BAE Nimrod

[Gondor]

A BELFAST? In 1/72? Wow, that's got to look good Alastair! Who does that kit and what is it made from?

The Hercules Snoopy conversion fitted the nose of the Atlas like it was designed for it, the nose contours must be darned nigh identical, and I guess a Belfast nose can't be that far off either.

Both the Belfast and the Snoopy conversion set I have are from Combat Kits and both are in resin.

I'd still like the idea of converting the BAe Nimrod into an airliner. In the real world it wasn't a suitable as a tanker aircraft but it could be with hose and drouge tanks. An aerial water bomber is another option. Or as the BBC once stated that the Nimrod was used by the Royal Navy a suitable decal sheet would be needed.

The Nimrod was a conversion from an Airliner, the Comet.

Gondor

[PR19_Kit]

Both the Belfast and the Snoopy conversion set I have are from Combat Kits and both are in resin.

That Belfast will be a LOT of resin then! You've got the same Snoopy conversion that I used on the Atlas then, they did a superb piece of work on it.

[Pellson]

It's in their "Grounds for Divorce" range...

Choices, choices.. 

[McColm]

A BELFAST? In 1/72? Wow, that's got to look good Alastair! Who does that kit and what is it made from?

The Hercules Snoopy conversion fitted the nose of the Atlas like it was designed for it, the nose contours must be darned nigh identical, and I guess a Belfast nose can't be that far off either.

Both the Belfast and the Snoopy conversion set I have are from Combat Kits and both are in resin.

I'd still like the idea of converting the BAe Nimrod into an airliner. In the real world it wasn't a suitable as a tanker aircraft but it could be with hose and drouge tanks. An aerial water bomber is another option. Or as the BBC once stated that the Nimrod was used by the Royal Navy a suitable decal sheet would be needed.

The Nimrod was a conversion from an Airliner, the Comet.

Gondor

Yes it was but there was never a Rolls-Royce Spey engined Comet 4C. In this case it would be the 4D.

[Hobbes]

A BELFAST? In 1/72? Wow, that's got to look good Alastair! Who does that kit and what is it made from?

The Hercules Snoopy conversion fitted the nose of the Atlas like it was designed for it, the nose contours must be darned nigh identical, and I guess a Belfast nose can't be that far off either.

The problem with using a Belfast for weather recon is that when flying in really bad weather you might end up with a negative ground speed.

[The Wooksta!]

According to a mate that worked on actual
Comet airliners, the Mach Poo one has Spey intakes.

[NARSES2]

How much does that Magna/Combat Moddels Belfast weigh for lords sake ?

[The Wooksta!]

Probably about 5 kg.

[Gondor]

How much does that Magna/Combat Models Belfast weigh for lords sake ?

Including the box and all the packaging, less than half of what Lee suggested.



But then there will be glue, paint and probably nose weight, but still far less than 5kg!

Gondor

[NARSES2]

Thanks for appeasing my curiosity