Popular Post Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted April 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2021 1/72 Welsh Models P-8A Poseidon complete. The build consisted of scratch building the weapons bay, weapons mounting points onbthe wings and pylons, many of the ESM and AMS lumps and antennas. I also added various vent blow in doors and the sonobuoy tubes. I reshaped a lot of the kit supplied parts as well. Finally I added Harpoons from a Hasegawa weapons set and Mk48 Torpedoes from a Hasegawa P-3C Orion, they looked close enough to me to replicate the Mk54s the P-8 carries. Decals were from a custom sheet DekLs created by upsizing their 1/200 sheet and it was painted in mainly SMS lacquers. It is a bit rough in some parts but I have spent enough time on it and am calling it finished. 82 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombernut Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Nice one Ray. It was good seeing a gaggle of the real things flying over Lake Burley Griffin the other day. Hopefully will see this one on Wednesday? Cheers, Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, bombernut said: Nice one Ray. It was good seeing a gaggle of the real things flying over Lake Burley Griffin the other day. Hopefully will see this one on Wednesday? Cheers, Matt Thanks Matt, I should have room to bring it along 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Looks wonderful. I certainly can't see any rough bits! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Lovely build! Amazes me how small the wings are! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Very well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Looks very nice & neat to me CJP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 She's a beauty R.A.Y. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Thanks all, my photography (lack of) skills hide the flaws Here is a shot with one of my P-3 Orion models 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodenlee Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Lovely build(s) there Ray...Your work on a tricky build (not to mention your scratch building) is awesome. Want to build mine for me??? Cheers mate Shaun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Great build! Now if someone would kindly make an injection moulded 1/144 kit..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 2 hours ago, rodenlee said: Lovely build(s) there Ray...Your work on a tricky build (not to mention your scratch building) is awesome. Want to build mine for me??? Cheers mate Shaun Cheers Shaun, One build to this state was enough, event without the weapons bay mods there is a little more work to get the lumps and bumps right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 That is a most impressive build! I love it! You obviously put a fair bit of thought into how to display it - your sturdy display stand is just the thing. It takes great skill and patience to tame a limited-release (and large) model such as that. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 That's turned out really well and certainly shows all the extra work you've put into it. Very different to the normal 737s we all see so often. Well done. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Nice work. It kind of looks weird with the weapons bay open at the rear end. By the way do they not do fin flashes for the markings any more? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 You`ve done a fabulous job on this one Ray,..... I know it is the future but all I see is a 737 airliner! I bet that is what the old boys said about the Orion or Nimrod back in the day too! Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 17 hours ago, Paul J said: Nice work. It kind of looks weird with the weapons bay open at the rear end. By the way do they not do fin flashes for the markings any more? With these low vis schemes the RAAF has omitted the fin flash, it has been replaced with the Australian national flag on some older types like the classic Hornet and VIP jets. The newest aircraft in the inventory do not have it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Beautiful results, Ray! This is yeoman work on your part. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Lovely job, Ray! Bet she takes up a bit of room? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 A real beauty Ray, it seems there was a fair old amount of work you put into it, so expect a state of the art injection moulded kit to be announced any day soon. 🤣. I really like the familiar-but-different look to it. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 On 4/16/2021 at 3:38 PM, Bell209 said: Lovely job, Ray! Bet she takes up a bit of room? Thanks Alex, Rob and John. At the moment it is on my 'just finished' display location in our study sitting with my Washington and Viscount and it is a tad bigger than either of those. It will find it way to a shelf in the cave when I get more finished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepwalker Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Simply amazing. I enjoyed seeing that plane during the Singapore Air Show, long time ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempestwulf Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Can't wait to get our P-8's in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-3s rule Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Wow, great work on the P-8 Ray. Outstanding! Your P-3 looks impressive too. Reminds me of my time with 92WG DET DAR back in the early 2000's. Sad to see our old 'bombers' heading into retirement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 That P-8 is the bee's knees! A lot of work, as documented in your WIP, but the end result more than makes up for it! Sure doesn't look like an airliner any more, that's for sure. As has been stated, all that work will surely result in a new injected kit any day now! Now you need a Neptune, Tracker, and Argus to go with it! (I would include a Viking, but we were the only ones who flew them- sorry!) Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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