Popular Post Kiwikitbasher Posted December 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) This is my Airfix 1/72 Avro Shackleton MR.2. in flight over water having conducted a mock attack against a submarine... This was a generally pleasant build over 11 days, and the third of at least five Shackeltons I plan to build. The hardest part was how to attach the model to the base, for those interested... And here are two I completed earlier in 2020: Thanks for looking, your comments welcome. Edited December 17, 2022 by Kiwikitbasher Fix image links. 74 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaleModeller_54 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 One of my favourite aircraft I got one in my stash which I plan to build soon, you have done a fantastic job , looks Awesome 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Absolutely stunning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Gorgeous! I am Shack-Satisfied now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Such a good build with the diorama and I really like how you designed the holder and the technique you used to make it work. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Superb looking Shackletons one and all.👌 Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Awesome models "down on the street".....😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Very smart! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Brilliant that, looks awesome. Shacks are one of my favourites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Excellent looking model and the diorama looks fabulous. The periscope can just be seen .. stealth like as in real life. Beautiful models. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Beautiful job on that Mark, my favourite MR.2 scheme & you've caught it wonderfully well. 👍 Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 Thank you all above for your generous remarks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Really lovely work and so nice to see a Shack modelled in typical flying attitude. Beautifully built, presented and photographed. Very well done. Cheers.. Dave 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopesdaddy Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Excellent collection of Shackletons you have there, looking forward to seeing the others finished 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 nice work, very well displayed, well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 What a cracking idea and presentation this is! When I first saw it, I thought "how the Dickens has that been done?", and thankfully you gave the answer! All three Shacks look fantastic, and I will be very happy if my two turn out half as good. I don't think I will try the 'in flight' option, I still don't know how your wire holds it up, it looks too thin! All the best, Ray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Ray S said: What a cracking idea and presentation this is! When I first saw it, I thought "how the Dickens has that been done?", and thankfully you gave the answer! All three Shacks look fantastic, and I will be very happy if my two turn out half as good. I don't think I will try the 'in flight' option, I still don't know how your wire holds it up, it looks too thin! All the best, Ray Thanks, Ray, and others who have commented. Regarding the stand - The high-tensile wire is surprisngly stiff, but even so, . I figured that a considerable twisting moment would be exerted at the point where the stand penetrated the model as it was located so far from the model's center of gravity and the large wingspan would easily cause one or other wing to drop and begin the twist. If I'd used a round socket for the piano wire I could have superglued it into the model to solve the problem in the same way the wire will be glued into the base. Had I done so the model would not be removable from the stand for travel. But, a spin-resistant plug and socket were required as I wanted to be able to remove it from the stand. The square tube that I used to make the socket is anchored to the bottom of the fuselage where it enters the model, and again where it penetrates the observer's floor running between the tail-wheel housing and the clear tail cone. This floor is firmly anchored to both fuselage sides along its length which serves to spread any twisting loads on the socket along these strong joins. Finally, the socket is anchored again to the top of the fuselage. Edited December 5, 2022 by Kiwikitbasher Fix a typo. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcello Rosa Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Wow! Just brilliant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Wow indeed! Brilliant job on the kit(s) and the presentation! How did I miss this one? I love the Shackleton. VP293 (the T.4) looks so colourful in its RAE livery. I've just bought my third MR.3 (the newish Revell kit*), and I'm thinking about buying my fifth MR.2. It's not my fault, really, it's just that I have so many transfers for Shackletons I need kits to put them on, you see. Best Regards, Jason *Revell have actually fixed or ameliorated some of the (not many) problems with this kit. The cockpit canopy is clearer, the mystery window opening on the aft starboard fuselage has been filled in, and the shrinkage on the upper wings above the flaps is no longer apparent. It's nice to see Revell fixing these problems, making a nice kit even better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Learstang said: Wow indeed! Brilliant job on the kit(s) and the presentation! How did I miss this one? I love the Shackleton. VP293 (the T.4) looks so colourful in its RAE livery. I've just bought my third MR.3 (the newish Revell kit*), and I'm thinking about buying my fifth MR.2. It's not my fault, really, it's just that I have so many transfers for Shackletons I need kits to put them on, you see. Best Regards, Jason *Revell have actually fixed or ameliorated some of the (not many) problems with this kit. The cockpit canopy is clearer, the mystery window opening on the aft starboard fuselage has been filled in, and the shrinkage on the upper wings above the flaps is no longer apparent. It's nice to see Revell fixing these problems, making a nice kit even better. I think the mystery window opening is the sonobuoy ejection chutes: four square openings in a row* covered on the outside with a doped fabric patch which was sacrificed when the buoys were launched. * Depending on the Phase and Mark of the aircraft they could be four-square or four in a row. Edited December 17, 2022 by stever219 Missed a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Oh wow, what a cracking Shackleton, love the base and the way you have managed to display with the piano wire and hhe base looks fab too. 11 days, that would have taken me months!!! Great work Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share Posted December 18, 2022 @Marcello Rosa @Learstang @stever219 @bigbadbadge Thank you all for your generous comments. Jason, I still have an Airfix MR.2, Revell MR.3 (new tool), and Revell re-box of Frog's MR.3 to build. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Eleven days! Wow… I love the model but I also think the base is particularly clever. I’m filing that one away… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwikitbasher Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share Posted December 18, 2022 (edited) @AdrianMF Thanks, Adrian, Here're some more with rea-mounted stands which may appeal as well... and without the stand being edited out... Just an old airbrush needle re-purposed... More conventional... Or this one... Edited December 18, 2022 by Kiwikitbasher Add images 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 I love that Blinder! The Blinder may have been a troublesome aircraft, to put it mildly, but it was a looker, sort of retro-futuristic! That Tempest looks great as well. Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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