Royal Air Force fourth V' Bomber

[kerick]

Actually, reading this discussion has made me dust off my own Italeri XB-70 kit. It's now in the pending pile! . I've built two previously. It takes a bit of effort but, I don't mind that and, it's certainly a very impressive looking model once built. None of the assembly issues are insurmountable and, for those that like to whine about the kit, you should try the old Contrail 1/72 vac form kit. Building the Italeri kit was a piece of cake by comparison!  

Will it have British markings? That will mess with some people!

[PR19_Kit]

...........you should try the old Contrail 1/72 vac form kit. Building the Italeri kit was a piece of cake by comparison!  

No, you shouldn't, that way lies total madness! I got a Contrail one ages ago and the vertical parts of the fuselage were so thin you really COULD see through them!

The rest of the kit kept me in thin styrene sheet for further Whiffery for some time though............. 

I've got an Italeri/AMT one in The Loft still, part built, and it's a MONSTER, but a very impressive one. Just as its RW counterpart, which I saw at the USAF Museum in the 90s once, an awe inspiring moment for sure.

[Beermonster58]

...........you should try the old Contrail 1/72 vac form kit. Building the Italeri kit was a piece of cake by comparison!  

No, you shouldn't, that way lies total madness! I got a Contrail one ages ago and the vertical parts of the fuselage were so thin you really COULD see through them!

The rest of the kit kept me in thin styrene sheet for further Whiffery for some time though............. 

I've got an Italeri/AMT one in The Loft still, part built, and it's a MONSTER, but a very impressive one. Just as its RW counterpart, which I saw at the USAF Museum in the 90s once, an awe inspiring moment for sure.

       I like the Italeri kit despite its shortcomings. On a related note, I've built at least six of the Revell (ex Matchbox) Victors and, as many of the old Airfix Vulcan kits over the years. I don't think either kit is nearly as bad either as people insist. I've also built both the Formaplane and Rareplanes Vulcan and, the Rareplanes Victor B.2.  Their injection moulded equivalents were a CINCH in comparison and, that's even allowing for the Rareplanes kits probably being the best vacforms around  

[The Wooksta!]

Having assembled 3 of the Matchbox victors, as well as 6 old tool Vulcans and the Mach Poo Valiant in a similar timeframe, the Victor is easily the worst of the three.

[Beermonster58]

Having assembled 3 of the Matchbox victors, as well as 6 old tool Vulcans and the Mach Poo Valiant in a similar timeframe, the Victor is easily the worst of the three.

Well, "worst" is a very subjective term isn't it. As it happens, I disagree with your assessment of the Victor so, we'll have to agree to differ on that one.