BritJet Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 This started life as the old Matchbox HP Victor K2 as re-boxed by Revell and I added the Flightpath Victor B1 conversion, took lots of bits away and made a new fin and cockpit transparency. Lots of fun with filling and sanding but it wasn't a difficult conversion. The Work In Progress is here as part of the Big and British GB. The silver is from a Halfords rattle-can, the black and the red stripe are Humbrol gloss enamel. After an overall coat of gloss the home printed decals were added before an overall coat of matt varnish . Back in the early 1950s the Victor must have looked very futuristic compared with the Lincolns and Washingtons in service with the RAF. I think the colour scheme makes it look very menacing as well but was probably chosen to hide a few details from the prying eyes to the East. I couldn't resist a photo with my Valiant prototype from a few years back - the build for that one is here Also a photo with the HP88 which was built to test the Victor's crescent wing - some more photos of the HP88 here Thanks for looking. Steve 66 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Very nice. Always like the prototype colour scheme. Very menacing indeed. Is that the one that could have done with another bolt in the tail? Did you have a lot of work to do on the outer wings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike N Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 This looks fantastic! A flawless finish, especially good given the amount of surgery involved. Now you just need to do the Vulcan prototype to complete the trio... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 This looks fantastic! Now you need to build VX770 and you'll have the three (all ill-fated) first prototypes. Maybe add VX158 for the fourth not quite V Bomber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 Thanks guys. 21 hours ago, bar side said: Very nice. Always like the prototype colour scheme. Very menacing indeed. Is that the one that could have done with another bolt in the tail? Did you have a lot of work to do on the outer wings? Yes there was an extra bolt added to the production Victors to hold the tail on. The outer wings needed the pods, vortex generators and the wingtips removing, also the leading edge had to be removed, narrowed and put back. 20 hours ago, Mike N said: This looks fantastic! A flawless finish, especially good given the amount of surgery involved. Now you just need to do the Vulcan prototype to complete the trio... Once the silver went on I could see a couple of areas that needed a bit more work but the parts fitted together well despite being a combination of Matchbox, Flightpath and scratchbuilt. Do I have to do the Vulcan myself or can I have yours? You do need the room for that 'beautiful' new Nimrod..... 20 hours ago, Adam Poultney said: This looks fantastic! Now you need to build VX770 and you'll have the three (all ill-fated) first prototypes. Maybe add VX158 for the fourth not quite V Bomber The Vulcan prototype is on the list and will complete the set. When I was taking the photos it crossed my mind that they all had very short lives. I did the Sperrin back in 2015, a lot of the photo links have died but the build is here A couple of the finished model Steve 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Exemplary!, she just oozes Flash Gordon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwidave4 Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Thats nice, and my favourite Victor scheme. As a young aircraft mad boy growing up in St Albans we lived under the approach path to Radlett. The Victor captured my imagination then and is still my favourite military design. It looked pretty futuristic to a small boy, and six decades later looks pretty futuristic to this old man! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Very nice, and different too! Great modelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share Posted June 17, 2022 Thanks. 21 hours ago, Hook said: Exemplary!, she just oozes Flash Gordon. It really does look like something from science fiction. There must have been a few gasps when it was first shown in public. 11 hours ago, Kiwidave4 said: Thats nice, and my favourite Victor scheme. As a young aircraft mad boy growing up in St Albans we lived under the approach path to Radlett. The Victor captured my imagination then and is still my favourite military design. It looked pretty futuristic to a small boy, and six decades later looks pretty futuristic to this old man! A very interesting area to live in back then with DH at Hatfield and HP at Radlett. Victors going in and out of the small airfield at Radlett must have been quite a sight. Such a shame those airfields are gone now. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Outstanding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 A lovely conversion, great build ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share Posted July 4, 2022 Thanks both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Brilliant job on that Victor (and the others)! To be honest, I think the Sperrin may be my favourite of the lot! Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 Cheers, I've always liked the Sperrin but it looks very old fashioned compared with the Victor. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 She looks fantastic Steve. Another great build as always. Serkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Stunning work Steve , great modelling- I agree with you the Victor prototype looks really menacing. The Youtube Farnborough video of the early 50s makes it look centuries ahead of many of its contemporaries.🙂Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 Thanks, I'd love to go back in time to the 1950s Farnborough airshows, so many types that aren't around anymore. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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