viperfixer Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 After finishing my Thunderbolt I went straight into the next one. This is of course the Revell kit, built an IDS version once about 20 years ago when I was a teenager, but that wasn't very good so I took it apart and stripped the paint because ever since I saw them on TV during desert storm I always wanted to have one in desert scheme. However, the plastic of my old kit turned out to be in pretty bad shape, so I bought a new one, this time the ECR. During the last two years I already collected a lot of aftermarket products, so I thought I better do it right, and the kits are not that expensive anyway. Here's what I've got: Did some assembly of major parts and some resin casting block removal already, no pictures yet, maybe next weekend. I know it's been done many times before but still hope someone will be interested. Daywalker, Uncarina and Heico 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 looking forward to see this build. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic C.D. Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I'm interested! Looking forward to the work on the wings. That's quite an expensive set, no? Anyway, have fun! Nic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperfixer Posted May 12, 2013 Author Share Posted May 12, 2013 Thanks guys! I'm interested! Looking forward to the work on the wings. That's quite an expensive set, no? Anyway, have fun! Nic Sorry, I have to disappoint you, this set doesn't include the flaps and slats, that's another one. I will leave the wings as they are, although I like the look of everything open, it's just to much work I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Stoner Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 This is my all time favorite from Revell/Germ. Looks like you got just about everything there.... Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I'm looking forward to this one too! Fantastic subject choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperfixer Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 (edited) Small update, assembled some of the bigger parts and some other easy construction to get a bit of the spreus out of the way. Also removed some resin casting blocks and cut of the kit glare shield to make room for the resin one. I did spent a lot of time on the fuel tanks. It was pretty time consuming to cut them out and sand the edges down. Had to make some plastic circles to put inside for reinforcement and alignment, otherwise I think it's impossible to put them together. After putting the halfs together it will still require a lot of putty and sanding to get the seam away. Not sure if the end result will be anywhere near decent, but I have to try. Also glued the photo etched plates on top of the intakes. Still needs some more putty to make them look like one piece, but there's surface structure on there now. That's it for now! Edited June 28, 2013 by viperfixer Lars Befring and HerculesPA_2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Nice collection of goodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango1 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Looks like yo are off to a cracking start! I'm a big fan of the GR.1, so I'll be watching this with great interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DH764 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Gotta love a Tonka Looking forward to seeing more Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaky962 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Look forward to this one.. The Tornado is one of my favorites aircraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperfixer Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 (edited) Finally a new update. Didn't have so much time, only a few hours during weekends, Slowly eating my way through the pile of PE parts, time consuming work. Also got the courage to glue together the big fuel tanks. Fit wasn't good, but I've been working on one of them for a while and got it pretty decent already so now I think they can turn out good enough to put on the plane. I was prepared to throw them away first if it would turn out bad. Also made some improvement to the small intake that goes under the front fuselage. Put some plastic card inside and sanded it down from inside so the edges don't look so thick anymore, in reality it's just thin sheet. Added some detail to the outside of the fuselage like opening vents and exhausts. Well, here's some pics to prove that I actually did something: Fuel tanks. Right one didn't have the putty and sanding treatment yet. The one in the back was about as bad as the one in front but it looks a lot better now. Two of eight wings for the tanks folded and soldered already. Bought a cheap soldering device for this but it burned out almost immediately. Now I'm waiting for a more expensive soldering station that I ordered. Can't do without it here! inside canopy frame in progress. outside canopy frame in progress. Small intake. Filled in the round antenna shape and put the PE part on. Still have to scratch build the 2 antenna's. This was completely closed on the kit so I opened it up because it actually is an opening for an exhaust, witch I still have to make. Edited June 28, 2013 by viperfixer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperfixer Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 Trust reverse mechanism. Also been experimenting on ways to make the intake covers. This should look good when painted and glued in place, but not sure yet if I'll go for this, maybe I'll experiment some more. That's it for now, hopefully next update will be a bit sooner! Lars Befring and hamfists nz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperfixer Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 One more thing, forgot to mention that I never used any vacuformed stuff before, so the bad fit of the tanks is probably because of my inexperience with the material. An experienced modeller might have no problem with them. So I don't blame the product, only myself. After all I'm happy to have them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngtiger1 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Viper fixer, nice project you have going here. I have one GR.1 sitting aside for Mig Eater. I like the PE set you are using. It sure adds a lot of nice detail to the kit. As for the vacuform parts...you ain't alone. I've tried my hand on it and it was not all that great the first time around, but next time around will be better...now that I now what to do next time around. So, I'm sure you'll be fine as well. Beside, if you can fix a Viper then stinky plastic tanks are no match to you skills viperfixer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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