im nearly finished with my 1st plane 
its a 1/48 tsr what if japanese recon bird
1sts with this model
decals
aftermarket resin parts
weathering
2nd proper attempt at a camo scheme
some progress pics
i ruined the decals that form the stencil on top of the wing so i masked it and sprayed it lol
iv made lots of little mistakes rectified most of em and il live with the rest but i like the look of it
any comments/tips welcome
Heh building models are all about 1sts!
The results are worth the effort, nice job on the complicated camouflage. You could have chose a simple scheme but didn’t, it shows a fearless attitude towards subjects of interest.
Now about the aircraft.
Is this plane still in service? What is its technical designation? Why no tail fin?
if you dont try it you wont know if you can do it or not i picked the camo beacause it looks good lol
it has got a tail i think iv put some pics with it on
the tsr 2 never entered service it was butchered by the government at the prototype stage. exceptional doesnt really say enough about the plane it really was outstanding. it wouldve probably been better than the tornado and it was designed in the mid 60s!!
it was also bloody rapid they used lightnings as chase planes (ie 1 of the fastest aircraft ever) on a test flight they lit 1 afterburner on the tsr the lightning went full beans and the tsr left it!!
what the government did was imcompetance bordering on criminal it was the beggining of the end for the british aircraft industry
Nice job on your first aircraft!!! So, how does it feel? Did you have fun with it? Always good to see new blood on this subject.
Very nice work on your first. Looking forward to your second.
Regards, Rick
That’s some nice clean work there, and an interesting take on a unique aircraft. The sharkmouth decals really suit it. [:)]
it feels great as iv got loads of part finished models ships and planes lol. it isnt actually finished yet iv got to fit the wheels and give it a final coat of either satin or matt
got the wheels on theyr rather flimsy i had to use ca and they still bow out a bit!
all thats left to do now is fit the pitot tube (begs to get broken off) and put a final coat of either mat or satin im not sure yet
plenty of mistakes but im chuffed with it coz im a noob
It’s a really unique subject combined with a refreshing take. Really cool to see this kit.
Your camo looks great, very impressive that you took the scheme on for your first attempt and you pulled it off wonderfully.
Really a neat build, kudos!
iv actually complaeted a model [:D]
i manedged to (accidentally) find a recon pod that sits in the bomb bay it looks good imho
here are the final pics
1 thing thats really annoyed me is the final coat of varnish has made parts of it go milky. its much worse in the photos than it is for real but its there nonetheless. the gloss coat i put on went on fine
i then put the decals on. after that i put a coat of matt varnish on and it was pretty bad iv since put a satin coat on and its better. any ideas what i did wrong???
ps the gloss satin and matt varnish are all humbrol spray cans
Nice work on a refreshingly different subject.
Darwin, O.F. [aln]
Personally I think this one would look great with a high gloss finish. I think glossy finishes make fast planes look even faster. lol.
i just might do that