Armstrong Whitworth Aw169

Supertom · June 30, 2007, 07:21:22 AM

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh modeling envyyyyyyyyyy :dum:

kitnut617 · June 30, 2007, 08:22:54 AM

Not much to add to the above comments, that is really amazing

Beautiful job, well executed and simply amazing -- did I just say that!!

Robert

Do you have any templates so I can have a go at one too?

John Howling Mouse · June 30, 2007, 05:24:03 PM

I'm always impressed by how clean a final product you can turn out from a scratch-bash. Something to strive for. That camo clinches it!

Sisko · June 30, 2007, 05:31:45 PM

Awesome build

thanks for sharing!!!

retro_seventies · June 30, 2007, 05:42:54 PM

speechless as always geoff - absolutely stunning!

RP1 · June 30, 2007, 06:12:26 PM

Braw! Very nice! It's not untill you see the side-by side cockpits that you realise just how big this would have been!

RP1

overscan · July 01, 2007, 01:18:12 AM

Just great...

Thorvic · July 01, 2007, 02:52:42 AM

Cheers guys, its it pretty large for a 1/72 model buts its sort of long and thin so its not too bulky. Yes it has side by side seating but the fuselage is alot smaller in diameter than either the Canberra or Sea Vixen so i imagine it was a very closed in space for the Nav.

Heres some more pics i put up on Photobucket :-

With the FD3

G

Howard of Effingham · July 01, 2007, 05:12:53 AM

we are not worthy!

the markings are nice, 96 sqn i believe.

geoff

nev · July 01, 2007, 05:52:33 AM

Another winner from the King of Scratchbuilding

Now, all it needs is Thunder by AC/DC playing in the background

Scooterman · July 01, 2007, 07:27:20 AM

Bitchin. Flat out Bitchin.

Mossie · July 01, 2007, 07:49:27 AM

Great to see it finished Geoff! Looked great just in primer, looks even better with paint & decals on!

van883 · July 01, 2007, 02:08:30 PM

That is incredible-I can't wait to see it at a show sometime in the future.

cheers

Van

NARSES2 · July 02, 2007, 04:48:08 AM

What can one say - tremendous :salute:

Thorvic · July 04, 2007, 12:06:34 AM

Quote we are not worthy!

the markings are nice, 96 sqn i believe.

geoff

Yes Trev it 96 Sqdn from one of the modeldecal Night fighter meteor sheets.

I did look for the 46 Sqdn markings to tie in with RP1's ecellent profile but didn't have the right sheet, plus the meteors didn't have the tail marking as shown on the artwork.

In choosing squadrons i try to go a bit off the beaten track by looking for units that operated the similar types the project aircraft was meant to replace but were not taken up by the eventual replacement.

(Thus when Colin asked for SIG advice on the P177's last year we suggested former Hunter units that didn't go to lightnings but either disbanded or ended up on bloodhounds. The same went for the Navy by suggesting the Scimitar units rather than going for the more obvious Sea Vixen ones !)

The AW169 is armed with Red Deans, now in theory these should really be Red Hebe as the De havilland weapon replaced the Vickers ones, however after getting the John Forbat book on Vickers Missile projects i found drawings of the propossed Red Dean MK1 operational version. The Red Deans previously modelled have all been based upon the VT4 prototypes that can still be found in some museums and not the more refined operational one.

Cheers

Geoff