Nimrod AEW3

[Mattie Bee]

Not seen anyone else post one yet, so here we go

This is destined for the Ops Collection at RAF Waddington

[Guest les]

Got an old photo of this bird always look odd will look nice and different when done, keep on top of it.

[entlim]

Good start Matt.............

[ghaynes]

Hi Matt,

There's one in the Ready for Inspection section - Link

Regards.

Graham

[AnonymousDFB1]

Nice Matt, always liked the AEW Nimrod.

[paul_c]

nice one Matt, me old mucker. looking forward to the finished article. good to see you back on here after quite a bit aswell. been anywhere nice?

[bexwh773]

Looking great so far Matt, nice to see an AEW Nimblob on the boards

Bex

[plastic]

Lovely stuff Matt! Hope that junior hacksaw came in handy

[Mattie Bee]

been anywhere nice?

Not nice but it was Hot and Sunny

Edited August 16, 2008 by Mattie Bee

[entlim]

say no more.........................

[Nev]

Very nice, and now that you're back from Great Yarmouth, hopefully you can get stuck into this baby. Will she be a prototype or an in-service whiff?

[Mattie Bee]

Will she be a prototype or an in-service whiff?

I have to do a little research, to find out which made it to waddo on the Trials Unit and it will be done as that

[Mattie Bee]

Sorry no updates for a while, With detachments and work commitments, I've just been getting on with it

So here we are now, just waiting to add the little details

After some research, I found out that XZ285 was the first Nimrod to reach the Nimrod AEW Joint Trials Unit at Waddington so she will be built as her and also did not recive a IFR Probe

Edited September 26, 2008 by Mattie Bee

[Tony Whittingham]

Hello Mattie,

That is marvelous. I am too chicken to try it with my Nimrod, which is in the pending stash.

Cheers,

Tony

[AnonymousDFB1]

Nice, grand job so far.

[bexwh773]

She might be going slowly Mattie, but shes a mighty fine looking lady

Bex

[JJL567]

Very nice work Mattie.

I have one of these conversion sets waiting, how did you find the general fit of everything once you had cut and filed?

Secondly, as far as decals go has anyone released any for the AEW yet? (I'm a bit out of touch)

Cheers,

Jon

[Mattie Bee]

The fit was not bad at all. It was a little tricky around the Nose Undercarriage but overall slotted in nicely

For decals I am using a mixture of:

Kit Stencil Markings

MA Roundels

And I have made my own Serials

[Mattie Bee]

Made a start on the decals now, still a fair way to go though.

My home made Serials have seemed to work well

[bexwh773]

Mattie,

Id keep her for myself personally, accidently forget to hand her over when shes finished Loking very nice now, nearly there

Bex

[smeds]

Building one of those at the moment (amongst other things) just used an airbrush for the first time, using Vellejo hemp on it, very pleased with the results so far. Hope mine looks half as good as yours.

Nice one.

Smeds