Airfix Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C
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Sprue A
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Sprue B
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Sprue C
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Sprue D
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Sprue E
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Sprue F
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Decal Sheet
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Decal Option 1(Boxart)
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Decal Option 2
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Stencil placement guide
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Cockpit part layout
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Cushions finished with belts
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Ejection seats finished
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Wings cut for folded option
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Winfs partly assembled without clear tips
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Dry fitted fuselage
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Internal super structure installed
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Fuselage closed up
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Tail on, cockpit dry brushed, cockpit tub painted, clear tips installed on the wings and decaled.
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Trying for the first time my hand at an oil wash.
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That went well...
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Cockpit section now installed
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These 2 should be sisters.
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Almost at the priming stage.
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I decided to drill out the holes on the airbrake.
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Built and dry fitted onto the fuselage.
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Why would Airfix illustrate this triangle section and not actually produce it in plastic?
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Build process now finished just waiting for the canopy.
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Fuselage and Airbrake primed
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And all other bits primed
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Fuselage Airbrushed Vallejo Model Air Medium Gunship Grey
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Speed brake ready for decals.
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Brown areas, WE177 Bomb bay dispensers and bombs painted and Landing gear built
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Wings, 1000lb bombs and Pylons, Speedbrake, Canopy and Slipper Tanks all now have decals and are ready for final assembly.
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Stencils are on, I consider this a slight warm up for the Phantom...
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The first of the markings are now on aswell as the refueling probe.
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Nearly there.
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The last of the decals are now submerged in Klear.
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Both the antenna and clear parts are now on, now drying and waiting the grand finale!
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So in these Interesting times I decided to.use an unused piece from the Bucc as a tribute to the men and women of the NHS!
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Please excuse the quality but this is my tribute to my friends(I am an ex NHS worker) and their colleagues who are fighting this battle!
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And shes finished!
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I left the canopy parts loose and I'm going to give it a few weeks then I will give her a second full gloss coating.
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She has been made to represent the Royal Navy Bucc that is currently at Bruntingthorpe, I'm really digging the folded up look, some how the Buccaneer makes this look best!
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2 6 April 2020, 03:52
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Photos of my progress as part of the UAMF.org.uk Buccaneer GB.