Robthepom Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 Thanks for the comments guys The Aries seats are designed for the Tornado see pic for description, i understand that the Hawk had MB 10 seats as well Marcel111 and HerculesPA_2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robthepom Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 more work on the pit, i love the coloured PE from eduard but i always feel a bit of a fraud adding it, looks good though I have no idea how i have done without the PE folding jig, my little boxes are perfect Dany Boy, Uilleann, Uncarina and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robthepom Posted November 22, 2018 Author Share Posted November 22, 2018 (edited) Hello modellers, I've done a bit more work on the Hawk pit, the Eduard side wall detail give everything a boost. The canopy hinges look very fiddly, complicated and challenging but I'll give it a go Thanks for looking, seats next Edited November 22, 2018 by Robthepom Uncarina, Marcel111, Kagemusha and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Beautiful work so far! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeds Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 (edited) Great start mate. Tornado has MB type 10A, Hawk has MB type 10B. I believe the main difference is the Tornado seats have arm restraints. I worked on Hawks at No.1 TWU RAF Brawdy and 4 FTS RAF Valley, Also maintained the seats at Scampton for the Reds. Never saw the drop tanks fitted. Edited November 23, 2018 by Smeds MikeC and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robthepom Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 8 hours ago, Smeds said: Great start mate. Tornado has MB type 10A, Hawk has MB type 10B. I believe the main difference is the Tornado seats have arm restraints. I worked on Hawks at No.1 TWU RAF Brawdy and 4 FTS RAF Valley, Also maintained the seats at Scampton for the Reds. Never saw the drop tanks fitted. hey thanks for the information, i'm cool with the seats i have, there still 10x better than the kit ones, so i'll use them Great information for others, i'm not sure if anyone makes resin 10B seats??? Smeds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robthepom Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 I have decided i love after market details, the AM for this kit cost more than double the price i paid for the kit, but its worth it in my opinion. The seats are incorrect and the differences between the MB10A and MB10B are significant, but just look at the kit offering And the BigEd cockpit is worth it as well Onward and upwards HerculesPA_2, MikeC, LSP_Kevin and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robthepom Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 well its not exactly tamiya fits, but hey who doesnt love sorting out seams, only another 6 areas to go did i say how much i like these seats MikeMaben, Anthony in NZ, MikeC and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Those seats and Bang on! Pun intended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevepd Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Those seats look really great. Whilst your there don’t forget the bag on the bulkhead behind the rear seat. Google it and you’ll suddenly notice it. I just did paper mache and paint when it was dry. Steve. MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor K2 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Great looking build, just a comment on the colour of the leg restraints. These are blue and when the aircraft is parked they are stowed attached to the instrument panel (the cords are placed in the grooves either side of the central instruments). The canvas case attached to frame 10 (rear bulkhead ) is stowage for the F700 (maintenance history etc) also there is a smaller one slightly lower which holds the rear seat apron (fitted to solo aircraft, modelers of Red Arrows take note). Finally, the seat pan is set to almost it's highest setting when the aircraft is parked for maintenance. Hope this is of help, Bob. Smeds, MikeC, Derek B and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Yes those seats are ballers nicely detailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor K2 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Further to my earlier post, it seems Martin Baker have changed the colour of the leg restraints to olive green (just poked my head in the cockpit today and I was surprised that they weren't blue as I thought they were. I am sure they were once? I've only worked on them since 1983). I will check with one of our armourers to see if my memory is playing tricks or that I am colour blind. Kirk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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