'Buccaneer Thunder'The mighty Blackburn Buccaneer S2 in action Limited Edition Signed Print by aviation artist and ex RAF Jaguar pilot, Michael Rondot.

BUCCANEER THUNDER
The mighty Blackburn Buccaneer S2 in action.
A limited edition of only 350 signed and numbered fine-art prints in Michael Rondot's Classic Combat Aircraft series

Built to fly low and fast over very long distances, the Buccaneer reigned supreme during the Cold War
years both as a carrier-borne and land-based strike aircraft.
For 30 years, first with the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm then with the Royal Air Force and the South African
Air Force, the Buccaneer's achievements in the low-level strike role approached the proportions of legend.
Roy Boot's classic design is unbeatable in many respects even by the latest and most potent fighters
and this much-loved aircraft is still immensely popular.
It enjoys a unique reputation as a tough and reliable shipyard foundry-built aircraft and is sorely
missed by those who flew it or worked on it and regarded it as irreplaceable.
Pressed into service at short notice during the Gulf War, the Buccaneer and its aircrews finally
proved in the most spectacular manner what many had been saying for years, - that the Buccaneer
was a truly outstanding machine that could only be replaced by another Buccaneer.
As a tribute to the Mighty Buccaneer, artist Michael Rondot has painted in his
CLASSIC COMBAT AIRCRAFT SERIES a striking and powerful image of a Buccaneer
"smoking" at 540 knots at low level.
There are no squadron markings on the aircraft, thus making this print ideally suited to the addition
of a pencil drawing, or "remarque", showing personalised details of individual aircraft or units on the print border.
Remarqued copies are especially prized by collectors and can be ordered with a drawing to your personal requirements.

Published in a strictly limited edition of only 300 signed and numbered copies with 50 artist's proofs,
each BUCCANEER THUNDER print is signed and numbered and individually embossed with the Collectair
seal to guarantee the edition size. A certificate of authenticity accompanies each copy of this beautiful
print which is sure to become a treasured collector's item.
Our first Buccaneer limited edition print published in 1985 titled BUCCANEER S2B quickly sold out
and now commands a very high price on the secondary market at over ten times the published price.
BUCCANEER THUNDER represents superb value at just Ł75.

'BUCCANEER THUNDER'

Print size: 27 x 20 ins. 675 x 500 mm
Edition size: 300 signed and numbered with 50 artist's proofs.
Standard Signed and Numbered Ł75.00
Artist Proof £120.00
Remarque pencil drawing Ł150.00
(Order Number ref MR58)

All major credit cards are accepted with delivery taking usually
5-7 days for Europe and 7-10 days for the rest of the World.

Would you would like an Michael Rondot AP (Artist Proof)? Yes?
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you shall see a box to enter any special requests.
Please type 'AP' into the box and if there are any Artist Proof's
still available, we shall be happy to send you one.
NB Some galleries, especially in the US, ask for a fee for this service.
At AvCollect, we offer this to our customers, totally free.

ARTIST'S PROOFS and REMARQUED PRINTS
ARTIST PROOF'S - We are often asked, 'What is an artist's proof?
A Collectair artist's proof is a print from the artist's private collection. Although some publishers charge a very high price for artist's proofs they are identical to the rest of the edition except that instead of being allocated a number, they are marked Artist's Proof or AP and then signed and sometimes numbered. In exceptional cases, artist's proofs carry a number of additional signatures.

REMARQUED PRINTS - this term applies to an original sketch in pencil added to a print margin by the artist. It usually has an association with the theme and greatly enhances the value of the print, since each sketch is an original to which the artist adds his additional signature and often the date completed.
Click here to view some of Michaels superb 'Remarques' Examples
At Ł150, a remarqued is an affordable way of owning a Michael Rondot original.

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