Muzz
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1 hour ago, Pappy said:
G'day Muzz,
This one is going together well. I noticed that you have added a plastic spacer at the back end. Is this temporary or will stay there?
If permanent, does it not interfere with the fit of the exhaust assembly?
cheers,
Pappy
Well spotted Pappy, yes the side walls were bending in at the top so I cut a length of sprue to force them apart, it's just held in place by the pressure of the side walls. I did consider fixing it in place but it actually would have got in the way of the parts that fix in place for the tailerons. It wouldnt have been an issue for the exhaust assembly as there is another extension of the reat fuselage to be added.
Once the top section of fuselage was in place and all dried/cured I was able to remove it and add the rear section of the fuselage.
Coming together now, as usual with this kit, fit issues have been nullified with changing the build sequence but still some filling and sanding to do now.
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4 hours ago, RMP2 said:
Anyone found a good photo of these elusive pylons in the last 11 years?
I’ve just had a look on eBay to see if anyone’s selling one!
Hard to believe you can actually buy the TARDIS display out the rear cockpit for £475! Just seems like yesterday these things were getting put in the jets as the latest and greatest kit!!
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Two Apaches just over the house and now flying around North Berwick area, Osprey coming up to join them from the south according to RadarBox.
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Adding the main wings, adapted slightly to allow for the accurate forward sweep angle. It involves cutting away plastic lips from the top of the cogs so that the t bar fits in place over the top. I've also had to add a bit of wing surface to the trailing edge as the kit wing would stop short of the fuselage.
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On 04/10/2020 at 15:28, exdraken said:
Oh, that us a nice scheme I do not think I saw before! I only think to remember the recent one with large red XV letters on the fin....
It reminds me of the F3 schemes with spine and fin in full colors! Rarely seen on a GR, no?!
Its certainly one of the more colourful ones, this and the 14 Sqn blue tail from around 2005 are my favourites. There were lots of schemes with GR's spines and fins painted but more often than not black was the colour of choice.
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Cockpit painted and decals on. I had to sand away some of the detail on the panels as the plastic didn't correspond with the decals, such as the large MFD on the right side of the Navs panel. The decals are closer to a GR4 layout than the plastic.
I also added a small square of plastic and to the pilots centre mfd which has a strange step in it.
Front fuselage together.....
I remembered to drill the holes for the IFR probe this time unlike my last build.
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So made a start a few days a go........
Painted the cockpit so whilst waiting on it drying I cracked on with the main fuselage.....
Intakes and wheel bays painted Hobby Color H338 Light Grey.
I joined the upper fuselage and spine/intake part before out of sequence with instruction as you get a better join with it laying flat.
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8 hours ago, Stephen said:
I think Paveway IV, the hardback looks to be on the sprue between the bomb parts and the AIM-9L/M Sidewinder.
Well spotted, think your correct!
Does the side of the box not seem to suggest 6 decal options?
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1 hour ago, Stephen said:
Aren't those 2 x Paveway IV above the HARM on the weapons sprue? I notice that there are also AIM-9X and AMRAAM on the sprues . Only the AMRAAM is applicable to an F-3.
Think they will be GBU-12's, you could dress them up as Paveway IV, as similar in appearance. They'll be missing conduit and gps, think the tails maybe different too.
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Kit looks nice. Doesn't appear to be any RAF specific weapons unfortunately.
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15 minutes ago, alt-92 said:
Look on the bright side: now you can do all three that did the circuit
Oh they'll definitely get built, not sure if any of the retirement schemes will get done mind. Plan on doing a Herrick or Ellamy airframe and another Lossiemouth scheme.
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My new boxing of Revells GR4 'Farewell' scheme arrived today so I'm going to get cracking on as I've already lost 4 weeks or so of this GB!
Plan is to build it as the anniversary scheme for XV Squadron from 2015 at Lossiemouth. I've got the Xtradecals for it and will add Eduard Brassin seats and possibly the wheels, not sure about ordnance yet............
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My 'kits' arrived today too! Pre ordered two kits back in January when release was expected in August. Obviously kit delayed and no sign of my pre order, wasn't expecting it until the end of this month. I needed a kit for the Tornado Warning GB, seen a company had them in stock for a fair price and decided to get one. All three arrived today!
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A Tornado GR4 sheet would be good with Squadron line jets for last few years of service, all the more recent releases have been special schemes. I would, however, like to see the XV Squadrons ‘MacRoberts Reply’ , ZD741 F-LS which could probably be classed as a special scheme but was about for a good few years.
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1 hour ago, Duncan B said:
Is there a UK/EU supplier of AKAN paints? I have had a quick search but haven't been able to find any at all. (Sorry for the thread drift)
Duncan B
Don't believe there is now, used to be Coastal Craft but they gave up the line.
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Could it be down to different aircraft types being built and painted at different factory's, resulting in different shades of the same colour.
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Those roundels were applied along with the medium sea grey paint scheme in the last few years of service.
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It’s obviously up to the individual and what their specific interest is in, I have built the KH Su-35, Academy Su-30, HB Su-27UB and I have a HB Su-27B in the stash but I’m still eyeing up the GWH Su-27UB release as I know it’ll have superb detail and there are countless colour schemes in which to build one.
Your question is the same as if you had a F-15E Strike Eagle in the stash but someone had just released a new all singing and dancing Eagle A or B kit. It all comes down to if the subject interests you or not.
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Akan were certainly my go to paint in the past for Russian/Eastern Bloc aircraft and I still have all their paints. However, although pricey, MRP have a good range of Flanker colours but for availability and price I’d look down the Hataka Orange line route.
Just my 2 cents worth.
Muzz
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22 minutes ago, bobsyouruncle said:
I see Italeri have put a new 'taster' up about this kit on the scrolling bar at the top of their home page today, listing some of the features
(opening radar nose, 4 RAF schemes , rubber and plastic wheels/tyres to list some of them) and what looks to be some new artwork of a different jet to the one in the original art carrying the smaller underwing tanks rather than the 'hindenburgers'.
Great to see a post about the actual kit! Thanks for posting, looks like an Op Telic scheme might be one of the options then.
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Seems Revell have made a bit of a mess of this, problems with supply for the release date meant they couldn't fulfil all orders. They apparently decided to postpone the release date until 18/09/20 but some kits were released to distributors by mistake. Thus the kit is out in small numbers but should be available from the 18th.
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Just seen the first advertised pre order for this, reasonably cheaper than the advertised £139.99. Decisions, decisions........
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2 hours ago, Jabba said:
Might need some guidance with my build.
It all comes down to not following the instructions to get the best fit!
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Ooooooh, never even seen this on the horizon never mind 3 days from starting! I took part in the last Tornado GB so it would be rude of me not to take part in this one. I have two Revell 1/48 IDS kits in the stash and two of the new “Farewell” GR4 boxing’s should be landing at my door any day now so perfect timing. I’ve just finished the Desert Babe Op Granby kit so the build sequence is fresh in my brain!
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Tornado ALARM wing pylons question
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Believe it or not I searched again and bingo perfect photos...........
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aircraft-Tornado-Left-Hand-I-B-Alarm-Stub-Pylon-Port-Side-1560-99-866-4817/392546741883?hash=item5b659bee7b:g:HiQAAOSwu3db0a~D