Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 A little more scratch building of the antennas and IR turret head fitted 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Very nice! Lot of work has gone into it but it's gonna look great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 A long over due update on this one, I was distracted by other builds. So I added the last antennas on the underside as well as the strakes under the rear fuselage and the pilots boarding ladder Some doors were also scribed. and some primer thrown on 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Yay! Glad you've not forsaken this one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 No excuse for being distracted!!!! Hmmm those floats don't look like they belong here??? Have you got something to tell me??? Am I and my GB not enough for you?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 8 hours ago, trickyrich said: No excuse for being distracted!!!! Hmmm those floats don't look like they belong here??? Have you got something to tell me??? Am I and my GB not enough for you?? I was waiting for a comment about the floats, They are left over from the my failed attempt at the last float planes GB, trying to clear a lot of stalled builds at the moment. With the BM GBs and others elsewhere including club Blitzes and theme builds my bench becomes quite hectic at times, fortunately I got the Navy GB items finished quickly and can get back to these VERY IMPORTANT Nordic builds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Just ignore him Ray. @trickyrich has already slopped off to play in the Navy and Spitfire GBs so it's a mirracle he even noticed those errant floats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 No worries @Col. I have lot more distractions, with the C-17 being pulled out of hibernation for a comparison shoot, I might just take my Dornier and PC-21 and and stow them in the cargo hold for the time being while I finish it off ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 Gloss white applied and some stretched sprue added to the flaps ( as per the Dornier -200 instructions I have), it's not mentioned in the instructions for the -100. Both Nordic builds ready for masking and paint 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 They're both looking very nice! On 4/24/2020 at 6:58 AM, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: I was waiting for a comment about the floats, They are left over from the my failed attempt at the last float planes GB, trying to clear a lot of stalled builds at the moment. With the BM GBs and others elsewhere including club Blitzes and theme builds my bench becomes quite hectic at times, fortunately I got the Navy GB items finished quickly and can get back to these VERY IMPORTANT Nordic builds Just ignore him...he's still upset I won't build the Draken! The Spitfire are done, the F/A-18E almost, the Rafale M in progress...plus now I'm starting to pack up ready to move! .......and yes the Nordic Builds ARE the most important things in your life now! On 4/24/2020 at 8:50 AM, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: No worries @Col. I have lot more distractions, with the C-17 being pulled out of hibernation for a comparison shoot, I might just take my Dornier and PC-21 and and stow them in the cargo hold for the time being while I finish it off ! Gosh the C-17 is a big beasty...plus I forgot just how small a Spitfire is until I built my 2.....too long building jets! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 @Romeo Alpha Yankee Yeah, you're in a good phase on your builds! Can't wait to see some more paint on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaCee26 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 On 4/23/2020 at 11:58 PM, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: I was waiting for a comment about the floats, They are left over from the my failed attempt at the last float planes GB, trying to clear a lot of stalled builds at the moment. Looks like an Airfix Beaver? Cheers, AaCee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 6 hours ago, trickyrich said: Just ignore him...he's still upset I won't build the Draken! The Spitfire are done, the F/A-18E almost, the Rafale M in progress...plus now I'm starting to pack up ready to move! At this rate you're going to have nothing remaining in your stash apart from this mythical Draken none of us have seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 5 hours ago, AaCee26 said: Looks like an Airfix Beaver? Cheers, AaCee Correct, decals from Arctic decals to go on it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Hello Ray🙂 I just found this "Nordic GB 2020". I was more than delighted to see your great work on the "Donnerwetter" as we called her. One of those surprising aircraft: fabric covered elevators, rudder and ailerons, capable of flying slower than a SE Cessna and then +200 kt. TAS. Powered with slightly tricky Garret engines and so on. Did a barrel roll with her too, but don't tell anyone... It's a shame really that I got here so late, as I could have provided you with photos of the interior, drawings about the special equipment and so on. If you need something, just ask and I will check whether I have suitable photos or other information. Stay