Nimrod

[Martin H]

Did you know the South Africans had a dozen Nimrod's on order just before sanctions kicked in?  Thorvic found a refernce to the order in a 1968 issue of Air Pictorial. so with my build Q smaller than his....this nimrod (built by Thor and awaiting a new lease of life) was handed to me for the repaint into the scheme you see in the photos. Shes in the markings of 35sqn SAAF (their Shackelton unit).
She will hopefully be on the SAAF sig stand at Telford along with the Victor I did a few months back....right Phil?

[Hobbes]

Cool! I like the look of those open bomb bay doors (they're huge! what sort of loadout would lurk in that space?)

[cthulhu77]

What a great jet !!!!  One of the best, for sure...have to love that scheme, too !

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[Shasper]

I can hear the masses at Telford now: *wow! is that the new airfix kit?*  


Greatjob dude, looks mean, especially in the nose.



Shas B)

[SimonR]

Cool! I like the look of those open bomb bay doors (they're huge! what sort of loadout would lurk in that space?)

Stingray Torpedoes or AGM-84s.

[Captain Canada]

beauty !

great job by the both of you !

i'm really wishing i would have bought that vac-kit i saw in toronto earlier this year...darn it darn it darn it. couldn't justify the hafty price tag with the better half tho........

[NARSES2]

That is nice Gents

[Geoff_B]

Not sure SAAF would have US harpoons, however the Anglo/French Martel might be appropriate for SAAF.

Nice scheme Martin.

G

[elmayerle]

Not sure SAAF would have US harpoons, however the Anglo/French Martel might be appropriate for SAAF.

Perhaps to be replaced with Exocets or Sea Eagles?  Be interesting to see a diorama of one operating in conjunction with SA Sea Harriers.

[lancer]

Oh yes!!!! that is one sweet Nimrod...Love it..

Be interesting to see a diorama of one operating in conjunction with SA Sea Harriers

AGGGGHHHH!!!!.. Dammiot Evan, quit making me buy MORE SHARS will ya . With the ideas I've currently got for them and the real ones I'm building I'm gonna be overflowing with the littl buggers.
Ok, hypothesis time. SA Sea Harriers What colour scheme??  DSG over White or all over DSG or something else??