Airfix 1/72nd Victor K.2 Op Black Buck

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Finally able to post something on the Victor. It took over a week to get the decals on. There didn't seem to be that many of them compared to some other Airfix kits, but there were a lt of small stencils and some tricky decals.

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The decals for the underwing pods were a bit tricky. A few of them stuck in one spot, after the first one broke up and had to be pieced together, i was more careful with the rest and managed to tease them off.

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I gave the whole things 2 coats of flory aqua gloss before some flory wash. It left some stains in a few places, especially underneath around some of the stencils. So i had to do quite a bit of touching up. But i was finally able to add the flat coat and fit the undercarrage, pods and some other parts.

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Still got a few bits to finsh and add before i can attach to the base and finish off some ground equipment.
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Wow! :shoutout:
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Makes me want to try it again!
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Oh I do like how this one is turning out! :shoutout:
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Well done, Martin. Looks like the Victor will belong to the victorious :shoutout:
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Magnificent work! Looks better than mine! Is this the tanker version or the bomber?
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Thanks guys. Looking forward to getting tgis wrapped up, though i am still waiting for 2 pieces of ground equipment to be released and once again, figures are an issue.

Duke, this is the tanker. Used to re-fuel the Vulcans on their way to bombing raids over the Falklands.
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It looks great!
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Wouh, looks really good and it’s BIG !

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Superb Bish. that really does look the business and certainly my favourite scheme on the Victor.
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Whoa..... she's becoming quite a looker, Martin! Well done!!
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