JD8000

Ready to start work on this little section - tried something new this time - whole bay spayed black and then lightly sprayed with white - trying to give the impression of depth (read a few things about this) - not sure if it will work but we will see. Dry fitted the parts and ready for some Orange Action. May have taken a trip up the road to go see the old girl to check ;-) Dry fit at the moment but need to paint bits up first As always thanks for checking in - slow progress I know - Kr John

Quick Update - not much done this weekend due to other things but here is the fuselage painted and the destructions on which bits to remove - I will attempt these later tonight. Inners sprayed with Dark Sea Grey the same as the cockpit. Also taking on board Pete and Martins advice I dry fitted some of the components - some will need filling and sanding to make them right - thanks for the tip both - please excuse some of the over-spray - I will come to that in another post. As always thanks for watching and appreciate the help along the journey - Food for thought - what if XR220 could be made to fly again like we kept the Vulcan going - now that would be one hell of a charity, but one Airshow I would love to go and see. It's a dream, a wish, but hey who knows ... just mulling ..

Pete / Martian Noted about the fits of the kits and have been looking at that quite closely - also followed the links to the tail and fins - OMG in awe - can I just say if mine looks 50% decent I will be happy - the mods were amazing ! Have a few updates later today / tomorrow as I have been playing with a few things (learning curve) - but have indulged in some superglue - did the finger wiggle test on the resin cockpit and perhaps a few things were not as secure as I first thought ! Truly appreciate the guidance.

Britmodeller Team thanks for the links and comments - appreciated. Replying to comments ... Solvent seemed to work - wiggled a few bits and they didn't move - honest gov ! @Nigel - I swear it has been that long - but if I am honest I spent 30 mins / 45 mins every other day on the pits and there were times I slipped a lot - eyesight is not the greatest but found a good 5 x magnifying glass - I think the photos hide more than they show .. for a bit of fun I will post a pic of my 6 year old daughters efforts on her first model a bit later - I think she is doing well !

And here is the add-on cockpit now finished - was a little disappointed with some of the moulding under the headrest - but if you look down it is not so noticeable. Note to self if using again check the product carefully to make sure it is ok. Same as before Dark Sea Grey, Dry Brushing (Aluminium) and a little Flory wash and a few splashes of control colour. I think I will go with this one, although involves cutting out some of the fuselage to make it fit. BTW - does anyone have any tips on "making resin stick" ? - I used Tamiya Extra Thin - seemed to do the trick but just thought I would ask. Also on the bases there was a lot of mould - I used a scalpel but thought of using a mini hacksaw - any tips ?

Thanks all - so after a few weeks of a bit here and there I finished the cockpit. On initial looks I saw that the consoles of the kit looked a bit sparse so decided to try the after market kit (Pavla) as I am hoping if all goes well it will be an open canopy. Whilst waiting I did practice of the standard cockpit - results below. PPS just noticed I missed the backs but hopefully they will be hidden. Took a little liberty by adding an orange HUD - but think it looks ok. Pit was painted in dark sea grey and added a few dark green for the rear scopes, washed with a bit of Flory wash to bring out some of the details. Also a little dry brushing of silver and a few splashes of colour for the control panels. New things learned - dry brushing, flory dark wash and how to use it !

Hi all, this is my first post on Britmodeller and I've decided to build the Airfix TSR-2. Not built anything for over 30 years and my how times have changed from brushes and enamel !. The TSR-2 (XR220) is a particular favourite since my days of working in Cosford Museum as a youngster and still visit regularly as it is close by and often take my daughter to visit as well. The aim is to build (with your help and advice) a good looking model and improve my skills and learn new things. I won't be adding to many extras to this one to start with and will (apart from the cockpit which I have decided) be very much a OOB Build. I am sure there will be a few hiccup's along the way but looking forward to the journey. I think the forum rule is to start with a photo of the box (please correct me if I am wrong) - thanks for watching !