David H Dammit, missed this, late to party but definitely in ..π
13 January 2022, 18:16
Neil Cheers James C and David H, hope you're both well π really appreciate your interest and comments mates π I'm getting distracted by my other builds on the go at the moment. But I will get back to this one again soon. It's another oldie kit but what an iconic aircraft!
Neil Cheers @charlie 😉 kind of you to comment. I've also added some new imagery today 👍
4 February 2022, 12:05
James C Looks to be coming along nicely mate 👍
You going to camouflage it per the box art or paint it black?
21 February 2022, 16:34
Neil Hiya @James C hope you're well 🙂 thanks for commenting mate. Yes. I'm going for the more unusual box-art camouflage scheme. I believe they called it a 'Sabre' scheme that was used when operating out of the UK in the 70s... A bit different to the usual black 👍
David Taylor Nice to see them in another camo scheme rather than just black.
8 April 2022, 21:08
Glenn Wow i built this old dog about 30 years ago and i think it was released about 30 years before that! (around 1962 from Hawk i think?) I did the NASA scheme back then.
8 April 2022, 21:40
Neil Thanks David π Hi Glenn, yeah agreed, it's an old one for sure. I only really build up vintage stuff. I almost went for the NASA variant, but the condition of the kit decals dictated my choice really. ππ
10 April 2022, 12:56
David Culp It's funny that they camouflaged the top of the airplane. Who's going to be looking down on it? 🙂
Neil Hi mates π I'm certainly no expert on this sort of stuff, I too wondered why the camouflage was an option on a U2... So did a bit of research before I began... The detail I found I added against this album's description for what was called the 'Sabre' scheme π hope this helps.
Thanks for your interest, your comments and your likes also to all. Means a helluva lot mates πππ
18 September 2022, 13:19
David H Erm, has to sorta land and park up somewhere. Wouldn't want to make it too easy when you're on the ground .. π
Regarding the kit option and my chosen scheme (Robert & David - 🙂 haha!): apparently "The 2 tone grey colour scheme (Sabre Scheme) was insisted upon by the UK Government, concerned about the implications of "black" ops being carried out by American U-2s operating from a UK base. The TR1 was so designated for similar reasons... to dissociate the aircraft from its predecessors". If I have any of this wrong (which is highly likely!) Please feel free to correct me... 🙂 👍
21 September 2022, 10:39
Mid Franconian Ha! Just made Like No 60! And all well deserved!
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