VV attempts an Airfix Comet racer **finished**

[VickersVandal]

BOOM!





Finished with 7 hours to spare (or more accurately, not spare )

[jssel]

Positively excellent. A real keeper.

[philp]

Fantastic.

[VickersVandal]

And here it is: MacRobertson goodness

[Ian]

Well done, Vandal. That's a great looking model. Nice green!
The only think that stands out to me are the oddly sized tyres. The starboard one looks like a bicycle tyre when compared to the port one - but as this was a Blitz it's completely forgivable.
Good job!

[Sissel]

Pretty nice!

[despondman]

Well done! A really nice finish.

[VickersVandal]

Thanks people

Ian, the odd asymmetric wheels are a feature of the kit. If you look at the other shot earlier you'll see that the left wheel is the same.

Now, I'm afraid I have to confess that on my rush at the end the wheel bay doors were shoved out of sight and it wasn't til later I realised I had left them off. I've only just arrived home and attached them straight away. I must beg for clemency in considering this build still finished within the blitz. It was an annoying oversight

Here's a final shot with the doors now attached.

[Old_Tonto]

Outstanding. Great looking racer.

I had not noticed the wheel covers so I think you got away with that one.

[Sissel]

If you hadn't said anything, I wouldn't have missed them!

[JamesPerrin]

Anyone who can make the Airfix Comet look decent deserves applause.

[AndrewR]

Anyone who can make the Airfix Comet look decent deserves applause.

And a Standing Ovation for doing it in a Blitz. Great going!

Cheers

Andrew

[Gregers]

VERY nice work mate. Great result.

All the best.

Greg

[SJPONeill]

Top effort and more so for a blitz...I've always liked the Comet with its Mosquito/Whirlwind-like lines but never built one...having just seen this pic from Planes, I am now seriously tempted...

[VickersVandal]

Thanks for the positive words, all. I did surprise myself at getting this done in the extremely short time I gave myself. It was about 2 hours or maybe a bit more on Saturday and less than to 4 hours on Sunday.

Anyone who can make the Airfix Comet look decent deserves applause.

Encouraged by my ability to make this resemble an aeroplane, I am intending to track down Black Magic and Grosvenor House and probably blitz them simultaneously one weekend so I have the complete set.

I remember this kit being a lot more horrible the first time I built it. While it was certainly a dog this time around, it wasn't quite as canine as I was expecting.