Avro Vulcan

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1 12 May 2018, 05:40

Martin Oostrom
It seems you have a seam challenge. Nice audible on the exhausts 👍

12 May 2018, 18:36

Donald Dickson II Автор
Thank you! I was going to try rolling plasticard, but when I was given the brass tubing suggestion, that seemed the better option

12 May 2018, 18:45

Donald Dickson II Автор
So more painting done. I started the topside camo. Every pic I have seen of the Vulcans show rather crisp lines between the colors. And as this is going to be an aircraft that was flown to retirement and kept whole, I am quite sure the paint was pretty clean and crisp. So, not want ting to mask something this size twice, and not wanting to simply cover the entire top in gray the mask the green, I came up with this solution.

Using colored pencils, I drew the pattern on and marked the areas that are gray. This way I could freehand this part and not lose track of what is what. I have never done this British camo scheme, so its not like when I do an SEA and barely have to look at a pic. I sprayed the areas a little wide to give me room to mask and overlap the green. The black will become green.

21 May 2018, 03:36

Martin Oostrom
I did the pencil thingy once, skipped a line while painting. Ended up with a freestyle camo. 🙁
Yours looks fine though 👍

21 May 2018, 06:46

Ekki
Following.

21 May 2018, 20:38

Donald Dickson II Автор
OK, so I got her masked then the green sprayed. I stopped halfway through the masking last night to watch the CAPS kick Lightning butt. 😄 Finsihed up and sprayed tonight.

Considering I have never done the Brit green/gray camo before, I think it came out flipping awesome. Yes, i do have to do touch ups, but still.

25 May 2018, 04:06

Martin Oostrom
She looks fine to me Donald, like yours Always do 👍
Last time I saw a caps game on tv, Mike Gartner was the man. 😉

25 May 2018, 07:14

Donald Dickson II Автор
Martin, wow! That was a bit ago! LOL Well, if you watch the Cup finals next week, you will see them! 😄

And thank you sir. 🙂

25 May 2018, 11:07

Dave Flitton
Well done!!

26 May 2018, 01:12

Clifford Keesler
It looks fantastic Donald, how did I miss this one.

26 May 2018, 02:18

Donald Dickson II Автор
Thank you gentlemen!

Clifford, you were busy with those bikes!

26 May 2018, 04:18

Konrad -
Cool project on an amazing plane 👍! Your bomber squad increases fast Donald!😉

26 May 2018, 05:41

Donald Dickson II Автор
Konrad, when I was younger I wouldn't build them. Only fighters. Once I got older and wiser...

26 May 2018, 20:05

Donald Dickson II Автор
Though there were two exceptions to that. This kit and the B-36.

26 May 2018, 22:54

Donald Dickson II Автор
Touch ups done and gloss on and decals started. 🙂

30 May 2018, 03:09

Konrad -
Very nice Sir! It comes out nicely👍 looking forward to the finished one 😉.

30 May 2018, 05:13

Donald Dickson II Автор
Top side decals all on and dull coated. (I know, I missed the tail number on the one side. Just pretend its there because it will be tomorrow) Gotta say, I am loving these decals! They are on par with Cartograf. Props to Wolfpack.

31 May 2018, 02:16

Gareth Windsor
Looking good. I'll never forget watching a Vulcan at an airshow at Biggin Hill. So graceful as she manoeuvred in the air, then a slow low level run along the runway before throttling up at the end and going into a wing over. The noise was incredible! You felt it in your chest and it set a whole load of car alarms off.

31 May 2018, 12:37

Łukasz Gliński
@Don: camo looks great!
@Gareth: Same story, seen it only once in the very same place and want to build one some day ever since 👍

31 May 2018, 20:45

Donald Dickson II Автор
You both make me jealous! I have never seen one in real life at all.

31 May 2018, 22:09

Donald Dickson II Автор
OK folks, she is all done! I am rather happy with how this one came out. The kit, as old as it is, did not fight me nearly as hard as others have. The fit issues were not awful and totally expected. I do remember that I was totally pissed with the intakes the first time I built it in the 80s. They looked horrid. thank God for after market!

i just need to figure out how to dress up wheel wells. Its something I am at a loss as to how to do it. I have a vague idea, but only an idea.

Anyway, hope you all like her.

3 June 2018, 23:41

Łukasz Gliński
Looks phabulous Sir, I like it 👍

4 June 2018, 07:21

Konrad -
Very nice result Sir! Well done 👍

4 June 2018, 07:34

WAHO LEU
Great job. I love it.

4 June 2018, 09:16

Donald Dickson II Автор
Thank you gentlemen! 🙂

4 June 2018, 11:08

Mike Daniels
Looking good Donald. Always makes me think of 'Thuderball' the Bond Movie.

4 June 2018, 12:28

Ekki
Beautiful! My favourite fixed-wing aircraft! Well done! 👍

4 June 2018, 17:30

Donald Dickson II Автор
Mike, a number of people have said that on FB! LOL I need to re watch it because damned if I remember that.

And thank you both. 🙂

4 June 2018, 21:21

Clifford Keesler
Very nice well done.

4 June 2018, 21:50