B-70 Valkyrie

[Captain Canada]

Ya, that's looking awesome ! Big wings on that baby !!!

[Devilfish]

I'm not a happy bunny!!!

I sprayed the thing satin black and then masked off certain panels with Friskett low tack film.   I had a bugger of a job getting it to stick at all! 
I then sprayed over it in matt black.  Sounds simple enough!   
Except when i went to take off the "low tack" film, it was stuck nicely in place and eventually pulled most of the satin black off!!

:wall:

[Pablo1965]

It´s a very nice proyect, well done. I continue follow closely.  

[Devilfish]

Here's the damage.....

[IanH]

Nasty...

[Leading Observer]

  I admire your patience and skill - this looks like a real pig of a kit. I am seriously considering taking it off my wish list

[Devilfish]

I admire your patience and skill - this looks like a real pig of a kit. I am seriously considering taking it off my wish list

All I can say is, if you can, and have made the Airfix Vulcan, this is no more of a challenge.  Both have terrible fit and require copious amounts of filler!  The only added bonus with this is that you get some warpage thrown in for free. 

[albeback]

I admire your patience and skill - this looks like a real pig of a kit. I am seriously considering taking it off my wish list

I can understand what you say but, the end result is a truly spectacular looking machine!! I've built two of these previously & while dificult, I found them easier than many vac forms (which I hate!!). Patience & TLC will be rewarded! .


I don't personally mind a bit of effort. I really do NOT like kits where all you do is pour paint & glue in at one end, shake the box & have a completed model drop out the other end. It has been remarked here that the Airfix Vulcan is another poorly fitting  putty queen!! I agree! . However, again, I think it's worth it.

I no longer have the 2 I built previously but, I have another in my stash. That's my winter project! Mine will carry a GTD-21 drone on its back

[Devilfish]

I admire your patience and skill - this looks like a real pig of a kit. I am seriously considering taking it off my wish list

I can understand what you say but, the end result is a truly spectacular looking machine!! I've built two of these previously & while dificult, I found them easier than many vac forms (which I hate!!). Patience & TLC will be rewarded! .


I don't personally mind a bit of effort. I really do NOT like kits where all you do is pour paint & glue in at one end, shake the box & have a completed model drop out the other end. 

Wow, where can you get them, lol 

It has been remarked here that the Airfix Vulcan is another poorly fitting  putty queen!! I agree! . However, again, I think it's worth it.

Very true, and I'm definately looking at doing at least one more in the future

[John Howling Mouse]

I'm not a happy bunny!!!

I sprayed the thing satin black and then masked off certain panels with Friskett low tack film.   I had a bugger of a job getting it to stick at all! 
I then sprayed over it in matt black.  Sounds simple enough!   
Except when i went to take off the "low tack" film, it was stuck nicely in place and eventually pulled most of the satin black off!!

:wall:

Nasty!  What kind of primer did you use?

[Devilfish]

I'm not a happy bunny!!!

I sprayed the thing satin black and then masked off certain panels with Friskett low tack film.   I had a bugger of a job getting it to stick at all! 
I then sprayed over it in matt black.  Sounds simple enough!   
Except when i went to take off the "low tack" film, it was stuck nicely in place and eventually pulled most of the satin black off!!

:wall:

Nasty!  What kind of primer did you use?

Halfords.  I don't think the primer was at fault. I normally use Halfords cans for this sort of thing, but to save a few pennies I went to my local motor factors and got their cans instead.....Yet I had to buy Halfords Matt anyway because the other one came out satin still....

[PR19_Kit]

Did this monster ever get finished?

I've just re-opened the box of mine, and I must have done some work on it already as I'm  sure the wings and lower engine pod couldn't have glued themselves together. 

Naturally I'm planning to plonk an X-15A-3 (or X-15C, other versions of X-15s are available...) on the B-70's back as discussed elsewhere. Mine will be an NB-70A of course, probably with copious amounts of red paint scattered over the airframe.

[Devilfish]

Yes, it did indeed get finished.  I will dig out some photos if you like.

[Captain Canada]

Funny how much the pic of the nose section looks like an underwing shot of an F-104 !

[PR19_Kit]

Yes, it did indeed get finished.  I will dig out some photos if you like.

Yes please, looks very impressive in the earlier shots.