Downed Vickers Type 56 Victoria (former BSC 2017 entry)

[Hammers]

Yes, I am still breathing.

And I have cut the relevant apertures into the fuselag. Open cockpit, port holes and cargo door. Glassing and door will be fitted at a later stage.

I am glad I have not fallen for the temptation to remove the shell from the wood maquette. There's a bit of fiddly stuff still to be done on the fuselage and the support is useful, lest I squeeze the whole tink like an empty beer can.

[Hammers]

The wings have been ribbed and spackled with plastic half round strips. I had to do this in a couple of passes as I realized they were not as close together as they should. They should probably sit tighter still, but I wager the overall impression will be OK as things are now. The wings were finished off with a generous coating of runny plastic glue. The alutape coating will wait till I have fitted engines, struts and supports.

The starboard wing will be torn off as a result of the crash. As the Victoria had such a wide span, the wings were hinged to make them fit into hangars. This means I do not have to make great impressive damage to the end where the wing's been broken off.

[carlos marighela]

Looking good! This is the most intriguing entry in the comp. Looking forward to seeing the final item.

[Hammers]

Tricky part. This is where I will make compromises with truth and honesty the most. They are to slender and tapered simply because it was hard to find the right shapes to build from. Still, with the right amount of gadgetry I think they will pass casual scrutiny.

[Hammers]

The tail fin. The loose bits are the rudders which I will have hinged and tilted for a suitably dynamic look

[Silent Invader]

Looking good Hammers! 

[Malamute]

Looking good Hammers! 

Seconded.

Very, very good.

[Vanvlak]

Very cool 

[tin shed gamer]

I've no doubt it looks great.I just can't see it.(using a useless windows 10 phone as I've killed another iPad.)
I've no Idea why as other pictures you've posted I can view no problem. Which is a royal pain as yours was one of the builds I intended on following.Which is why I've not commented sooner.

Mark.

[Hammers]

I've no doubt it looks great.I just can't see it.(using a useless windows 10 phone as I've killed another iPad.)
I've no Idea why as other pictures you've posted I can view no problem. Which is a royal pain as yours was one of the builds I intended on following.Which is why I've not commented sooner.

Mark.

Sorry about that. The images are not uploaded to the Lead Adventure server so I guess your system is blocking my personal server.

[tin shed gamer]

Ah there it is .
Well worth the wait .

Mark.

[Andym]

Brilliant! What an update! You never fail to impress mate!

[AKULA]

Brilliant! What an update! You never fail to impress mate!

Indeed - another brilliant build

 

[Dr Mathias]

Excellent work!

[Overlord]

Nicely done Peder.  The Alutape works really well and looks like it will represent the distinctive bare metal surface well. 
Looking forward to seeing the completed model.