scott_t Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Well ..... here is my first build .....I want to do a 1/32 Revell Tornado as well .....may end up juggling them both but will at least start with this one. RoG Tornado IDS in quarter scale Wingman Decals: 44+97, AG 51, Mazar-e Sharif, August 2008 (I like the cartoon camel and tiger on the fin) Eduard photo etch set for the IDS - lots of parts - will use some as needed Eduard Brassin wheels Aires Wheel Bay Set - supposed to fit the Hobbyboss kit, but going to see if I can get them to fit this kit Got some Aires seats somewhere in the stash .....have to track them down The obligatory box top shot ................ First step was dealing with the annoying side-load box Revell supplies ...... closed up the end and opened the top to hinge open The kit plus extras Decals WIll post photos as I go along ........ Thanks for looking ! -Scott Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Nice choice Scott! We're both doing the same 1/48 scale kit! I love how you cut the Revell box! I did exactle the same.... Great minds... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Crazy Snap Captain Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Hmm. I might have to make them a tad smaller... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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scott_t Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 After sitting here tonight and studying the etched sets in the Eduard Big ED set for the IDS, I think I am going to incorporate the Eduard wheel bay details on this kit. It will give me a chance to use my new Small Shop photo etch folding tool ! I have another build ongoing of a RAF Tornado GR.4 that I am using the Aires wheel bays on and they look OK .....but I ended up sacrificing the intakes to get the main wheel bays fitted. For that jet ......intake covers. After looking at this build: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234968698-148-tornado-gr1-revell-wip/ I think at least the main wheel wells look great ...... so we'll see if I can NOT screw the pooch on them ....hahaha The nose gear well looks intricate ...... with options to expose a couple of internal access panels or close them up .....took me a while of staring at Eduards instructions to make heads or tails of what they had printed. I also have the CMK cockpit ......looks pretty good ....a combo of raised detail for the cockpit side consoles that have more detail than the kit yet should look better than the flat detail you get from the Eduard colored set. The instrument panels are printed color panels .....which will look better than any painting I can do ...... and it has the rear cockpit MFDs that look more correctly sized than Revells effort which look way undersized. It also comes with a new front cockpit instrument coaming ....not sure I will use it yet. The battle starts tomorrow morning .....pictures to follow. -Scott Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Great choice of a recce toni! Has interesting special load out: ofc a recce pod. Hahen must have it, cmk makes nice goodies for the revell toni incl. Wheel wells. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scott_t Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 Hi tobiK, I have the Hahen recce pod ....I think it's the one for low-level and mid-level operations but I need to check. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scott_t Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 Small progress ....started with the Eduard set and the nose gear bay Lots of FLAT parts ! Installed some of the parts .....inner wall details ....9 parts total First folding part ......trust me ....it is SMALL Not bad ! I managed not to screw it up 3 boxes for the nose gear bay .....these will be painted and installed after the gear bay is painted ....each has an additional data placard to attach More updates later ....had to give my eyes a break after working with those small parts -Scott Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lancer512 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Nice work. I am still thinking it is the 1/32 kit with all the PE attached. I'll be watching your build closely, as I've got three of the IDS kits and one Gr.4 in my stash. Did you realize this kit contains all the parts for an ECR, too? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JayBee Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Nice choice of markings! :) Unfortunately the right looking "old style" digits for 44+97 (and 45+38 as well) are not included in the Wingman sheet, they were deleted from the artwork without any query :( Maybe you have some spares left from HaHen or similar. If you have any questions about Luftwaffe & Marineflieger Tornado markings or stencils just ask, I am shure I´m able to help. :) Kind regards, Jürgen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scott_t Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 @Lancer: I didn't notice that the kit has the ECR parts in it .....will take a closer look. Thanks for the info ! @JayBee: I do have a couple of the Hahen sheets ....will check them for the correct style numbers ! Thank you for the heads up on that ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ichitoe Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I commend you on your PE work! I've failed enough times that I've banished PE from my builds! Great start to your build! Looking forward to more progress. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I like to see your work with all the bells n wistles. I m sure you will produce a showstopper again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scott_t Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 A quiet Sunday morning is a good time to work on photo-etch I may have those folded/stacked pieces not in the exact location they were meant to be in ..... not sure they will be seen once everything is installed That's it for now .....currently working with photo-etch bits on the main landing gear .............more pics later -Scott Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scott_t Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 OK .....more photo-etched bits added ........ I feel like I'm qualified to do open-heart surgery on a mouse after this ...... couple of pics showing the main gear bay in place ......a little fiddly getting thing to line up and slip together .....will have to take it apart to paint later The gear with the little photo-etched hydraulic lines attached ..... there is a long one on each of the main gear that I will bend and feed up the strut once the other connections have dried. I got lucky in pre-bending the lines in that they were bent close enough that when put in place.....pressure from the lines held them against the strut points and I was able to start putting drops of super glue to hold them down. I figured at this point.....it was time to walk away before I did something to mess them up .....so far...so good -Scott Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lancer512 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Umm... So the PE parts were used on the kit's wheel wells? I noticed that you have the Aires resin wheel wells and I was wondering if you've used them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Yeah, why not removing the details from the aires parts and glue in the Eduard PE...a new way in modelling? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scott_t Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 I have a set of Aires wheel bays fitted to a GR.4 build I have on the side ...... they look good ....the fit ......not horrible ......but I had an issue getting the intakes to fit with the Aires parts installed. Had to do some creative surgery :-) ....That build will have intake covers ....as may this one..... just that the intakes on the Revell kit for 1: are not an accurate representation of the way the actual intakes are set up in that they don;t follow the contours of the external intake walls. The kit part curve inwards way too soon, and 2: cleaning up the seam would be a tough nut to crack. I'm still thinking on it as I have glued the upper and lower intake pieces together tonight. I like the Eduard parts on the kit wheel bays ..... will see how they look under a very thing coat of paint tomorrow. Hopefully they look as good painted. tobiK ....combining the 2 sets is an idea, although it could be an expensive one ! I have seen people combine Aires with photo etch to get great results, though I think I would save that idea for a 32nd scale build as it all is so visible. Will try and post more updates tomorrow. -Scott Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) Nice work Scott. I admire anyone who can do wire work like that... and the PE looks immaculate... Nice stuff. Edited March 7, 2017 by Crazy Snap Captain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scott_t Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 Thanks Andrew ...... I think the secret is short sprints .....do a few pieces and step away and come back refreshed with rested eyeballs for another go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mingwin Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 nice work scott! i'll follow with great interest your build! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scott_t Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 Hi......had a week break with the visit of family ......then had issues with uploading to Photobucket ...... Finally got past the Photobucket issue .....here are a couple of pics of the cockpit in progress Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scott_t Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 More pics to show progress over the last few days Nose gear well Main gear well This hows the seam where the main fuselage meet up with the side piece that makes up the rear side fuselage ......I was very careful in gluing it together to keep seam cleanup to a minimum This pic shows the remainder of the in-progress cleanup of one of the rear side fuselage sections ....masking tape and a bit of putty ..... another cockpit shot after adding the weapon officer's displays ....... That's it for now ...more work and pics tomorrow Thanks for looking ! -Scott Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 28 minutes ago, scott_t said: another cockpit shot after adding the weapon officer's displays ....... Wow! Just wow... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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