KOTR Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 I'm also following this with quite some interest, as this one is the next on my list, I'm just waiting for the right decals to come. Amazing, that there is not a single set of decals for a german navy Tornado around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancman Posted July 4, 2005 Author Share Posted July 4, 2005 I have an old set of Tornado decals, would these German ones be of any use Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOTR Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Unfortunately not, 43+93 was a Luftwaffe aircraft. Let's see, I still have a Hasegawa-Starfighter-sheet here, I surely can canabalize the one or other item from this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancman Posted July 17, 2005 Author Share Posted July 17, 2005 Here is an update on the Tonka, I am managing to squeeze in a little modelling in between running my kids everywhere during their school summer holidays (only 4 and 1/2 weeks to go). The pictures show the tabs that you need to fit at the rear fuselage as the top part of the kit is a little narrow at the rear end, also I have fitted the Paragon wing seals which need some plastic cut away to make them fit plus a couple of tabs behind them and there are some holes drilled in the airbrake housing. The final picture shows the top half resting on the bottom part to show the paragon parts in situe and avoid the see thru effect. Cheers Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 funny school break.. ours dont finish till the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancman Posted July 17, 2005 Author Share Posted July 17, 2005 Here in my part of Scotland the kids finished school on the 1st of July and they don't start back until the 17th of August. Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancman Posted August 26, 2005 Author Share Posted August 26, 2005 Well schools back and now I can start modelling again , here is the Tonka as she is now. Load of problems fitting the front and back together as it seems all the resin slightly twisted it the cockpit out of shape and I broke off those bloody tail fins . These have now been refitted with metal pins and seem much better and now she is looking like a Tornado, loads of rescribing to do as a lot of the panel lines are very faint or don't exist at all around the intakes and back towards the tail. The rear intake doors are missing as well as anything on top of the intakes but with Scotsmans and Dondy's over on ARC Tonka's I have plenty of detail shots of the Flightpath parts for the top of the intakes Hope you like them. Cheers Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Looking good Graham, Its good to see what is required in order to make the OOB kit fit properly. I'd never really thought of the wing seals but since you put them on...I just can't imagine building a Tornado without them. Looks like you're almost ready to start warming up the airbrush. It one tough looking plane I reckon...a brute. Cheers Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomstick Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Glad to see this! Good work so far. I plan to do this kit in the future so thanks for sharing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Looking great ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancman Posted September 2, 2005 Author Share Posted September 2, 2005 Well I am now at my pet hate stage in modelling, SCRIBING no matter how I try I am never completely satisfied with the way it turns out. Here I have scribed some detail on the top of the intakes and although not perfect I have decided it will do, not sure yet as to add the rivets or not as I am unsure if they will make much difference. I still need to scribe the back door on the sides of the intakes just under the wing and I am really not looking forward to that but who knows maybe one day I will get better at doing this. Cheers Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancman Posted September 3, 2005 Author Share Posted September 3, 2005 Here are a couple more pictures, I managed to scribe the intake doors by holding the model vertically with the fuselage resting on the edge of the table and leaning over and around the wing to scribe it. The other one is to make the cockpit sill bigger using 10 thou strip as the kit cockpit is too wide. Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Taylor Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 Guys I did this conversion a while back and it is up on my website if you want to take a peek http://teds-modelworks.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ scroll down to "Mig Eater" on the home page enjoy Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancman Posted September 25, 2005 Author Share Posted September 25, 2005 Well I started on the bang seats, these are the Paragon seats kindly supplied by our man Jay. Sorry for the poor quaity of pictures as these were the best I could get,but they sure bring the model to lfe when posed in the cockpit. If you haven't got these then do as they are superb. Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LSP_Jay L Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 The seats look excellent Graham. I hope I'll be able to do them as nicely. Lets see them in the office mate! Cheers mate, Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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