Airfix 1/72 Avro Vulcan B Mk2, XL391, 9 Squadron, RAF Waddington, 1976

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he Avro Vulcan is a jet-powered tailless delta wing high-altitude strategic bomber, which was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1956 until 1984. Aircraft manufacturer A.V. Roe and Company (Avro) designed the Vulcan in response to Specification B.35/46. Of the three V bombers produced, the Vulcan was considered the most technically advanced and hence the riskiest option. Several reduced-scale aircraft, designated Avro 707, were produced to test and refine the delta wing design principles.

The Vulcan B.1 was first delivered to the RAF in 1956; deliveries of the improved Vulcan B.2 started in 1960. The B.2 featured more powerful engines, a larger wing, an improved electrical system and electronic countermeasures (ECM); many were modified to accept the Blue Steel missile. As a part of the V-force, the Vulcan was the backbone of the United Kingdom's airborne nuclear deterrent during much of the Cold War. Although the Vulcan was typically armed with nuclear weapons, it was capable of conventional bombing missions, a capability which was used in Operation Black Buck during the Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina in 1982.

The Vulcan had no defensive weaponry, initially relying upon high-speed high-altitude flight to evade interception. Electronic countermeasures were employed by the B.1 (designated B.1A) and B.2 from circa 1960. A change to low-level tactics was made in the mid-1960s. In the mid-1970s nine Vulcans were adapted for maritime radar reconnaissance operations, redesignated as B.2 (MRR). In the final years of service six Vulcans were converted to the K.2 tanker configuration for aerial refuelling.

After retirement by the RAF, one example, B.2 XH558, named The Spirit of Great Britain, was restored for use in display flights and air shows, whilst two other B.2s, XL426 and XM655, have been kept in taxiable condition for ground runs and demonstrations at London Southend Airport and Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield respectively. B.2 XH558 flew for the last time in October 2015, before also being kept in taxiable condition at Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Vulcan


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Well, I have the Airfix K.2 Victor and the box art shows the Desert Storm version refuelling 2 RAF Buccaneers. That's a Dio worth doing when the new buccaneer kit in the RAF version gets released later this year.

I have done the RN one:

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My other half is a huge Vulcan fan, her and her best friend went on the Vulcan taxi day. We had a good look round the one at Sunderland too, hoping to go back and see if we can go inside the Vulcan.
 
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Another excellent result!

How did you find the Uschi splatter stencil to use? I'm hovering over buying them myself as it's got to be easier than trying to marble freehand. I always end up with quite a uniform pattern no matter how much I try to be random!
 
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What's the patterned stencil you're using and why? I can following all your other steps but that one has me confused. Thanks!

There's a shading technique called 'marbling'. hopefully that self explanatory. Rather than spend a lot of time randomising the marbling effect, i used a template to make it quicker.

 
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How did you find the Uschi splatter stencil to use? I'm hovering over buying them myself as it's got to be easier than trying to marble freehand. I always end up with quite a uniform pattern no matter how much I try to be random!

very easy to use, just needed to clean it a couple of times during the process.

I just made the mistake of using as glossy white and not would have worked better (for me) if I used matt white.
 
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