And now for something slightly different...!

[albeback]

A little something I have been working on for a reverse Cold War collection. Tupolev TU-30 Drakon. Joint development by BAC and, the Tupolev Design Bureau for a long range interceptor.Based on the Airfix 1/48 TSR 2. Everything on the model was ready to hand.No extras purchased
Outer wings - salvaged from AMT KC-135.
Nose cone - 1/32 drop tank from Revell Mirage IIIE
Underwing tanks - same source. These were the 500l size,. Scale in nicely
Wing fences added to disguise a very obvious join
Missile pylons - spares box. Wing tank pylons from Revell 1/48 Tornado
Whizzbangs! -well, I wanted some mean and nasty missiles but, my spares box has little in the way of Soviet ordnance so, I raided my Hasegawa weapons sets for items not likely to use elsewhwere. A little cosmetic surgery later....!
Gun pod is actually an Eduard resin item I got as an extra (set of two) with a kit I bought on ebay.
Although not very obvious from the admittedly average photos (taken using my phone), the heat staining on the hot end was done using metallic eye shadow pigments! I got three sets at ASDA for the princely total sum of £8.25. 18 shades to choose from and, a whole heap cheaper than proprietary modelling products.
Need to add some stencilling but, I'm calling it done for now. The neat little Dragon insignia was one of two types provided on the Revell TU-22.
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[Scotaidh]

I like it!  A lot!    At first glance I thought you'd put swing-wings on it, but this works very well, too.   

Good work, sir - I salute you!   

[zenrat]

Excellent.
TSR2s make for great Soviet aircraft.  And you are right about the wing fences, a very handy way to disguise a join.  Is that why so many Soviet aircraft have them?

[PR19_Kit]

And for the final touch of authenticity, 'Soviet Green' wheels! 

I LOVE it! 

[chrisonord]

Very cool, I  saw this  on Facebook  the other day and was very impressed  when I saw it.

[albeback]

And for the final touch of authenticity, 'Soviet Green' wheels! 

I LOVE it! 

Couldn't forget the green wheels👍😂

[albeback]

Thank you everybody for the kind comments. I really enjoyed this build and, unlike its 1/72 counterpart, this kit is a delight to build.
Only real fit issues were around the intakes and lower wing /fuselage joint.
I'd like to see this reissued because I simply won't pay silly ebay prices.
Future projects to include :
Firestreak/Red Top equipped MiG-19.
Russian Navy Buccaneer
RAF or French Tu-142 MR/MPA.
"Sand and Stone" finished Antonov An-22
Luftwaffe Antonov An-12
and,the piece de resistance, Kriegsmarine Beriev Bartini VVA-14
Going to be a busy winter....! 

[NARSES2]

I like it!  A lot!    At first glance I thought you'd put swing-wings on it,

My first thoughts as well. It certainly works this way, very well done 

And for the final touch of authenticity, 'Soviet Green' wheels!

Yup  Is it a fact that that was because they were all made at the same tractor plant ? Or is that simply misinformation ?

[zenrat]

Surely you would spread production around a number of different tractor factories so your aircraft production couldn't be crippled by one bombing raid?

[kitbasher]

Looks great - please don't take this the wrong way - far too handsome to be a Soviet design!

In fact it looks like a giant Tornado F.3 with its wings unswept.

[NARSES2]

Surely you would spread production around a number of different tractor factories so your aircraft production couldn't be crippled by one bombing raid?

Which is why I asked. Back in the 70's it was a "fact" that was always being bandied about and took on a lot of credence. Just wondered if it was something that took a hold simple because of the number of times it was repeated ? One of those joke comments that takes on a life of its own ?

[PR19_Kit]

I reckon they just got the decimal point in the wrong place on the order form, and ordered it in ZILLIONS of litres instead of millions, and then they just had to use it up somehow. 

[zenrat]

Comrades, once written in an official party specification and stamped by the relevant committee and counterstamped in triplicate and filed in the archive then it cannot easilly be undone.
Easier to just keep painting them green.

[comrade harps]

Love it 

Always thought the TSR.2's nose looked too small. You've rectified that historical error! 

[kitbasher]

One of those joke comments that takes on a life of its own ?
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Probably by Mr Spackman to divert attention away from the PR.19.