From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Colin Whitehouse" References: Subject: Re: ARC submission TSR2 Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 11:35:54 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Hi Colin, Thanks for sending in your TSR2 article...it looks excellent. I've got a bit of a backlog due to "Silly Week"....and I'm catching up on my e-mails which I fell behind on due to Christmas and Silly Week etc. I'll e-mail you when your article goes on ARC. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message ----- From: Colin Whitehouse To: Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:10 PM Subject: ARC submission TSR2 > > Gallery Template #10 > > "BAC TSR2 Dynavector 1/48 " > > by "Colin Whitehouse" > -------------------- > > Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg here > > > Another classic kit from Dynavector, this time the TSR2. I have seen > the 2 surviving TSR2's at Cosford and Duxford in the UK but it wasn't > until I had it on the work bench that I realised how big this plane is. > I have photographed the model next to a Phantom to give an idea of size. > The kit fuselage comes in 4 quarters, the front section split > vertically and the rear horizontally. Each section is the length of an > average 1/48 kit. > > Click on images below to see larger images > > Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 03.jpg > here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of > photo 03.jpg > > Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo > 04.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized > version of photo 04.jpg > > Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 05.jpg > here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of > photo 05.jpg > > > > Construction basically followed the instructions in the kit and the > excellent review by Ted Taylor, with a couple of exceptions. Firstly the > rear fuselage was reinforced around the weapons bay by gluing some > plastruct box section over the inside of the weapons bay doors. This > keeps them nice and flat and provides and anchor for the cross beams to > keep the width correct. Because the finished model is so heavy I > anchored the supports for the undercarriage bays here as well. Secondly > I dispensed with the kit exhaust nozzles and replaced them with > electrical conduit. I have done this on a few kit now and the TSR2 was > fitted with 20mm OD. Available at electrical stores for $2 per meter, > its cheap and easy to work. This allows you to have a jet pipe with no > internal seams to worry about and also allows them to be fitted after > the fuselage has been joined, thus also allowing the join for the > fuselage halves to be made and sanded to a crisp edge which would not be > possible with the pipes in. The conduit was sharpened to give it a thin > edge and looks the part (photo 3). Photo 9 shows the structure in the > rear fuselage as describes above and also the frame to allow the > insertion of the jet pipes later. One of the pipes is resting in place. > Ted noted that the kit is weak in the front corners of the rear fuselage > so I filled these with PVA glue to prevent me from sanding through them > later. As it turned out not much sanding was required but I think the > extra strength is good on a model this size. > > > Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here > > > Photo 9 also shows the front fuselage assembled as per the > instructions. I added some more detail to the cockpits which was lucky > as the canopies are crystal clear and the interior can be seen, even the > rear cockpit despite the small windows. The rear fuselage was taped to a > piece of 2x1 timber and the front offered up until perfect alignment was > achieved and then they were glued together. The main joint was laminated > at the rear of the intakes and came out very strong. An excellent piece > of kit engineering. For the undercarriages I glued the legs to the > fuselage before fitting the bogies and adding brake lines. Thus ensuring > the 6 wheels are all on the ground. > > > Click on images below to see larger images > > Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 06.jpg > here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of > photo 06.jpg > > Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo > 07.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized > version of photo 07.jpg > > Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 08.jpg > here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of > photo 08.jpg > > > The finished model was painted with Humbrol 130 white as recommended by > Ted with under and over shading to give depth. The tail and underwing > areas are Alclad II Steel and Aluminum respectively. A wash of Raw umber > was added after the final cost of Kleer (Future) to pick out the detail. > > One of the hardest things about this kit was photographing it. White is > very hard to photograph and it took a lot of fiddling with both camera > and software to get some detail to show up. Also the plane is so huge I > couldn't get it onto my usual background hence the close cropping and no > profile view! > > Click on images below to see larger images > > Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 09.jpg > here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of > photo 09.jpg > > Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 10.jpg > here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of > photo 10.jpg > > > > Photos and text 2004 by "Colin Whitehouse" > > > Colin Whitehouse > AB Food and Beverage Thailand Ltd > +66 (0) 2 363 9000 > > Colin Whitehouse > AB Food and Beverage Thailand Ltd > +66 (0) 2 363 9000 > > > ********************************************************************* > This e-mail and the information it contains is confidential and may be > privileged and contain copyright material. It is intended for use of > the addressee only. Any unauthorised use, disclosure or copying of > this e-mail, or any information it contains, is strictly prohibited > and may be unlawful. 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