'V' Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Trying to decide if I should try to make this, or not. Not all there, but enough. What's missing ? The under fuselage AAR housing, and one half of an engine attaching winglet. I may have been given this one with the original I bought and made as a K2 back somewhere in the early 1990's. So if made as a C1 all I need to do is make a matching engine mount. Not that the kit parts were anywhere near accurate. For my original I'd managed to get a set of injection moulded wheels - very much the last scratchings from John Adams. I have metal gear to replace the little plastic props that came with the kit, but the vacform wheels are excessively simple, but as they're well hidden underneath a big aircraft perhaps they'd do. My K2 could do with a clean and the AAR probe attaching back, otherwise I think it's still O.K. Been in the loft here for 8 years !! Such an elegant aircraft, but can I face even trying to make another. 'V' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyinoz Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 is it the AVF 1/72 kit? I have been looking for on and off over the years after building their Britannia which I thought was quite good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 I built one of these many years ago, the Airways kit is a descent vacform, but does require some surgery to make it a little more accurate in places, but scrubs up well in the end, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bunker Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 20 hours ago, kev67 said: I built one of these many years ago Kev's Work in Progress is here and the Ready for Inspection is here . The WIP is packed with useful information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'V' Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 First to wallinoz, Yes it is the AVF kit, this is a military K2 I made over 20 years ago. Going to Kev's link now - thanks for that. 'V' 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'V' Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 (edited) Well kev67, I've had a good look through both your WIP & Ready for Inspection. Inspirational work, so much more detailed and accurate than mine. It is a beautiful aircraft and it's tempting to use this second kit, but there's no way I could get anywhere near your results. I'm still grounded in the 1990's modelling skills & technology, perhaps even earlier. 'V' Edited November 10, 2021 by 'V' spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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