Skii Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Right chaps - just a run down of the work so far First thing I tackled was the wheels, the Eduard undercarriage set provides some nice photo-etch wheel hubs that will look a hell of a lot better than the stock model versions, next the tread on all the wheels was rescribed. Next the main gear undercarriage bay was dremelled out and the eduard details painstakingly inserted, this has to have been one of the most god-awful fiddly things I've ever had the misfortune to do, but I gues the end result will look good under a layer of paint - should have bought the resin one... ah well.... :whistling: Next the fuselage intakes - these need quite a bit of work to improve, they don't fit exactly perfectly, but with a bit of milliput, they look better. A small strip of styrene card was glued around the shock cone to give the impression of the shock-cone as a component which is inserted into the main intake assembly. The splitter plate was thinned out at the top and bottom of the intake, and a small piece of styrene card used to connect the upper and lower corners to the fuselage Finally auziliary intake doors made from styrene card added instead of the kit moulded-on versons. - I'm happy with how they look now Next thing to do was a bit of kit surgery, the CMK resin cockpit set comes with a beautiful representation of the electronics bay which is housed in very large access doors directly behind the cockpit. Also You may notice the prominent fuselage rivet patterns which I used my scriber to add. Yeah I couldn't resist grabbing the paint and adding a splash of colour to it - just a quick undercoat with flat black, followed by repeatedly lighter coats of grey to accentuate the detail. I've yet to add the photo-etch brackets on the shelves, and it will also have a wash to further accentuate the surface detail Thats pretty much it for the moment - more progress very soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Lovely job Squire... first time I've seen one of your builds from the beginning (almost)... looking forward to seeing more. I think the CMK gear/weapons bay may be a slightly less fiddly way to go for next time, as it's all moulded in the one piece, although it introduces its own problems being a bit short for the slot. Looks fabulous so far though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeEaton Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Gorgeous work Skii. Keep it up. What happened to your Hawk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted April 1, 2007 Author Share Posted April 1, 2007 Thanks Jake - the Hawk is fine, just on hold until the pilot figure is finished and off to Neil @ Paragon for casting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I've got this kit in my stash.........I will be taking notes. Superb detailing work John, I know already this one is going to be a corker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 Cheers Darren - here's hoping ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil @ Flory Models Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Looking good, How many projects do you have on the go ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 Thanks Phil 2 at the moment - a 1/48 Airfix hawk ,and the TSR.2 I also have a 1/32 Revell Tornado waiting to start :whistling: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanrgb Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Good start on the kit John your a braver man than me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Wow, this is already shaping up to be another Skii masterpiece..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
model_madness Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Looking good so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Very nice work so far, love that electronics bay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I've got 2 of these puppies in my stash with more resin than my shelves can reasonably be expected to cope with... It'll be very useful for Skii to conquer all of the kit's vices, so I don't have to How to build a TSR.2 article anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenshb Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Struggling with the kit myself, and I hope that the next generation Airfix will be better in the fit and fidelity department than this one, beause engraved panel lines doesn't make it state of the art... You've done a cracking job so far, and if it's up to your usual standards, we're in for a treat. Jens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff_B Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Struggling with the kit myself, and I hope that the next generation Airfix will be better in the fit and fidelity department than this one, beause engraved panel lines doesn't make it state of the art... You've done a cracking job so far, and if it's up to your usual standards, we're in for a treat.Jens Nope the fits not brilliant in places, it aint too bad but some of the engineering and thus the fit is probably not what Trev would have preferred. What people forget is that at the Time it was a big step for Airfix to take when the funding was tight. Our campainging had made them take the risk and produce it but when i chatted to the then director at the anouncement you could see he wasn't convinced. This is why they marketed it as a limited run (to raise demand higher) and designed and maunfactured by a new chinese subcontratcor. We were just glad of a decent injection moulded TSR2, yes things could have been done better but its unlikely anybody else would have justified the investment in a accurate super detailed kit of this cancelled aircraft. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted April 4, 2007 Author Share Posted April 4, 2007 Thanks for the kind comments chaps, just a small update tonight Here is the pit with the Mk8 bang seats, the eduard seatbelts make a nice finish Fits into the fuselage nice and snugly, eduard photoetch on the avionics bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary West Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 How'd I miss this one - more importantly, how can you afford one of these John? Those belts look so good - trust your showing em off with the canopy up. very very nice mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 ........1/72nd? JEEZ, that's outstanding Skii .......but it'd better be WHITE or I'm sendin' da boyz rahnd..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanrgb Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Looking fantastic John Impressive stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted April 5, 2007 Author Share Posted April 5, 2007 How'd I miss this one - more importantly, how can you afford one of these John? Those belts look so good - trust your showing em off with the canopy up.very very nice mate. Thanks Gary - a very nice chap over on ARC called Gerard sold me the unopened TSR.2 for £25 inc postage, fantastic considering he could quite easily have sold it on Ebay for silly money! I guess I asked the question at the right time, and the right chap responded, either way I think he just wanted to see one built up, and not shrinkwrapped for the rest of eternity. Top bloke Yup - this will be fully unbuttoned matey ........1/72nd?JEEZ, that's outstanding Skii .......but it'd better be WHITE or I'm sendin' da boyz rahnd..... LOL Guy, cheers fella yep - white , not DAZ white, but white nonetheless, I'm doing XR-219 as she would have appeared during a pre-flight check. Looking fantastic John Impressive stuff Cheers Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 I would have sold you one of mine if you were desperate John Just didn't get chance to make you suffer for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted April 5, 2007 Author Share Posted April 5, 2007 I would have sold you one of mine if you were desperate John Just didn't get chance to make you suffer for it lol - actually Mike I just posted a tongue-in-cheek request on the wanted board at ARC, just on the off chance. I nearly fell off my chair when I got a pm the next day offering me the kit at the original RRP incl. P&P Just goes to show its always worth asking the question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Innit though... you were very lucky there, boyo I wouldn't have been able to let you have it at cost though, cos I'd have needed to offload all the resin to you too... LOTS of resin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Outstanding work so far, Skii Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 wow, lovely work so far. Looks very realistic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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