Airfix 1/72 Vampire WIP

Super awesome!

I'm wrapping up the Airfix Nimrod now. Beware, the decals in my kit are really bad. I'd check yours out before putting them on.

Thanks for the heads up mate, will do.

I've had some luck spraying the old decals with a coat or two of Model Master clear.  Testor's laquer didn't work for me.  The problem with doing that though is you have to cut each idividual  decal from the clear coat.

This is the scheme I have gone for.

I built the same kit some time ago and the decals were very nice.

nice 

Nice Theuns, hope I can get mine half as good as yours... superb.

Made a start - prep on the cockpit. Maybe try and add some extra details. Got the HUD nailed i think. That instrument panel decal will need some trimming...

Trying to "busy up" the interior and add a few details.

belts added from some foil from my bottle of gin, grab handles (?) and bang-seat handle added from wire.

..and we are buttoned up and primed.

Masking masking masking more....masking.

Progress!

Masks off - decalling time.

This morning's progress:

Wow, what an amazing progress, attention to detail is out of this world!

Toshi

And I call that done. Added the dual boom antennnas missing from the kit. Also replaced the Pitot tube which broke during construction.

I want to build another one now...using the other marking option. £8 a pop..I think i might.

That's so cool... love the progress successtion pics. Really unique aircraft. So with respect to the pieces you have on the "toothpicks", how are you afixing them to the wooden pikes?  The purpose of that is for airbrush type spray painting?  I'm on my first kit and hand painting all the little pieces which are held in clamps. Needless to say my clamps are already covered in lots of different color paints from where I went outside the lines :-/.  

Nice build of an interesting plane that you don't see much.

Mike

Nice build there. I have been thinking about adding a Vamp to the stash. You just pushed me closer.

BK

Thanks for all the kind words and encouragement on this build. Loved the kit so much i have just gone and bought another...

Going to finish this in the other markings that come with the kit. I shall post the finished article in a few weeks, displayed alongside this one.

As promised, Vampire number 2 completed.

...now maybe some aftermarket decals and a camouflaged one next...

Very well done on this great looking model

I have always been a fan of the boom tail aircraft and this one will eventually find it's way into my stash I'm sure.   .