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A group build on A FB page got me started looking at the stash & eyeing a TR-1 kit I picked up a while back.  I saw a U-2R take off & display at Mildenhall in the 80s (could well be 85) so I needed to make her a serial number who had at least visited the UK, even if they were never officially assigned to RAF Alconbury.  Just to prove a point a U-2S visited a Mildenhall today.

 

Anyway I got the HAS out at the weekend and tried to get some shots as the sun went down & cast long shadows.  Hope you like them.

 

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And a couple on her own

 

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You've made good use of the setting sun to add atmosphere to those excellent and convinving photos – in particular nr 2 from the top!

 

Almost forgot to add that the model itself is stunning, as is the whole dio.

 

You could have added a further touch of 'life' by offsetting the front wheels of the Follow Me car and the service carts…

 

Top tier modelling (and photography)!

 

Kind regards,

 

Joachim

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you're trying to pass this off as a model, when they're clearly real photos of the real plane??!!!!

 

Absolutely stunning, love the top ones with the HAS, brilliantly done :like:

 

Jon

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8 hours ago, Spitfire31 said:

 

You could have added a further touch of 'life' by offsetting the front wheels of the Follow Me car and the service carts…

 

Cheers Joachim - trouble with the follow me is it is a resprayed diecast that cost me 50p off a fete stall.  It’s actually a Mazda!  So not sure it will let me fest the wheels.  Surprisingly difficult to find good 1/48 or 1/50 military vehicles 

 

And the photography was done with my iPad, trying desperately to cut out the real life in the background!

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2 hours ago, Smithy said:

Great work. What's the wingspan on that? I'd imagine not small being 1/48 😉

I just though ‘big’, but I measured it just to see.  Little over 2 feet

 

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On 10/9/2019 at 9:01 PM, Ruskin Air Services said:

During the 1980's the U2/TR1 also flew out of RAF Sculthorpe

For some reason I thought Wethersfield too, and Mildenhall after Alconbury closed

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