Airfix Vickers Valiant (and two old friends)

[colin m]

Gern, Look carefuly and you'll see that cinderella's castle has just been used for target practice by a gulf war GR1 Tornado, plus the fact that daughter No,1 made it I think means it's there for life !

William, It's made with 3 or 4mm round bar bought from B and Q at some amazing price, and just carefully bent to shape in a vice. When it was only two levels I did weld it together (little x bars hold the two sides together). But the extension (I suppose this makes it the Mk 1a, or 2) I bent to shape and then used Araldite and small cable ties (I couldn't be bothered to get all the welding stuff out for a couple of tacks) to attach the new metal to the old. Hey presto...........

Regards

Colin M.......

[spanner570]

Colin, cracking way to display three superb models.

Dave, if Darth Vader is at Cosford again next year we can all stand on his shoulders...sorted!

Cheers,

Ron

[Guest]

Thanks Colin,

Any chance of some photos from different angle?

I think it looks good.

[Gern]

Colin, cracking way to display three superb models.Dave, if Darth Vader is at Cosford again next year we can all stand on his shoulders...sorted!

Cheers,

Ron

That'd be OK as long as Mrs Ron hasn't kidnapped him first!

Gern

[spanner570]

That'd be OK as long as Mrs Ron hasn't kidnapped him first!Gern

She said "No chance, I've seen what's under his cloak, and it's not a light sabre!"

Sorry Colin, couldn't resist it.....

Ron

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[Guest]

My daughter's fiance is into that stuff.

He has been to Liverpool and Manchester with his Stormtrooper's gear to wow the natives.

Now that is a big Airfix kit.

[colin m]

No problem Ron,

But has Mrs Ron not heared the runours about Darth Vader then ??

William,

here are my bendy bits of metal,

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Originally it only supported the Victor above the Vulcan, then finally the Valiant came out and I had to modifiy it. So, if I was building one for both planes at once (one sits on the desk) it would be a bit neater. On the left as you look, the new bar I've added runs straight down to the desk and stops there. Whereas on the right, the new bar runs out onto the desk just to help with stability (this might give the impression of three bars being used, but actually there's four) Oh yes, when finished, paint it the same colour as the wall behind it, this helps to loose the frame a bit. Unless of course you've got wall paper on the walls, then your going to need some very small bits of paper !

Regards

Colin M....

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[Guest]

Thanks Colin,

I think I will give that a try,

William

[Vaughan]

Hi Colin

That three beautiful birds 5* from me.

Vaughan.

[Guest]

Hi Colin, fantastic job on the awesome three, the stand is pretty neat too; saw plenty of Vulcans and Victors in the 1960's but never did see a Valiant, maybe they were grounded by then with their wing fatigue problems. Cheers Derek

[colin m]

Thank you all for your kind comments. Now, I've just found this pic, which might suggest that all three V bombers did meet on the ground (well at least they did in the air)

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Regards

Colin M...........

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[Centurion3RTR]

Very nice builds there Colin, the weathering looks great under the Victor. Looking at the first photos though i wouldn't like to take off from that runway, sorry i'll get me coat.

Have fun, John

[Ian M]

Now that is a great display!

I guess that that could also be built from Acrylic rod then it would all but vanish.

Nice one Colin

Ian M

[The Migrant]

Just seen this Colin, all three look superb but I particularly like the Valiant. I was in the UK a few weeks ago and took a drive out to Cosford, that Cold War hangar is something else (though everything's so tightly crammed in it's hard to photograph the a/c). Anyway, great job on your V-bombers.

[colin m]

Well John, the Victor is indeed a big dirty bird. I've probably over done it, but I like it that way. With the Valiant I restricted myself to just a panel line wash, not even any preshading whcih is something I normally always have a go at. My runway, it's for experienced pilots only !

I'd be careful with acrylic rod Ian. These three are all weighted so they can sit on the ground, which means they all weigh in a bit.

Thanks for your comments Mike. Let's say the other two are at either end of the spectrum (clean and dirty) and I managed to get the Valiant somewhere near the middle !

Regards

Colin M.....