Valiant B(K)PR1

[MikeC]

A slight diversion from large scale: Valiant B(K)PR1 of 543 Sqn based at RAF Wyton.  The kit is the recent Airfix reissue, with markings mostly from home-cut masks, Eduard canopy masks and Master pitots.  Decals were used for the fuselage roundels and the few stencils I bothered with.

 

 

Hopefully coming soon to a Phoenix Scale Publications mag soon.  "Who?" I hear you ask.  The answer is a new publications company which launched at Telford. https://www.phoenixscalepublications.co.uk/

Edited November 16, 2021 by MikeC

[Kagemusha]

Very impressive, not seen one like that before.

[Panzerwomble]

Yes , looks good , a few more pics please Mike ? 

[MikeC]

Thanks for the kind words folks.

 

1 hour ago, Panzerwomble said:

a few more pics please Mike ? 

Sorry, it's for publication in a mag, so only one I'm afraid.

[Kagemusha]

10 hours ago, MikeC said:

Thanks for the kind words folks.

 

Sorry, it's for publication in a mag, so only one I'm afraid.

 

You'll have to post when it's available, cheers!

[Alex]

Scale?  1:72?

[Rob Owens]

Spectacular paint job! The only improvement would be a “Whiffer” in RAE Raspberry Ripple 

[MikeC]

6 hours ago, Kagemusha said:

 

You'll have to post when it's available, cheers!

Wilco.

 

4 hours ago, Alex said:

Scale?  1:72?

Yes indeed, apologies for omitting that in the OP.

 

4 hours ago, Rob Owens said:

Spectacular paint job! The only improvement would be a “Whiffer” in RAE Raspberry Ripple 

 

Thanks.  This aircraft, and others from the unit, were involved in sorties over the ocean and seas north of the arctic circle, often staging through Bodo on Norway.  So the large red areas were for visibility in the event of a crash on the ice I suppose.    I imagine the "trade" was Soviet vessels headed from and to the Northern ports, places like Archangel or Murmansk, but that last is pure speculation on my part.

Edited November 16, 2021 by MikeC

[Pascal]

Looks great !

[MikeC]

Thanks Maru.

 

No, I'm not the founder nor one of the partners in the enterprise, just a humble contributor.

[MikeC]

4 hours ago, MARU5137 said:

Mike..

Has your build being published yet.

thank you.

Hi Maru,

 

Thanks for asking, and the answer is not yet. 

[MikeC]

I did promise I'd let you know when this was published.  I believe it won't be in a print edition, but will be in the extra content available to digital edition subscribers.  More info at Phoenix's website: the link is in my OP above. 

[MikeC]

Just as a final post-script to this thread, I'm pleased to say that this model has "gone home", in the sense that it now resides on display in the RAF Wyton Heritage Centre.

 

 

[jeroen_R90S]

Seems like an excellent place to display the model

The Valiant looks very nice indeed!