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| 1/72 atlantian supervulcan | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 11 2011, 09:38 PM (1,416 Views) | |
| mrvr6 | Dec 11 2011, 09:38 PM Post #1 |
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Lt. john 'Buzz Kill' burton
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i actually think im a little bit unhinged! in the late 70s the raf knew the last heavy bombers were coming to the end of their life. after the vulcan was retired that left the tsr2 is the main strike asset and would leave a gaping whole in the raf. several designs were submitted in the end were put into full production an uprated supersonic vistor and a much improved vulcan . the vulcans basic structure remained almost untouched due to the types inherent strength. the main differences were an all new nose and cockpit, completely revamped avionics and ecm, a new tail, and the replacement of the vulcan b2s olympus engines with the far more powerfull olympus engines as used in concorde and tsr2. this gave the super vulcan more than twice the power of the b2 which raised the top speed to nearly 1000 mph and allowed supercruise and also hugely reduced the already impressive take off roll. even more importantly raised the payload capacity to 38,000 lb empty weight 92,000lb max take off weight 224,000lb thrust 164,000 lb the massive increase in power coupled with the huge wing created an uncomfortable situation for any fighter intending to intercept the super vulcan at high altitude quite simply nothing could out turn it at altitude (some were even fitted with a cannon and sidewinders for close range air to air defence) and stand off attacks were very difficult due to the ecm carried the atlantians placed an order for 35 super vulcans very early in development (already equipping substantial numbers of the jointly funded lightning f8 and the tsr2) and the 1st entered service in 1982 this is my 1st ever vac form kit and iv taken a razer saw to it! ![]() ![]() iv got to make a new pointy nose fit and scratchbuild a cockpit (also a 1st for me) |
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| Mark M | Dec 11 2011, 11:21 PM Post #2 |
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Hawk T1
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you are certifiable as a mental health nurse... im detaining you under the mental health act 2003,,, |
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| mrvr6 | Dec 11 2011, 11:24 PM Post #3 |
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Lt. john 'Buzz Kill' burton
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wibble catch me if you can WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE :lol: bodging a pit together from whatever iv got to hand blutacked the dash and seat atm the rest is glued ![]()
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| mrvr6 | Dec 12 2011, 07:35 PM Post #4 |
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Lt. john 'Buzz Kill' burton
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this is my 1st attempt at scratchbuilding a pit and 1st attempt at a vac form kit the pit looks bare but im just not good enough to do really fine detail it looks better than nothing though ![]()
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| DevilFish | Dec 13 2011, 11:11 AM Post #5 |
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LCDR Paul "Voodoo" Carter
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I had thought about a supersonic Vulcan. My approach was, as u did, Concorde engines, but also a thinner wing, more swept delta..... Then I just decided to find a 1/72 Concorde.....not found one yet!! |
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| mrvr6 | Dec 13 2011, 04:18 PM Post #6 |
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Lt. john 'Buzz Kill' burton
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iv got a 72 scale concorde at the painting stage i had nothing to make the windows with so i filled them all in and turned it into a bombcorde :lol: in 80s camo |
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| DevilFish | Dec 14 2011, 07:18 AM Post #7 |
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LCDR Paul "Voodoo" Carter
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That's what I want to do, a bomcorde. Got it all figured out in my head.... |
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| tc2324 | Dec 14 2011, 03:17 PM Post #8 |
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LCDR Tony `Banana's` Clay
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Great idea. Most whiffers either repaint one or the other in the scheme they want and add a few `mods`. A complete cockpit makeover is very well thought out. :) |
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| mrvr6 | Dec 14 2011, 03:44 PM Post #9 |
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Lt. john 'Buzz Kill' burton
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i got the kit cheap off ebay because it has no pit and no canopy which was perfect for me because i couldnt have used them any way :P |
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| mrvr6 | Dec 16 2011, 06:18 AM Post #10 |
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Lt. john 'Buzz Kill' burton
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| DevilFish | Dec 19 2011, 07:35 AM Post #11 |
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LCDR Paul "Voodoo" Carter
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Glad to say I'm not "most Whiffers" then...... :P I've just realised that Mrvr6 is either a genius, completely insane or hgas far too much time on his hands....... Who else would enter a 3 month GB with a TSR2, Valkyrie, a Vulcan AND a heavily modified Lightning???? ...........and still be so far into the builds!!!! |
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| mrvr6 | Dec 19 2011, 11:28 AM Post #12 |
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Lt. john 'Buzz Kill' burton
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Put it this way I'm replying to this whilst on the bog at work and while my iq is respectable I'm certainly no genius LOL Ps theres more planned too |
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| mrvr6 | Dec 21 2011, 12:30 AM Post #13 |
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Lt. john 'Buzz Kill' burton
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iv just glued the wing together and theres a 2mm gap down half of the leading edge!!!! a bit of unseen filling sanding etc gone on this is a rough mockup
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| Mark M | Dec 21 2011, 10:16 AM Post #14 |
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Hawk T1
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shes a bigg bugger aint she, by the way what ever you have done with that piccys i.e. the size is perfect |
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| DevilFish | Dec 21 2011, 12:31 PM Post #15 |
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LCDR Paul "Voodoo" Carter
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As mentioned in ur Lightning thread.... Just been doing some reading up on the Olympus as it was developed for the Concorde and more specifically, for the proposed Concorde B. The 610 was the next development which would have had extra compressor stages and produced the same thrust un-reheated as the 593 did, i.e. 38000 lb......The idea was to use more fuel efficient super-cruise and no reheat. However....in a military application, with reheat reinstated....I reckon 47000 lb of thrust is feasible...... :D Meaning a total thrust of 188000 lb!! However...the bad news...I also read that when testing the 593 under the Vulcan, the speed had to be limited to 0.98M due to aerodynamic limitations of the airframe. It doesn't state what they were tho.... :unsure: |
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