Safe! Cheers, Antti 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 7 hours ago, Antti_K said: Hello Ray🙂 I just found this "Nordic GB 2020". I was more than delighted to see your great work on the "Donnerwetter" as we called her. One of those surprising aircraft: fabric covered elevators, rudder and ailerons, capable of flying slower than a SE Cessna and then +200 kt. TAS. Powered with slightly tricky Garret engines and so on. Did a barrel roll with her too, but don't tell anyone... It's a shame really that I got here so late, as I could have provided you with photos of the interior, drawings about the special equipment and so on. If you need something, just ask and I will check whether I have suitable photos or other information. Stay Safe! Cheers, Antti Thanks for the offer Antti. I was curios about the the interior, I could not find much detail on the web. I am about to mask up the green and orange, I hope to get it finished soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 You are welcome Ray🙂 Cockpit overall colour is chocolate brown (Humbrol 10 is very close). The reason for such colour was pretty practical as Air Patrol Squadron wanted as dark colour as possible to eliminate reflections especially at night. The cabin's overall colour is off-white with dark blue-green carpet and seat upholstery. Radar/camera operators console is just behind LH pilot's seat, facing forwards. Behind that is a small table with club seating. IR/UV sensor console is located at the back on Starboard side. Also facing forwards. A very nasty seat to occupy during maneuvering as one sits so far behind the CoG. I noticed that your model represents the current outfit with tubular SLAR antennas. For a reason or another the interior has been a bit of a "hush-hush"; possibly due to trade agreements. At least the radar was terrible 25 years ago and the guys told me that it hasn't got much better. The current cameras on the other hand are simply amazing. Let me dig few photos for you about the interior. Cheers, Antti 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Here we go... Pilot's cockpit. Note that the floor is painted only with buff coloured primer. Yours Truly manning the navigator station (possibly in 1996). That mouse was lost on the same flight when we were forced to maneuver; a Russian patrol boat started to act aggressively on the Finnish Gulf and we broke away "in a spectacular way". That poor mouse flew to back of the cabin and shattered into pieces. We arranced proper military funerals for the poor mouse behind the hangar; I carried my sword and all... Once again I was forced to steal my own photo. This is the current lay-out of the navigator's (radar) station. That yellow bag barely visible at the right hand lower corner is the life raft package that is always carried. The IR/UV sensor operator console at the back of the cabin. Cabin, looking forward On finals to Turku airport (our base) Sometimes the view wasn't equally clear. Despite the warmed wind shield pretty heavy icing was encountered time to time. It got really scary only after the landing This is slightly of-topic but too interesting to miss. First female fighter pilot in Finnish AF, captain Inka Niskanen, made few practice intercepts and then escorted us for a while over the Baltic Sea. And we saw other interesting stuff too: like this modified "Kilo" -class submarine sailing out of St. Peterburg. It was delivered to Pakistan. Here you can see the old box-like SLAR antenna. During hot summer days the Baltic Sea can look uninviting, especially when blue-green algae fills the water. One of the monitoring tasks for the Air Patrol Squadron. Cheers, Antti 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 @Antti_K, thanks for posting those awesome photos, both here and in the other thread. Stuff like this is just so invaluable, thank you for sharing., plus you F-27 FF-1 looked amazing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 Excellent images Antti, thanks for sharing... What F-27????? 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Thank you both Ray and Rich🙂 It is always nice if one can help fellow modelers with something. And it is of course nice to hear that people like your models, so thanks again. Cheers, Antti 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 6 hours ago, Antti_K said: Thank you both Ray and Rich🙂 It is always nice if one can help fellow modelers with something. And it is of course nice to hear that people like your models, so thanks again. Cheers, Antti you'll have to join us for part 2 of this GB! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 1 hour ago, trickyrich said: you'll have to join us for part 2 of this GB! I'm in! Thanks for the invitation🙂 My only question is: when? Cheers, Antti 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 5 hours ago, Antti_K said: I'm in! Thanks for the invitation🙂 My only question is: when? Cheers, Antti Next year, hopefully. Sign in here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 After a bit of masking and painting it is slowly getting there, though I am not happy with the way it looks, some touch ups are required after a lot of bleeding under the masking occurred. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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