The Shackleton Database at iModeler

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Avro Shackleton

Airfix 1/72 Shackleton MR.2

A great aircraft and a very good kit. The only problem that I had with construction was the fuselage halves seam that was not easy to fix. The decals did not preform well and needed additional solvents to settle in place.

Revell 1/72 Shackleton MR.3

Revell's Shackleton MR.3 is based on the 1967 mold from Frog. A genuine oldie that still shines. It has raised panel panel lines and rivets. Homogeneous painting with sparse weathering will blend the rivets into the panels to create a [...]

Revell 1/72 Shackleton AEW.2

Probably, the best kit in the scale. Revell's new tool Shackleton is superior (but not by a large margin) to the Airfix kit. In all, it is not a difficult build and results with a big and impressive model.

Revell 1/72 Shackleton AEW

Here is my Shackleton built pretty much out of the box but I added screen wipers and detailed the cockpit. An unusual scale for me although it is still quite a large kit when finished. The model was finished with Tamiya XF's and, as I [...]

Airfix 1/72 Shackleton MR.2

The 1/1 aircraft has a massive presence. The 1/72nd model is equally impressive. It is a very involved building thanks to the (unseen) interior, multi blade engines and of course, the large model size. the model design is very good but, [...]

1/72 Revell Shackleton AEW.2

1/72 Revell Shackleton AEW.2 One of my favorite ‘big wings’. I wanted to build one for many years and for my sins, Revell delivered this great kit! The slide spar wings fit so perfectly they didn’t require glue. I used white metal [...]

Review: Revell 1/72 Shackleton MR.3 Review

Avro Shackleton AEW.2

A fabulous aircraft to be found at the MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) museum in Manchester is the Avro Shackleton. It is huge and can´t really be seen in its full as museum space is a bit cramped and lots of other aircraft are [...]

Video: FULL VIDEO BUILD REVELL Avro Shackleton AEW.2

Scale model kit of the Avro Shackleton, one of the most famous long range maritime reconnaissance aircraft. Developed in 1971 the AEW.2 version received a large radome and was used in service by the RAF. The model features: Finely [...]

Review: Revell 1/72nd Avro Shackleton AEW.2 review