{"product_id":"airfix-a12011-avro-vulcan-b-2","title":"1:72 Airfix A12011 Avro Vulcan B.2","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"heading--3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScheme option A - Avro Vulcan B.Mk.2 XM594, The Scampton Wing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eFrom the mid 1960s, Scampton’s Vulcans gave up their iconic white anti-flash paint scheme for one which featured standard RAF camouflage on all upper surfaces, reflecting the tactical change from high to low altitude operations. Significant advances in Soviet SAM missile capability meant that Vulcan crews could no longer be expected to safely conduct their original high altitude Blue Steel delivery missions and were forced to ‘head for the deck’. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item wysiwyg grid__item--60\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"heading--3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScheme option B - Avro Vulcan B.Mk.2 XM602, RAF No.12 Squadron\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eAs the massive construction hangar doors at Avro’s Woodford factory aerodrome were pushed open on 30th August 1952 and Avro Vulcan prototype VX770 was wheeled out onto the hardstanding, she must have made for an awe-inspiring sight. Looking absolutely resplendent in its all-over white \u003cem\u003e‘Anti-Flash’\u003c\/em\u003e paint finish and proudly wearing its Royal Air Force insignia, what the Avro engineers had managed to produce was not only the world’s first delta bomber, but also the most advanced bomber in the world at that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe Vulcan has been designed with the modeller in mind. The wings, historically in three pieces, now come in two to simplify and fortify your build.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon's Trains","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41398399336605,"sku":"A12011","price":54.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/0708\/1885\/products\/a12011_1_avro-vulcan-b2_pack.jpg?v=1636630705","url":"https:\/\/simonstrains.co.uk\/products\/airfix-a12011-avro-vulcan-b-2","provider":"Simon's Trains","version":"1.0","type":"link"}