Lancfan's Transatlantic Harrier ***Finished***
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Lancfan's Transatlantic Harrier ***Finished***
I am going to build the NT Airfix GR.1 as XV741 which flew in the 1969 Daily Mail Transatlantic air Race.
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Re: Lancfan's Transatlantic Harrier
Did it win?lancfan wrote:Airfix GR.1 as XV741 which flew in the 1969 Daily Mail Transatlantic air Race.
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Re: Lancfan's Transatlantic Harrier
It won the outward bound leg in 6 hours 11 minutes.
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Re: Lancfan's Transatlantic Harrier
Great choice. A friend of mine witnessed the take off at St.Pancrass station, one of his first memories I should think as he would only be about 4!
Do you have the correct decals?
Do you have the correct decals?
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Re: Lancfan's Transatlantic Harrier
I think an RN Phantom won the return leg.59North wrote:Did it win?lancfan wrote:Airfix GR.1 as XV741 which flew in the 1969 Daily Mail Transatlantic air Race.
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Re: Lancfan's Transatlantic Harrier
The serials came out of my inkjet printer O_T, and an RN Phantom did indeed win the return leg Mark.
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Re: Lancfan's Transatlantic Harrier
I remember a picture of the Harrier taking off from behind St Pancras, with the gas holders in the same shot. It always fascinated me to think of it blasting out of central London!
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Re: Lancfan's Transatlantic Harrier
It's time to make a (very) late start, this kit is simple and the changes are minimal so this should be finished in time for the close of the GB. I began today by pre-painting the fuselage parts and then assembled them. I next cut away the wing tips and fitted the lower wing halves, I cut the ferry wing tips out of plastic card and fitted them to the wing, when the glue was dry I fitted the wing to the fuselage.
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Re: Lancfan's Transatlantic Harrier
Nice start David, I like the ferry wing tips, you very rarely see them modelled.
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Re: Lancfan's Transatlantic Harrier
Cheers Alan.
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Re: Lancfan's Transatlantic Harrier
The model is now ready for paint and decals.
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Re: Lancfan's Transatlantic Harrier
That was quick.
Will you be fitting the RFP?
Will you be fitting the RFP?
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Yes I will Fred but only after the model has been painted and decalled.
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Great work lancfan. I never knew it had ferry wing tips.
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Nor me It's looking good!Old_Tonto wrote:Great work lancfan. I never knew it had ferry wing tips.
Best wishes
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If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"