The white tin triangle

Chris Sykes · Post by **Chris Sykes** » 16 Oct 2007, 15:18

Thought i would pay tribute to the older tin triangles that were white... Comments always welcome

Firstly in black and white,

Then the same shot in colour,

Quixoticish · Post by **Quixoticish** » 16 Oct 2007, 16:34

Ahhh, a Vulcan as it should be. Anti-flash white and no sticky-outy RWR housing on the fin.

(Funnily enough the Rimnod doesn't offend me in the slightest, in fact I find the lumps and bumps quite endearing, but I'm finicky about these silly little things on Vulcans).

Scorpius · Post by **Scorpius** » 16 Oct 2007, 16:39

40 million rivets flying in loose formation. It always looked good in anti-flash. Although cleaning the Mk1 at Cosford as an apprentice did rather taint my views of it.

Can't agree about the lumps and bunps though. The RWR kept me in work for 10 years.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 22 Oct 2007, 16:42

The B1 had the same shape LE but the tips were different and the wing smaller, lower power and no extended tailcone

The prototypes had a straight wing and Avon engines.I think one had Sapphires

Some B1's were brought up to B2 standard as close as possible equipement wise and they had the extended tailcone (B1A).

Garry

Chris Sykes · Post by **Chris Sykes** » 22 Oct 2007, 17:19

i have to disagree with tonks, the vulcan looks alot better with the kinks and bumbs... Not sure a bout the probe and the rwr but the rest i like... But then thats comming from a Tonka and Bucc fan...

John · Post by **John** » 22 Oct 2007, 17:41

Two fantastic shots of the great beast in white!

John

ps is it true that XM603 is about to be bulldozed into teh ground?

Post by **Garry Russell** » 22 Oct 2007, 19:02

As to XM603.............yes :-(

Garry

John · Post by **John** » 22 Oct 2007, 20:38

Garry Russell wrote:As to XM603.............yes :-(

Garry

What an absolute crime. To think that see was a 'runner' not that long ago :@

I suppose there's no ground swell to save her?

John

Post by **Garry Russell** » 22 Oct 2007, 20:48

I would hope so.I read about it recently but then it all went quiet.can't think where I read it :think:

Hope it's not like Cosford where after an initial outcry all went silent as everyone expected someone else to do something and then when the scrappers moved in about a year later the shouting started again but too late...... :-(

Garry

John · Post by **John** » 22 Oct 2007, 22:48

Here's the latest I can find...

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showth ... 136&page=6

John

And well.... just a thought... :roll:

Um that line only works if she did serve in the Falklands campaign!

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