Shaun Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Been putting together another Revell Tornado, this time gear up. Eduard zoom was used to back date the cockpit. Shaun. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c.smith10 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 How did you find the fit of the main gear doors? Mine was pretty shocking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 How did you find the fit of the main gear doors? Mine was pretty shocking Pretty good, which way did you tackle them? I fitted mine before I assembled the bays/intake trunking, so I could push/pull them to a nice level fit. I've found its best to not follow the instructions on this kit and go your own route.I assemble the rear fuselage first 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c.smith10 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I did my main gear doors pretty much the same way but I was left with some pretty sizeable gaps at the front. The nose gear door fitted perfectly though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousAA72 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Great start Shaun, I think the Tornado looks best with wings swept and belting along ..like a IX Sqn bat outta hell! You've backdated it to a GR1, I plan to do the same soon. I seem to recall in previous threads that the fin cap needs a bit of refinement as its a bit too bulbous, and does the heat exchange fairing on the fin need sanding back a bit for a GR1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 Great start Shaun, I think the Tornado looks best with wings swept and belting along ..like a IX Sqn bat outta hell! You've backdated it to a GR1, I plan to do the same soon. I seem to recall in previous threads that the fin cap needs a bit of refinement as its a bit too bulbous, and does the heat exchange fairing on the fin need sanding back a bit for a GR1? The fin tip would be impossible to fix correctly as the bulbous shape runs down the fin in a sort of diamond shape? You can help it a bit with sanding. The heat exchanger is larger on the later updated IDS/ECR/GR4. be a hard fix. Have a look at Photo's. It's a great kit, but not for the beginner to modelling. Be time for primer soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousAA72 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 The fin tip would be impossible to fix correctly as the bulbous shape runs down the fin in a sort of diamond shape? You can help it a bit with sanding. The heat exchanger is larger on the later updated IDS/ECR/GR4. be a hard fix. Have a look at Photo's. It's a great kit, but not for the beginner to modelling. Be time for primer soon. I tried to sand both down on mine previously, it did improve them slightly. I had a Hobby Boss GR1 that I ended up trashing. Shame I didn't salvage the fin from that. It may have been okay, and more appropriate to an earlier mark(?) even if the rest of the kit wasn't!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 I've sanded the tip a little and is does look better. Shaun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 Still have not thought of a colour scheme,was thinking possibly Op Granby/Desert storm pink? What's your thoughts on colour scheme and load out? Shaun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousAA72 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 ALARMs...sling some of those on! I'm going to build ALARM BELLE one of these day..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 ALARMs...sling some of those on! I'm going to build ALARM BELLE one of these day..... Was thinking possibly one of the shark mouth jets-Mig eater, Gulf killer ETC. Shaun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 Got a primer base on the model now. Shaun. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Still not sure on the stores? I've got Twin store carriers for bombs or ALARM's from the Hobby boss. Shaun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjD Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 JP233s?! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMP2 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 JP233s?! ;-) Beat me to it. Those and flying at an eye-wateringly low level? That was my plan with the 1/48 Airfix Tonka I have here, well, it was until I opened the box... Ha. Might happen one day. Looking good, Ive got a chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Pulling up a chair for this. I am also planning an in flight GR.1 using the left over decals from my Hannants sets. I'm popping a couple of Paveways on the bottom of mine. Was thinking 9 squadron 1991. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 JP233s?! ;-) It was an idea but I found two problems- 1, I don't have any and 2 you could not use the score board nose art as these missions were flown early in the war. Shaun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjD Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 They were indeed. You didn't mention that requirement! Do you know what? I think ALARMs would look very nice... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Lovely job so far! For me, 8x1000lb bombs looks a cracking load, plus you hardly ever see it done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 What is the pull up angle for a loft attack, before bomb release? Might be a nice angle to display the model? Shaun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) hmm after a quick search one number of 30 deg came up in post 39 of this thread, http://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/521187-loft-attack-2.html. No weapon load mentioned. No idea if they were using manual or auto loft (likely) during but I'm sure much more qualified guys can comment on this with the exact angle. I guess it wouldn't be too steep (longer exposure) given the SAM coverage those attacks were exposed to! Would be quite interested to know the range figures they got on these, seems they were relatively accurate at taking out AAA installations parallel to the runways from what I have read. There are Tornado flight manuals out there on the net IIRC, I'll have a dig around and I'm sure I have read on this to do the exact same model before. Would look awesome in my opinion at the point of tossing them, even maybe 1-2 on their way Cheers, David. Edited January 10, 2016 by mirageiv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 hmm after a quick search one number of 30 deg came up in post 39 of this thread, http://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/521187-loft-attack-2.html. No weapon load mentioned. No idea if they were using manual or auto loft (likely) during but I'm sure much more qualified guys can comment on this with the exact angle. I guess it wouldn't be too steep (longer exposure) given the SAM coverage those attacks were exposed to! Would be quite interested to know the range figures they got on these, seems they were relatively accurate at taking out AAA installations parallel to the runways from what I have read. There are Tornado flight manuals out there on the net IIRC, I'll have a dig around and I'm sure I have read on this to do the exact same model before. Would look awesome in my opinion at the point of tossing them, even maybe 1-2 on their way Cheers, David. That's my plan, I think it could look cool..and would display the underside of the jet? Shaun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Got the first light coat of desert pink on the model tonight- shaun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 She's blushing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviano Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Fine stuff there, Shaun! At the moment, i´m like you in troubles with the loadout of my Tornado! Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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