The Beautiful Buccaneer

You sure that Bucc kit isn’t a very well crafted wind up?!
What happened to the similarly detailed 32nd Jag that was promised

MarkW, that is a cracking pic of the S1 at LM!

Trumpeter

Ah Stuart……

Trumpeter are not far from releasing their 1/32 scale Buccaneer. I just hope it’s a big improvement over their Lightning which has many problems. So much so, I’d rather have the old Echelon vacform!

Phil.

There was talk of a 1/32 scale model, but nothing seems to have come of it so far. See http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41895&hl=trumpeter+bucc and for some pics http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41892&st=0#entry443656

I’d have probably bought several to paint in various Navy schemes….

Ah, the beautiful Bucc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbGmNvvxNJo

I’ll have to get across to Brunti some day and spend the day drooling over Victors, Buccs and Lightnings 🙂

Just have to say I really admire the people who maintain these aircraft, you do a great job.

You mean like these?

Or this….
Taken at Lossie by my late father during winter 1962/63.

That’s more like it! My sister’s husband used to work on Buccs in the early 1960s, and was one of the last FAA guys to vacate Lossie when the RAF took over. He used to take me in every so often to get a closer look, and I can vividly remember seeing a Mk1 in anti-flash white with that distinctive natural fibreglass ‘gold’ nose. Her pilot had taken her under some high-tension power lines, which were still wrapped around her tail fin! The groundcrews were very proud of how tough the airframe was.
Also loved the Torrey Canyon-vintage Mk2 in high gloss dark sea gray and white, but kind of lost interest when the ‘cabs’ were handed over to the RAF…

Or this….

Taken at Lossie by my late father during winter 1962/63.

I had forgotten how cold Ice Station Lossiemouth could get. It was generally cold, windy and wet – but a good 3 years.

Or this….

Taken at Lossie by my late father during winter 1962/63.

Oh I say 😎 Any more?

Great take-off

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIqjKEm6n3Q

You mean like these?

Or this….

Taken at Lossie by my late father during winter 1962/63.

For the record this is XZ431, of which only the cockpit section remains at Market Drayton (from Flypast mag). How sad 🙁

Tony

Thanks for that clip. I really enjoyed the Flypast article as it brought back many memories in particularly vivid ones of a display at Bassingbourn many years ago as well as loitering around Honington for take-offs and landings. One of the most exciting cold war jets at very low level.

Growing up very close to RAF Lossiemouth (HMS Fulmar as it was then), the Bucc has always been a particular favourite of mine – especially in the early 1960s anti-flash white. Thanks for posting!

You mean like these?

Growing up very close to RAF Lossiemouth (HMS Fulmar as it was then), the Bucc has always been a particular favourite of mine – especially in the early 1960s anti-flash white. Thanks for posting!

Nice video Tony, thanks for sharing!