Tornado ADV - 1/48 Hobby Boss

[Guest]

Hi Allyne, thanks for the photo, will try to add the cross to the helmets; will include a photo for my mext posting. Cheers Derek

[Guest]

Have now added the reflective tape to the Helmets as identified be Allyne, used Tamiya flat aluminium hand painted. Cockpit tub has been added to the fuselage and the nose wheel bay has been added, still to tidy up the joints. Hobby Boss are approaching this build using a modular method which in my limited experience is unusual. One module is from the radome to the engine intake ducts, the second module is the Wings with adjacent fuselage, and the third module is the engine exhaust. The joints on these modules should be 'interesting'. Cheers Derek

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[AlanG]

Looking good Derek

[Ian M]

Looking interesting this. I got one off flea-bay the other day for £38 inc. postage to DK, so not to bad. ( you all think I'm nuts but I'm pleased with the price). Needless to say I will be watching this build full on!!!

Nice job on the cock-pit.

Ian M

[Guest]

For a very detailed 1/48 kit, seems a bit disappointing that they leave an area where the HUD lens should be with a hole, although they do provide the HUD screen. Have covered up the hole with some white plastic card, and glued a scrap piece of plastic to represent the lens; used Tamiya X-25 clear green. Have also added the engine intakes. Cheers Derek

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[AlanG]

Ddi a grand job of that Derek. Lovin it

[Guest]

Ddi a grand job of that Derek. Lovin it

Thanks Allyne, wonder if you can help please, looking at internet photo's it looks to me old eyes that the windscreen of the Tornado is lightly tinted brown. Can you confirm/correct this guess. Many thanks Derek

[AlanG]

They are clear. You probably find they look 'tinted' due to reflexion from the instrument panel coving. The only tint they had was around the edges and this was due to the electric heating/demisting in them. It was a very very fine electrical spraymat on the screen so it could be kept clear which could give a slight colour change but nothing too much. Remember tints hinder forward viewing and that's something you don't want as a pilot lol

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/2143364/2/istockphoto_2143364-tornado-gr4.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2649/4090370732_9ac73875d5.jpg

[AlanG]

Oh and if you are wondering what those white straps in the second picture are.... they are arm restraints that pull the arms into the body when you eject so they aren't flapping around and getting injured/lost

[Guest]

Thanks for the info Allyne, I suppose the F3 which I am modelling would be the same as the GR4?, the attached photo of an F3 made me ask the question. Thanks again Derek

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[AlanG]

That'll be the spraymatting that i was on about. Not an offical tint but at the right angle can give that appearance

[Guest]

Thanks for clearing that point up Allyne. Cheers Derek

[Guest]

Back again, have been concentrating on the wing module this week. I am locking the swing wing in position, since I am deploying the slats/flaps/spoilers. As you can see a few pin holes on the wing spoiler underside that needed filling. Have made the fuel tank and missile rails but leaving them off until I paint the underside, which is a different grey in places than the top sides. Must repeat myself by saying Hobby Boss have done an excellent job in moulding the Flaps/spoilers etc. I will be showing the Airbrakes at the tail deployed, but am leaving them off just now until the tail module is fitted; I will be starting the tail module later today. Overall so far everything has been a reasonably good fit, although a dry fit of the cockpit module to the wing module suggests some filing and filling will be required. Cheers Derek

p.s. Allyne, doing some tests just now, and if successful will give the windscreen a slight tint, to make the model more interesting.

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[AlanG]

When doing the flaps if you've seen some pics like this http://www.internetmodeler.com/1999/march/galleria/walkaround/walk_013.jpg with those little bits of clean metal on the top flap section, that is where the earthing forks rub/make contact with the flaps. The forks themselves are a very dark grey colour. This is common on all Tornados

[Ian M]

Rather enjoying this build. I am sitting looking at a big box on my desk with exactly the same inside!!!

I can only second Dereks comments, the moldings and detail are very good.

Keep up the good work Derek, and Allyn, keep those pictures comming they are of great help to people like me that have never had the good fortune to see on in the flesh!

Ian M