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    1/72 Revell Handley Page Victor

    Hi again! It's time for a new build for the cold northern winter. After completing my Avro Vulcan I swore I'd pick up a newer kit, something quick, clean and nice. I'm sad to say I have once again succumbed to the temptations of an old cheap kit. It's time to build the Vulcan's predecessor; The...
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    1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan FINISHED

    Thank you so much for your kind words! I love how encouraging everyone on the forum is. :) Smoker, definetly looking forward to seeing your take on the Vulcan. I think I've seen the resin intakes on ebay atleast. The decal set was a pleaseant surprise too, most markings sharper and more...
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    1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan FINISHED

    I got my decals in the mail today and I have to say I'm very pleased with what Hannants delivered. Decals are good quality (some are more detailed than the kit's own) and there's plenty of them for any Vulcan build I believe. The package also included a leaflet for a few different Vulcan...
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    1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan FINISHED

    Re: 1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan Smokeriderdon: IMO the resin intakes would be a big improvement and save a lot of time. Are you going to build OOB or make changes, and most importantly will there be a build thread? ;D Thank you for the kind words!
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    1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan FINISHED

    Re: 1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan The Vulcan is almost ready now! I'm only waiting for the new decals and then I'm calling this baby done :) . The kit itself was a bit of a challenge for me, and involved a lot more work than I initally suspected. Only regrets are that I didn't by the resin engine...
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    1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan FINISHED

    Re: 1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan I have recovered my motivation and resurrected the Vulcan build. Some progress of the wheels and belly of the plane. Most notably I experimented with weathering and filling the panel lines with a dark wash. Also applied most of the decals from the kit I could use for...
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    1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan FINISHED

    Re: 1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan I got the belly painted with Dark Sea Grey, and have to say, I absolutely love Vallejo's paint. No issues with peeling by the edges when I removed the masking tape, and brush strokes are barely visible. Also the paint smells wonderful! ;D ;D Now the only issue...
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    1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan FINISHED

    Re: 1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan After the primer I brushed 2 coats of Humbrol enamel light gray topside. For the green camo pattern I used the dark green acrylic that was provided with the package. Unfortuantely I wasn't terribly impressed and the can was a bit small so I ran out before I wanted...
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    1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan FINISHED

    Re: 1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan I haven't been able to work on the plane as much as I'd like, but still managed to squeeze in a few hours here and there. Most work has been cleaning up seams, sanding, putty, scribing, you know, the usual. ;D Last night the cockpit canopy went on and a last coating...
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    1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan FINISHED

    Re: 1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan I'd love to visit but unfortunately I live in Finland, so not very practical ;D . Maybe on a future UK visit though!
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    1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan FINISHED

    Re: 1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan Thank you very much for the comments and the link, I'll definetly order that decal set! :) Any tips on getting the letters and numbers lined up properly? On another topic, I've been looking at a great number of pictures and done some further research on the plane...
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    1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan FINISHED

    Re: 1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan The project has reached a point where work feels a bit tedious and not very rewarding. That might have something to do with the fact that working on it feels like groundhog day; putty, sand, get tired of sanding, scribe panel lines, sand a bit more, and it keeps...
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    1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan FINISHED

    Re: 1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan I really just want to learn the technique, and being most interesting in building ships I think there's a lot of applications for it, with armor plating detail lacking in many kits. Since I'm new to modelling, I'm treating this kit like a test of my patience to gauge...
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    1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan FINISHED

    Re: 1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan According to the instructions a 30gram weight was needed in the nose, no weight was included in the box. I decided to use lead pellets strapped in with superglue. Also at this point the intakes went in to the lower fuselage, and cockpit into the upper. Major gaps...
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    1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan FINISHED

    Re: 1/72 Airfix Avro Vulcan Mikey: To be honest I haven't thought much about it yet... First I was going to build it just OOB as a slam build but she's turning out to be quite the putty queen, so why not go custom on the paint. I was actually toying with the idea of aftermarket waterslide...
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