In 1964, the Blackburn Buccaneer S2 had been ordered for the Royal Navy and the prototype TSR2 was ready for it's first flight. The admiralty , however , knew that it was time to develop the next generation of naval strike aircraft, and so plans were laid under the code name TSR3. [ this was named partly because the Swordfish of WWII was originally the Torpedo/Strike/Recconaisance 2, and partly as a nod to the RAF's TSR2 ]
Blackburn Aircraft at Brough were given the brief and tasked to produce an aeroplane that would use as many of the systems of the TSR2 as possible , but in an airframe small enough to be operated from a fleet carrier. Power was to be provided by two reheated RR Spey engines and the weapon load to be at least equal to the Buccaneer S2.
The resulting aircraft not suprisingly looked like a mini TSR2, and shared some commonality, other features were shared with an an Anglo - German project that was also on the drawing boards. Although veiwed by many as a bit of a mongrel the TSR3 flew extremely well especially at low level and enter service with the Royal Navy as the Blackburn Marauder in the early 1970's and proved themselves during the Falklands conflict of 1982.
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Model is to 1/48 scale and obviously based on a tornado kit , may recently have been seen on What-if tables at IPMS Avon show.
Andrew
That really does look neat Andrew. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
this is excellent :thumbsup:
Odd seeing a RN FAA bird in anti-flash white but she looks good in it! :thumbsup:
Glorious!
Quote from: Old Wombat on November 01, 2019, 07:16:06 AM
Odd seeing a RN FAA bird in anti-flash white but she looks good in it! :thumbsup:
The Buccs came like that at one stage, but not for long.
LOVE the model Andrew, it's so darn logical I'm amazed their Lordships didn't do it. Ah right, they didn't have any carriers, did they................. :banghead:
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TomZ
I really like that, can you tell us what you made it from please.
Cheers
Chris
I see upside down Phantom wings there... :unsure: This thing is so cool. I'm glad it was nommed for a Whiffie... Tremendous work, Tom Andrew!!!!!
EDIT: Got the names wrong!!
Thanks all, I really appreciate the comments, quite a simple build really, Airfix Tornado F3 with upside down Phantom wings and Harrier intakes.
Andrew
Quote from: andrewj on November 01, 2019, 01:30:58 PM
Thanks all, I really appreciate the comments, quite a simple build really, Airfix Tornado F3 with upside down Phantom wings and Harrier intakes.
Andrew
Marvellous stuff, I can see a 1/72nd scale one of these in RAF markings in my future :wub:
Chris
Like it :thumbsup:
Cool.
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Saw this in the Whiffie noms and had to come take a look.
Really neat idea and well carried out.
The nom is well deserved.
I believe the word 'BRILLIANT!' was coined specifically for things like this! And you haz skillz! :thumbsup: :drink: :bow:
Belated congratulations! :thumbsup:
Beautiful & believable! :thumbsup:
Another late to the party..Well done
Very very nice! :wub:
Excellent, beautiful and charming! :wub:
Nice! I like the white paint scheme a lot.
Quote from: Dizzyfugu on November 06, 2019, 02:21:14 AM
Nice! I like the white paint scheme a lot.
It can be a difficult scheme to get right, and this looks good :thumbsup:
Quote from: NARSES2 on November 06, 2019, 06:02:10 AM
It can be a difficult scheme to get right, and this looks good :thumbsup:
How do you get an all white scheme wrong? :-\
It's all one colour after all.
Quote from: PR19_Kit on November 06, 2019, 09:02:54 AM
It's all one colour after all.
I always find single colour schemes can be the problem Kit. They can look very stark or simply toy like, whereas this is excellent :thumbsup: I'm never happy with the little armour that I do build because it tends to be Allied WWII and is basically one colour. Fine if being used for wargaming but not for stand alone models. I really do need to get some practice in.
A bit of weathering & dirtying helps, Chris, by breaking up the monotone. Doesn't have to be much, a little can go a long way (I tend to overdo it because I actually enjoy the process too much ;)).
Quote from: Old Wombat on November 07, 2019, 06:28:48 AM
A bit of weathering & dirtying helps, Chris, by breaking up the monotone. Doesn't have to be much, a little can go a long way (I tend to overdo it because I actually enjoy the process too much ;)).
That's my problem in that I always overdo it :banghead:
I always find that the model , especially single colour schemes , does not start to come alive until you start to add markings and stencilling. Certainly the stencilling can lift the appearance from the "toylike" to something better.
Andrew
Quote from: andrewj on November 07, 2019, 10:49:20 AM
I always find that the model , especially single colour schemes , does not start to come alive until you start to add markings and stencilling. Certainly the stencilling can lift the appearance from the "toylike" to something better.
Andrew
Very much so Andrew. I always find the main markings bring it to life :thumbsup: It can be easy to overdo stenciling I find, especially on quite plain colour schemes, plus I can get bored with some modern kits replicating, or at least trying to, every one the aircraft carried.
A completely random thought just crossed my mind. I wonder if anyone has ever considered a stencilling set for a 1/350 scale ship ? Wouldn't surprise me if they had.
That looks great, and there really were 'mini-TSR2s' proposed for carrier use in the 1960s (OR.396?). :thumbsup:
Wow, that's just fantastic! Awesome backstory and a stunning model :wub:
Agreed, very nice. :thumbsup: