My Stash just grew again (2009)

[Mossie]

Postlady Pat brought me a nice Airfix 1/48 TSR2 yesterday - its got a very big box!

Is that the postlady or the TSR.2.....  Sorry, at it again!  Coat, hat, gone.

[Weaver]

I absolutely would NOT crow about this until I actually got the plastic in my sweaty hands in case I jinxed it, but now I have, and I havn't, I will........

I just got a TSR.2 for under a tenner.

How? Well the ebay seller had, for reasons best known to himself, got an Airfix 1/72nd TSR.2, an Airfix 1/72nd Tornado GR.4 and a Revell 1/72nd EC-145 helo, all in the TSR.2 box and all slightly started, but not spoilt. The thing was, his auction title on ebay was "3 x Revell and Airfix kits": no mention of the TSR.2.......... Result? All the TSR.2 fanboy's searches didn't find it, it got exactly three bids, and I won it for £17.89 including postage....

It arrived today: few small bits glued together on all three, nothing painted, nothing spoilt.  Given that the other week, I watched a 1/72nd TSR.2 with no box and no transparencies go for the price of a new 1/48th one, I think that was a steal...

Now what to do with it? Three things immediately occur to me:

1. Given that (whisper the heresy) I'm not a TSR.2 fan  , what I've always wanted to do is make a model of one of the prototypes in the state it ended up on the ranges at Shoeburyness  .

2. TSRjoe's thread about the "missing" prototype and the rumours of US involvement in it's cancellation also gave me the idea of doing it semi-dismantled in a crate with it's fin sticking out of it, and the wings and u/c stacked alongside, forgotten in the corner of a vast US Govt. warehouse, like the one at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

3. Sovietize it.......

[Mossie]

Well, maybe that GR.4 that was in the box is case of modelling serendipity.  This project would have two phases:
Eagle Phase II:  Mid life update with minimal changes to airframe & engines to enable the Eagle to carry modern ordanance.
Eagle Phase III: More substantial changes, redesign of forward fuselage & cockpit to incorporate new radar, new engines & intakes.

Alternatively, there was a proposal to resurrect the TSR.2 as a MRCA alternative that I think incorporated some aspects of Tornado.  Joe should have more details on this.

[chrisonord]

A couple more kits arrived today from Nick again.
Italeri M113
Revell M1 A1 (HA).
one of these is going to be an air defence variant for my Marine task force. Plus I need to use up some of my stock pile of aim-54 missiles.

[Weaver]

Well, maybe that GR.4 that was in the box is case of modelling serendipity.  This project would have two phases:
Eagle Phase II:  Mid life update with minimal changes to airframe & engines to enable the Eagle to carry modern ordanance.
Eagle Phase III: More substantial changes, redesign of forward fuselage & cockpit to incorporate new radar, new engines & intakes.

Alternatively, there was a proposal to resurrect the TSR.2 as a MRCA alternative that I think incorporated some aspects of Tornado.  Joe should have more details on this.

That occured to me too, i.e that he might have bought the GR.4 to provide "dressing" and weapons for an updated TSR.2, although he had started building the Tornado. Not sure where the helo fitted in though: TSR.2 convertiplane? 

[Radish]

1/72nd Italeri Caproni Ca.311
1/48th Lindberg Curtiss P-6E
1/72nd Heller Curtiss SBC-4 Helldiver (the biplane one) x 2

Think Biggles for them all in one way or another. At least one Helldiver will appear in WW1 German colours .

Oh, and my JUDAS PRIEST tickets arrived this morning. ROCK ON, babies

[Thorvic]

Last few days i have added :-

Zvedza Su-24M Fencer
Zvedza Su-24ME Fencer

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[Dork the kit slayer]

I was forced by I.H.G ( who offered physical violence and verbal abuse)to buy a 48th Hasegawa Crusader. Sorry no he didnt it was to buy his Hasegawa Hellcat.....no sorry it was to pay for a Hasegawa Phantom..............perhaps it was a dream. Ill get back to you when Ive checked the stash.

[Aircav]

The 1/32 Academy F/A-18C arrived in the post yesterday and wow what a lot of weapons you get with it,

AIM-7F/M Sparrows
AIM-9L/M Sidewinders (w/launch rails)
AIM-120A AMRAAMs
AGM-84D/E Harpoon/ SLAM
AGM-65 Maverick missiles (w/launch rails)
AGM-88 HARM w/LAU-118 launch rail adaptor
Mk.82 500lb bombs with your chose of normal low-drag fins or Snakeye high drag fins
GBU-10 Paveway II Laser-Guided Bombs
GBU-24 Paveway III Laser-Guided Bombs
GBU-32 1000lb JDAM smart bombs

Add this with the F-16 weapons

AIM-9L/M,
AIM-9X
AIM-120B/C
AGM-88 HARM,
GBU-31 JDAM,
GBU-12 Paveways 

I should have enough to go with the Tornado's, Hunter's and F-16XL I have.

[lancer]

From Modelkraft on Sunday

Fine Molds TiE Interceptor - RESULT!!! One of my Holy Grail kits
Revell Victor
Revell Warrior
Matchbox Hawk 200 - This and the 2 Recell kits from Nick - Thanks Mon Ami!!
Trumpeter SU15M - 2 seat Flagon
Dragon Leopard 2A4

[chrisonord]

well completely by accident (ish) I won an Italeri F-22 off ebay for....£1.99, which will do me. I want to put some wing stations on this one and load it up with either JDAM's or SLAMER's.Or I might O.D it with AMRAAM's.

[Spey_Phantom]

after a little shopping spree in brugges, i came back with these 2 

1/144 revell AV-8B+ Harrier plus
1/72 revell Do-28 Skyservant

[Spey_Phantom]

took a while but i finally found one for the helicopter GB 

-revell 1/72 EC-145 (to become UH-145 battlefield support helicopter in flemish markings)

[kitnut617]

Didn't think I was going to make any more purchases for a while, but I broke down -----

Griffin Models 1/72 Lockheed T2V-1 Seastar vacuform courtesy Kit (PR.19) along with a marvelous set of PR.19 plans of his.

Also from the LMS while in Calgary the other day, Revell 1/72 Fairey Gannet AS Mk.1/4 and a Revell 1/72 DHC-6 Twin Otter (the recent 'Special' reboxing)

[chrisonord]

Via Cheltenham Model Centre (and after Hannants made a hash of my pre-order....  )




...nuff said



Duncan

Hey Duncan,
That model shop on St Helens road Deane has 4 1/48 TSR2's up stairs
Chris.