Fleet Air Arm ASR1 Vigilante

lancer · May 21, 2008, 01:34:53 PM

that is a really sweet looking machine you've done there Bex, damm fine work! Oh welcome to the loony bin by the way.

Maverick · May 21, 2008, 04:33:05 PM

Quote from: bexwh773 on May 21, 2008, 08:47:22 AM
Well thank you everyone for your kind responses FYI the kit cost me £1.99 coz the box was damaged LoL

Mav, yes the 1:1 scale model is a right miserable cow, she keeps biting me!! But I do her to a lot of bits and as we only have a handful of volunteers and over 20 aircraft, Im working on her on my own.

Thanks again

Bex

Well Bex, you have my respect & admiration for going it alone & helping a bit of history along the way. I'm sure if your efforts are anything like your modelling, she will grace the world's presence again.

Regards,

Mav

SimonR · May 21, 2008, 04:41:53 PM

Nice work! I assume the Ark and the Eagle had line up to allow the RN a big enough flight deck to launch and recover it.

bexwh773 · May 22, 2008, 03:16:43 AM

Quote from: SimonR on May 21, 2008, 04:41:53 PM
Nice work! I assume the Ark and the Eagle had line up to allow the RN a big enough flight deck to launch and recover it.

Ofcourse they did LoL Thats the only drawback of playing with some of the big USN Birds, our carriers were a bit small.

This model now has a new name thanks to Jeffry Fontaine, shes now called ASR1 Vigilante, thanks Jeffry

Bex

Maverick · May 22, 2008, 04:08:43 AM

Bex,

I'm assuming ASR1, or more correctly ASR.1 or ASR Mk 1 depending on who you read would stand for 'Attack, Strike, Recce'? It's just that it sounded like an Air-Sea Rescue designator

. That said, the designator should come after the name in UK parlance, the US having their designators before a name (if named at all) (eg: Sea Harrier FRS.1 as opposed to AV-8B Harrier).

Regards,

Mav

bexwh773 · May 22, 2008, 04:29:05 AM

Mav,

Thats a very good point, hmm back to the drawing board for a bit then

Bex

Thorvic · May 22, 2008, 04:41:32 AM

Quote from: SimonR on May 21, 2008, 04:41:53 PM
Nice work! I assume the Ark and the Eagle had line up to allow the RN a big enough flight deck to launch and recover it.

Nope but it was earmarked for possible use on CVA-01 HMS Queen Elizabeth as a recon platform, so Bex aint far off the mark with a FAA example.

Nice work Bex

Cheers

Geoff

Dork the kit slayer · May 22, 2008, 05:08:45 AM

Im sure they were to be used on the Royal Navy stealth carrier,HMS Indefineable....until off course it was anchored off Plymouth and the navy couldnt find it again.........................................................I know Ill start taking my meds again.