Avro Achilles PR2

[nev]

OK, really making progress with this one, although not a lot to show other than the cockpit.

The idea for this originally came from one of the BSP books which had the original Vulcan design in anti-flash white on it, a design which looked a little like the Arado E.555

So, What If the Arado design team ended up in British hands at the end of the war?  Bringing with them plans for a long-range, high-altitude jet bomber?  Britain takes the concept and applies the "Mosquito" philosophy of no armament for self-defence - speed and altitude are its protection.

So here are the pics, Baz style.

[Mossie]

Heck, cooking on gas Nev!  Looks like it fell together.  Well spotted with the early Vulcan design, I wouldn't have thought of that!

[Patrick H]

Looking good Nev

[Jeffry Fontaine]

Mossie, you mention Vulcan and I have this image of that Arado wing and rear fuselage section mated up with the forward fuselage of a Vulcan. 

Nev, you could add a couple of additional camera ports to portray the vertical cameras which a high altitude reconnaissance aircraft would use to acquire area and mapping coverage of a target.  Vertical camera ports in side by side or staggered mountings would provide the stero pair images that are necessary for detailed interpretation and analysis of a target. 

[nev]

Will do - I just drilled some random holes! 

[Aircav]

Looking good Nev 

[nev]

Thanks Steve - this is the kit you tracked down for me btw 

[lancer]

This is looking very good. I'll be watchnig this one with interes Nev.

[BlackOps]

Very nice idea, looks like your off to a great start!

I really like the shape of this, good choice. 

[nev]

Well, go the airbrush out this weekend - given my limited airbrush skills/experience, maybe airbrushing acrylics on the hottest day of the year using a 0.3mm nozzle wasn't the best idea 

Anyway, had an attempt at pre-shading, just to see how it looked



Then underneath with PRU Blue, above with Medium Sea Grey.  Pre-shading has pretty much disappeared, but there is a very subtle variation in tone visible in the grey which isn't visible in these pics



I thought Xtracrylics were meant to be gloss btw?  So how come mine went on matt?

[sotoolslinger]

That is frakkin cool.  :thumbsup:Slick work.

[Hobbes]

The glossiness also depends on the paint:thinner ratio. IIRC if you add too much thinner, the paint goes matt. (Or was it the other way round? )

[nev]

I think it depends on what it's been primed with.  Or maybe needs a second coat?

Halfords Grey Primer.  And it had 2 coats - granted 1 after the other, given that it dried almost instantaneously

The glossiness also depends on the paint:thinner ratio. IIRC if you add too much thinner, the paint goes matt. (Or was it the other way round? )

50:50 with DI Water

[nev]

Decalling has commenced





Now I'm just waiting on some white serials from Trev

[Mossie]

Canberra style colours, looking good!