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Airfix Valiant, who will be first with these?

Started by The Rat, March 30, 2011, 12:00:19 PM

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The Rat

March 30, 2011, 12:00:19 PM
I really want to see someone do the prototype in bare metal, it's just too beautiful to not do:



And of course ditto for the B.2:



I hope I have the skills to tackle at least one of those.  :wub:
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rallymodeller

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March 30, 2011, 12:16:51 PM
<stokes the fire>



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The Rat

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March 30, 2011, 12:33:26 PM
Quote from: rallymodeller on March 30, 2011, 12:16:51 PM
<stokes the fire>

Yep, I'm sure that is on a lot of lists!  :thumbsup: But different markings, as cool as they are, aren't what I had in mind, Now, a B.2 with leafy roundels, YEAH BABY!  ;D
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March 30, 2011, 12:53:48 PM
I fully intend to do an RAAF one in camo (they wanted Vulcans but were offered Valiants based in Australia with RAF crews so it's not THAT far out) but a real RAF one is very likely, as is a tanker version in Hemp/LAG.
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March 30, 2011, 01:44:07 PM Last Edit: March 30, 2011, 04:24:40 PM by pyro-manic
I might well do a recce version - ELINT/SIGINT lumpy-bumpy one, or one with big side-scanning radar arrays.

EDIT: Or a USAF night bomber - black with red serials etc. like the B-57s?
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Weaver

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March 30, 2011, 02:03:04 PM
I doubt I'll be able to afford one for the forseeable future... :rolleyes:

The prototype would need some interesting re-modelling of the air intakes.

An in-service B2 is a must! One of the great should-have-beens.....

How about a "B3": B2 with stand-off missiles. It couldn't take Blue Steel, but there were lots of other projects.
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March 30, 2011, 03:31:57 PM
Quote from: Weaver on March 30, 2011, 02:03:04 PM
It couldn't take Blue Steel, but there were lots of other projects.

And that's an adequate reason why we shouldn't build one??  ;D
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March 30, 2011, 04:19:51 PM
For those interested, I've done a few Valiant profiles that can be found in my Photobucket pages.  USAF, RAF in various guises & RAAF same same.  If anyone want's something specific to see how it 'looks' before committing to plastic, let me know.

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March 31, 2011, 05:28:34 AM
Quote from: pyro-manic on March 30, 2011, 01:44:07 PM
I might well do a recce version - ELINT/SIGINT lumpy-bumpy one, or one with big side-scanning radar arrays.

EDIT: Or a USAF night bomber - black with red serials etc. like the B-57s?

any of these ideas seem ok to me.  :thumbsup:

perhaps for a USAF elint version some of the many EB/ERB-47 configurations could be adapted. it must be the right sort of timeframe.

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kitnut617

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March 31, 2011, 05:34:13 AM
I've got an Aircraft in Miniature vacuform of both the B.1 and B.2 in the stash to do.  I wonder if they'll get done now -----  :rolleyes:
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March 31, 2011, 05:36:08 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 30, 2011, 03:31:57 PM
Quote from: Weaver on March 30, 2011, 02:03:04 PM
It couldn't take Blue Steel, but there were lots of other projects.

And that's an adequate reason why we shouldn't build one??  ;D

Not at all, it just means you get to scratch some interesting missiles as well as modify the airframe. Two Avro W140s on underwing pylons?  :wacko:
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The Rat

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March 31, 2011, 05:40:07 AM
Quote from: Weaver on March 30, 2011, 02:03:04 PMIt couldn't take Blue Steel, but there were lots of other projects.

For what reason? I'm sure that we can come up with some suitable modifications!  :wacko:

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TsrJoe

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March 31, 2011, 08:46:09 AM
a TSR.2 tanker and an Aussie example in overall white are on my to do list  :cheers: (oops just noticed Lee's noted similar  :blink: my build rates so slow anyway, lol says he with sooo many started model projects!)

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March 31, 2011, 09:16:50 AM
Quote from: Weaver on March 31, 2011, 05:36:08 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 30, 2011, 03:31:57 PM
Quote from: Weaver on March 30, 2011, 02:03:04 PM
It couldn't take Blue Steel, but there were lots of other projects.

And that's an adequate reason why we shouldn't build one??  ;D

Not at all, it just means you get to scratch some interesting missiles as well as modify the airframe. Two Avro W140s on underwing pylons?  :wacko:

I've been thinking Special Blue Boar (Green Cheese's immediate predecessor), Valiant would have been slated to carry it.

Quote from: The Rat on March 31, 2011, 05:40:07 AM
Quote from: Weaver on March 30, 2011, 02:03:04 PMIt couldn't take Blue Steel, but there were lots of other projects.

For what reason? I'm sure that we can come up with some suitable modifications!  :wacko:



There were a few reasons, the Valiant was decomissioned before Blue Steel entered service, there was a struggle to get it into the bomb bay without large changes IIRC & the powers that be deciding that two Blue Steel carriers were adequate.
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March 31, 2011, 05:29:39 PM
Quote from: Mossie on March 31, 2011, 09:16:50 AM
There were a few reasons, the Valiant was decomissioned before Blue Steel entered service, there was a struggle to get it into the bomb bay without large changes IIRC & the powers that be deciding that two Blue Steel carriers were adequate.

All true but they did test Blue Steel with Valiant - IIRC two airframes were used in the initial trials programme so the problems weren't insurmountable.  Anyway, this is What-if land....  :lol:
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