Marlin Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Those nozzles looks great Werner. And the rest looks good as well. /Bosse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Very good progress indeed, especially with the wings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 A great looking Flappy bird! I've read somewhere that there should be a step between the upper wing glove and the fuselage, but I'm far from being a Tonka expert so I cannot confirm. Mmmm, those burner cans looks delicious in raw resin! Can't wait to see what you'll do with them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 thanks everybody, first coat of paint, (gun metalizer) and the fin, actually the name giving part of the fin (Tornado nickname) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 more on nozzles and more on complicated but great looking detail: the nozzle feather parts are not glued yet, they look a bit out of line here.... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Tasty! Were they tricky to install correctly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 9 hours ago, Christer A said: Tasty! Were they tricky to install correctly? No! Actally they ARE a drop in replacement! The plastic parts are tricky in this kit.... attention @trickyrich not so much the resin ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 fin is on! HAPPY! and the Swing Wing works as well so, now it is time to glue the front section, nose and front canopy, stabs and pylons... then it is time for the paint shop! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Very nice progress there! Truly inspirational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ-WobblyHands Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 That is looking great! excellent progress , those exhausts are really nice - do they add much weight at the back - I see they recommend 40g in the nose , how much more will you need to add ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Taking shape nicely Werner. The fin is certainly a distinctive feature on these machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 4 hours ago, RJ-WobblyHands said: That is looking great! excellent progress , those exhausts are really nice - do they add much weight at the back - I see they recommend 40g in the nose , how much more will you need to add ? 40g is round about 5ccm of steel.... I guess that is way too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 gosh Werner you're certainly throwing some AM stuff at her and she is looking very nice!! I like! This one builds up quite different to the big brother, mine is a bit simpler and probably the better for it. Hmm I will have to get one of these model one day...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 look what I just found yesterday! an old (20 years I guess), still analogue photo of mine of a real world Luftwaffe Tornado doing a full display - in Austria! happy I found it! 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 That's a cool photo Werner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Even the IDS looks sleek and fast without any tanks or other stuff under the wings! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlin Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Great progress Werner. And what a find that photo was. I wish I could see a Tornado that close. I've only seen one flying very fast over head over Elbe at Otterndorf in Germany. /Bosse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Good progress with the build, nice work on the exhausts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 not too much happened lately, some small updates only: that are 40 grams of M6 nuts, no way they fin into the nose and I think way more than needed! I have 4 of them in.... probably could squeeze in a 5th... but why? wings fully swept, stabs on (nozzles missing) canopy and seat missing, landing gear missing the pen is located at close to the COG.. I guess it will be suffucient! I am using Montey vinyl masks: in and outside, a first for me no issues so far waht was a bit of an issues was locating and drilling the holes for the fuselage pylons...of course I did not do so before... especially the 2 front ones are a bit tricky... but seems ok now.. a bit of toe in ? .... and a quick test of the MW1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 More good progress Werner and that MW-1 does look cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 some quick impressions: we are getting closer to the painting stage you still can see the turbine face what are those thing on the wing gloves by the way? I guess I need to sand them down, no? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Swift but steady progress Werner! It looks to be quite putty-free so far? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlin Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Looks Great Werner. And what a beast the MW-1 dispenser is. The part on the wing gloves are the Kreuger flaps. And they were bolted closed very early on the Tornado. So I guess you can sand it flush, that's what I'm going to do. /Bosse 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 got some more parts: not sure yet if I will actually use them... the pitot is a must of course! landing gear parts are very fiddly--- but sink mark wise look pretty ok on mine the Aires wheel bay doors look nice, but are horrible for removing the pouring block... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 That was sort of small sink marks on the main landing gear. Lucky you! Nice extra sets too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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