**** DONE: GB-51 1:48 Panavia Tornado GR.1 - No Propellers

[rochie]

Good stuff Karl. Did Italeri include pylons for swept and unswept wings?

No mate, they have you insert peg for pylon into hole on lower wing panel and melt the top of the peg to allow them to swivel.
This didn't work as the were either too loose or too tight so i have them in swept positions

 

[Airframes]

Looking good.
I'm surprised that Italeri didn't provide caps or washers for the top of the wing-swing pegs - I'll have to remember that when I get around to doing mine.

 

[rochie]

Looking good.
I'm surprised that Italeri didn't provide caps or washers for the top of the wing-swing pegs - I'll have to remember that when I get around to doing mine.

They do have caps for the pivot points but if glue gets on the vertical peg portion it would glue the wings in whatever position you left them in so i was very careful not to do that.
Best to have wings on full sweep as they then hide the gaping holes in the fuselage sides as they dont provide any representation of the inflatable gasket in that area on real Tornado's

 

[Airframes]

Yeah, i made the gaskets out of folded foil on my Airfix Tornado F-3.

 

[Donivanp]

I have the Revell Tornado (like four of them) and from a molding point of view they are beautiful. From a concept of building they look good, but from an engineering perspective, don't get me started.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far Karl!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Noice Chef!

 

[T Bolt]

Nice progress Karl.
I have to get back to working on my F-105. I seem to have developed a mental block about painting the cockpit.

 

[rochie]

main cammo done, some detail painting to do on inside of intakes and on the nose.

 

[Wayne Little]

Back at it.... Nice.

 

[Donivanp]

Looking good there Karl.

 

[fubar57]

Beauty Karl

 

[SaparotRob]

Really nice job with the camouflage.

 

[Crimea_River]

Liking that Karl.

 

[Capt. Vick]

So far so good Chef!

 

[rochie]

thank you Gents

 

[Donivanp]

thank you Gents

He he he called us "Gents"

 

[Airframes]

Nice !

 

[rochie]

He he he called us "Gents"

ok, ok, i was drinking !

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work so far Karl!