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Post by avro748 on May 1, 2020 13:02:51 GMT 1
Hello Folks I haven't posted in this section before. I usually build one maybe two models during the Winter months, but of course things are rather different this year. I have photographed the four models i have made so far this year, all are 1/72 scale kits. Avro 698 VX770  Meteor F3 EE318  Jet Provost T3A XM413  Sea Vixen FAW2 XP924  Cheers Shaun |
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Post by groth45 on May 1, 2020 14:15:38 GMT 1
Hi Shaun,excellent models. Can you tell me kit maker of the Sea Vixen please ? TIA George
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Post by avro748 on May 1, 2020 17:21:09 GMT 1
Hello George Its a Chematic kit, which i think started out as a FROG kit in the mid sixties, I have had it in my 'stash' for at least 20 years. It needed lots of work to bring up to an acceptable standard. Athough having said that the overall dimensions are fairly accurate. Work needed: The teardrop fairing in front of the cockpit needed re-making, Jet pipes weren't in the kit and were made from rolled paper and masking tape, Pitot probes were far too large a diameter and new ones were made from stretched sprue. It had raised panel lines which were removed and i wasnt going to rescribe them at 1/72 scale!. The intakes were the worst items and required removing and re-making from plastic card and filler. After market decals were needed to create XP924 (G-CVIX).  Cheers Shaun |
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Post by acklington on May 1, 2020 17:35:28 GMT 1
I do like that Vulcan prototype - pure joy!
The Airfix Meteor F.3 is very nice, I've had several of those, but usually chopped them up to make other Meteor conversions. I'm assuming that you glossed the model first, then transfers, then matt varnish? If so what matt varnish are you using? I've had some terrible results with the Humbrol matt varnish.
I'm still cross with Airfix for printing the dayglo strip with the numbers 24 already on, it means it is difficult to do any other JP option.
Cracking Sea Vixen as well.
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Post by avro748 on May 1, 2020 19:45:31 GMT 1
Hello Phil The 698 was a labour of love. It was a modification of the rather ropey Airfix Vulcan B2. The aim was to represent VX770 at its roll out in August 1952, mainly because i didnt have decals for the Avro badge on the fin which it had gained by its first flight. The anti glare panel didnt last long into the flight test programme. The modificationd required were: Shorten the forward fuselage and nose wheel bay, lengthen the nose leg, modify the main undercarriage legs, modify the jetpipes, narrow the engine air intakes with plastic card and filler, make new straight leading edges and spar to glue them too, re-profile the trailing edges and scribe the earlier flying controls .....Oh .....remove the pesky panel lines!. Some phone camera shots of the work in progress.    The Meteor F3 although an old kit went together nicely. I made the raised panel lines go away and at 1/72 scale didnt rescribe. The varnish was brush applied Winsor & Newton Acrylic Matt Varnish. The Airfix JP T3 was another nice build. However i had so much trouble applying the dayglo decals on curved surfaces, in fact despite using hot water to soften the leading edge decals and use of copious amounts of Micro Sol i eventually binned them and painted the leading edges. Thanks for your comments Phil. I always look forward to seeing your latest build on NWAN. Cheers Shaun |
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Post by acklington on May 2, 2020 10:30:23 GMT 1
Crikey, that is impressive! I had assumed that it was some obscure vacuform kit. And I like the 'industrial' tool kit needed to achieve such a drastic conversion.
The JP leading edge dayglo I used on a Chipmunk kit, and as you say it wouldn't bend. But I found if one side was fixed on first and left to take, the rest could then be bent and held using wet fingers and a wet cloth. Followed by hasty layers of varnish to keep it in place!
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