Iron Maiden's ED FORCE ONE 757

[John Howling Mouse]

Maybe not a What If in the truest sense of the term but it sure looks like one.  More details about how this all started over here:  http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,19129.0/highlight,iron+maiden.html





Building this for a friend who's a serious IM fan.  Hoping I can do it justice.  A mostly okay kit but needs putty and the fit b/w canopy and forward fuselage was very, very bad (clear part was way too big all the way 'round for the white plastic!

[sotoolslinger]

 

[Scooterman]

ED-DIE
ED-DIE
ED-DIE

[nev]

Do you have the decals for this?  I read on BM that IMs lawyers slapped a "stop or we sue" on the producer of them.

NEW RULE:  All comments in this thread require an Iron Maiden quote slipped in there.  I love Baz's IP threads - the glamour, the fortune the pain.

[John Howling Mouse]

Do you have the decals for this?  I read on BM that IMs lawyers slapped a "stop or we sue" on the producer of them.

NEW RULE:  All comments in this thread require an Iron Maiden quote slipped in there.  I love Baz's IP threads - the glamour, the fortune the pain.

Yep, thanks to the guys on this Forum, I found two sources for the decals and bought a couple of sets.  Partly for fear that I might muck one set up, partly because I plan on using various elements from the decal sheet on a military fighter: Ed-die!  Ed-die!

[noxioux]

Super cool!   IM's lawyers should go pound sand.

That canopy section does look like a total PITA.  I feel your pain.

[Brian da Basher]

Once again you're showing superior skill and talent at overcoming a kit's shortcomings, Mr Howling Mouse. This project will be a delight to watch!

Brian da Basher

[GTX]

Speaking of Iron Maiden, anyone see this:

Iron Maiden man puts mettle behind Vulcan

11:10am Wednesday 10th December 2008

A LEGENDARY heavy metal rock star has thrown his weight behind a campaign to preserve a vintage bomber at Southend Airport for future generations.

Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson, who is a qualified pilot, paid a visit to Hockley to speak about his life as a music icon and an airline captain.

The star's visit was organised by the Vulcan Restoration Trust, which looks after the Vulcan bomber kept at Southend Airport. Bruce took time out to take a look inside the vintage plane, before his talk at Hawkwell Village Hall.

Phil Whalley, spokesman for the trust, said: "During the morning, Bruce took the controls of the Vulcan to run the engines as part of the ongoing engineering regime.

"The rock star is not a stranger to Avro Vulcan B2 XL426, having visited in 2006. He took the jet for a high-speed taxi run down Southend's runway, reaching more than 100mph, before using the aircraft's brake chute to bring her to a stop.

"This event was open to the public, but was marred by extremely bad weather.

"Ever since then the trust has been trying to get Bruce back to Southend to entertain its members."

More than 125 people gathered at Hawkwell Village Hall to hear the musician's talk.

The singer left Iron Maiden for a period in the 1990s to learn to fly airliners, which included a spell with the now defunct British World Airlines at Southend Airport.

Now a fully qualified captain with UK airline Astraeus, he is back with Iron Maiden. He pilots one of the airline's modified and specially named Boeing 757 "Ed Force One" jets. It carries the band, its equipment and an army of roadies and support teams around on the continuing Somewhere Back In Time World Tour.

The trust is entirely reliant on public support and holds a number of events throughout the year to raise funds for the restoration and preservation of the iconic ex-RAF Cold War bomber.

More information about the trust can be found at www.avrovulcan.com

and here:

Normally seen performing in front of hundreds of thousands of screaming rock fans in stadiums all around the world, IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson visited Hawkwell Village Hall in Hockley, England and its capacity of just 125 on Saturday, December 6 to regale the enthralled audience with his tales as a rock icon and as an airline captain.
 
The audience at Hockley included a mix of both aviation enthusiasts and IRON MAIDEN fans, and some who are both � and all enjoyed the experience. One attendee, Jeanne Armstrong, came all the way from California to see her hero.
 
