Airfix Victor
 

Due late next year, available for pre-order . Might be of interest for any ex-Victor mates with an interest in scale modelling.

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B.2, but surely won't be long before an aftermarket company comes up with a K.2 conversion package.

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In 1983 Matchbox issued a 1/72 Victor K2 model (Ref PK551). You could build it with either 55, 57 Sqn or 232 OCU markings. One option was to have the Pod and HDU hoses trailed. One day I will get around to building it. It cost £4:50 rather than the Airfix offer of £ 54:99.

Wouldn't argue with the value comparison. Airfix have upped their game of late, bit better than MB of ~30 years ago. 'Tis only money, after all.

Quality costs.

When Airfix did the Valiant, they released a IP conversion kit (with decals) a while later that allowed the PR and tanker versions to be built. I suspect Airfix will do the same of this one. Current rate for the Matchbox Victor which has just been re-released by Revell is around £18.50 (it is a pig of a kit to build, so I suspect the Airfix one is actually better value for money).

Chine and rear fuselage look a little 'boxy' to me.

"Chine and rear fuselage look a little "boxy" to me".


Agreed but given the way that Airfix have upped their game I suspect that it's a trick of the light. I wonder of we're going to see a Blue Steel 100/139 sqd one?

Photo of the kit has a Blue Steel under it so 100 or 139 Sqn markings will be in the kit.

The images are only cg 3D renders, the finished article will, I'm sure, be much more accurate looking...

-RP

Nice, but shame its not a B1. I have a vague idea there was a Frog model of a B1, but I may be wrong. The original B1, in anti-flash white, before they started sticking bits on it (it didn't even even windscreen wipers to start with) was the most elegant post war jet IMOH.

The Frog kit was 1/96 scale. Odd but still effective. If it was like the Vulcan MK1 kit, it fitted where it touched. Still easier than carving one out of a block of wood, though. :ok:

There was also the Lindberg 'Remote Control British Jet Bomber' model of the Victor - I had one as a Christmas present back in the early 1960s. I think it was 1/96 scale; the model sat on a ball and socket stand top and was connected to the 'remote control' joy stick by a couple of lengths of piano wire running in plastic tubes from the stick unit via the stand to connections under each wing. Moving the joystick caused the model to move on the stand, which caused the relevant control surfaces to move in sympathy via a 'suitable system of levers' made from polystyrene and fitted inside the fuselage.

The 'remote control' aspect was rather fragile though - the plastic tubing would often come away from the stand or the under wing studs.

Anigrand do a Resin Victor K2 in 1:144 scale for around $88 ( to soften the blow they also include a Westland Wessex, Fairey Delta 1 and an Armstrong Whitworth AW 52).
The same firm does the other two "V"s in similar packages.
I did all three 1:144 Welsh Model Vacform "V"s years ago . No problems and don't take up a huge amount of shelf space.

Nerd switch to "Off".

P.S. If anybody does get the Anigrand product and doesn't wan't the "bonus" kits do drop me a P.M.

Re-select "Off"

There are models and there are MODELS :eek:

I just wish I had both the skill to build and fly this 'little' beauty ;)

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Which wing will it have? B2 or K2?

Surprised he didn't roll it.










Sorry, wrong thread

Nice, Beags... I did the B-58. Early FBW experience.

MAINJAFAD

"Photo of the kit has a Blue Steel under it so 100 or 139 Sqn markings will be in the kit."

That'll be rather odd, seeing as the Wittering wing was run on a centralised servicing basis for it's entire existence and the aircraft were never allotted to the two squadrons.

The Wittering Lion should be the only unit marking worn.

I saw the Airfix Victor at Telford today. It looks pretty bloody good to me!

PrOOne.

We are both correct. You in case that the majority of the aircraft wore the Wittering wing lion, Me in the case that at least four aircraft at Wittering in anti flash wore Squadron markings (XM718 and XH675 in the case of 100 Sqn andXL158 and XL512 in the case of 139 Sqn).

Here ya go.....