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Rafi Ben-Shahar
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White giants, easy build? Airfix 1/72 Victor & Vulcan

September 14, 2024 · in Aviation · · 22 · 287

Homogeneously painted models bring a promise of an easy build. Yet, overall white paint cover is a wolf in a sheep skin. Not only that the model requires repeated coating to cover the darker colored plastic, but also extra care to eliminate seams and dents. The white contrasts with any blemish area that otherwise with darker colors would be easily ignored.

Hence, building white models takes considerably more time than most darker colors.

' and boast with plenty of details and good designs to show very nice representations of the giant aircraft. Yet, with chosen white overall cover, building time soars for ever...

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  1. Awesome job, Rafi! You certainly tackled the challenging white scheme supremely!
    Congratulations!

  2. These both look great Rafi ,is there a Valiant in the stash as well ?

  3. That's why I camouflaged mine. ๐Ÿ™‚

    Nice work on these two.

    • Thank you Tom.
      Still looking for a bargain to represent the camouflaged scheme.

      • I did the only Victor that didn't have "hard edge" camo, being one of the first to be camouflaged in 1964 - from the Xtra Decals sheet.

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  4. Both do look fantastic, Rafi @blackmopane
    Homogeneously painting is very difficult but you clearly showed how to do it well.
    I have had the opportunity to witness a Vulcan fly demonstration and that aircraft is so impressive.

  5. Awesome, Rafi @blackmopane. They both look great, love the weathered roundels! Now on to a Valiant!

  6. Great looking Victor and Vulcan Rafi, as every one says you need the Valiant now. When I was in the RAAF we had a Vulcan beat up our base then go vertical and disappeared into the clouds, what a tremendous noise!.

  7. Beautiful work! Not only hard to get good coverage with white, but to give it visual interest is challenging, and you excelled on that point!

  8. Nicely done, great work!

  9. Iโ€™d hate to think of how many bottles of white paint you had to use on just one of those jets.
    Great Dynamic Duo!

  10. Cracking job on these monsters old boy.
    Seeing the two of them on display in Cosford's "Cold War" hangar(the solo surviving Valiant is there too)
    makes one realise just what big aeroplanes they were.

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