Ok… I am calling this little adventure done.
To recap a bit, I was going for a What if 1946 continuation of WW2, this involved an anti aircraft missile system based on the Rheintochter which had moved onto a Mk3 system using a longer range and more powerful semi guided missile fired on a repurposed King Tiger chassis.
The unit was also equipped with a resupply vehicle based on a Panther II chassis with a turntable containing a 3 missile reload.
Some pictures of completed vehicles on a basic groundwork area.
Thanks @SGTJKJ and @petbat … It wouldn’t be the same without your teasing Pete lol…and to Jesper for organising and allowing my Frankenstein build of many kits lol… Was a seriously fun build…
The Plan.
The 3 most controversial projects of the 50’s and 60’s were the TSR-2, Avro Arrow and the F-111. When the TSR-2 and the Arrow were cancelled, there were rumors that the missions that they would have carried out could be handled by the F-111. Of course, neither Canada or the UK ever bought F-111s.
My idea is that the F-111, got cancelled and the USAF bought the TSR-2 instead. So I wanted to do a TSR-2 as one of the planes from Operation Combat Lancer. the first combat missions for the F-111 in Viet Nam. A search of the Internet didn’t reveal any 1/144 Combat Lancer decals, but it did turn up a 1/144 F-111F kit with nearly 2 complete sets of decals from Operation El Dorado Canyon. So a slight switch in plans. A TSR-2 in camo over black, with F-111 markings. The kit comes with a set of pylons and 4 UK Sea Eagle missiles. I think I’ll paint them up with “lenses” so they could be controlled by the Pave Tack pod in the bomb bay. I was thinking of calling it the F-112, but apparently many of the designators between F-111 and F-117 are taken up by captured versions of Soviet fighters. I may just select one and ignore the Soviet birds.
The fix begins. I got some backing strips into place, now I can build up the outer skin to match. Since I was planning on in flight, the loss of the gear well isn’t a factor.
Good start on fixing the holes. Maybe build up with thin plastic card in layers and then smoothen out with putty? That should keep sanding to a minimum.
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Hopefully, I can graft in a couple of patches and hide them in the camo. 
It is one of a set of two I am building for the Star Wars legion strategy game.
