1/72 Tupolev Tu 22 'Blinder' Finished pics

[yak face]

Heres the final result , after lots of alterations/additions(see " Being bashed ! Italeri 1/72 Tupolev tu22 Blinder "

build thread for details) ive finally got a blinder to add to my soviet cold war shelf. It was a bit of a problem taking the pics as i had to wait for a nice dry day and then find a big enough white backdrop . The final couple of pics are with the TU22m2 'backfire' i did a bit back and a lavochkin la5, just to get a bit of perspective of how big these aircraft were. The very last pic is a homage to the ending credits of

'Thunderbirds' --there was a series of shots of thunderbirds vehicles in very close up, which panned out to reveal which one it was , the one of the Mole looked just like this!!!Anyway enough rambling , here are the pics ,comments criticisms observations welcome! cheers tonylane:

[ATTACH]48119.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]48120.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]48121.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]48122.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]48123.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]48124.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]48125.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]48126.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]48127.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]48128.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]48129.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]48130.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]48131.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]48132.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]48133.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]48134.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]48135.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]48136.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]48137.IPB[/ATTACH]

[Guest]

Tony ,positively outsatnding !!! I love the close up shots and the finish work really is clean and shows! The gear rework is over the top and nice touch with the added plumbing. Very nicely done Sir a well deserved 5 stars from me !

[Guest]

That's a beautiful build Tony & one you must be very proud of. The contrast between the silver & white panels works really well.

I love the 'Thunderbirds' close-up! I remember shouting out what each one was - sad at 45!

Definitely a 6 star build coz you deserve an extra one for all the effort!

Cheers

Patrick

[Guest]

tony... you have done fantastic work all arround

real mean machine

5* from me

Roman

[papa 695]

Tony What can i say just outstanding 5very BIG STARS from me

[yak face]

Thanks for the great comments guys! I wasnt very satisfied with the pics but its a big beast and quite difficult to get nice clear images when youre having to take them from quite a way away so you can get it all in. Patrick, glad its not just me that used to shout out which thunderbird it was !! cheers everyone , tony p.s. the cockpit windows are meant to be like that , the aircraft had padding on the inside which obscured half the glass , probably one of the reasons it wasnt very popular with crews! without this info it just looks like I made a complete hash of the canopy! tony

[stona]

Great job Tony,all that hard work was worth it in the end. It looks stunning.

Have you ever thought of building something that resembles its subject OOB

Cheers

Steve

[yak face]

Great job Tony,all that hard work was worth it in the end. It looks stunning.Have you ever thought of building something that resembles its subject OOB

Cheers

Steve

Cheers steve , I really ought to do another tamiya didnt I !!? Just to get the kit out of the box and stick it together , it would be a nice relaxing change!! trouble is i'm still halfway through the airfix boomerang with a lot more scratching in the cockpit to do!! cheers tony

[Guest]

its massive and lovely,fantastically reworked and assembled mate,i love it

mobear

[Guest]

Cracking, Tony. If you'll pardon the pun, it really is a blinder!

Keith

[Gern]

Another ***** to add to your collection Tony! Those big Russki bombers do look impressive, but I gotta wait until some manufacturer makes a 'shake an' bake' version before I can think of trying one for size.

Gern

[yak face]

Cheers dave, they do have a fantastic look to them dont they! I'm sure gerry anderson had a hand in the design of the Blinder!!! This was an exception to the rule of "if it looks right then it probably is" - apparently ,although a superb looking aircraft , it was a pig to fly and maintain! The visibility was atrocious, access to the engines was only by scaffolding , the landing speed was unacceptably high plus the range was poor . So all in all a beautiful failure!!! cheers tony

[Guest]

what a beautiful build...stunning work sir ..five stars from me *****

[Guest]

Another 5 Star Rusky, well done Tony, Cheers Derek

[colin m]

It's funny how once in a while a model can bring a smile to my face. It's probably because I've never seen one of these before, and I'll probably never see another one built. Great job Tony. It's now time to cut the grass or weave a basket or two.

Colin M..