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[AjD]

Having been asked a few times to put these photos up I thought I'd show you all how my Tonka's (edit: Fin, haha!) coming along. Progress is slow but it's getting there. I'm still not 100% happy with it and there's still work to do but one day it might work out!

In-progress Neomega office, being re-worked from GR.1 standard to GR.4:


Almost complete cockpit but with some weathering and tweaking still to do:


Forward fuselage with Flightpath additions plus scratch-built open maintenance bays and doors:


Rebuilt airbrake housing, fuel dump nozzle and tail:


Close-up of the re-worked tail fin:


Paragon dropped flaps fitted to the port wing:


Some damage to repair on the underside and detail to add, including the actuators:


Work in progress on improving the reverse-thrust mechanism which is rather blandly moulded on the kit:


The beginnings of a Ground Power Unit to go on the eventual diorama:


Comments/suggestions on how to improve it welcome!

Andy

Edited by AjD, 30 April 2012 - 09:12 PM.

[spike7451]

Looks good so far!
Couple of points

Moving map display in front cockpit is replaced with a digital display-



Cockpit floor is non slip black paint (use fine grit glasspaper cut to shape to simulate it)



See my sticky here

Mervs sticky bits...

Inside of maintainance bay doors are gloss red but the bays are light grey.
If you are doing a diorama with Ground power the are a couple of more doors to open up.
see photo



Merv (ex RAF Tornado Armourer)

Edited by spike7451, 03 July 2008 - 01:06 PM.

[F-32]

Been looking really carefully at these pics and for the life of me I can't figure out which bit you're not happy with - it all looks sweet!

[periklis_sale]

WOW!!!!
Amazing work mate....i will follow closely the build!!!!

[Mish]

This is looking a bit good

[daz greenwood]

Oh! Another Tonk..........oooooooooooops I mean fin!

[James G]

Good stuff mate, the open panels look the business!

Cheers

James

[AjD]

Thank you all very much. I'm still not quite happy with the finish in some areas but with a bit more work it'll be ok I'm sure.

Merv - Much appreciated - a great help. These photos are a bit old actually as I have now replaced the display in the front with the MFD screen. The external doors have also been opened up but I made a slight cock up inside one so it'll have to come out so I can start again! Thank you for pointing out the non-slip black paint in the pit, I hadn't noticed that despite having seen those piccies before so you get brownie points for that comment! Ta muchly!

One thing I am still struggling on is finding pictures of ground support equipment used around the Tornado but at least that stage is a long way off yet.

Thank you all again.

Andy

[spike7451]

HAS's have their own power supplly's for the jets because of the dangers of exhaust fumes from the GPU's.The Houchin would be painted up the same way as thi lifter;





Telic;

[AjD]

Thanks again Merv!

[speedlimit]

Looking great! I'll be watching your thread for my future FIN build.

Eric

[mtd350]

Ooooooooooo
Henley forklifts, don't see many of them now .
Looks very much like the side of the Maintainance Hanger at Basrah Airport


Oh yes

Nice Fi.. em sorry TONKA

Edited by mtd350, 05 July 2008 - 08:19 AM.

[spike7451]

Ooooooooooo
Henley forklifts, don't see many of them now .
Looks very much like the side of the Maintainance Hanger at Basrah Airport


Oh yes

Nice Fi.. em sorry TONKA

It was. AND it's NOT A TONKA!!!!

[mtd350]

It was. AND it's NOT A TONKA!!!!

Well I've worked with them for nearly 20 years and we called them TONKAS when they came into service
and replaced the TOOMS I aint heard them called any different
TOOM TONKA kinda flows off the tounge
where as TOOM FIN doesn't work does it?
Who cares anyway they'll soon be replaced by the FOON or is it TIFFY?

Ah the banter

[hatchet]

Well I've worked with them for nearly 20 years and we called them TONKAS when they came into service

You're the first person who's worked on them, that I've heard of, who have used the word Tonka!

Merv's worked on them for quite some time too

[spike7451]

Well I've worked with them for nearly 20 years and we called them TONKAS when they came into service
and replaced the TOOMS I aint heard them called any different
TOOM TONKA kinda flows off the tounge
where as TOOM FIN doesn't work does it?
Who cares anyway they'll soon be replaced by the FOON or is it TIFFY?

Ah the banter

Ahhhh...You must be an F3 guy...
LOL! It's just I cant stand the term 'Tonka! ....Now Toom,that's different..That was a n other classic jet.PhanTOOM fits but TONKAdo sounds too much like a cheap Japanese car!

[mtd350]

TONKAdo sounds too much like a cheap Japanese car!
FINado sounds like ?
Sounds Scandinavian but everybody knows it's not that good
Yep you are correct F3's ,but even when I've been on Det with GR's never heard them called FIN's
Anyway I can see I'm flogging a and we've wandered so i'll get my

[spike7451]

TONKAdo sounds too much like a cheap Japanese car!
FINado sounds like ?
Sounds Scandinavian but everybody knows it's not that good
Yep you are correct F3's ,but even when I've been on Det with GR's never heard them called FIN's
Anyway I can see I'm flogging a and we've wandered so i'll get my

Neither have I! Cant even recall hearing them called 'Tonka' when I was still in all them years ago . (Must be a civvie thing that caught on..... )
Anyway, I have a taxi coming...Need a lift?

[Boxster]

Oh goody goody! I can follow this thread to build mine!!!

Nice cockpit tho!

B

[AjD]

Argh! Disaster strikes!

Got the cockpit installed then came back this morning, opened the super glue to do another job and the pot split! Managed to sweep mostly everthing out of the way except one of the seats which is completely ruined! Argh that's gutting!

Have emailed Neomega to see if I can get hold of a replacement so fingers crossed. Just when you think you're making progress hey...!

Edited by AjD, 03 August 2008 - 08:21 PM.