Guest Cop Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Well its been a while since I was in the mood to sit down and build, but I have the sudden urge to build and build big! I was going to put it forward for the Best of British but it falls outside that remit, pity really as it's formed the backbone of the UK's air defence for such a long time. But rules are rules. I'm going to do it as a GR1 as I have a special place in my heart for the grey/green camo patterns of the 80's RAF. The greys just look to US to me. No offence to our US members but you know what I mean. I'm going to be dropping in the Blackbox resin cockpit and taking some parts out of the Flightpath update set, to spruce up certain areas. Nothing to dramatic as firstly I want to finish it for Telford and secondly I'm using it as a test build before going to town on a GR4 version. Heres the first stage. I just taped it together to check for general fit and to get an idea of the size of the thing. It's big, glad the wife has left me now, means I can put it on the mantle piece once its finished and the mantle piece extended. The cockpit is a beautiful piece of work and seems, on intial trials, to fit quite well, even with the blocks still attached. Pretty sure it will foul upon something though, as the build progresses, like the nose wheel bay? Nige. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timraven1992 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Sweet! Will be watching this one Gotta love Tornados! Cheers Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Nice fin Nigel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 I've got the big tigermeet Tornado at the bottom of the stash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchet Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Nicely taped Nige! Looking forward to seeing more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke481 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Tonkas are so cool!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeEaton Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Really looking forward to progress on this. Loved your F16 and haven't really seen you around here much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanrgb Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Firstly welcome back Nige And looking forward to this one ..I bought 2 of these 32 tonka's ..and threw them in the bin to cut out the middleman So let me see you build one instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notdoneyet Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Nige, Welcome back!! Looks almost finished to me - slap some paint on her and glue the decals on and you're done. Look forward to the Ready for Inspection photos tomorrow Cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Nice to see you back Nige. Looking forward to seeing this one come together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 He's back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexwh773 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Nice to see you back Nige. Glad kick starting again with a big beastie Not been the same without you around. Bex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuts Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 great gonna watch this Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Looking forward to seeing this done. Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Wow Nige... that's some REALLY impressive taping... Now get on & build the thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cop Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Cheers guys and girls. Yep master taper!! Has anybody used the blackbox set for this kit? The actual pit itself fits well enough but the IP and front coaming are a completely differant story. Its as though the coaming is 5mm to short. very odd. Nige. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 How queer... don't the instructions give any clues? If not, why not compare it to the Neomega cockpit in 1:48 and the kit pit, to see what the score is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan the rabbit Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Allo allo allo.. Welcome back! I'll be watching your thread Nige, as I'm going to need inspiration for my (shock horror) first jet build, incidentally a GR.1 Tonka. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnerdad Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Interested to see you are using the Black Box pit. I bought one recently for my fin, but had to send it back as it was an enormous pile of . The moulds were breaking down when they poured it, guess they thought they could get away with it but large parts were covered in miss-shapen blobs of resin where there should have been detail, it was horrible. Always thought BB were up there with the best but I was obviously mistaken. Thanks, rant over. Will be watching this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cop Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 The set itself is perfectly formed. I pre-ordered it when it was first announced so its one of the first pulled from the moulds. I can't work our what the problem is but I'm not happy, hopefully it will only be limited to this part with a bit of luck. I'll get some pics up later of the pit and problem. Nige. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeEaton Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Hey Nige, I think I may have the answer. I think I saw in another tonka thread (it may not however have been in this scale) you have to narrow the sides of the cockpit 'ledge' (the top bit of the walls where the canopy meets the walls...can't get much more technical than that ) a little bit with styrene to get it accurate. Perhaps the BlackBox cockpit wants you to to do this before installing it? I'll try and find the thread/threads I've seen it done in...trouble is it may have been on the ARC site.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cop Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Cheers Jake, but thats not where the problem lies. The resin base of the pit fits easily with the minimal of sanding and fitting. The problem comes when you fit the coaming, what the hell happened here Mr Blackbox?? The coaming is near enough a direct lift from the Revell version and offers no extra detail. The box of tricks which is fitted to the lefthand side of the HUD is missing and will need to be added. Which is just as well, as it will hide the damage to the resin piece. I don't suppose anybody has some pics of the coaming do they preferably of the front and sides, does the resin one need any vents putting in etc. Nige. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Cheers Jake, but thats not where the problem lies.The resin base of the pit fits easily with the minimal of sanding and fitting. The problem comes when you fit the coaming, what the hell happened here Mr Blackbox?? The coaming is near enough a direct lift from the Revell version and offers no extra detail. The box of tricks which is fitted to the lefthand side of the HUD is missing and will need to be added. Which is just as well, as it will hide the damage to the resin piece. I don't suppose anybody has some pics of the coaming do they preferably of the front and sides, does the resin one need any vents putting in etc. Nige. Hi Nige, Watching this one with interest. Do you (or anyone else) know how much commonality there is between the GR1 and GR4 cockpits? When I say 'cockpits' I mean the detail on the rear bulkheads (I have got the IP's covered by the Flightpath set). Just scratch-detailing the rear bulkheads at the moment. Any tips on colours too? Cheers James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeEaton Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Oh god not rear bulkheads...they're the bane of my existance. Aaah sorry Cop, now I see the problem. Just fill the gap up with milliput or something. Sorry I have no reference pictures to help you guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cop Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Not a lot more to see for a days work. Got the cockpit walls and sills installed. Sprayed the one side up with Mr Surfacer and left the other side so you can see how short the Revell offerings are. Got the rest of the pit, less the coaming, all dry fitted nicely so I can start adding some paint. Safe in the knowledge that I shouldn't have to do to much chopping and sanding when it's done. The pit fits very well, truth be known and I'm going to push forward ignoring the coaming for a little while because I really don't want to get bogged down at such an early stage, having just mustered up the motivation to start modelling again. Strange really, divorce papers turn up, I feel like modelling again. James your questions are best directed at Spike 7451 as he works on them. I know I'm going to. Nige. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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