Even my aviation history geekery has its limits

[major_clanger]

I was pointed to this eBay listing but I think, on reflection, I'll confine myself to building this.

Comments

[non-trivial.livejournal.com]

It would never happen, as there's no aircraft with the paper trail that would allow certification, let alone any other documentation that was stuck on the bonfires. IIRC, XH558 (Vulcan to the Sky's aircraft) was the only Vulcan that had a full set of maintenance paperwork, having been sealed in a hangar with a full set of spares. Even then, convincing BAe to provide engineering support for the project was a non-trivial task.

[ricdavis.livejournal.com]

Could you treat it as a new build from a paperwork POV?

Alternatively, looking at the government financial situation, I'm sure a bribe would be acceptable, and might be cheap compared to the engineering work.