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Started by pwagner, February 08, 2012, 04:38:25 AM

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pwagner

February 08, 2012, 04:38:25 AM
I've never paid much attention to the whole Avro Arrow thing, but did have a 1/72 kit in the stash and decided on a whim to make it....

First, Wow, what a plane! Decades ahead of it's time. Having made one, I can see how it would have been awesome. What a tragedy.....

Secondly, I loved the Hobbycraft kit. Dead simple, excellent fit, and panel lines deep enough I actually got the whole inking thing to work(!). I'd completed the entire model in the time it took me to just to the Pheonix missiles on the F14 I was working on!

(Are all Hobbycraft kits like the Arrow? If so, I wouldn't mind doing a few more!)

The scheme is based in the Canadian F5A scheme, which I always thought was quite attractive. And special thanks must go to MilitaryAircraft101 who kindly supplied the Canadian rondels for the wings...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/6840483601/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/6840486469/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/6840489091/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/6840491569/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/6840493703/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34860818@N06/6840496255/in/photostream


Paul




TallEng

#1
February 08, 2012, 06:32:37 AM
A Handsome beast!, and very well done too :thumbsup:
reminds me of the big Fairey Delta.

Looks in book to find out that it was the  F.155T Delta III, (well thats what it says in the 'British secret projects, jet fighters since 1950' book)
which doesn't exactly cut it as a Fighter name does it?

Regards
Keith
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NARSES2

#2
February 08, 2012, 07:34:33 AM
Thats nice  :thumbsup:, looks different in that type of camoflage
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Bill TGH

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February 08, 2012, 09:23:49 AM
You've altered the canopy (looks great)
Replaced or polished ?
cheers
Bill TGH

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RussC

#4
February 08, 2012, 12:37:27 PM
Great Arrow, Paul. I like the look of it in the Vulcan pattern and twin seats. Quite a starship gallery too, very impressive...wasn't even aware there were kits of the chig fighters or were those scratchbuilds?
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pwagner

#5
February 08, 2012, 01:16:21 PM
Quote from: Bill TGH on February 08, 2012, 09:23:49 AM
You've altered the canopy (looks great)
Replaced or polished ?

Just polished and futured. I figured in the production version, the navigator might like to see out the window :)

Paul

pwagner

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February 08, 2012, 01:20:20 PM
Quote from: RussC on February 08, 2012, 12:37:27 PMwasn't even aware there were kits of the chig fighters or were those scratchbuilds?

The Chiggy Von Richtofen was a scratchbuilt (and I'm quite proud of it too!), while the normal Chig fighter was a resin kit I got off ebay years ago....

Paul
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