bar side Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) A little outside of my usual timeframe of models, the TSR2 is a bit special. I first saw one at Duxford about a year after she arrived and my dad filled me in as to what she was. I took this photo in about 1978 I think and she stuck in my memory. She is XR222, a never completed pre production model. Only XR219 flew, and the only other survivor is XR220at Cosford. So when a 1/48 Contrails vacform came up at a good price I thought I would give it a go. I hadn’t built a vacform before but it would give me some practise in case I wanted to build another vacform in the future So here she is. Not perfect by any means and I left some of the kit inaccuracies, but had a go at fixing others. The intakes, for example, got a complete rebuild. The back end got a rebuild, with new jet pipes built in to shape around There was no cockpit so that was scratch built with resin seats. The vacform canopy was cut to pose the canopies open The jet pipes extend through the body and the main wheel wells and bomb bay are built around them from scratch The undercarriage had a totally rebuild with only the wheels surviving from the kit So so that’s her done. Not perfect but I enjoyed the build. Thanks for looking The build thread is here Edited August 18, 2019 by bar side 46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Quack Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Your build thread says it all....doing it the hard way. I congratulate you on your skills and on such a fine result. Vac's scare the willies out of me....... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Excellent result and great photography. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Anyone brave enough to tackle a vacform has my admiration and that's a cracking example. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Looks fantastic, tried to build that kit many years ago. Great job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Hats off to you, that looks brilliant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Well worth persevering with. My vac form Wyvern has been in the pending tray for years! Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdauben Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Amazing results from a vacform kit! The only vacuform I ever tried my hand at was a huge model of the Hindenburg dirigible. I got as far as gluing the two fuselage half together, but never got a clean seam between the two and never even tried installing the gondola or engines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Beautiful! Congrats on bullying a not too accurate kit into submission, you've done a great job. Proper modelling! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) very brave and a great model as a result! to the ~scratchbuilder Edited August 21, 2019 by exdraken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Maybe not perfect, though I can't see any glitches, but really very good all the same, a stunning job. 👍 Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Amazing build, especially considering this is the Contrail kit. My hat is off to you bar side! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 Cheers guys - thanks for the kind comments. Am I a bit odd if I say I might have enjoyed the vacform & scratch building a bit more than a normal kit? Kind of keeping an eye out for another vacform kit now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Step Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 On 18/08/2019 at 22:07, stevej60 said: Anyone brave enough to tackle a vacform has my admiration and that's a cracking example. Exactly my feelings - and I am definitely none of those 😪 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I've never tried a vac-form either. But, you have done a super job on the TSR2! 🥂 Very inspirational and exciting to see one done up! Great work sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Great job... Is that Houchin scratch built ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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