robvulcan Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 Rob, that's an absolutely lovely model, she looks stunning in silver!! Thanks for the Youtube links too, I've just spent a happy half hour wallowing in nostalgia - those were the days!! Keef alright keef mate. well im glad you approve its so nice to get such a huge amount of positive feedback they should rename this website prozak modeller. brilliant stuff. and those vids i came accross this week its hard to find footage of vulcans that are not xh558 and those vids are jems particularly nice the waddo circuits vid were im sure you can hear and see looking at the cans at the back 200 and 300 series vulcans. whoever filmed it in such high quality for the time deserves a medal its as good as time travel you would get. im not young enough to remember the 70s but if there was a time machine i think the first thing i would do would be to go back to the 50s/60s/70s/80s to waddington sit in the back of a landrover with a flask of tea and some sandwiched, (and take a hd camcorder with me.) brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Rob, it was XA894 that had the afterburning engine, it carried the test Olympus 22R the engine proposed for the TSR2, which was flown at the Farnborough show in full reheat. Sadly the aircraft was burned out at Filton during a test run at full power, (an LP turbine disc decided to make a break for freedom , rupturing some fuel lines and destroying the aircraft and a nearby new fire tender, it transpired that the LP turbine disk had been ejected from the engine. But not before first travelling around the strengthened bomb bay carving open two 150-gallon stainless steel fuel tanks in its progress out. It exited the airframe and hit the ground shedding what remained of the turbine blades, which bouncing back up like shrapnel, puncturing each wing tank. The disk itself ripped a ten foot gash in the port wing leading edge before proceeding east, in great 150 foot bounces; the marks of its passage were clearly visible on the ground and it finally came to rest just short of the T188 supersonic research aircraft being prepared for a test flight. XA894 in happier times, The end of a Vulcan and well loved fire tender !!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsmoor1 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Rob, My late father flew in 891 many times in the mid/late fifties out of Woodford on development work so it's good to see it modelled so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 hi there melchie thats great info and photos there. well quite sad photos at the end. thanks for that and the first photo the wing tips are kind of like how i was describing to yo in the pm. they look narrower and more rounded than other b1s. did you look at the video links i put at the bottom of page one i suggest you check them out it really is worth it. cheers rob Rob, My late father flew in 891 many times in the mid/late fifties out of Woodford on development work so it's good to see it modelled so well. Hi there now that is fantastic all the more worth while to make a model that someone can appreciate on a personal level made my day that. wonderfull cheers for the reply and i notice it says your new here so a warm welcome to you its a great site have fun all the best rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Nice to see a Vulcan in a different sheme than green/grey. Although all Vulcans look good whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 Nice to see a Vulcan in a different sheme than green/grey. Although all Vulcans look good whatever. It sure is and nice to see a vulcan thats not a b2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 looks very good rob, nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgregor Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Very nice, well done. Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 ......... STUNNING build..SHE LOOKS A BEAUTY !!! Looks SO VERY REAL too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 cheers houston, very nice feedback from you. all the best rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim T Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I adore the B1 and you have really done her justice. A cracking job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 I adore the B1 and you have really done her justice. A cracking job. glad to know im not the only one i love all vulcans but i absolutley "love" b1s they just look so perfect asethticly all the lines of her looks amazing i love the the way that everything tapers out small and smooth like the tail cone and exausts. i love the smaller wing shape too and little intakes im the same way with other british planes. i find the bucc s1 hunter mk1 lightning mk1, spit mk1, harrier gr1 all for the same reasons. and others victor too. not anything wrong with the other mks just nice to see a plane in its orginal as designed from before mods etc. like for example on a b2 vulcan you i look at it and then when you get to the tail cone, its obvious that was thought of afterwards,. the plane has gained a swelling looks like, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 Rob, it was XA894 that had the afterburning engine, it carried the test Olympus 22R the engine proposed for the TSR2, which was flown at the Farnborough show in full reheat. Sadly the aircraft was burned out at Filton during a test run at full power, (an LP turbine disc decided to make a break for freedom , rupturing some fuel lines and destroying the aircraft and a nearby new fire tender, it transpired that the LP turbine disk ................ Hi general just reading over this post again actually what I was asking is which Vulcan b1 was it that was fitted with after burning Olympus engines x4 with. The vulcan it's self not the slung under job I saw a photo once in colour of a silver b1 climbing with 4 engines all flaming at the back cheers rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 That's an outstanding model Rob very well done!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 That's an outstanding model Rob very well done!! Hi dan thanks very much and I notice your new so a very warm welcome to this happy place from me cheers rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasticbutcher Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Well kick me sideways, that's gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Hi Rob, You've more than dine it justice, you've made a cracker and brought back some childhood memories for which I thank you. We lived near Ringway AP in Cheshire and that's not too far from Avro's at Woodford. We used to hang off the end of runway fence during the school summer holidays. The Vulcan B1's used to come and to touch and go's day after day. Thanks for the memories and sharing your pics. Colin on the Africa Station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted July 13, 2012 Author Share Posted July 13, 2012 Well kick me sideways, that's gorgeous! Cheers mate I'd have to agree there is one of my better efforts cheers rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Hi Rob, You have to give it to Frog, for the day they did make good kits, I recently finished a Wyvern and a Scimitar and have a Wessex 1 on the go (back burner) plus a Sea Venom and Sea Vixen in the stash. Colin on the Africa station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuts Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Fantastic Vulcan & nice to see it built & not stashed you can see why Frog in the day were regarded as the mutts nuts.... she's a beaut.... Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted July 13, 2012 Author Share Posted July 13, 2012 Hi Rob, You've more than dine it justice, you've made a cracker and brought back some childhood memories for which I thank you. We lived near Ringway AP in Cheshire and that's not too far from Avro's at Woodford. We used to hang off the end of runway fence during the school summer holidays. The Vulcan B1's used to come and to touch and go's day after day. Thanks for the memories and sharing your pics.Colin on the Africa Station Hi I'm glad I brought back those memories for you I would do anything to go back and see what you had seen that would be amazing cheers rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 What a beautiful job! Well done! I actually saw one of these Frog Vulcan kits a few years back at a flea market. I had no idea it was such a collector's item, or could be built into such a nice model. Now I'm kicking myself for not buying it. I think they only wanted ten bucks... Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 Hi Rob, You have to give it to Frog, for the day they did make good kits, I recently finished a Wyvern and a Scimitar and have a Wessex 1 on the go (back burner) plus a Sea Venom and Sea Vixen in the stash.Colin on the Africa station You sure do I could not believe that it had recessed panell lines which is very interesting being a b1 there totally different too the b2 and as no b1s exist a good source for doing and airfix rescribe. I love frog kits also they made the planes I want to build I have the same ones you mention in the stash plus fd2 and a gorgeous dh hornet . Cheers rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 Fantastic Vulcan & nice to see it built & not stashed you can see why Frog in the day were regarded as the mutts nuts.... she's a beaut....Andy. Hi there smuts totally agree with you there they were awsome kits that they knocked out so sad the moulds were lost at sea or whatever it was that happened to them. Im guessing that they may have been the first to offer recessed panel lines i dont know if thats true but from my experience its sure unusual for a kit from the 50s or 60s to have that feature. i wish they were not so rare cause there a nice scale and lovely to build im sure there are many others who would make them too given the chance. it would be nice to see 1/96th be a new scale for people like airfix to work to a nice halfway house between 72nd and 144th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 What a beautiful job! Well done! I actually saw one of these Frog Vulcan kits a few years back at a flea market. I had no idea it was such a collector's item, or could be built into such a nice model. Now I'm kicking myself for not buying it. I think they only wanted ten bucks... Cheers, Bill thanks Bill ooooooooh man that hurts i bet your kicking yourself i would be infact i feel your pain. i wish really wish i would come accross some of these for that amount. TEN BUCKS! man alive thats a bargain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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