bar side Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 When I started building 1/48 Cold War jets my aim was to make the ones I saw at early 80s airshows. So generally that meant a lot of grey/green. I think I have most of the main kits that are available now - Tornado, Phantom, Hawk, Hunter, Lightning, Jaguar, Canberra, Hercules. But one was always a bit tricky to get hold of. The Airfix Buccaneer. I finally got one at a reasonable price and it has sat in the stash for a little while. Chances were that Airfix would bring out a new one before I got to it! Anyway I finished my Chipmunk recently and couldn’t resist the big grey/green beastie any longer. And yes, to me they were RAF jets. I never saw the Navy ones flying although I built a couple of 1/72 sea grey & white ones as a kid. Anyway the kit Not the newest. The instructions talk about them being expected to retire in 94! Nice recessed panel lines, but not sure they will line up! My preference would be for a Honnington jet, but the kit decal options are ex-Honnington at Lossiemouth so I am sure that will do. No large two letter tail codes though. looked at the resin cockpit, but I have settled on an etch set. Got it from Hannants today with a nice note! Now I can’t just do OOB. I considered powered wing fold but can’t see a good way to do it without making it look like a toy. But I plan some working lights. Plenty of room in that bomb bay for a battery. Looks a good size next to a Phantom 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 An electrified Buccaneer Count me in I'll be right out of the way over here-------->Taking note and learning good stuff. In between handfuls of popcorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, LorenSharp said: An electrified Buccaneer Count me in I'll be right out of the way over here-------->Taking note and learning good stuff. In between handfuls of popcorn. Well I got a working motor and lights in a Chipmunk - this is huge by comparison! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 So if I plan lights then I guess the next question is wing tips. I had assumed mid 80s would be the original flared out tips. It seems that by the time they reached Lossiemouth the new rounded tips were on. The two decal options in the kit are XX900 or XW530. Checking AB Pic it seems to support this way. So unless i get the large tail code decals (used at Honnington?) guess it’s round tips. Makes fitting the lights easier to be honest. Slipper tanks fitted too in this reference shot. Nd airbrakes posed open. Any idea if the flaps were self levelling? Just wondering hat with the wing fold and all 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 So, lining up panel lines…… First two bits I glued together! I do usually go for resin seats but these kit ones look ok I have some etch seat belts to jazz them up a bit. But if the lights are on I will need at least one body in there. The cockpit etch looks like a good way to to loose a few days. First light fitted though Once I finally settle on the wing tips to fit I will gat those two in. Still tempted to slightly lower the flaps but I am not sure if they would be down when on the ground. I saw someone once spend ages lowering the flaps on a Canberra just to be told the were self levelling and never dropped on the ground And playing around with the placement of the anti collision beacons. I know they flash rather than strobe, but I can live with that The plan is tail, nose wheel and wing tip lights plus anti collisions. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 I was looking at the wing ends and have gone for the post fix smaller tips. Partly as these are easier to light up, and they would have been fitted by mid to late 80s. Trouble is they moulded the clear part in the grey plastic. So that had to come off & be replaced by some clear shaped sprue So testing the light in the wing The nose wheel light has been poked through and both anti collision beacons superglued on Test fitting it all together the wires all meet in the bomb bay. You can see them all dangling out of the bottom I got some paint on to the cockpit. It seems airwaves suggest paint, then Airfix instrument decals, then etch. So base coat of black on. Need some grey for the tub inside & start looking at the instrument panels & other bits. Can close up the banana body until that is all in. Does the cockpit need a bit of internal light? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Flaps down when parked. https://m.facebook.com/aviationphotocompany/posts/raf-237-ocu-blackburn-buccaneer-s2-xv863cc-at-raf-lossiemouth-1985httpswwwaviati/2930792826989685/ Small picture, maybe you can pick out the wing tips too. Another one. https://www.airfighters.com/photo/69129/M/UK-Air-Force/Blackburn-Buccaneer-S-2B/XX899/ Rob. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 7 hours ago, Phone Phixer said: Flaps down when parked. https://m.facebook.com/aviationphotocompany/posts/raf-237-ocu-blackburn-buccaneer-s2-xv863cc-at-raf-lossiemouth-1985httpswwwaviati/2930792826989685/ Small picture, maybe you can pick out the wing tips too. Another one. https://www.airfighters.com/photo/69129/M/UK-Air-Force/Blackburn-Buccaneer-S-2B/XX899/ Rob. Hi Rob - good to know that they could be parked with flaps down . I can’t see the Facebook one but I guess that is group permissions. The second one is a parked folded wings shot of XX899. It’s going to be a whole lot easier to not drop the flaps, so will probably stick with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 As the only game in town, it's what you have to work with until the new kit comes along. Those vortex generators on the wing look way over size. Maybe taking a shave off one side could make them look better? I need one but, think I'll wait. