Wendall's 1/48 Raspberry Ripple Tornado

[rickoshea52]

I'd be inclined to keep the tabs at the top where the pylon mates against the wing and also keep or scratch build a replacement set of pads for the bottom where the stores attach. I think it might depend on what store is being carried, a quick google search for "boz pod pylon" brings up a variety of different fittings.


I never worked on tonkas but occasionally we'd get a Nimrod with a boz/chaff pod still fitted into the hangar and I distinctly remember these steadies on the pylon. I haven't seen an example on a tonka but the gaps between the pylon and wing were sealed with speed tape on nimrods.

[Wendall]

Cheers Rick, I'll leave them as they are then I think.

[rickoshea52]

I did a quick search and the top tabs should remain but the bottom tabs could be removed going by the pictures in the links below.


http://rogerritter.com/images/aviation/Mi8-Tornado/File0013.jpg


http://rogerritter.com/images/aviation/Mi8-Tornado/File0012.jpg


http://www.zone-five.net/showthread.php?p=283224


http://www.b-domke.de/AviationImages/Tornado/3421.html

[Guest]

Nice work, this is going to be a good aircraft by the looks of it. Like your interior shots

[Wendall]

Cheers Rick, I'll cut them off then I think


Cheers Dougie.

[Dave W]

After some advice please fellas! I can't find any definitive reference pics, am I right in thinking that theses sway brace? Thingys on the pylons should be removed on an RAF Tornado?
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Jason.

I spent 7 years as a crew chief on a Saudi Tornado squadron.The pylons didn't have sway braces.Instead there was a mechanism built into the pylon that tightened the crutches if the store moved.Im assuming the RAF ones were the same .So I would cut off the sway braces.

[Wendall]

7 years on them! I'll take that as gospel. Cheers Dave.

[rickoshea52]

Further to Daves comments, I stumbled across this post on Britmodeller, the sway braces aren't present on RAF machines.


http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234970425-revell-tornado-ids-question-want-to-build-raf-version/