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Airfix 1/48th scale TSR.2

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PR19_Kit

#45
January 13, 2009, 01:59:22 PM
Quote from: Hobbes on January 13, 2009, 01:44:30 PM
No, just the one. He meant that the 1/48 kit will be produced in greater numbers than the 1/72 kit was.

Ah, with you now thanks.

That raises the question 'why?'
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Hobbes

#46
January 13, 2009, 11:44:46 PM
See Mike Wren's reply. The 1/72 version was produced in a limited number (10,000, if I remember correctly), but demand turned out to be much greater than that. For the 1/48 version, Airfix has taken preorders from dealers and has produced as many as were ordered.

PR19_Kit

#47
January 14, 2009, 05:40:03 AM
I still can't see any reason why they can't make some more 1/72 TSR2s. It's not rocket science, it's called 'business'........  :huh:
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Hobbes

#48
January 14, 2009, 08:34:14 AM
They probably will, in a few years.

Thorvic

#49
January 15, 2009, 12:11:26 AM
Well they are now starting to appear, somebody already has one posted up on Britmodeller that they got Tuesday or Wednesday.

Now whose going to scalearama one into British equivalent of the TU-22 ?
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Mike Wren

#50
January 15, 2009, 05:34:41 AM
Quote from: Thorvic on January 15, 2009, 12:11:26 AM
Now whose going to scalearama one into British equivalent of the TU-22 ?

that was what I was thinking about...  :wacko:

Weaver

#51
January 15, 2009, 08:49:33 AM
There's dozens on ebay already.... :rolleyes:
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nev

#52
January 18, 2009, 09:45:14 AM
Wolfpac have announced they are doing a cockpit set

http://www.wolfpack-d.com/
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Mossie

#53
January 18, 2009, 09:49:08 AM
So for those who have taken delivery of their kits, what's the initial verdict?
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Aircav

#54
January 18, 2009, 11:14:48 AM
Hello Everyone
well Airfix have finally managed to release their 1/48 TSR.2 and I think it was worth the wait.
The first thing you think is thats a big box and it is at 22" x 15" x 3", then you open it and then think thats a long fuselage, 18.5 inches and thats without the nose cone and rear tail section.






Above is the 1/48 fuselage with the 1/72 below it for comparison





All the parts are molded in white plastic which will make painting easy if you are doing one of the prototype aircraft.
The wing span is 9.5 incles.


























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Aircav

#55
January 18, 2009, 11:15:38 AM


















There are some ejector pin marks that will be a problem especially in the bomb bay.




Sorry about the quality but I hope you enjoy the photos.
All the best
Steve
"Subvert and convert" By Me  :-)

"Sophistication means complication, then escallation, cancellation and finally ruination."
Sir Sydney Camm

"Men do not stop playing because they grow old, they grow old because they stop playing" - Oliver Wendell Holmes

Vertical Airscrew SIG Leader

Martin H

#56
January 18, 2009, 02:55:08 PM
Big bugger isnt it?   got mine on friday evening from the Midland Air Museum
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

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Ian the Kiwi Herder

#57
January 19, 2009, 04:25:58 AM
Mine not yet arrived...... no rush..... There's a build thread on Britmodeller already started if anybody wants to check-it-out. Looks good to me.

Ian
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Steel Penguin

#58
January 19, 2009, 11:54:22 AM
a little disapointed in that you only get the 2 bay options ( 3 if you count empty), and no wing strakes to load extras on, so i cant tool em up for what ever mission i want, but im not too upset and wil have to work out what i want before i start to build, ( possibly over wing AAM, drop tanks on 1 pair of pylons with more aams, and some kind of guided bomb/s on the outher 2, with more in the belly.)  And then a disturbing grin when i use them in a wargame,
the things you learn, give your mind the wings to fly, and the chains to hold yourself steady
take off and nuke the site form orbit, nope, time for the real thing, CAM and gridfire, call special circumstances. 
wow, its like freefalling into the Geofront
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Spellbinder99

#59
January 19, 2009, 01:42:14 PM
Seperate flaps.......nice!
Looking forward to scoring one at least.

Cheers

Tony
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