Gloster Black Arrow NF1

Vulcan7 · March 19, 2012, 05:06:46 PM

Gloster Black Arrow NF1

turned out a bit less of a looker than intended

(may try a single seater without the nose

)

donor kit: Matchbox Meteor NF + 2 Large Airfix stands

deathjester · March 19, 2012, 05:54:27 PM

Wow, now that is awesome! I see you have revived the long lost art of turning those lovely Airfix stands into something gloriusly hi-tech...

Vulcan7 · March 19, 2012, 06:07:55 PM

cheers dj, did this rough 'n' ready one back in 07, it'd be great to see other peeps stand conversions

Airfix clear stands, Spit wing-tips etc

kerick · March 19, 2012, 06:59:13 PM

Best use of an old stand I've ever seen! Looks much better in black, more menacing.

AeroplaneDriver · March 19, 2012, 09:01:26 PM

Very nice! First pic it is obviously an airfix stand....once it's painted black it's obviously a very clever fuel tank layout!

Cliffy B · March 19, 2012, 09:06:52 PM

SLICK!!!!!!!!

Cobra · March 19, 2012, 09:39:49 PM

Super Sweet

looks like something from Thunderbirds! Keep up the Awesome work

Dan

kitbasher · March 20, 2012, 01:31:17 AM

Brilliantly mental!

Now how's about a 'stealth' (F-117ish) version based on an old FROG stand?

NARSES2 · March 20, 2012, 01:52:29 AM

Quote from: kitbasher on March 20, 2012, 01:31:17 AM
Brilliantly mental!

What the man says

marco · March 20, 2012, 05:01:05 AM

Wonderful!!!!

TomZ · March 20, 2012, 05:19:23 AM

Great one!

TomZ

tc2324 · March 20, 2012, 08:52:47 AM

WOW!

sequoiaranger · March 20, 2012, 08:58:27 AM

I, too, had looked at the possibility of making SOMETHING from the stands that USED to come with model kits. Kudos to you for actually doing something!

I have stands from Lindberg, Airfix, FROG, etc. Hmmmmm---maybe a new "genre" of whif is in the making!!

Maybe the "pointier" ends of the stands could be made into the jet outlets (with scoops in the front like your first, black one) and dispense with the wing jets.

Vulcan7 · March 21, 2012, 05:19:06 AM

many thanks people

Quote from: sequoiaranger on March 20, 2012, 08:58:27 AM
Maybe the "pointier" ends of the stands could be made into the jet outlets (with scoops in the front like your first, black one) and dispense with the wing jets.

sounds good, go for it

was going to do a Frog one but I can't find the box I put the parts in

PR19_Kit · March 21, 2012, 07:29:50 AM

I built an uncertain scale 'SST' out of one of those pointy Frog stands once. It had a 1/44 scale fighter canopy perched over the narrow end and Airfix 737 engines clamped underneath.

It looked TERRIBLE........