Help with a hole in a Vulcan

[The Rat]

Exactly what it says. Before I close the two halves of the Cyber-Hobby Vulcan, I would love to know what this hole is, circled in red. It doesn't appear in the instructions, it isn't hidden by the Blue Steel, and I don't want to leave it there unless it's accurate. (Says the guy who only builds whiffs ) I thought of maybe an APU exhaust, but me research shows it ain't that. Emergency crew toilet? Nah, it's a little cramped back there. So, I'm stumped.

[scooter]

Stand?

[The Rat]

Stand?

Yeah, considered that, but there isn't one. There is the parts option for wheels up, but no stand. And, like I said, no indication of it in the instructions. Ratty, thy name is baffled.

[Old Wombat]

Is there a transparent part which might fit the hole?

I've had a fairly decent look on the interwebz but have seen nothing that really looks anything like that hole. However, there were a couple of images where there appeared to be a round light/camera window in an oblong-ish panel there or near there.







Personally, if there isn't a part to suit & as 99% of the images & photo's I've seen have nothing remotely similar there, I'd be inclined to fill the space & paint over it.

[zenrat]

I found this cutaway on the interwebs.  It shows that the hole may be intended to be item 48,  the subsidiary stores bay.

Avro Vulcan B2 Cutaway by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

[kitbasher]

Fill it in.  It is a whif, ya knows!

[Old Wombat]

The subsidiary stores bay would fit with a camera similar to the bomb bay cameras of WW2, whereby Intel Officers could use photography to assess the effectiveness/accuracy of a bomb drop.

Like a gun camera but for bombs.

[perttime]

Do you happen to have anything that would fit there, however mad?

[kerick]

Sounds like a great place for a strike camera like Old Wombat says. It's all about the back story!

[PR19_Kit]

Or a flare chute?

[perttime]

A barbette for a gun or two?

[kitbasher]

It's where the hook to pick up messages off the ground pops out.

[The Rat]

Thank you all, I'm just going to put some Kristal Klear in it, and if anyone asks, it's a camera bay.

[Old Wombat]

 

[NARSES2]

Thank you all, I'm just going to put some Kristal Klear in it, and if anyone asks, it's a camera bay.

I thought it was the in-flight toilet. You could flush it to accompany the bomb drop