1:144 Avro Vulcan Part 1

A delta that announced itself by sound

The Vulcan belonged to the trio of British bombers intended to carry the nuclear bomb, and of them it was the boldest in shape. Its huge triangular wing gave it plenty of lift at altitudes the fighters of the day reached only with difficulty, and its famous booming sound came from the airflow into the intakes built directly into the leading edge. The machines on this sheet come from the time when the whole type flew in a uniform light finish meant to reflect the radiation of a nuclear blast.

Six machines of the early 1960s

• Two aircraft of the earlier version from a base in Lincolnshire, one from 1962 and the other from 1964
• Two machines of the later version from squadrons at Scampton and at Coningsby, from 1963 and 1964
• An aircraft modified to carry a stand-off missile, that is a weapon launched beyond the reach of the air defenses, from a squadron famous for the attack on the German dams
• An aircraft of a training unit from Finningley in Yorkshire, from 1963

A small scale has its own charm with this type: a span of over thirty meters shrinks to a sensible size and the model will fit into a display case even with a base, without losing its characteristic silhouette.

On the form of the sheet

These are decals released in water. On a small model the individual features are tiny, so tweezers with smooth jaws and work over a light surface, on which the film is visible, are recommended. A kit of the bomber is not included in the package.