Zone19 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Well here is my first WIP. And I want to thank Frietag, Cheshiretauras and Shark65 for thier threads, which have seriously inspired me, so thanks guys! I have a feeling I may go a little A little background first...I'm an Ex-RAF Armourer who worked on Tornado's (GR1's, XV Sqn, and F3's, Tremblers) for 9 years. Love GR1's Despise F3's!! Work that out lol I've got 2 missions, the first is to build an XV Sqn Tonka in as many scales as possible, I have a 1:1 to play with as well at Bruntingthorpe ZA326. This is a 1/72, then I have the old Airfix 1:48 and Revel 1:144, both Xmas pressies, and I need to get the 1:32 model. They will all be Dio's, of the same aircraft. ZA446 'F' 'MacRoberts Reply' XV Sqn. But which one? A) Or My 2nd Mission is to build all the A/C that XV Sqn flew...Bar the period they were part of the Areoplane and Armament Experimental Establishment trial fleet, where they flew over 12,000 hours on over 70 different types!!!!! It will be an example of everyday life on the flightline, no loadouts, so GroundCrew, AirCrew, GSE and Bomb Trolley as well as all the bits that are there during a T/R (Turn Round) So here we go with pictures... The Kit Ground Crew and Aircrew A quick look at the Sprue's....as you do... I've got some AM Resin and PE kits coming from: Aires - AIRES7085 Eduard - 72297 ModelDecal - MD075 Verlinden - 517 Airwaves - AES72028 I know both of the bottom 2 are designed for use with the Hasegawa Kits...Apparently I'm great with my hands...Gotta love a loving Missus PP Areoparts 1/72 CBLS200 with 3Kg's, I'm going to have to make some 28lbers as well as the 3Kg nose cones! Lots of flattening on the 3Kgs as well... 3KG 28lber Also there will be some GSE - I've got the ladders from the Verlinden PE bits, but also I'm doing a Flightpath Nitrogen Trolley and a small walk round kit, a Bomb trolley towed behind a 'Wendy', Type W Weapons Loader, which I'll have to scratch build, but I have the plans for it XV Sqn Bomb Trolley prior to Op Granby departure 1990 Type W 'Wendy' Loader Well I've been working on it for a couple of weeks, and will post those pictures later as it's very nearly Gozzome time (Thats 'Goes Home' Time) Cheers for looking, and looking forward to the comments 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasacop Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 As an ex XV Sqn liney (84-87) it's a no brainer!! Got to be Foxtrot without the red fin!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthemodeller Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Yep - definitely without the red fin! I've got some spare Hasegawa Tornado decals if they are any use to you as spares? B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike7451 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Welcome fellow plumber.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumber Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 That 28lber looks more like a 14kg to me Zone 19 me old mucker. And those 3kg's look a lot like the old 4lber. Scoots Bombhead for 23 years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blikkey Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 That wendy takes me back a few years, heavy bombing at West Freugh on the Harrier OCU 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob P Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Anyone know if there are any scale plans/drawings of a Wendy available? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blikkey Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Anyone know if there are any scale plans/drawings of a Wendy available? can I second that as it would be a great addition to any dio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zone19 Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 As an ex XV Sqn liney (84-87) it's a no brainer!! Got to be Foxtrot without the red fin!!! Really? When in 87 did you get there? I arrived in May 87 Yep - definitely without the red fin! I've got some spare Hasegawa Tornado decals if they are any use to you as spares? B Brian, I shall keep that in mind thank you I'll PM you if I need them Welcome fellow plumber.... Thanks Young Man...How's things going? That 28lber looks more like a 14kg to me Zone 19 me old mucker. And those 3kg's look a lot like the old 4lber. Scoots Bombhead for 23 years They look like 3's and 28's to me That wendy takes me back a few years, heavy bombing at West Freugh on the Harrier OCU Driven and ridden a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasacop Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Zone 19 was on XV from November 84 to November 87! Whose shift were you on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zone19 Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Anyone know if there are any scale plans/drawings of a Wendy available? can I second that as it would be a great addition to any dio PM me your email addresses and I will get the plans to you...I got them from Porstmouth Aviation... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zone19 Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 I was A Shift Plumbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob P Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 PM me your email addresses and I will get the plans to you...I got them from Porstmouth Aviation... Most kind, will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasacop Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 PM'd you to save clogging up the thread! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike7451 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Bloody Larrparts skivers..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Zone19, from an ex-Harrier plumber. I'm gonna keep a close eye on this one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zone19 Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Right...Seeing as I've been messing about with this for a couple of weeks....Here is the progress to date. I did some dry fittings to see what the fit was like and to be honest I'm not too impressed... Seats aren't up to much either...Sorry it's a little out of focus. In the nose wheel bay the CB's are showing, but the layout is wrong....So will go with the resin part So down to the first piece I'm doing...The Nav's console...Matt black, dark green screens, and the main one drip fed with superglue to produce a glass screen effect...Then I got my Archimedes drill and made 4 0.5mm holes in the rear for the cables and superglued in some beading wire (24 gauge), the Mother-in-Laws idea, for the cables coming out... Next up is the 'Office' where the growbags live.... The business panels so far, the need a bit of superglue to make them screen like. And the 'Bang Seats' so far... There is still loads more to do on the seats, but of the ones I saw these don't have straps over the seat, as they were never left in the seat. Thanks for looking. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Mac Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I'm gonna watch this one, looks like it could be a good'un. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasacop Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Seats are looking good! Good luck with the verlinden resin gun bay! Its an absolute swine to fit!! Tried it in a Hasegawa kit years ago (got the decals for 326 btw) and still haven't finished the thing!! One day maybe!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zone19 Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Seats are looking good! Good luck with the verlinden resin gun bay! Its an absolute swine to fit!! Tried it in a Hasegawa kit years ago (got the decals for 326 btw) and still haven't finished the thing!! One day maybe!! I Bet they are I get to play with the real thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike7451 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Seats are looking good! Good luck with the verlinden resin gun bay! Its an absolute swine to fit!! Tried it in a Hasegawa kit years ago (got the decals for 326 btw) and still haven't finished the thing!! One day maybe!! Same here mate!Ended up having to cut the cockpit sideconsoles down & they still didn't fit! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasacop Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Managed to get the gun bay and the battery bay to fit but it sucked all the enjoyment out of it! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPaul Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Should be an interesting build. Ah, zone 19, many a night shift spent wedged in that part of the a/c tightening up ifr fuel pipes. Bloody old hyd oil was a bit annoying to say the least. Where did you get the pp aeroparts CBLS 200 from? I can never find any, and really want some for my FF Tornado Gr4 build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zone19 Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Ah, zone 19, many a night shift spent wedged in that part of the a/c tightening up ifr fuel pipes. Bloody old hyd oil was a bit annoying to say the least. Where did you get the pp aeroparts CBLS 200 from? I can never find any, and really want some for my FF Tornado Gr4 build. LOL Doing the 'Locking Wire' for the seat I got those from eBay, some guy in the states, I just checked his store, but he only has CBLS100's...They really are like 'Rocking Horse Sh!t!!!!' I asked David Perkins at Flightpath if he intended to do any in 1/72nd, but said he isn't, he does them in 1/48th though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPaul Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Aye, the fairies loved being asked to drop the crate for people didn't they lol. It's 1/72 I am modelling in, so will just have to keep eyes pinned. I considered using 100 's but they just won't look right. Will keep eyed on your build too. I worked on MacRoberts Reply in its Gr4 guise, when on XV from 2004 to 2007. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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