RAF Eagle GR.4A "Operation Telic 2003" - Airfix's TSR.2 1/48th scale

[Rafharrier]

Hello,

just finished.

I had a lot of fun building this "what if", my first ever WIF.























I hope you like my choice!

CIAO!
Piero

[Captain Canada]

Dude, that's one dirty bird ! I love it ! Very nicely detailed, with plenty of touches to make it look all the more believable. Great job !

[kitnut617]

Have to echo what Todd said, very nice 

[lenny100]

that is a true work of art and i hope we will one day get the chance to se it in the flesh

[van883]

Top Job!
Van

[ChernayaAkula]

  Absolutely fantastic!  Fantastic scheme, fantastic load-out, fantastic modifications, fantastic weathering.... 

[NARSES2]

Tremendous stuff. Amazing how some aircraft in "Sharks Mouth" look quite cuddly whilst others look mean - this is definately a mean one 

[JayBee]

Fantastic
I love the extra bits you have done , especially the radome.

JimB

[Rafharrier]

Hello,

many thanks for your compliments on my model!

The model is based on the Airfix's TSR.2 kit with the followings adds:

- the nose come came form Italeri's EF-2000 kit, fitted to the TSR.2 and alligned useing plasticard.
- the undernose FLIR pod came from Airfix's Tornado GR.4 kit.
- the cockpit is updated using Eduard's pre-colored F/A-18D etched set.
- the various antennas as IFF slice bird, UHF, Have Quick, and GPS domes came from Edaurd's etched sets and plasticard sheets.
- the LERX are scratch using plasticard sheets, insprired from the Harrier GR.7/9's LERX.
- the wing pylons and tanks are from Italeri's Tornado Gr.1 and Airfix's Tornado GR.4 kits.
- the ECM/DASS wingtip pods are from Italeri's EF-200 kit.
- the right side 30mm cannon firing and baller is from Quickboost's A-4N resin set.
- the underside rack pallets are from Hasegawa's F-14 kit.
- the various chaff&flares launcher were added on top of the fuselage and to the rear side of the rack pallet. They come from decal sheets.
- the LGB Paveway IIIs and Jdams comes from Hasegawa's weapon set.
- the Litening laser pod come from Hasegawa's Av-8B kit.
- on the vertical tail i added ECM/RWR bulges that come from Airfix's Jaguar and Italeri's EF-2000 kits.
- the vetical tail received a standard rudder and trim plus mechanisme fairing. No more all-moving tail.
- the rear underside received a couple of ventrale strakes from Hasegawa's F-14 kit, plus an ECM package also from Hasegawa's F-14 kit.
- the decals come from different sheets, all the setencils are from Airfix's TSR.2 kit, nose and special marikings are from Model Alliance and Euro Decals, plus Xtradecals sheets for Tornados and Jaguars.

CIAO!
Piero

[Mike Wren]

that's a stunning model! super stuff! 

[nev]

Absolutely stunning!   One of the best TSR2s I've ever seen, the mods are superb and the paintjob is out of this world!

[sideshowbob9]

Drop Dead Gorgeous! 

[GTX]

Alas, back to knitting for me...



Great work - can't wait to see your other creations.

Regards,

Greg

[Ed S]

Fantastic.  This one rocks.   

Ed

[Bryan H.]

WOW - Utterly believable!     If GTX starts a 'whatif' knitting club I'll have to join! 

and happy modeling, Bryan