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Re: Airfix Valiant

Posted: 28 Nov 2011, 00:29
by Garry Russell
Apparently that was done because they were throwing around ideas for airliner versions and that was an attempt to make it look less military

The Valiant B2 was painted all black for reasons unknown.

Re: Airfix Valiant

Posted: 28 Nov 2011, 00:35
by TSR2
I'm not sure that's entirely true Garry, as I'm sure one of the Shorts prototypes, and one of the Canberras wore something similar? *-)