Airfix 1:72 Vulcan B.2

Airfix 1:72 Vulcan B.2

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dr_gn

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183 months

Saturday 4th February 2023
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Continuing with adding some obvious details Airfix have missed - this time the hydraulic separators that fit behind the main gear legs. 3D printed with brass level indicator rods:



A bit big, maybe need scaling by x.95, but I think they'll do. Better than nothing there at all. Heres one Blu-tacked in place:



The brake lines still need their routing neatening-up and painting black.

dr_gn

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Monday 6th February 2023
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Few more bits:

Air brake motors and gearbox 3D printed and fitted into the front arch (not that you can see much of it with the bombs fitted, but it's there:



And scratch-built the parts for the bomb-door actuators. Most of them are cut-down to glue onto flat surfaces, which is something I could have addressed if I'd opted to detail the bomb-bay earlier. Still, they are better than nothing:



Here are the two mid door actuators fitted:



I'll let these set, then do the front levers and actuators tomorrow.

Yertis

18,015 posts

265 months

Tuesday 7th February 2023
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Amazing modelling. When I look at your work I don't know whether to feel inspired or demoralised frown

Eric Mc

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264 months

Tuesday 7th February 2023
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Don't be demoralised - model to the standard that suits you.

Regbuser

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34 months

Tuesday 7th February 2023
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Mmkay..



laugh

dr_gn

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Tuesday 7th February 2023
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Yertis said:
Amazing modelling. When I look at your work I don't know whether to feel inspired or demoralised frown
To be fair I’m the demoralised one with modelling at the moment. Currently building three Airfix kits, and all of them require tedious work and re-work to bring them up to even 1990’s standards.

dr_gn

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Regbuser said:
Mmkay..



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OK what’s going on here?

Regbuser

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34 months

Tuesday 7th February 2023
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How the Vulcan wood turn out if I'd builded it !

dr_gn

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Tuesday 7th February 2023
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Regbuser said:
How the Vulcan wood turn out if I'd builded it !
Have you builded that?

Regbuser

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Tuesday 7th February 2023
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Should I show it at Telford ?!

Blackpuddin

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204 months

Tuesday 7th February 2023
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Amazing thread, thank you. A propos of nothing but one of the older members of my golf club was a Vulcan pilot, sadly he died a few days ago.

molineux1980

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218 months

Tuesday 7th February 2023
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Regbuser said:
Mmkay..



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I genuinely burst out laughing at my desk with that comment and photo, great work. :-)

And huge kudos to Dr on the Vulcan, kept me entertained for half hour on a paticularly dull shift.

Can't wait to see it finished


dr_gn

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Tuesday 7th February 2023
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Regbuser said:
Should I show it at Telford ?!
I'm intrigued - did you built it?

dr_gn

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molineux1980 said:
Regbuser said:
Mmkay..



laugh
I genuinely burst out laughing at my desk with that comment and photo, great work. :-)

And huge kudos to Dr on the Vulcan, kept me entertained for half hour on a paticularly dull shift.

Can't wait to see it finished
Ha ha thanks - I can't wait to see it finished either...

dr_gn

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Tuesday 7th February 2023
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Blackpuddin said:
Amazing thread, thank you. A propos of nothing but one of the older members of my golf club was a Vulcan pilot, sadly he died a few days ago.
No worries. Yep, these guys are getting fewer ad fewer. The family and I went to stay on Skomer Island last July for a couple of nights. It's a small island off the Pembrokeshire coast, uninhabited apart from some ecology researchers, a few visitors (if you're lucky enough to get booked in in time) and tens of thousands of seabirds and rabbits. One of the other overnight guests was an elderly gentleman - in his 90's; turned out he used to be a navigator on Valiant bombers (and one of the researchers was an ex RAF Puma pilot).

dr_gn

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Tuesday 7th February 2023
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Assembled the scratch-built forward bomb door mechanisms, and got them test-fitted. The struts still need attaching permanently, and weathering to match the rest:



In reality the actuators and levers are munted behind a cross-member, but this was modelled solid, so it'll have to do.

Still quite a bit to add to the lower panel of the front bulkhead.

Riley Blue

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225 months

Wednesday 8th February 2023
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I have to keep reminding myself this is 1:72. Amazing skill shown, totally amazing.

LarJammer

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209 months

Wednesday 8th February 2023
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I swear dr_gn is taking photos of a real Vulcan and passing it off as his own work. Those undercarriage shots are amazing 👏

pingu393

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204 months

Wednesday 8th February 2023
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I hope that the model is going to have some fabric "Remove Before Flight" tags smile

dr_gn

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Thursday 9th February 2023
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Thanks all. In reality the bomb-bay is much more complicated, but I think there will be enough to give that impression.

Re. the RBF tags - I was going to put some on, depends on how the look and where they are. I might just leave it at one on the nose of the Blue Steel missile.