TSR question - Arrestor hook

[Devilfish]

Ah...I see.....

Well, for your viewing pleasure, here is a pic of my operational TSR2, as it stands at the moment (unfinished)

[darthspud]

Looks a little different to mine

and a little closer

[Devilfish]

Nice! 

[darthspud]

Newer photo's here
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,36313.msg602316.html#msg602316

[TsrJoe]

re the 'gold screens' iv not got my references to hand but the side windows had a different thickness coating to the 'quarterlights' (these being slightly lighter in tone) the front screen itself looks pretty clear in photos and on 220 at Cosford

cheers, Joe

[darthspud]

Thanks Joe

I'm just waiting for a Tamiya smoke paint to arrive
As this one is SEAC scheme i'm changing it slightly.

But the next few will be 'gold' once I work out the paint %'s
I'll do four or five complete sets at once, save getting it wrong or right hopefully on some and not others.

layout, 2x AIM9B + Shrike on one pylon and Harm on inboard pylon.

and same the other side
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More photo's to come once I 'glaze ' the cockpit and get the wheels on her.

[darthspud]

seems the glue worked this time

shame my camera is pants



Hannants have been outstanding in speed of delivery, so this one may just get finished over this weekend.

[Father Ennis]

I.can recommend you get some simple posted boards.  White will reflect the light while a blue or green will give you a nice uncluttered background and/or ground cover to pose it on.   I use white to bounce light to increase the light on the subject. I've got a piece of the poster board cut in half length wise for this purpose,to good effect. I use the lights on my workbench and put one on each side. Give it a try and not only does it work very well but is also very inexpensive (a.k.a. - cheap).

[darthspud]

Shrikes and HARMs? Odd combination!

The background "clutter" is confusing the autofocus. Try taking the pics against a blank, featureless background (eg. plain paper or fabric), and make sure you're in "macro" mode (look for a little tulip symbol) so the camera knows to focus up close.

Shrike and HARMS cos I can't get a definitive in service date for HARM and SHRIKE have been around since GOD was an A/C.

Going with AIM 9B's as they are definitely in the 'nam time frame/early mid 60's

[Gondor]

Shrike and HARMS cos I can't get a definitive in service date for HARM and SHRIKE have been around since GOD was an A/C.

Going with AIM 9B's as they are definitely in the 'nam time frame/early mid 60's

Harm AGM-88A was being delivered to service units in 1983

Shrike AGM-45 was in production in 1963 so service entry would have ben around 18 months later roughly.

Stndard ARM AGM-78 was in service in 1968

All three of the above are the most common US anti-radar missiles flown.

Gondor

[darthspud]

My Bad,

I've got Shrike on triple pylon along with 2 x AIM9b's
and I've got AGM 78's on single pylon.

On a related matter
I was watching Flight of the Intruder a while back and they apparently were using HARM in 1967
Movie poetic licence maybe?

[darthspud]

right, three coats of Tamiya smoke on the cockpit(internal) and glued into place
Final undercarriage bay doors on, just shock absorbers on the rear of the main u/c legs, camera bay, bay cover and access ladder and a coat of varnish and it'll be finished.

might dig out the Hasegawa markings for the various ordnance to finish it off.

[darthspud]

with the ruckload of Hasegawa weapons sets I have was a complete load out for two F14's of Pheonix's.
Just don't have the pylons to fit them to one of my, yet to be built, TSR's.

I have plans for
1 - USAF Natural Metal Finish and empty pylons.
2 - RAF "Spotswood" refueller maybe 9 Sqn or 32 Sqn, ventral/belly tank wing tanks (thanks Freightdog!)
3 - RN/FAA with up to 8 Phoenix, 4 on the belly and two on each wing hardpoint.
4 - RAF/Saudi - Gulf War II scheme with Ground Attack munitions/ Close Air support weapons
5 - No idea on this one
6 - or this one

think I have a TSR fixation

[darthspud]

might just do an anti-shipping TSR, got a load of Penguin missiles and launchers