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Re: Tornado IDS
« Reply #30 on: December 20, 2017, 03:52:52 PM »
Yes, I should make some good deal with some wire factory  :-green :-green :-green

However, one done one to go..... The 3 unmounted wires are going in the wheel and one is the landing light cable so these will go on later

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« Reply #31 on: December 20, 2017, 06:15:57 PM »
Splendid. Simply splendid.

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« Reply #32 on: January 07, 2018, 05:30:26 PM »
Thank you !

I was a bit lazy during the holidays, but still I made some progress. The nose wheel bay, furst I installed Eduard's PE parts and the started with the wires, still a few miles of wires to come......

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« Reply #33 on: January 07, 2018, 05:33:56 PM »
After a few very heavy problems I had with my AB compressor, which are fortunately solved, I could start to paint, first step was the cockpit main color, than the black, and after this I could install some Eduard's pre-painted part before I continue the wire work and detail painting.....

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Re: Tornado IDS
« Reply #34 on: January 07, 2018, 05:36:20 PM »
:-ok

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« Reply #35 on: January 07, 2018, 07:24:48 PM »
Fantastic!

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« Reply #36 on: January 07, 2018, 09:20:22 PM »
:-ok

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Re: Tornado IDS
« Reply #37 on: January 08, 2018, 03:15:03 PM »
Yesterday one Saudi machine was shoot down by Huts

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« Reply #38 on: January 08, 2018, 08:36:13 PM »
Didn't hear the news.....

The cockpit wires are done, painting and detailing 90% done, a few fine touches and I call it done

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« Reply #39 on: January 08, 2018, 10:57:01 PM »
Great looking cockpits!!

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« Reply #40 on: January 09, 2018, 06:22:30 AM »
Stunning work!

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Re: Tornado IDS
« Reply #41 on: January 11, 2018, 03:20:04 PM »
Thank you friends !

The fuselage is over complicated, the rear sections two halves are bottom and top, the front is left and right side, even the nose section is two parts.......Probably for manufacturer's easier mold of different variants..... A lot of putty will be needed as I can see......However, I started on engine and intakes, it's a disaster, pin marks, nothing similar to the real thing. The front blades of the engine are provided in the box, but after mounting it in the fuselage they are too low, so cutting, adding are done to put them in to right position. The intakes are junk, a lot of pin marks, missing areas and its all visible, they are big so all of these needed a correction, also there are some missing parts in the intake which are not provided by Hobby Boss and Eduard as well so more scratchbuild to come. And due to large intakes I will need to figure out some sort of intake tunnels between the intake parts and engine blades......Back to the cockpit, there is a missing part also, above the front instrument panel, even Eduard has not given them, and in the rear it was a gap which I filled with styreene sheets ..... Fun and games have been started indeed.... The last two pis are from britmodeler.com to show you the missing parts

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Re: Tornado IDS
« Reply #42 on: January 11, 2018, 03:33:24 PM »
Nothing is perfect...

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Re: Tornado IDS
« Reply #43 on: January 12, 2018, 03:20:23 PM »
Lot of work but you are doing well

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« Reply #44 on: January 27, 2018, 08:25:55 PM »
Thank you friends !

After endless hours of putty and sending the Hobby Boss intakes finally I manage to make the intake tunnel, the section between the intake part of the fuselage and the engine blades. Well to be honest it is a very, very ugly construction looking from the outside ( this is the first time ever I made such a thing, and the right one was the first, difference is very visible, left is much better ) but look in the inside ( the visible part ) is actually very good, I'm satisfied, well worth of time and energy put in it. After making some last details on the intake inside and putting them on their place I call this part done.... Finally..... More to come