It's a WHAT? It's a Predator actually.

[PR19_Kit]

Because of the pre-production status of the Predator mouldings, there's a fair number of air bubbles present. Actually there's a HECK of a lot of them, but they're responding to the dreaded PSR routine OK. I'm now on the third bout of PSR on the underside of the fuselage, but the top side, the bit you'll see more often is perfect. 

The main landing gear leg (It has Harrier type gear, with one big beefy leg in the centre, a nose leg and two small outriggers) looks pretty good and is well beefy enough to support the model's weight, but the nose leg and both outriggers have already snapped, so it's a good thing I brought the Harrier kits with me.

Looking through the various small mouldings, they include both an RAF policeman and a civvie one too................ 

[Rick Lowe]

Looking through the various small mouldings, they include both an RAF policeman and a civvie one too................ 

For the Airshow Diorama, maybe?

[PR19_Kit]

Looking through the various small mouldings, they include both an RAF policeman and a civvie one too................ 

For the Airshow Diorama, maybe?

Probably, the Predator actually appeared at the Biggin Hill Air Show during the run of the series, complete with Police guard. 

[Captain Canada]

Thanks for sharing these !Never heard of either. The second one certainly looks real enough ! Hopefully it was a 500cc two cycle, smoke adds realism lol.

[jcf]

Stunning special effects.

[Gondor]

Because of the pre-production status of the Predator mouldings, there's a fair number of air bubbles present. Actually there's a HECK of a lot of them, but they're responding to the dreaded PSR routine OK. I'm now on the third bout of PSR on the underside of the fuselage, but the top side, the bit you'll see more often is perfect. 

So which has more bubbles?

1) Chrunchie
2)Aero
3)Predator



Gondor

[PR19_Kit]

That wing doesn't look quite thick enough to accommodate those dual wheels. Might look cool with a rearward retraction into Russian style bullets.

There's one pic of the Sovereign that shows 'Tupolev type' bullets behind the trailing edge, but they don't appear in any other static shots.



I must look at the vids of the series to try and gain more info on the Sovereign.

As you can see from Jon's pic two posts above this, some of the vids were the 1950s equivalent of CGI. 

[JayBee]

That wing doesn't look quite thick enough to accommodate those dual wheels. Might look cool with a rearward retraction into Russian style bullets.

There's one pic of the Sovereign that shows 'Tupolev type' bullets behind the trailing edge, but they don't appear in any other static shots.



Kit, I do not think they are "Soviet type bullets" on the TE of the wings.
Those are the rather low slong engines that you are seeing.

Jim


I must look at the vids of the series to try and gain more info on the Sovereign.

As you can see from Jon's pic two posts above this, some of the vids were the 1950s equivalent of CGI. 

[Gondor]

I think what your looking at is the engines seen over the top of the wing rather than fairings to take the undercarriage, the angle is deceptive. Saying that I have an eye test in an hour 

Gondor

[PR19_Kit]

Oh yes, you're both correct there. 

I'd forgotten they were so low on the fuselage, prime candidates for FOD damage I'd have thought................

[Gondor]

I think what your looking at is the engines seen over the top of the wing rather than fairings to take the undercarriage, the angle is deceptive. Saying that I have an eye test in an hour 

Gondor

So manageing to look at grany pictures from the 50/60's I am fine at, other than that the result of the trip to the optitians is on my Blog.

Gondor

[PR19_Kit]

After zero progress on this project for THREE years, it's come back to the fore after today's Avon show when OGL and I were discussing it.

I've dug the Predator kits out of their hidey hole and am seriously getting back on it, PSR session #6 about to commence!

[kerick]

Resurrecting an oldy is always fun! I can only imagine that thing trying to take off with some bombs loaded onto it.

[PR19_Kit]

Where would they go though? Hanging them under the rather small wings is the only option as the fuselage is full of lift jets, cockpits, a monster propulsion jets and a big mainwheel. 

The wings are pretty small too, and I think my GR3 ones will have to be longer, if only to hang a couple of 'winders somewhere!

[buzzbomb]

Well that just about covers my "learn something everyday" for today.

Neat resin kit though