This is the Airfix
TSR-2 depicted as an Eagle GR1 of 617 Sqn during 1979. Closing the undercarriage
doors wasn't the easiest thing to do and a lot of filling and sanding was
required to get them flush. The decals came from the Xtradecal sheet for the
TSR-2, with all the stenciling coming from various spare sheets that I have
around.
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The centerline and underwing
tanks are from SAM publications and are based on official plans drawn up for the
TSR-2. The same manufacturer also made the Bluewater missiles and in-flight
refueling probe.
I painted the kit with Humbrol
enam els
throughout and ran a thin wash of Airfix acrylics (those tiny little pots
that they put in various kits over the years DO come in useful for something
afterall!!), heavily thinned with washing up liquid and water.
To complete the build I added
lights above and below the fuselage and various antennas to give it a feel of an
"in service" machine
Mark
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