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 Yes @heloman1 think those vortex generators are a bit high & a bit long. Wouldn’t hurt to have a close encounter with some sandpaper. Been waiting years for a new kit - Tanmodel, Airfix etc. But like the Airfix Harrier GR3 and Jag the result looks the part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 16 hours ago, bar side said: I can’t see the Facebook one but I guess that is group permissions. How's that? A side view of flaps down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 Thanks @Phone Phixer the inner section. I think @Lord Riotcut these to pose them down on his but the pictures on that thread have gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper-30 Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Very cool indeed , what electrical bits do you use please . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, viper-30 said: Very cool indeed , what electrical bits do you use please . Thanks. They are just micro leds and flashing ones from eBay. They could be linked to a system like Arduino to turn them on or make them flash but I am just going to power them via a battery in the bomb bay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper-30 Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Thank you for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 @viper-30 something like this but with the battery inside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Are you aiming to get this finished before the new one becomes available? Good Luck. John. 🇺🇦 PS I have attempted two Airfix ‘ ANAs so far, one destroyed and the other given to a friend with more patience! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 3 hours ago, bar side said: Thanks @Phone Phixer the inner section. I think @Lord Riotcut these to pose them down on his but the pictures on that thread have gone It was the Jaguar that I cut the flaps on, the Bucc I left as it was, though I’ll probably have them down if I do another one. It took quite a lot of work on the Jag though. Could do with new toolings of both these kits really. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 8 hours ago, Biggles87 said: Are you aiming to get this finished before the new one becomes available? Good Luck. John. 🇺🇦 PS I have attempted two Airfix ‘ ANAs so far, one destroyed and the other given to a friend with more patience! Yes, tried to get my Italeri SR-71 done before the Revell one came out & failed by about a month. So ahead of the game on this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Lord Riot said: It was the Jaguar that I cut the flaps on, the Bucc I left as it was, though I’ll probably have them down if I do another one. It took quite a lot of work on the Jag though. Could do with new toolings of both these kits really. Ah, could have been. I am sure someone cut the body side flap section away, but on a model that is already notoriously bendy I think that maybe be too much for it. Plus reshaping the gap in the body would be tricky as the edge flares up the body side a bit. No I think these will stay as they are yes, KittyHawk looked to have tackled the Jag but that didn’t seem to quite work out. Wouldn’t mund one of their twin seaters though. And Tanmodel Bucc? I think Airfix will probably beat them to it. Still the old Airfix kits can be made to look decent. Yours look the part Edited May 3, 2022 by bar side 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 Need to get on with the cockpit to get the body sealed up. Since joining the body halves is generally seen as the biggest problem I want to take some time on that.plus can’t start joining up the wiring as there will be one light & one flashing light attached to both the top and bottom halves. So gave the basic tub a coat of black before spraying over grey. Tried to leave it light to get some shadow in there. Decals next the etch over it. I looked at the rear panel & couldn’t find a part to match. Turns out it wasn’t fully injected. Will need building up but thankfully the surface detail will come from the etch set. Quick spay of seat frames & tub 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 Filled up the missing bit of the rear instrument panel with plasticard. Then built up the front. The sections on either side are on mainly so I could get an idea of size. The new bit needs a bit of shaping, but will be painted, decalled and then have etch on 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 7, 2022 Author Share Posted May 7, 2022 Time to get some bits in that cockpit. First bit of etch in The rest are intended to go over the decals so dial faces show through. So decals going on, then a quick clear coat before etch over the top The rough looking top of the rear panel will be lost under the bar on the top body section. Thinking about using magnets to make the bomb bay removable and work as a battery bay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 7, 2022 Author Share Posted May 7, 2022 (edited) I know you are etching to see how this went (sorry, the puns don’t get any better!). More on the navigators panel Front end done Main parts in & test fitting the far from finished seats Not that you can actually see much in there! Bah, looks like links are down, I will redo them later ***- links sorted Edited May 7, 2022 by bar side 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 The etch has been painted over and had a quick wash over to pick the detail out a bit The floor scratches are intentional. I would have liked a bit more metal showing through for foot wear on the floor of the tub, but got more of the black base coat instead. Looks ok for a detail that will rarely be seen The seats have belts but are only basic colours at the moment 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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