Julien Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 This is the old tool Airfix Vulcan. Glad they put it out to pass as the moulds were getting really bad. Thanks to @bentwaters81tfw for a set of intakes from an original tooling, the ones in this were really bad. Decals from before Airfix started using Cartograf and were not great. Still its finished and of the Shelf O' Doom. Even in 1/72 it fills my large photo tent! 58 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 That scrubbed up OK. Doesn't have to be new tool to make a nice model. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Looks that this kit was in the right hands. Neat work on this iconic cold war bomber. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Well done on wrestling with the old skool Vulcan, it looks amazing. Love the wraparound camouflage too. Best scheme ever for the Vulcan IMHO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Shows that the old tool can still be turned into a cracking model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Agreed this is a well made model, there's life in the old mould yet. A good looking Vulcan!! Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Old mould or not, that one's turned out beautifully. It's nice to see a stand in use as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 That shows that old tool kits can still be worth building - it's a beauty. like the 'in flight' finish, as it shows off the pure shape of the design., and that wrap around camouflage sets it off nicely! Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 An excellent impression of the mighty Vulcan in the air! Very timely for me, too, as I watched Thunderball on Blu-Ray last night… Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Hi Julien, beautiful Vulcan. Doesn't look old tool at all. The most amazing, is that despite the age of the kit, you managed to keep pretty much all the raised panel lines? Was there no sanding required? Congratulations. JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted October 10, 2021 Author Share Posted October 10, 2021 12 hours ago, bentwaters81tfw said: That scrubbed up OK. Doesn't have to be new tool to make a nice model. Cheers. Thx for the intakes. 1 hour ago, Viking said: That shows that old tool kits can still be worth building - it's a beauty. like the 'in flight' finish, as it shows off the pure shape of the design., and that wrap around camouflage sets it off nicely! Cheers John Thanks John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted October 10, 2021 Author Share Posted October 10, 2021 9 minutes ago, jean said: Hi Julien, beautiful Vulcan. Doesn't look old tool at all. The most amazing, is that despite the age of the kit, you managed to keep pretty much all the raised panel lines? Was there no sanding required? Congratulations. JR Cheers, Some sanding was needed and panel lines put back. Just needed careful fitting of the wings and a lot of putty to get that join done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 That is an excellent finish Julien, the paintwork is spot on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Terrific! As good a result as that surely means you won't need to buy the new one. Or will you? 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Nice work, perhaps not as accurate as the new tool (once you correct its mistakes) but it certainly looks the part! Camo pattern is very good. What stand is it on? Can't be easy to get one to hold up this ton of plastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Julien said: Cheers, Some sanding was needed and panel lines put back. Just needed careful fitting of the wings and a lot of putty to get that join done. Amazing! How did you "put back" the panel lines (this is a great semantic shortcut!)? Stretched sprue? JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted October 10, 2021 Author Share Posted October 10, 2021 1 hour ago, jean said: Amazing! How did you "put back" the panel lines (this is a great semantic shortcut!)? Stretched sprue? JR Generally I scribe them back in using a knife blade as it puts a ridge down one side if done correctly, they eye generally just sees a line and it looks good. Only n a very few cases have I used the sprue technique. I generally dont mind building raised panel line kits for this reason. Thx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted October 10, 2021 Author Share Posted October 10, 2021 3 hours ago, Adam Poultney said: Nice work, perhaps not as accurate as the new tool (once you correct its mistakes) but it certainly looks the part! Camo pattern is very good. What stand is it on? Can't be easy to get one to hold up this ton of plastic Thx, dont know where the stand came from, I have a box of them as I never throw them out from all my years model making. I have loads of old airfix & matchbox ones. I think it came in a kit from China as quite often they have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted October 10, 2021 Author Share Posted October 10, 2021 3 hours ago, IanC said: Terrific! As good a result as that surely means you won't need to buy the new one. Or will you? 😉 no way, this was in fact a little too big, the refueling probe is a bit shorter than it should be as I snapped it off a few times during the build and painting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Very nicely done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Very nice Julien. You've got me considering one o these for myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 7 minutes ago, Bertie Psmith said: Very nice Julien. You've got me considering one o these for myself. Make that "I've just bought one of the 1983 edition online for £30" on the strength of yours. Lol, that will fit comfortably into the 'Out of your comfort zone GB' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 A great build on the old kit, got to love a Vulcan ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2lefthands Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Looks awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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