Blackburn (BAE) Buccaneer

[anthonyp]

Has anyone actually done (either model or profile) an Israeli Bucc?

Regards,

Greg

But of course 

[GTX]

Ok, my mistake - I should have asked:  Has anyone, other than Anthony (the modelling wizard who seems to have done everything - sometimes multiple times) actually done (either model or profile) an Israeli Bucc?

Regards,

Greg

[Jeffry Fontaine]

Two interesting images of the Blackburn (BAE) Buccaneer that I thought were worth sharing. 

The first image shows a Buccaneer in flight sporting a radome from a Tornado. 

The second image shows an early mark of the Buccaneer on display with a variety of weapons laid out in front of it.  While most of the weapons are well known and associated with the Buccaneer I found the inclusion of 60pd Rocket Projectiles quite interesting.  I do not recall ever seeing mention of the Buccaneer ever using this weapon in any of the references I have read.  Seeing the rocket projectiles displayed as they are in front of the Buccaneer has certainly opened up new possibilities for arming the Buccaneer with something different. 

[The Wooksta!]

The second photo is a Royal Navy Brick - the three row rocket pods and the dirty great bomb in the centre tend to give it away, if not the EDSG/White scheme the aircraft is wearing. 

Are those Bullpups?  Bit early for Martels.

Not sure when it was taken but would guess 1965.

[rickshaw]

Is the central bomb meant to be a nuke of some kind?

[The Wooksta!]

I'm pretty sure it's a Red Beard. 

[rickshaw]

I'm pretty sure it's a Red Beard. 

So who were they trying to sell that to?

[JayBee]

Photo 2 is not an early Bucc, it is an S2, the intake shape says it all. The S1 had circular intakes while the S2 had deeper oval ones.

and, yes they are Bullpups.

JimB

[Aircav]

Hers another of the Bucc with the Tornado nose

[The Wooksta!]

Knew it was an S2 but meant that 1965(ish!) would be too early for Martels.

[Weaver]

Wonder how it handled with the Tornado nose? Bucc directional stability was always a bit sub-optimal at low speeds because the fin was shorter than ideal in order to get hangar ceiling clearance in RN carriers, and that nose, pretty as it is, looks to add a fair bit of side area forwards.

[PR19_Kit]

That reminds me, who's recently released a 1/72 resin Bucc recce pack that goes in place of the bomb bay doors? I saw an advert for one some months ago, and trawled the vendors at the Avon Show, but they all looked at me blankly.

[Thorvic]

Odds & Ordanance i think Kit, they do the recon pack, and Aviation workshop do the Red Beard and possibly the recon pallet. Herritage Aviation do it in 1/48th but not sure if it was scaled down to 72nd ?

http://www.oddsandordnance.co.uk/index.asp?pageid=161038

http://www.theaviationworkshop.co.uk/cs148-hs-buccaneer-reconnaissance-pack-p-454.html

[PR19_Kit]

Yesssssssssss! 

Thanks very much Thorvic, just the job. Seems they also do a tanker pack for the 1/72 TSR2 as well, veeeeery interesting. And not just for use on TSR2s either!

[Jeffry Fontaine]

This 48th scale Airfix Buccaneer S.Mk.50 built by Malcolm Reid has been uploaded to the gallery at the Aircraft Resource Center. 

(image source: Malcolm Reid/Aircraft Resource Center)

I like his opening paragraph which describes the Airfix Buccaneer kit very well.