Outstanding and superb work ther. Very well done! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 It doesn't look like you have any need for the new mold bucc ,top job 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 No way this is an old kit! This looks amazing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphin38 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Truely impressive work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Modeller Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Now that is something special - very well done. I've built a couple of Matchbox Buccaneers so I know what your starting point was, and you've absolutely transformed that kit into a gem of a model. From one Buccaneer man to another, if you haven't already bought the new Airfix kit go and get one now! It's just so good - looks exactly right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 The Matchbox kit brings back memories , good enough kit when it first came out for the cost and what you got but BASIC !!!! What an excellent job you have done with what was a very bare canvas to start with , a result to be very proud of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulaero Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Absolutely stunning work, there can't be much left of the original kit, love the budy budy fit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Wren Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 absolutely superb work 😮 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massimo Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 Thank you all for the nice words" To be honest,after having enjoyed scratchbuilding most of the detail, I thought a newly released kit wouldn't be fun, even because as a modeller, I've grown up building Airfix and Matchbox kits when resin and PEsets were still to come....as mobile phones !!!! These kits bring up memories, sorecently I've bought some more vintage ones. On the other hand, it's a real joy to see Airfix back with so many newly tooled beautiful kits, filling gaps of a period when British aircraft were many and all quite peculiar, thus I couldn'tresist and bought a new Buccaneer. Not to get bored building it,I've bought some decals to convert it into an S.1with white undersides, loviz roundels, unpainted radome and all the interiors yellow. I've see a picture of her and ... it was love!!! Have afew projects I'd like to bring to an end first, and then I'llbe back buccaneering!!! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Blackburn Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Good looking beastie and a great base too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Modeller Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Massimo said: Thank you all for the nice words" To be honest,after having enjoyed scratchbuilding most of the detail, I thought a newly released kit wouldn't be fun, even because as a modeller, I've grown up building Airfix and Matchbox kits when resin and PEsets were still to come....as mobile phones !!!! These kits bring up memories, sorecently I've bought some more vintage ones. On the other hand, it's a real joy to see Airfix back with so many newly tooled beautiful kits, filling gaps of a period when British aircraft were many and all quite peculiar, thus I couldn'tresist and bought a new Buccaneer. Not to get bored building it,I've bought some decals to convert it into an S.1with white undersides, loviz roundels, unpainted radome and all the interiors yellow. I've see a picture of her and ... it was love!!! Have afew projects I'd like to bring to an end first, and then I'llbe back buccaneering!!! Like the idea of that S.1 from the new Airfix kit. I would be careful about the yellow interiors though. I've also seen photos where the undercarriage legs etc look a yellow shade, but I was also working at Brough from 1969 to 1974 and only ever saw the standard glossy light grey/blue colour (Airfix suggest using Light Compass Ghost Grey which looks a really good match). I know that's a bit late for S.1s but I've seen nothing to suggest the interior colours were changed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massimo Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 5 hours ago, CT Modeller said: Like the idea of that S.1 from the new Airfix kit. I would be careful about the yellow interiors though. I've also seen photos where the undercarriage legs etc look a yellow shade, but I was also working at Brough from 1969 to 1974 and only ever saw the standard glossy light grey/blue colour (Airfix suggest using Light Compass Ghost Grey which looks a really good match). I know that's a bit late for S.1s but I've seen nothing to suggest the interior colours were changed. In a magazine about the Buccaneer I bought last week at Norwich Airoport, there's a picture of an 800 Sq.aircraft, I think n° 100 (I've left it at home before coming back tothe UK!!!) with the airbrakes open and...they're yellow , as well as the landing gears and doors' interior. I've looked among my references and found this one. Copyright is Aviationphotocompany.com Here aircraft n° 107 has the landing gears yellow, but the picture in the magazine mentioned above shows aircraft n° 100 with the airbrakes open and the interior is the same colour. Any idea whatsort ofyellowis it?It doesn't look zinc chromate ,but rather a brighter yellow ,similar to the one used for towing bars and tractors. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteo44 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Incredible Massimo! Fantastic work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir T Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 That's a cracking good build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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