XB-70 Vakyrie 1/72 AMT/ERTL

[treyzx10r]

The XB-70 is a lot larger than I expected!

The box art is nice

tho a tad of false advert is apparent with the exhaust,wonder what the builder used here?

The office is spartan and clunky ,geuss it hardly matters once buttoned up you wo'nt see much of it at all

I can tell already that my fingers are going to be aching from sanding! The main wing area has a very long seam,thankfully one side is covered by the main body thats 1 molded piece

This has some seams that are going to be a challenge in the intake areas

I've got a case of glue and industrial rolls of sand paper so off to the fun!

 

[Ian M]

Looks interesting....

I'll be keeping an eye on this one.

Ian M

 

[Caledonia]

Hi Trey, looks a mean machine, been thinking about this kit myself so will enjoy watching your usual excellent build. Cheers Derek

 

[yak face]

What a choice trey! Ive always loved the futuristic look of the valkyrie , its quite a big kit in 1/72 too! Keep the pics coming , cheers tony

 

[treyzx10r]

Thanks fellas!Office is done along with the seats

Seams along the main fuse

Intake areas cleaned up

The 2 mated up fairly nicely after hours of sanding and test fitting

The forward fuse and wing tips,I cut off the 3 fuse antenae as they run along the seam . I 'll scratch some repacement ones after the sanding is done

test fit of the Canards

Test fit of the forward and main fuse sections looks pretty good, will need minimal filler after a few sanding sessions

Rudders fit decent after some sanding too

Next I've got some delicate sanding to do and hopefuly I wo'nt damage the raised details

 

[flyjoe180]

Wow, what a monster!

 

[CDW]

Thats a lot a sanding work to get to this stage Trey, although it looks really neat and tidy i must admit.

It says "skill level 2" on the box ..... i wonder what sort of end result a level 2 plane builder (i.e. me!! ) would get building this straight from the box ... not good i expect ..

 

[michaelm]

Hi Trey, another fantastic aircraft, great choice. Looking forward to watching this one.

 

[Centurion3RTR]

Now thats one big bird Trey, going to look awesome.

Have fun, John

 

[treyzx10r]

Thanks Fellas,Colin I think they mislabed the box if this is skill level 2 I hate to think what 3 would be like!

]Main fuse assembly joined up and yards of sanding to do!

 

[wbk666]

thats ridiculously huge lol

Can't wait to see it finished.

Where do you plan on displaying afterwards?

 

[treyzx10r]

Wayne thanks,I'm going to hang it up in the Man Cave,its the only space big enough!

Well both canopies are a mismold ! The Supersonic one is really bad

The other only the ends are missing so I'm stuck with that

I cut off the ends

Made some new ends from an old vac canopy scrap

Not great but once I add some canopy glue the seams will be gone

The basic build is ready for some paint

 

[aaron]

Jeeze i miss the good ones all the time.

Good luck mate, looks like a decent challenge.

 

[flyjoe180]

Nice work on saving the cockpit glazing.

 

[treyzx10r]

Aaron,Joe thanks! The base black is on and all the seams look tight ,as soon as its good and dry I can mask off the black nose and tip hinges and start spraying white.

 

[Gern]

Methinks your ceiling is going to look really good when this thing is hangin' up there!

Can you tell me why you painted the black first? Most of the advice I read about painting says you should do the light colours first as darker colours are more difficult to cover.

Gern

 

[Vaughan]

Trey that's one big bird your doing a great job with that canopy.

Vaughan

 

[michaelm]

Looking very sweet Trey, that black coat looks super-smooth.

 

[colin m]

An amazing model. If I remember, I think the Xb70 had a turning circle greater than California when flying flat out. Of course I could be wrong here.

Colin M..

 

[Sky Raider]

Fantastic Trey, thats a big beuty, well done so far.

Andy