jenshb Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Try Xtracrylix paints to pour down the intake instead - for colour. You will need to give it a few rounds of MrSurfacer and sanding to make it smooth, but the Xtracylix paint will dry hard enough to micromesh if needed - provided it has a "tooth" to grip on to. Tamiya acrylics I find will "dry", but not "cure", whereas the Xtracrylics will actually cure in my experience. Using their gloss white for all my intake pouring jobs that are too small to airbrush. wunwinglow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Brilliant progress, Iain! wunwinglow and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Just catching up on this - really nice work, my friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 A little more progress... I re-did the intakes with acrylic spray can paint - a lot tougher! With a few really thick coats over the interior surface - with the excess allowed to drain off each time - and with a little sanding between each - I'm happy with the result! So that meant I could mark out and drill the holes in the underside to accept Tim's printed rear missile fairings. Which, in turn, meant I could assemble the rear upper and lower fuselage sections. And, well, that meant adding the nose at the same time... So this is what I now have, ready for some sanding to blend everything together: Tim's parts all fit perfectly - but the two differing print process do result in parts that need careful preparation before fitting, to ensure everything is aligned correctly. The advantages of having the larger parts FDM printed in HIPS are readily apparent and, despite all of the surgery, the airframe is now far sturdier than the original Revell assembly! And, yes, the wing gloves aren't correct yet for the ADV variants - that will follow... More soon, perhaps... Blue skies, Iain Dragon, wunwinglow, blackbetty and 18 others 20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will2017 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 As a late entrant to the followers, I can only respect the work that's gone into this build. I want to do an F3 as part of a long term build, based on the (cheaper) Revell GR1 kit - but the conversion to F3 is eluding me. As a newbie, it seems a little cheeky to ask if your printed / resin parts will ever be offered - but if they ever were, I'd be interested. In the meantime I've got a couple of (small) scale Tornados to build, but I'm following this thread in the same manner as everyone else. Out2gtcha, wunwinglow and Kagemusha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevepd Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I’ve just recently purchased a Revell Tornado, cheap as chips and the only bidder. Thinking long term wunwinglow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 16 hours ago, will2017 said: As a late entrant to the followers, I can only respect the work that's gone into this build. I want to do an F3 as part of a long term build, based on the (cheaper) Revell GR1 kit - but the conversion to F3 is eluding me. As a newbie, it seems a little cheeky to ask if your printed / resin parts will ever be offered - but if they ever were, I'd be interested. In the meantime I've got a couple of (small) scale Tornados to build, but I'm following this thread in the same manner as everyone else. Yes, that is the intention, I have a big box of bits already made, just a few more items to sort out. Bear in mind, it won't be a 'product', just a bag of bits, and some pointers to this thread! Iain and I have been working on it for ages now, so I hope to get these last few items done shortly. Kagemusha, Daniel Leduc, scvrobeson and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will2017 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 On 6/17/2021 at 11:28 AM, wunwinglow said: Yes, that is the intention, I have a big box of bits already made, just a few more items to sort out. Bear in mind, it won't be a 'product', just a bag of bits, and some pointers to this thread! Iain and I have been working on it for ages now, so I hope to get these last few items done shortly. Now I'm really interested. Perhaps the 'Big Tornado' project can fly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaf-man Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 On 6/17/2021 at 1:28 PM, wunwinglow said: Yes, that is the intention, I have a big box of bits already made, just a few more items to sort out. Bear in mind, it won't be a 'product', just a bag of bits, and some pointers to this thread! Iain and I have been working on it for ages now, so I hope to get these last few items done shortly. Shortly means.....? :-)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 On 3/5/2022 at 8:11 PM, iaf-man said: Shortly means.....? :-)) When I get around to it!! Been really busy on other stuff recently. Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 I guess I should pick this one up again at some point... Just a little snowed under with other projects at the mo! Iain Kagemusha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 will the intakes fit a GR1 version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 (edited) Iain - One query/comment re the set , If you are modelling a post Granby F3 , there should be Chaff/Flare pods scabbed on the lower fuselage . I noticed them when I was working on my F3 many years ago but as I have said before I need the set now I Edited March 7, 2022 by Scotsman Out2gtcha and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 5 hours ago, blackbetty said: will the intakes fit a GR1 version? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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