Airfix Victor
[I]Thanks Mike. Im getting off my order shortly. I'm going to specify a squadron aircraft which "belonged" to a mate who was its crew chief (they each had their own aircraft) and which appears many times in my logbook. 14 week estimate which isn't bad at all.[I]
I wonder if they would do one of my old aircraft (allbeit 55)
(Photo courtesy Air Britain)
I wonder if they would do one of my old aircraft (allbeit 55)
(Photo courtesy Air Britain)
We must have borrowed it!
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Seeing all those wonderful models I feel tempted to order a 543 Valiant (possibly 397), a 214 K1 (definitely not 667) and Canopus in A&AEE colours. Maybe even a 49Sqn modified B1 Valiant (823 ?). The only thing is do I have room for them and can I afford them all? Thinking sensibly I would never get them all past Mrs P!
I wonder if a Victor person could answer a couple of questions for me please?
As I stated in an earlier post I had the Airfix Victor presented to me for Christmas and I'm in the process of constructing it. (If anyone's considering it Airfix have really upped their game and it all fits together beautifully unlike their kits of yore).
I'm going to finish it in the all white scheme of a 139 machine. In the painting instructions it shows an area in front of the nosewheel doors - sort of the rear of the radome bulge - should be painted silver. I recall seeing Victors in my yoof as Pa was stationed at Gaydon for a while but I don't recall any silver nose undersides although Gaydon's were B1s which might have made a difference.
The other question - nothing to do with the kit really - concerns radome colours.
Vulcans had black ones.
Valiants had black ones with a grey bit behind.
Victors were white as per underside.
Why was that please?
As I stated in an earlier post I had the Airfix Victor presented to me for Christmas and I'm in the process of constructing it. (If anyone's considering it Airfix have really upped their game and it all fits together beautifully unlike their kits of yore).
I'm going to finish it in the all white scheme of a 139 machine. In the painting instructions it shows an area in front of the nosewheel doors - sort of the rear of the radome bulge - should be painted silver. I recall seeing Victors in my yoof as Pa was stationed at Gaydon for a while but I don't recall any silver nose undersides although Gaydon's were B1s which might have made a difference.
The other question - nothing to do with the kit really - concerns radome colours.
Vulcans had black ones.
Valiants had black ones with a grey bit behind.
Victors were white as per underside.
Why was that please?
The father of a South African friend makes large radio controlled model aircraft. Each one is painted blue and yellow, so his wife cannot tell there is a new one in the fleet.....
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
RHP, I don't know about the Victor but I was told the Vulcan radon (dielectric) was black, nit anti-flash white, as it better for the H2S signal transmission. At the same time the Doppler dielectric was natural finish, ie unpainted.
Later it was either better paint or greater experience allowing the Vulcan to have a painted Radome.
Later it was either better paint or greater experience allowing the Vulcan to have a painted Radome.
Come on Mods, close the thread, I am getting a third [or fourth?] childhood here.
Yes I can afford some but no, I ought to be capable of resisting temptation
and then again
oh blx!
Yes I can afford some but no, I ought to be capable of resisting temptation
and then again
oh blx!
The Airfix model was created from a laser scan of XL231 at Elvington. Airfix made one error on the B2 model by incorporating the rear underside flood lights which were fitted to the K2 only. Also, I wonder if they realised the B2 had a wingspan of 120ft which was reduced to 117ft for the K2? The B1's was 110ft for anyone thinking of modifying the kit.
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Seeing all those wonderful models I feel tempted to order a 543 Valiant (possibly 397), a 214 K1 (definitely not 667) and Canopus in A&AEE colours. Maybe even a 49Sqn modified B1 Valiant (823 ?). The only thing is do I have room for them and can I afford them all? Thinking sensibly I would never get them all past Mrs P!
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The Airfix model was created from a laser scan of XL231 at Elvington. Airfix made one error on the B2 model by incorporating the rear underside flood lights which were fitted to the K2 only. Also, I wonder if they realised the B2 had a wingspan of 120ft which was reduced to 117ft for the K2? The B1's was 110ft for anyone thinking of modifying the kit.
I'm ahead of you there with the spotlights. The model - as you've stated - has them moulded as two bumps which I've sanded off. The model has a wingspan of 20" which at 1:72 is 120'.
They are releasing a K2 later this year. Presumably it will have the shorter wingspan.
Wander00 if you click on GlosMike's link (post #48) you will get to their site and there is a button to click for pricing. Guessing your T17 would come under their "straightforward" category, which would cost you £150, inc postage to the UK, but they are very prompt with replying to emails so I am sure they would give you an exact quote straight away.
Pontifex - what's the connection with the Comet - did you do a tour at Boscombe? If you have the 543 Valiant I'm sure they would do you a model of a youthful Pontifex to stand beside it to replicate a certain recruiting ad
Pontifex - what's the connection with the Comet - did you do a tour at Boscombe? If you have the 543 Valiant I'm sure they would do you a model of a youthful Pontifex to stand beside it to replicate a certain recruiting ad
Can thoroughly endorse the comments about Nice Models.
They modelled my RAF flying career from 1960 to 1979
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They modelled my RAF flying career from 1960 to 1979
https://www.pprune.org/attachment.ph...1&d=1515883378
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Where can you order the 25 spare sets of wings, for full authenticity?
The Handley Page Victor.
I am building the Entex (ex-Marusan) F-86D, which has a detachable radome and a tiny APG-37 radar. I'm thinking of completing it, except for the radar, and leaving it on the workbench for a couple of months.
The Handley Page Victor.
I am building the Entex (ex-Marusan) F-86D, which has a detachable radome and a tiny APG-37 radar. I'm thinking of completing it, except for the radar, and leaving it on the workbench for a couple of months.
