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Great to know. Rare nowadays that companies will do that. My how things have changed over time and how much we once took for granted. -
@AJohnson Have you noticed the kit has some of the parts necessary to turn this into an S.2B? Just realized the wingtips are there. Need a set of bulged bomb bay doors, a small change in ordnance along with a different decal sheet. Anything else? I see parts on the trees that are not being used.
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Thanks Gary! I read that this new company is comprised of former employees of Wingnut Wings. That would explain the fine castings we see on the Spit.
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Check out this new Spitfire Mk.1a kit. It's very very nice.
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I found this photo of what is labeled as an S.2B in service with the RN, no bulged bomb bay. Confirms what EG said. XV867 | Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B | United Kingdom - Royal Navy | Victor A. Pisani | JetPhotos
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Did not know that. Camo too, eh?
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Thanks OC, some beautiful photos. I'm puzzled about the 2022 photos as they show up as a Royal Navy aircraft, but it's painted (camo) and carries the bulged bomb bay of the S.2B which is an RAF aircraft.
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At the model show two weeks ago, they sold raffle tickets to raise money to help pay expenses. Tickets were a dollar each or thirty tickets for twenty dollars. I bought thirty tickets. There were multiple jars where the tickets could be placed with each jar representing a particular prize group. I put my tickets in a 1:32 aircraft jar, a 1:48 aircraft jar, a ship jar, and a paint & accessory jar. Multiple drawings were pulled each hour of the show and one grand prize drawing at the end. I hit one drawing in each of the four categories I entered. It was a lucky day I guess.
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Here's what I have learned from my own puny research efforts: The first operational Buccaneer aircraft was the S.1 assigned to the RN The S.2 received upgraded, more fuel efficient Rolls Royce engines S,2A's had modified airframes and improved avionics, and transferred to the RAF S.2B's were modified S.2A's with a bulged bomb bay designed to carry an extra fuel tank as well as improved targeting systems carrying the Martel anti-shipping missiles and anti-radiation missile. Used by the RAF during the Gulf War. S.2D's (my model version) were RN S.2's upgraded to "full S.2B standards". Now, what I also know is that the S.2D does not have a bulged bomb bay. So this leads me to believe the "full S.2B standards" did not include the extra fuel tank or if it did, it was a smaller one as there are no bulged bomb bay doors. It does have the equal/same avionics and targeting systems of the S.2B
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The weapons this aircraft version is modeled to carry are two TV Martel anti-shipping missiles and a single Martel AS.37 anti-radiation missile, The fourth pylon carries a Martel TV-guidance data link pod. So is this aircraft more like a Royal Navy version of a Wild Weasel? Seems like it to me. This is why I'm not sure if the bomb bay doors would remain operational. It's conceivable to me a fuel tank may possibly be added there as the slipper tanks don't appear on this version. Mind you, this is all wild speculation on my part.
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I was hoping one of our friends in the UK may have superior knowledge about the aircraft they could share with us.
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Oh wow...I did not know the kit supplied the instructions and materials (and jig?) for creating the spokes. Very nice but tedious for sure. If you don't mind me saying so, I would consider using your molded seat to create a silicon replica mold and then cast the seat from resin. Cover the resin seat with leather. It will be difficult to cover that seat because its probably too flexible. Resin opens up the possibility to use a contact cement which will not harm the resin but adhere leather to it.
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My sentiment exactly but I wasn't certain whether the bomb bay is operable on this particular version IRL. This version has advanced targeting pods/capability for TV guided bombs/rockets that hang from wing mounted pylons.
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Sounds like a plan. On another note, what are you thinking about how to reproduce the spokes?
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I am building the S.2D model as was stationed aboard Ark Royal. The kit provides the option for an open or closed bomb bay. There are lots of interesting details to see inside the bomb bay, but I am not sure whether an open bomb bay would be appropriate for the version I'm building. I don't intend to place bombs inside it but would like to leave it open so the details can be seen. What's your opinion/knowledge of it. Should I leave it opened or close it?
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I must admit I have been admiring the curves of her beautiful body but wait until she's got legs. 😮 She will be irresistible.
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Not too many more small bits and pieces to add before it will be ready for some primer. Will spot check a few places with primer paint first before priming the whole model. The speed brake/clamshell assembly rests dry-fitted as I think it will be better to mask and paint it as a separate unit then add it permanently after all the paint work is done. The flaps sit at 40 degrees while the ailerons sit at 30 degrees as per plan. What do you know about the engine setup? There are no afterburner cans as are seen on many contemporary aircraft. No turkey feathers. Did I mention that this is a very large plane? Even in 1:48 scale it's large. 🙂
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If I was going to use leather, this is the way I would go: Leather Upholstery for Model Interiors 101 (italianhorses.net)
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1.5mm Evergreen strip styrene is pretty much a perfect fit for filling those wing fold “holes”.
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I would not use paint thinner to strip the paint off. You will likely end up with a destroyed part. The paint you've used likely has reacted in a bad way with the material the seat is made from, and that's why it's not drying. I would get ahold of this product from Walmart and use it to strip off the paint: Super Clean Tough Task Cleaner-Degreaser 1 Gallon - Walmart.com First, test a scrap piece of the material, perhaps using sprue the part was attached to, to make sure the Superclean doesn't harm the material. I don't believe it will. I have successfully used acrylic paint on pieces like you are trying to paint. I regularly use Superclean to strip paint from plastic models and it does not harm the plastic at all. Paint thinner will melt the plastic, and your parts are likely a type of vinyl, not actual rubber, but either way I believe Superclean is the way to go.
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Thanks for the photos Arthur. That clears it up for me.
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Take a look at this video at/around the 23:08 mark. Here you will see the wingfold pieces being glued into the inboard side of the wings. Those open slots I'm talking about are there for the wingfold mechanism. IMO this kit was designed for the wings to be posed in the folded position where an opening would be appropriate. Building the wings in an extended position is offered as an option but it's not as well refined. If you look at the opening page of this video, you can see the model with wings extended, and there is that hole just as clear as can be seen, but that doesn't seem right to me. Look just forward of the yellow stripe at the aileron/flap hinge.
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@AJohnson if you look at steps 61 and 62, parts H31 and H32 are the pieces with a sink mark in mine. Above it are steps 59 and 60 which indicate cutting off the protrusions (which I did) but that’s not what created the open slot seen in the prior photos.
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@AJohnson these photos are for a heads up and as well to ask you for a favor. In the bottom of each photo the visible hinge attachment point has an ever so slight sink mark on both starboard and port wings. Wish I had seen these before I attached the wings as filling and sanding them now is more difficult with wings attached. Look carefully at yours to see if they need work. Secondly, at the top of each photo is an attachment point that appears to be missing (small ones). I’m thinking I may have inadvertently cut these off thing they were sprue gates. Would you kindly look at your wings and tell me if I did what I think I did? I can fix it with a little work but it’s not clear to me from the instructions I did what I think I did. As it is, it just doesn’t look right to me.
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Handley Page Heyford by RGL - FINISHED - Matchbox - 1/72
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