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My V-Bomber tribute builds
Topic Started: Oct 28 2015, 07:10 AM (2,401 Views)
DevilFish
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LCDR Paul "Voodoo" Carter
For the V-bomber tribute show at NAM next year, I plan to build at least one of each, Vulcan, Victor, Valiant. All three will be in-flight and most likely anti-flash white.

To start off another epic build, I dug out the venerable, if a little long in the tooth, Airfix Vulcan B2.

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Using a few references, mainly this.....

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A slow start. I think to bring the kit up to even close to decent, the first thing I need to do is rescribe it. So that's where I started....

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Trying to keep them understated as it's a smaller scale than I'm used to, and I believe that the panel lines on the Vulcan are quite subtle anyway
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Lt Paddy 'Chancer' Boyle
Following this with interest, as I have a Vulcan that I plan to restore. :pop
Those big wings look ideal for rescribing.
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The wings are fairly easy, but am aware that the fuselage has a few panel mistakes. Most notably the radome. I hope to correct what I can.
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
I'm looking forward to these builds and I agree that this rescribing is necessary and will make all the difference to what isn't really a bad kit. I think if Airfix did retool this they would be onto another big winner.
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well ive got 2 vulcans and 2 victors in the stash, however the victor is more in need of rescribing than the vulcan

if your doing white, ill do 1 camo and try and get a vulcan k2 conversion
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Mark M
Oct 28 2015, 01:21 PM
well ive got 2 vulcans and 2 victors in the stash, however the victor is more in need of rescribing than the vulcan

if your doing white, ill do 1 camo and try and get a vulcan k2 conversion
Yes I heard that about the Victor. I've not really looked at it yet.

I was tempted to do the Valiant as a K or a PR as I have the conversion kit.....I don't know, I'll decide nearer the time. I really fancy doing it with a big bucket of sunshine in the bomb bay too....
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LCDR Paul "Voodoo" Carter
Just realized how busy I'm going to be again, with these builds and builds for Cockpitfest...... :bang: :dead
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LCDR Paul "Voodoo" Carter
While I struggle to find the bits I need to do this build, I have finished the rescribing....

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And put as much detail into the cockpit as I felt necessary....

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Hawk T1
as soon as my subs done (this week hopefully)the v force will appear on my bench too
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LCDR Paul "Voodoo" Carter
Due to problems with getting (or rather, not being able to get...) the bits I want to do this build as I planned, plans may change. In the mean time I went into the attic and dug out my Revell/Matchbox Victor and Airfix Valiant.
I have a B2 conversion and anti-flash markings on the way for the Victor, and was pleasantly surprised to be reminded that the Valiant I bought off Del has resin intakes. So, only two sets of awful intakes to deal with.....
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Hawk T1
Going to order my bits for the victor today and start the rescribing
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Nov 10 2015, 07:44 AM
Going to order my bits for the victor today and start the rescribing
Victor intakes are thin on the ground too, unless you buy them with an upgrade set, normally K2, which I don't want!
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LCDR Paul "Voodoo" Carter
I decided to make a start on the Victor last night. Oh joy! MORE RESCRIBING! However, looking at photos, they appear to be even smoother that Vulcans, so I decided, to make things easier, not to scribe every little detail, just the main ones....

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I also threw together the cockpit. Again, minimal detail, as none of it will be seen, especially once the pilots are in.

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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
If it helps I built mine with the help of an article in one of the modelling mags I used to subscribe to (long time ago and forgotten) which gave templates for all the mid-life added on strengthening panels etc. throughout the airframe. It was good enough to display in the Handley-Page museum for 6 months sometime in the Stoneleigh Nationals era.
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LCDR Paul "Voodoo" Carter
I may end up forking out the £30+ for the Flightpath intakes, having seen just how bad the kit ones are. You get a PE fret with it, which, knowing Dave Parkin, will container every last nut and bolt to make the Victor accurate. However, as I want mine to be a 60's AF white bomber, I'm not sure what needs to be done as far as add ons go...
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