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Vulcan B1a (plus bomb bay)


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Recently I've been working on my second Avro Vulcan B1a conversion based on the Great Wall Hobby/Pit Road 1:144 Avro Vulcan B2. This conversion was extensive and not the easiest model I've ever built. 

My first Vulcan B1a was painted in anti flash white as XH500, this one I decided to do in Camouflage as XA906, although at first I wanted to do XH480 but didn't realise I was out of 1:144 scale 18" H letters so had to buy more decals and decided instead to do an XA serial as those were not shared between Vulcan B1s and B2s.

I added a lot more detail such as vortex generators and used a better set of drawings to shape the wings than I did on XH500, and also added a scratchbuilt bomb bay although it is a bit basic. The nose landing gear was mostly scratchbuilt and the main gear was a modification of kit parts. 

The paints used are Tamiya acrylics for the camouflage and Halfords Appliance White for the underside.

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XA906 with XH500

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My three Mk1 V Bombers in 1:144 scale. The Victor is XA940 built from the Mikromir kit.

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A few WIP shots:

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WIP thread above

XH500 RFI below

 

Edited by Adam Poultney
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