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Never actually seen the parachute but I gather it was white.If you are doing one being dropped,you'll need to modify the bomb.Where the warning triangles are on the bomb,the are small 'probes' like the Angle-of-attack probes on jets.These are inside the bomb but push thru the bomb skin on dropping.About 6 inch long.

Na Probs. If your doing a Diorama we Plumbers worked on a 2 man rule when loading them.I had to know what my Sargent's job & he mine so we could spot sabotage.In a war situation if a member of my load them was trying to sabotage a load up,we would shoot him! (On excercises the marshals often got one of us to play a saboteaur to test us! Also the was a red outline around the jet (look at the picture I posted in my stickie Tornado thread & you'll see) where again if someone crossed the line we could shoot them!Quite scary the level of paranoia the was back in the 80's in RAFG!

Hindenburgers only started on GR1's after Granby in 1991.

Actually,Thinking back on it we mostly loaded on the Port shoulder pylon but both shoulder pylons had HD ERU's fitted & the SWAC-3 (Special Weapon Armament Control) panel in both cockpits,all switches were sealed with copper wire & crimped tags,removed by the Aircrew just before release) were for both pylons.The center pylon was NOT fitted prior to 1991. We also loaded both types as well & the HAS which contained a Training Jet (out of flying hours,no engines ect) belonging to the WTC (Weapon Training Cell) had both types for practicing with) A full load,ammo for the cannon & AIM-9's would be carried as we bl*ddy well loaded them as well on excersises!

Ooohhhh...14 Sqn....You'll go straight to hell for that one!!! Most of the Tornado's when I was there at Bruggen did have IFR probes fitted. it was rare to find one without.14 Sqn started re-equipping with the Tornado in 85 which was a couple of years before my time there so they may not have had IFR's fitted then but certainly 90% were when I was there,especially for going back to the UK for low level training & deployment's to Goose,Deci & Nellis. We used 2 types of WE177 bombs.Both types were fitted on the centerline hard point & the red edges of the fins & nosecap are removed before flight. The bomb here; WE177 is from a Tornado.(I can tell that from the bomb lugs.

Not really,I make my CeeBlies from a old 1000Lb (One of the shorter ones you used to get with Airfix kits. Oh & Daz; It'snot called a BL**DY TONKA!!!! I'll calm down now!

Have a look in the reference section stickies. I have a shedload of Tornado detail photo's in there including nose art. You'll find it useful. Merv

Telic was years after Granby,which is what he's asking about.That genre is nearly non existant.

I used the Airwaves set on a model sometime ago & I'm pretty sure it was the revell kit I used them on. Regards, Merv

I agree with Skii here.As someone who has built around 6 of these,all it needs is a coat of light grey,a wash & some dry brushing.Your wasting your time & money on aftermarket stuff here.The kit is basically a scaled down version of the 1/32 one.The only thing I'd get aftermarked is a set of dropped flaps & slats. Regards, Merv

TIALD was rushed into service for Op Granby in 1991.Rumour was it was made in a old biscuit factory in Edingburgh.We only had two at the time,each one named after one of the Fat Slags from the Viz adult comic. Below are two photos,the first is of a modern TIALD pod & the second is of one of the Gulf ones. Merv

Nice job.I done one a while ago but in RAF EOD scheme. (Green with red trim)

Just TIALD at the moment operationally but as mentioned,the sniper pod is being trialled in Afghanistan I believe.

I looked but I dont have any. Look here tho, Tornado Merv

Thanks Andy....Added to my,er,bookmarks!

One of our new members.VFDecals is in the process of creating a decal sheet for Op Granby Tornado's.I'm providing him with all my nose art & walk round pics to help him out.Hopefully he'll do them in all scales. Apart from that,I think it's a very limited Genre. Merv

How about a big Ulster Fry then?

Me too! Fancy a beer then?

OOhhh Sorry,We dont do *-**'s here... You need to change it to a Tornado G1 in 17f Sqn markings (The BEST Tornado Sqn in the RAF BAR none!!) (Sorry,too much Whisky)

Aside from the er,porn... www.arrse.co.uk www.egoat.co.uk www.rafarmourers.co.uk www.cablehell.co.uk TO NAME A FEW...

Dont think the Wife'd like it on the mantle piece replacing the photo of the Mom-in-Law tho!

Hope you did'nt leave your wallet unattended?Those Dumpies will nick anything shiny!

RAF Armourer,1984 to 1996,Nimrods,Phantoms (Falklands 1987) & Tornado GR1's. Now in the TA as a .... Armorer!

Thanks Mike,Glad to help, You see the dark grey band between the brass bandings?Those are two little glass windows which are the proximity detanators for the missile.They are usually a yellowy green colour.On my larger models I drill thesmall holes & fill with silver paint & then clear green & yellow to replicate them. Merv

Someone call? RAF sidewinders are grey,dont ever recall seeing a white one. paint mine a light grey with a dash of Barley Grey thrown in.They're a satin finish which,if you look closely resembles Hamerite texture. Here's a picture of a RAF 'Winder,