At Sea Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 An appeal to the hive mind please. Currently looking to add a TSR.2 to my collection and have the luxury of choosing 1/48 or 1/72. I build Big stuff like V-Bombers in 72nd but Phantom's & Tornados & the like in 48th. As the TSR.2 straddles the divide and will sit in either display cabinet I wanted to know which is the best (or least worst) of the 2 Airfix Kits to build? Thanks in advance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmas Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 I've built the 1/72 version but I think the 1/48 is the least worst. Some inspiration here... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey-1980 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 I have been toying with this as well...the 1/48 kits look great but go for silly money....the 1/72 seems to lack a bit detail though. That being said, after market parts for both scales are in abundance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Like wise I have built the 1/72 kit but have never quite got round to starting the 1/48 one yet. I would suggest that if building the 1/72 kit you carefully consider the various on-line and printed reviews and builds beforehand and then approach it as you would a limited-run kit taking a quite a bit more care and dry fitting at each stage than you might feel usually necessary with an Airfix kit. Although I have not started on the 1/48 kit my general impression from dry fitting various parts is that it was slightly more than just a scaling up of the earlier smaller kit and so the fit is a lot better but beware in both scales there is a tendency for the main undercarriage to bow out if not reinforced. Alternatively for a real challenge and if you can find it there is the 1/72 Merlin kit in which no two parts touch far less join together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 Thanks. I've a 48er in my watching page so fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 If you can find one, the Dynavector kit in 1/48 is pretty good, IMHO.... best, M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, cmatthewbacon said: If you can find one, the Dynavector kit in 1/48 is pretty good, IMHO.... best, M. What he said. Even though a Vac-Form kit if you follow the instructions it goes together very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Dynavector TSR-2 build at http://tedtaylor.hobbyvista.com/42-dynavector-tsr-2/page-42.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Here is my 1:72 attempt: I used a LOT of aftermarket etch and resin, and I think she came out OK. Even in 1:72 scale, though, she is a big model. The link above is for the RFI post, but it contains a link to the WIP where you can see how she went together. Cheers, Bill 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 45 minutes ago, Navy Bird said: Here is my 1:72 attempt: I used a LOT of aftermarket etch and resin, and I think she came out OK. Even in 1:72 scale, though, she is a big model. The link above is for the RFI post, but it contains a link to the WIP where you can see how she went together. Cheers, Bill That looks like a stunning effort, and the CMK bays make it look so much better than some I've seen. It is a big aircraft... This may be the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanm Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 There's a summary of TSR2 kits here...... https://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/tsr2/models.php 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 There’s a 1/32 version on the way I believe Not cheap but will look spectacular 👀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seversky Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 On 19.02.2020 at 18:38, Timmas said: Я построил версию 1/72, но я думаю, что 1/48 является наименее худшим. Некоторое вдохновение здесь ... Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 If you do not want the 48th version, that is really bug and can swallow loads of aftermarket on top, why not go for the 144 version from Pit Road? Nicely detailed it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 I'd stick to 1/72 to keep it in line with the V Bombers. I'd like to build the GWH 1/144 to put with my MK1 V Bombers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmas Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Не упоминай об этом! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Built the Contrail 1/48 version - the price was right and I was up for a challenge. The result looks ok to me, but I would like to compare it to an Airfix version one day. If the price is right. Just like the 1/48 Airfix Buccaneer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 On 2/19/2020 at 11:52 AM, Des said: Alternatively for a real challenge and if you can find it there is the 1/72 Merlin kit in which no two parts touch far less join together. That's a rather charitable description of the Merlin kit but, with about 1lb of filler, lots of patience and a small dose of insanity, it is buildable. I did it last year. No comments on my mental state, please. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairystick Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 On 2/22/2020 at 10:52 PM, JohnT said: There’s a 1/32 version on the way I believe Not cheap but will look spectacular 👀 Interesting, but by which manufacturer? Having built 2 airfix kits and also with a 1:72nd in the stash, I'm less than impressed by their quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reparty Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 The Airfix 1/72 kit is far more accurate than its 1/48 scale brother, and still a good size. Add the CMK after market bits and pieces and it's a great model. For some reason, the larger 1/48 kit has a bulged then tapered forward fuselage which for me spoils the look of the beast. There's a series of posts by General Melchett from several years back in which he attempted to cure the problem. For that reason I got a Dynavector vacform which has a much better shape. I may attempt to modify the Airfix one with F-15/F-14 style rectangular variable ramp intakes to hide the change in cross section from `a corrected forward fuselage to the mid fuselage, if I ever get the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 14 hours ago, David Womby said: That's a rather charitable description of the Merlin kit but, with about 1lb of filler, lots of patience and a small dose of insanity, it is buildable. I did it last year. No comments on my mental state, please. David Congratulations on the magnificent job you have done with the Merlin kit. Just took my abandoned attempt out of the 'to finish sometime' box and was reminded that I managed to get the rear fuselage halves to join , although if it were possible to get the mid-fuselage halves to join (top half is wider than the bottom half and the joint on one side is straight while the other is an arc) it would be too wide/tall to fit with either the rear fuselage or cockpit units even although the latter actually fits together quite well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmas Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 4 hours ago, Reparty said: The Airfix 1/72 kit is far more accurate than its 1/48 scale brother, and still a good size. Add the CMK after market bits and pieces and it's a great model. For some reason, the larger 1/48 kit has a bulged then tapered forward fuselage which for me spoils the look of the beast. There's a series of posts by General Melchett from several years back in which he attempted to cure the problem. For that reason I got a Dynavector vacform which has a much better shape. Here's a great build of the Airfix 1/72 scale by @Navy Bird ... ...and here's the 1.48 version by @general melchett ... They're both stunning pieces of work. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 16 hours ago, hairystick said: Interesting, but by which manufacturer? Having built 2 airfix kits and also with a 1:72nd in the stash, I'm less than impressed by their quality. Alan Wilson of Icelandic Fine Arts - see his work on here re his 1/48 Vulcan and 1/32 Buccaneer. Happy to say I am happy having both. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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