tornado64 Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 OMG Youve got yaself a filler Queen there Sis Seats look alot better now though Bex the technique on the tornado fuselage as with the bucc do not try to glue all at once they respond better to a staged glueing working around the fuselage holding till area is dry then onto next section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 (edited) Exactly what I did tornado, its a p**s poor fit. Edited November 22, 2008 by Mish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Those are some SERIOUS gaps, aren't they? Mine went up in the loft of the workshop last week, for the time when I might need some donor weapons for my Italeri kits. Anyone that moans about the corrections needed on the Italeri Tornados needs to be given one of these & forced to build it at gun point! It makes Karl's build all the more impressive, when you think of the tat that he had to work with. Don't give up Mish... just use the experience as seam filling practice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 I'm getting a bit good at picking kits that need filler. And I seem to getting a bit good a filling and sanding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado64 Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Exactly what I did tornado, its a p**s poor fit. yep they arn't good the gr's are better my airfix f3 was a better fit but neer the jet intakes area it looked like the yts lad had used a 4 inch grinder to dress it with a big grind hole looks nice finished though ( honest ) as with all tonkas carefull with them fragile main landing gears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado64 Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 never mind once you try the italieri kit you'l be spoilt ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx6667 Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 bloody hell someone got a good one to start with mine took more filler tha an alpha sud practicaly everything needed re-scribing bomb bay door was warped mind you thaught myself lucky as it wasnt as bad as the rest thaught it had been left in front of a fire but was re assured that was how they came ...... Plastic being ejected from the moulds before it had properly cooled. There were a batch that came out of Trun like that, one even resembled a banana it was that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Exactly what I did tornado, its a p**s poor fit. Yep Have you noticed those panel lines yet as well mish. ie the bottom of the kit is raised, the top engraved. (Major Airfix corner cut) and the fit on this so poor it is beyond believe that they still have the front to sell the damned thing. At one time these kits sold for as little as £7.00 on evil bay. I started one many moons ago, never finished it, and finally binned it. Purely awful kit, and with that sort of performance, it's little wonder Airfix went to the wall again. hopefully third time luck we seem to have a businessman in charge, with a team producing what people want. Good luck with it Mish, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 (edited) Mish,Use the one without the front RHWR.I think that the other one is from either the old F2? or their GR4. Merv It's from the new tooled parts for the GR4 - included in this kit to enable an EF3 to be made with the Alarms. The lack of fit between upper and lower parts shows what happens when you tool the parts 20 years apart! Upper fuselage was re-tooled to correct a couple of minor problems (mainly too long airbrakes IIRC) You have to remember it's mainly a 1983 Palitoy kit. The original had a better fit between the halves! Edited November 23, 2008 by Dave Fleming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 Thanks for the info guys. I have today given a good bashing with a sanding stick and smothered it in filler. A lot of detail has been sanded out already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 There's where you're going wrong Mish! You're supposed to rub the stick backwards & forwards, not just hit the model with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 Damn this could be why the hammer hasn't been working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike7451 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Dont worry about it Mish,Mikes been acting funny all day! (Must've OD'd on M&M's & Haribo again...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado64 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 YepHave you noticed those panel lines yet as well mish. ie the bottom of the kit is raised, the top engraved. (Major Airfix corner cut) and the fit on this so poor it is beyond believe that they still have the front to sell the damned thing. At one time these kits sold for as little as £7.00 on evil bay. I started one many moons ago, never finished it, and finally binned it. Purely awful kit, and with that sort of performance, it's little wonder Airfix went to the wall again. hopefully third time luck we seem to have a businessman in charge, with a team producing what people want. Good luck with it Mish, Dave one went for 3.20 on ebay today i had 3 quid on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike7451 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 I just dug my started attempt at the Airfix F3 outta the attic & I'm going to crack on with it. Noticed I'd replaced the cockpit with an old Italeri GR? one & modded the Navs pit as well as replacing the main gear bays with old Italeri ones as well. Merv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 Go for it Merv and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike7451 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Thanks Mish, I've stocked up on whisky,plasters & anti-depressents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 I'm nearly out of Whiskey, send a bottle or two of Bushmills single malt please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 On with the horror story....Now we have the tour of the gaps Oof! i remember this from the Airfix GR.4 i did for one of Osher's group builds on FineScale. It is possible to do it Mish, takes a bit of TLC and elbow grease. No problem for a builder of your caliber! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousA667 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Bushmills very good. Bushmills Black Lable even better. peebeep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado64 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 innis and gunn now that is a real ale .......or little green men's chilli beer gorgeous should be able to order a crate off his site little green men chillies ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted November 24, 2008 Author Share Posted November 24, 2008 Sort of progress. Filler on Sanded off And then onto round two, more filler I'll get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado64 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 iv'e got my airfix f3 off fleabay so looks like i'm doing a nice firebirds version scratchbuild some scratch in panel lines and additions for other bits may build landing with brakes out eeeeeeee this gb has given me the incentive for a long planned build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado64 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 mines on the way .......pass me a straight jacket !!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 mines on the way .......pass me a straight jacket !!!!!!!!!! Should have been one in your cell when you checked in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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