Bri48 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Hi all, A couple of photos of the 48th scale Airfix TSR2 built from the box. Brian. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim T Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 A great job of one of the most interesting planes of all time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Nice job - good photos too, apart from those vignetted ones... more appropriate to the stringbag era than British Aviation's crowning (almost) achievement 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri48 Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 Cheers Tim & Mike.....Yeah, i'll never be a David Bailey that's for sure! Brian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Nah - don't take it that way - vignetting just isn't my bag... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicE1 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Really nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Beautiful. always nice to see a TSR-2 funnily enough me and my dad were talking about them today and the other proposed versions including a smaller swing wing version. would have been nice had they happened. I really must start my 72nd one i keep getting scared by it as there are such good models of it on here. but i think ill go for it soon. yours looks fab cheers for sharing. Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Very nice indeed...I saw her at Cosford in April. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 looks great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachnid Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) "apart from those vignetted ones... more appropriate to the stringbag era than British Aviation's crowning (almost) achievement" Funny that I read somewhere that the swordfish was known as TSR1!!!!!!!!!!! Edited May 28, 2013 by hawker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Very nice. Is it a trick of the light or are the windscreens tinted gold? If so how did you do it? Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Nice one Brian, great finish, looks a beauty in white Sean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Great job on a neat plane !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri48 Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 Cheers all for your comments. @ Rob...go for it you'll do a good job! @ Trevor...I tinted the inside of the clear parts with tamiya clear orange X-26 and it seems to work ok.. Brian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 very nice photos and a cool looking TSR-2!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 very nice looking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggers Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 I'm impressed Bri, '220 is my "local" TSR and the one I did all those years ago from the superb Resitech kit(still got her too). Nice finish on her(220 is pretty clean,219 got a bit grubby during flight testing)too. Just check though mate,'220 was to be the weapons drop test airframe and as such, has a camera pod on the cheeks of both intakes. Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Thanks bri48 I will do. And I too wondered about the tinted windows. I.e. ways to do them I'm sure I heard of one method using food dye and klear but not tried it yet. I also thought about kynar or Mylar tape its clear yellow brown sticks and stays put is hear resistant as its for use with soldering (not that the airfix kit needs that much treatment) and might work. But then I didn't think of tamiya clears. I'm actually suprised no after market vac or resin canopy has emerged for this, Sorry fir the blathering on. Once again lovely bird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver66 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 I'm pretty sure a replacement vac canopy is available for the TSR-2 in 1/48. That aside , great build of a great aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Always love to see one of these. Yours is really superb & really well finished. Top stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burncpt Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Lovely. Ever since my dad told me he was once engaged as a small subcontractor on the TSR2 project - making landing gear parts I think - I have been fascinated by the plane. Shame history was against it probably even before it got airborne. Nice one Brian, great finish, looks a beauty in white Sean Am I correct in thinking the white paint was a special compound in an attempt to minimise heating of the airframe (and crew) after a nuclear attack? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Great finish, lovely model.! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike DeTorrice Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Brian, what a spectacular model of this astounding aircraft ! The TSR2 is such a good-looking and extremely interesting plane and your replica here clearly does it full justice. Seeing this model makes it all the more painful to realize how close Britain had come to having such a tremendous strike airplane before throwing away the long effort. This must be a very impressive addition to your collection at 1/48 scale. Someday I hope to do a TSR2 and this sure is inspiration ! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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