Paddington Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Hi all ! I want to introduce my 4th model after a twenty year break from modelling, and my first build in this forums It's a Eurofighter Typhoon from Revell. Will use photo etched parts from Eduard for this kit. I already build a Tiffy between my F-15 and F-16, but it that was a birthday present for a friend of mine, who is a Luftwaffen member. So, this one's for me. This is the box and these are the photo echted parts ok, we'll se what we get out of this... stay tuned Cheers, Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brewer Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 I'll be watching this one. Just grabbed the same kit recently with the Eduard PE and other accessories. Thinking this might be next on my bench, too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Kalosi Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 good luck I have just finished one. a nice plane but terrible kit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Doppel Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 good luck I have just finished one. a nice plane but terrible kit Gotta agree with you here, especially the first release. Here's how mine came out; http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index....howtopic=228197 Regards Andrew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paddington Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 Yesterday, i began with the build of my Tiffy. First step was the cockpit and the bang seat. I had to remove all the details for replacing them by the photo etched parts. then i watched images of the real bang seat. http://www.abload.de/img/martinbakerschleudersi688i.jpg On the left side of the seat, you see a oxygen hose i think. Want to copy that. I took 0,25 mm silver wire, a needle and a little bit of plastic sheet. Twistet the wire around the needle, and ready was my oxygen hose. A small peace of the plastic sheet simulates the adapter. And this is the painted bang seat Cockpit parts were already painted. The parts wet look disapears with a little bit flat coat. Cheers Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paddington Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 Hey guys ! Cockpit is almost ready. The next stage will be the main wheel bay and the front wheel bay. But first, i have to study the wiring of these bays. Cheers Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paddington Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 The wiring of the wheel bays is finished. I used 0,2mm silver wire and 0,4mm copper wire. next step will be to give the wheel bays a flat black coat, after that i'll spray it white. any suggestions? Cheers, Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paddington Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 What the hell is this ??? a first dry fit with the cockpit : Cheers, Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkW Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 (edited) Where you able to figure out where it was jamming up? Beautiful job on the cockpit, BTW! Edited April 8, 2011 by MarkW Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paddington Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 Hi Mark! I think it's here however, after a black coat, i painted the wheel bays in white colour. that's the result after dry fitting with the fuselage. the wheel bay in front needs a little bit of sanding, cause of the super glue, then i'll paint the wires. Cheers, Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monsterista Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 im doing the same aircraft...!! i follow you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neca12 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Oh, I thought revell tiffy's are great? Is there any good alternative? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josan Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Good work with the wheel bays, fantastic!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paddington Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 Main wheel bay is done and painted The canopy after a bath of Future Air Intake will be the next step. Looks like a little bit of sanding here. Cheers, Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
agelos2005 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 very nice work my friend! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paddington Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 I've done some minor updates. The main fuselage is glued, and the cockpit is "fitting" in :hypnotised: the wings are glued either. But, there is a lot of work... watch this: a little bit sanding here and there, then everthing should fit perfectly .. i hope :D Cheers, Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paddington Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 Wings are also glued. Air intake is filled and sanded. After the sanding, i applied a coat of Tamiya white. Here you see the gaps between the wings and the fuselage. the air intake filled and sanded : and the intake with a coat of white Cheers, Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkW Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Man, that looks rough. I thought the Revell Tiffie was a well engineered kit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paddington Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 Hi Mark! Must say, i expected more, but the kit is ok. over 200 pieces for about 20 euros is not that bad. The kit has it's flaws, but are we modellers or not :D Personally, i have a lot of fun with this kit. Cheers, Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 This is looking to be a very detailed Eurofighter build. Watching with interest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paddington Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 After dry fitting with the fuselage , i made a fitting test with the airbrake. The airbrake also doesn't fit well as you can see here, needs a little bit sanding. Go on further with the air intake, this is Revell's solution. I don't like it ! :thumbsdown: This is my intake solution. I took some old nozzles out of my spare parts box. They were from my first kit after my break from modelling. My cats destroyed this model It's fallen from my desk. I sanded them a bit and made a fitting test. I'm not sure if i do it like this. Could do it this way... not sure Cheers, Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkW Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Intake plugs are for cowards! I like your idea, but I'm not sure how long the intake trunk is supposed to be. The fans that close to the front might look odd, but it beats the blank wall approach... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paddington Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 Hi Mark, you're right :) I decided not to use the old nozzles as air intakes. i'll substitute them with plastic tube from the home owners shop. The APU exhaust done by Revell doesn't look comfortable to me, my first plan was, to use resin parts. But then i decided to use some shucks or a shrink tube out of my electronic stash. Looks much better than Revells APU exhaust. Revell's APU Stuff First, i drilled a hole into the fuselage, then fit in the shuck. Nothing's glued, just a dry fitting. And these are my new intakes And some dry fitting with the vents. For this, i used the flameholder of the old nozzles Now, i have to do some filling and sanding. After that, it's time for the intake painting job. Cheers, Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMan Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Great job so far Patrick. Really love your attention to detail, and your problem solving solutions. Never would have thought to use PVC pipe for the intake trunking, and your electrical work in the MGW is just amazing and crisp. Can't wait to see more, thanks for showing! Jeremy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkW Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Yeah that looks much better (and easier than the F-22 intakes!). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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