The English Electric Dalgety, the 'Just in case' project.

[Gondor]

I just remembered that I have a plastic ruler that measures in feet to 1/48 scale. So, digging that out and using my 1/72 scaled ruler, I find that you need 36" letters and numbers in 1/48.

Gondor

And look what I found later https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/ML489022?result-token=g0hK3

[PR19_Kit]

And look what I found later https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/ML489022?result-token=g0hK3

They have the numbers, but no Vs or Ns.

Oddly the entire VN 8** series has got LOADS of blanked areas, bags of scope for Whiffing serials.

But in the meanwhile the Dalgety is almost complete, only missing its wheels and landing gear doors now. Plus a decent paintjob and some decals of course. 

[Wardukw]

Is it me ..or does that look just right 😉

[Gondor]

They have the numbers, but no Vs or Ns.

That sheet does have a lot of W's though, I'm sure it would be possible to turn some into V's and N's from them.

Is it me ..or does that look just right 😉

No, not just you, it looks very nice indeed, too good to be in this Group Build.

Gondor

[Wardukw]

They have the numbers, but no Vs or Ns.

That sheet does have a lot of W's though, I'm sure it would be possible to turn some into V's and N's from them.

Is it me ..or does that look just right 😉

No, not just you, it looks very nice indeed, too good to be in this Group Build.

Gondor

Isn't annoying how us lot are so good than even our bad ideas end up looking like good ones ...looks wise at least anyway 🤷

[PR19_Kit]

Hehehe, glad you think it's TOO good for a bad idea. 

The landing gear was a bit of a PITA. I bought some SAC white metal legs, designed for the newer Airfix B(I)8 and PR9 Canberra's, but I also got a Reskit set of gear bays designed for the same kits. Now logic would say that even though this is an old Airfix B6 the SAC legs should fit the Reskit gear bays, right?

Wrong! They don't.

With a small drill and some scraping with my trusty scalpel they do fit now, albeit assisted with a substantial amount of gel superglue, but I can't figure out how the two add-ons ended up that way. 

[Captain Canada]

This is looking incredible !

[Captain Canada]

I forgot to mention the radiators under the wings.....they just look so right !

[kerick]

This is very good! Giving me ideas!

[PR19_Kit]

I forgot to mention the radiators under the wings.....they just look so right !

They came from the Academy Spitfire XIV kits too, I figured it would need some cooling for those hefty7 Griffons, why not the same system as worked on the Spitfire?

They needed a little filing to get them to sit correctly as the Spitfire had greater dihedral than a Canberra, and the ones on the inboard wing section didn't need any dihedral angling at all.

[su27rules]

They came from the Academy Spitfire XIV kits too, I figured it would need some cooling for those hefty7 Griffons, why not the same system as worked on the Spitfire?
They needed a little filing to get them to sit correctly as the Spitfire had greater dihedral than a Canberra, and the ones on the inboard wing section didn't need any dihedral angling at all.

  

[su27rules]

This look just right!!  

[scooter]

Now logic would say that even though this is an old Airfix B6 the SAC legs should fit the Reskit gear bays, right?

Kit, you're trying to apply logic to the aftermarket parts companies who probably don't talk to each other.  And in a perfect world they would.