Graham T Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Not quite shake & bake but quite pleasing for all that. The joining of the upper & lower fuselage/wing halves was quite trying, a bit of filler around the intakes & I don't see how the windscreen fits without shaving a bit of material off the base of the gunsight! A tail sitter & as I didn't have any depleted uranium lying around I used lead fishing weights but sadly it was impossible to squeeze in enough to keep it on it's nose wheel! I built it as an FB5, using the expended undercarriage legs & flat wing tips (the kit includes a pair of the latter but tbf I found them a bit too thin so I attached the rounded F3 tips, then cut & sanded them to shape before adding the clear navigation lights from the kit). Decals from an old Xtradecal sheet for 20 squadron. I dropped the flaps & opened the air brakes which may not be commonly seen on the ground but the Vampire is quite a clean airframe & I simply wanted to add a bit of visual interest! Certainly looks nice when completed. 31 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 A very clean build but I like it a lot. Well done cheers, Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Lovley job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Nicely done,..... I did consider that scheme myself but went for an F.B.9 of 8 Sqn,........ you`ve done a lovely job mate, glad it wasn`t just me that had trouble with nose weight or joining the cockpit pod!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy da fish Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Yep you beat me to the finish on this one looks great build there. sammy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Looks really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 A very tidy piece of work. And thanks for the warning about the nose weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Another excellent Vampire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Superb looking Vampire, very nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Fantastic. Although I'm not in a position to get one for myself it's great to know the FB.5/9 bits are in the box and builds like these just increase my desire for the kit. Beautiful work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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