Col. Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 That looks great, just 'right', lovely attention to detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S5 modeller Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Superb work, and the parts look so natural together, almost like they were meant to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc2324 Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 Thank you chaps. Not much else done with this except that work on the base has now started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 This is fantastic dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 That looks great!!!! Good job on the Churchill as well. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 That has really come out well. Lots to look at and very different from the usual run of stuff. Nice Job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc2324 Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 Cheers guys. Just waiting for some foliage to arrive and sort out some kind of ladder `thingy` and then I`ll be calling this bit of madness done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Love it, love it, love it! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc2324 Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 Finally got round to completing the dio base so that makes two out of three finished. Now I can concentrate on the TSR2 project but before then may I present......, Vickers Supermarine Sceptre F.1 74 (Tiger) SquadronRAF Coltishall1961 Developed from the much larger Vickers Supermarine 559 proposal from 1955, the Vickers Supermarine Sceptre F.1 was born from the 1957 Defence White Paper and entered service in 1959 as a point defence fighter. It`s role was very much influenced from the theories and thinking of the day in that nuclear missile technology was expected deliver a knock out blow to the infrastructure of NATO and it`s airfields. The design team at Vickers Supermarine looked at way`s in which the RAF could launch a defensive response without the need for a long runway to launch and recover. Finally, very much like the Luftwaffe had adopted at the end of the Second World War, a ZELL, (Zero Launch Length), system was incorporated into the design with a cockpit capsule `ejecting` the pilot from the rest of the aircraft once the mission was completed and it had returned to friendly airspace. (Again, the thinking was that no airfields would be available upon return). The launching system and cradle were set upon an upgraded and modified Churchill tank chassis and during times of tension the aircraft would be deployed into the field's and wooded areas of Western Germany and the United Kingdom. The system was operational for a short period and was withdrawn from use in 1963 when the English Electric Lightning was available in larger numbers to replace it. While the Sceptre was just a minor foot note in British Aviation history, it is believed to be responsible and strongly influenced the creative thinking behind Sci Fi shows like Fireball XL 5 and Thunderbirds. Only one example survives and is being restored behind closed doors at the RAF museum at Cosford. Crew - OneLength - 58 ft 3 inWingspan - 39 ftPowerplants - Two Reheated De Havilland Gyron Engines each with 20,000 pounds of thrustMax Speed - 2.5 MachService Ceiling - 61,000 ftEndurance - 45 minutesArmament - 4 Air to Air Missiles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Genius Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 very nice indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc2324 Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 Thanks Chaps. Finally got round to listing it`s kitbash credentials which are as follows, 1/48 EE Lightning1/48 F-4 Phantom1/48 Mirage1/48 Gloster Meteor1/35 SA-2 AAM1/35 Churchill Tank1/72 B-29 Superfortress1/72 Hawker Hunter T.7Sprue So was it worth it...?? My wallet may not agree.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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