Bruce's visit to Southend had been organized by the Vulcan Restoration Trust, the registered charity that looks after the "Southend Vulcan" at the airport. The Trust holds a number of events throughout the year to raise funds for the continuing restoration and preservation of the iconic ex-RAF cold war bomber. Being totally reliant on public support, events such as these not only bring in vital income, but also attract the public to become members of the Trust. The annual memberships are the Trust's largest income. Details can be found at www.avrovulcan.com. The web site's online shop is, among other items, now selling autographed photo montages signed by Bruce.
 
During the morning before visiting the Hall, Bruce took the controls of the Vulcan to run the engines as part of the ongoing engineering regime. After the engine run, he posed in front of the Vulcan with the VRT's chief engineer and IRON MAIDEN fan Matt Lawrence.
 
The rock star is not a stranger to Avro Vulcan B2 XL426, having visited in 2006 and taken the jet for a high-speed taxi run down Southend's runway, reaching over 100 mph, before using the aircraft's brake chute to bring her to a stop. This event was open to the public, but was marred by extremely bad weather. Ever since then, the Trust has been trying to get Bruce back to Southend to entertain its members. And entertain them he certainly did.
 
Bruce left IRON MAIDEN for a period in the 1990s to learn to fly airliners, including a spell with the now-defunct British World Airlines at Southend airport. Now a fully qualified captain with UK airline Astraeus, Bruce is back with IRON MAIDEN and pilots the airline's modified and specially named Boeing 757, "Ed Force One", jet carrying the band, its equipment and an army of "roadies" and support team around on their continuing "Somewhere Back In Time World Tour".
 
Bruce is an enthusiastic aviator, having been taken to airshows as a child, and has hosted a television series titled "Flying Heavy Metal" for which he flew many kinds of historic aircraft. He has appeared in the news recently for his part in repatriating British troops to the U.K., and bringing home stranded passengers after their airline went bust.

I wonder what the Eddie decals would look like on a Vulcan?

Regards,

Greg

[John Howling Mouse]

Wow, not too many pilots can claim they've put a restored Vulcan through a high-speed taxi.  Shows a great deal of trust in his abilities as a multi-engine pilot.
Bruce must be a very interesting fellow.

[sotoolslinger]

Wow that is cool Lear somthing new every day

[Captain Canada]

Very cool.....now Baz, get back to work !

[BlackOps]

Now, of course JHM is going to have to work a sound system into this build with the complete Maiden catalog onboard

A Maiden Vulcan would be cool but a Spitfire with some Eddie nose art would be killer for an "Aces High" tribute.

Bandits at 8 o'clock move in behind us
Ten ME-109's out of the sun
Ascending and turning out spitfires to face them
Heading straight for them I press my guns.

Rolling, turning, diving
Rolling, turning, diving, goin' again
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high

[GTX]

Now, of course JHM is going to have to work a sound system into this build with the complete Maiden catalog onboard

A Maiden Vulcan would be cool but a Spitfire with some Eddie nose art would be killer for an "Aces High" tribute.

Bandits at 8 o'clock move in behind us
Ten ME-109's out of the sun
Ascending and turning out spitfires to face them
Heading straight for them I press my guns.

Rolling, turning, diving
Rolling, turning, diving, goin' again
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high

Or a Lancaster with "Tailgunner" artwork!

Regards,

Greg

[Mossie]

ED-DIE
ED-DIE
ED-DIE

No Scoot, your mistaken, it's Baz! 

Looks like your playing with madness with all that puttying Baz!

[lancer]

Now, of course JHM is going to have to work a sound system into this build with the complete Maiden catalog onboard

A Maiden Vulcan would be cool but a Spitfire with some Eddie nose art would be killer for an "Aces High" tribute.

Bandits at 8 o'clock move in behind us
Ten ME-109's out of the sun
Ascending and turning out spitfires to face them
Heading straight for them I press my guns.

Rolling, turning, diving
Rolling, turning, diving, goin' again
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high

I still have the original 45 vinyl of Aces High. The artwork is awsome. Eddie is a spitfire cockpit. Brilliant.