Iain Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 Back on the Tornado this evening, after getting sidetracked again with a few other projects - more in a separate post later! A little progress on front and rear front panels - but it's dawned on me these can go in later from above - after the fuselage is buttones up: And the 3D Printed nose smoothed and primered - the advantage of HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene) is that it is the same as injection moulded plastic - so bonds to the kit parts with normal plastic glues, and behaves in exactly the same way when sanded. The downside is that it can be tricky to print and needs higher temperatures on the printer - something Tim has been playing with for some time - and that expertise shows! Off to do some tweaks to the tub later... Have FUN! Iain KiwiZac, Brett M, Marcel111 and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastterry Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Jeez that's too bad Iain, I just heard that Italeri are going to release an F.3 before Christmas. TRF wunwinglow and Iain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 Probably! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 OK - more progress at last... Nose cone prepped and primed: Base colour on cockpit tub - and nose dry fitted together. A little tweaking needed to area around nose-gear bay for a perfect fit: Back in a mo... Iain Marcel111, florin13, johncrow and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 Rear section cut from upper fuselage - ready for fitment of tail extension. Follows panel lines that were extended from side to side and cut apart using a fresh No 11 Scalpel blade: And lower fuselage - same process - plus another cut-out at the front to accept the new, 3D Printed, forward fuselage undertray: One weakness of the Revell 1:32 Tornado kits is, well, their weakness! And it gets worse when you start cutting it up to make an F. Mk. 3... Tim's set includes a new bulkhead that fits where the kit one goes, but is a lot more substantial. A few cuts to remove sections of moulded location strip and in she drops. Note two things: I got it the wrong way around at first fitting - and Tim recommends this is bonded to the intake trunking before fitting in situ. I deviated as I wanted everything as stiff as possible, with the gear bays in place, for me to do final fitting of the front end. The intake trunking placed in situ (no engine faces - yet: There are 'layering' marks internally from the printing process - I've made a first pass with a flat brush loaded with solvent for initial smoothing - but more to go. As you can, hopefully, see - the design work Tim has done is quite exceptional - and the fit of the new 3D printed parts with the existing kit is quite superlative. Far better than any resin conversion could be, with the bonus that the new parts are Polystyrene - just like the kit parts! Iain Dany Boy, Rockie Yarwood, LSP_Kevin and 14 others 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 New tail extension parts - in glorious 'Kermit Green'. With the wings, tail and tailerons assembled it was time to do a full test fit: And, finally, with Tim's own test mule: Blue skies! Iain Anthony in NZ, Fanes, MikeMaben and 20 others 21 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Iain , as far as I can see the only fault obvious in this set is the fact that is isn't sitting on my workbench right now .. seriously I need this set in my life now, I wonder if paradoxically that this set is going to be more popular with the introduction of the Italeri GR4 as there are going to a load of Revell FGR1s in stash's that will never ne built as GRs , and this is a perfect use for them , I know that is true for me Now all we need is a comprehensive set of F3 makings Keep up the great work , I'm loving this build Iain, Stevepd and Kagemusha 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 I think you're spot on there - very much an ideal use for all those Revell kits! But a little more patience just yet: Tim is quite a busy man at present - but he'll advise when he's ready to accept orders. Still a few parts to be done - wing-gloves being one example. And I have his development airframe: with current Covid restrictions it may be a few weeks before I can get it back to him. Iain Kagemusha, Scotsman and Stevepd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 On 11/16/2020 at 7:31 AM, fastterry said: Jeez that's too bad Iain, I just heard that Italeri are going to release an F.3 before Christmas. TRF Just remember who took the bullet for you all when the Italeri one hits the shops!!! fastterry, Anthony in NZ, thierry laurent and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Well; I scratch built an F-3 in 32nd about 10 years ago and nothing appeared then! Iain, fastterry, wunwinglow and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Amazing stuff, Iain! Kev Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastterry Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I'm a fighter builder kind of guy so don't have any mud mover Tornadoes in the stash, looks like I'll have to wait for Italeri to come to the party. You're doing a great job on this one Iain. TRF Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevepd Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, Scotsman said: Well; I scratch built an F-3 in 32nd about 10 years ago and nothing appeared then! Same I did the prototype and it’s now in the Boscombe Down Museum. A big thanks to Iain & Tim though, fantastic effort just as extra info, I also frequent this forum and one discussion is: https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/637527-tornado-f3-asymmetric-engine-configuration.html Edited December 21, 2020 by Stevepd Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) 22 hours ago, Scotsman said: Well; I scratch built an F-3 in 32nd about 10 years ago and nothing appeared then! 6 hours ago, Stevepd said: Same I did the prototype and it’s now in the Boscombe Down Museum. A big thanks to Iain & Tim though, fantastic effort just as extra info, I also frequent this forum and one discussion is: https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/637527-tornado-f3-asymmetric-engine-configuration.html Same here, except mine was an F.2 converted from a GR.1 for the RAF Museum 35 years ago! Your conversion looks really good (and accurate) Iain (and a big thanks to Tim for producing the test parts in the first place!). Derek Edited December 21, 2020 by Derek B Anthony in NZ and Iain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 Really enjoying using these parts - but all credit has to go to Tim for the time and effort he's put into designing them. I'm just the 'crash-test dummy'... Iain Scotsman, Derek B, thierry laurent and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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