Popular Post Devilfish Posted July 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2020 Had the TSR 2 not been cancelled in 1965, there were several changes that needed to be made to it, before it entered service. These are all documented changes, and i have tried to incorporate them into this kit to make it as "in service" accurate as I can Starting from the front, these are the mods I have done to the kit The pitot was to have a "bulb" on it much like the later Jaguar. To that end I have fitted a brass Jaguar item. A retractable bolt on refuelling probe was to be fitted to the left hand side (scratch built) The optics of the canopies was not good enough, but no development was done on this, so I have just removed the gold tint, which was a heating element. The instrument panels were scratch built to make them more accurate, and a HUD was fitted. The original plan was for a HUD projecting on the front screen, but they couldn't get that to work, so an American system was to be fitted. I have fitted resin insides to the canopies The 3 strike camera positions were opened up and glazed. The extendable nose leg was found to be unnecessary, so was to be deleted. I removed the extra link from the leg. Metal undercarriage was fitted The forward fuselage to wing "hump" was reduced and the extra vents added (restored?) The intake aux air doors weren't good enough, so a new method was devised, where the whole front edge slid forward to allow more air in. Intakes modified to match drawings. The long range fuel tank was scratch built from 2 off a Boston bomber Master Caster Blue Water missiles fitted to modified F-15 pylons Outer pylons made from modified and inverted F-35 pylons, with home made "rapid blooming windows" pods Brake likes were added to the main legs. The wing tip fuel dumps were thinned down as they were way too thick. The airbrakes were to be vented, like those on the Jaguar. The kit items were drilled out The screw jacks, used to open the airbrakes was to be replaced with a "normal" hydraulic system. Lower airbrakes drooped to represent this system at rest. A one shot arrestor hook was to be added. One found in the spares. Under fuselage strakes were talked about to help stability. Modified F-8 strakes fitted The kit's upper fuselage vents were replaced with resin items. An intake was added to the fin. P/E access ladders fitted (modified to a simpler design, for in service use) Enough reading...on with the photos. DSC_0240 by Paul Carter, on Flickr DSC_0245 by Paul Carter, on Flickr DSC_0259 by Paul Carter, on Flickr DSC_0256 by Paul Carter, on Flickr DSC_0250 by Paul Carter, on Flickr DSC_0255 by Paul Carter, on Flickr DSC_0252 by Paul Carter, on Flickr DSC_0243 by Paul Carter, on Flickr DSC_0251 by Paul Carter, on Flickr 20200721_223751 by Paul Carter, on Flickr 20200620_113700 by Paul Carter, on Flickr 20200620_113715 by Paul Carter, on Flickr 75 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Wonderful work on your "if only" sorry I meant "what if". Looks absolutely superb. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Very good. 1/48 or 1/72? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey-1980 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 They look 1/48? Great build too! Still on my bucket list of aircraft to build, IF I can find one sub £100 😕 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilfish Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 9 minutes ago, Eric Mc said: Very good. 1/48 or 1/72? 1/48 1 minute ago, Mikey-1980 said: They look 1/48? Great build too! Still on my bucket list of aircraft to build, IF I can find one sub £100 😕 They are out there. Scour E-bay. I've not paid more than £40 for any of mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Juliet Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangseat Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Beautiful build, and extremely well researched. Was the information hard to come by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilfish Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 21 minutes ago, Bangseat said: Beautiful build, and extremely well researched. Was the information hard to come by? No, not at all. I just read Damien Burke's book, TSR2: Britain's lost bomber. It's all in there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Excellent and very believable whif, lovely build and finish ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Great looking TSR2. As has been said, if only. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 - Very nice What if. That reminds the one I made in French Armée de l'air commemorativ scheme but to make the balance not to get my English friends angry, I made a Mirage IV in white anti flash RAF scheme....... 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 9 minutes ago, IPMS19 said: - Very nice What if. That reminds the one I made in French Armée de l'air commemorativ scheme but to make the balance not to get my English friends angry, I made a Mirage IV in white anti flash RAF scheme....... I seem to remember that a Spey powered Mirage IV was briefly considered by the UK after the TSR-2 cancellation so not far fetched! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 13 minutes ago, Graham T said: I seem to remember that a Spey powered Mirage IV was briefly considered by the UK after the TSR-2 cancellation so not far fetched! - Yes you'r right it should have been MIRAGE IV K designed but didn't proceed farther than the drawing board or a project offer...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Truly astounding build. The real missiles must have been a huge weight burden! I have to wonder what kind of drag penalty they would have caused too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 What a fantastic model, well done. I can't help thinking this was one of the landmark mistakes in British aviation. What if Wilson had not won the election, would it still have been built? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Blooming marvellous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamS Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Absolutely fab, can’t have too many TSRs. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Lovley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilfergylee Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I saw this earlier today when you posted it on a couple of Facebook groups and all I can say is 'Bravo'! I toyed with doing my TSR.2 as a 'what-if' and I'm glad I didn't know because I would have been jealous! Seriously, this is indeed a great build and absolutely credible. Well done for sorting the vents at the wing-fuselage joint: I bottled them and still regret it. The pitot tube is bang-on as are the underwing stores. I'm glad you did the build with a LAG undersurface: it looks good and makes a change from the many wraparound versions out there. To conclude: a great effort, very well done indeed! Neil 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos brierley Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Nice. Pls can you show the refuelIing probe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Wow!! Outstanding job there. It looks fantastic! Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Great model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Hi Paul, very nice to see an "production" TSR-2. Quite a bit of work you've put into it and it looks great. A pity it was never to be... On 7/24/2020 at 11:51 AM, Devilfish said: On 7/24/2020 at 11:28 AM, Bangseat said: Beautiful build, and extremely well researched. Was the information hard to come by? No, not at all. I just read Damien Burke's book, TSR2: Britain's lost bomber. It's all in there. There are two other books which offer some details on the production version: BAC TSR.2 - Lost Tomorrows of an Eagle, which goes into detail about the planned developments of the serial TSR.2 (weapons, equipment, avionics, camo, ...) and TSR2 - The Story of Britain's Most Controversal Warplane which mostly covers it's development and final cancellation but also touches the planned mods for the production version. In 1/72, Freightdog Models did some resin sets to "serialise" the Airfix TSR.2. Cheers Markus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilfish Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 On 7/24/2020 at 4:29 PM, IPMS19 said: - Yes you'r right it should have been MIRAGE IV K designed but didn't proceed farther than the drawing board or a project offer...... Yes, I've built one of those too, complete with fuselage stretch.... DSCF0073_zps2445b7f7 by Paul Carter, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilfish Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 On 7/25/2020 at 10:31 PM, amos brierley said: Nice. Pls can you show the refuelIing probe. I don't have any decent pictures of this one, but here's one I did on another TSR. Basically it's a bit of shaped sprue. BAe Eagle GR.6 by Paul Carter, on Flickr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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