ESCI 48th scale Tornado, another dinosaur

okay so the Milliput experiment didnt work, neither did the use of Testors contour putty that followed, so I stripped off both attempts and filled the seams with CA, sanded and polished.

Next came the aircrew, they are finished, seated and installed, and are now permanantly affixed their respective offices.

After the crew was perched, I installed the canopy with CA at the front and rear and have started fairing the canopy assembly with Mr Surfacer.

I took the kit to my local clubs monthly meeting yesterday and got a talking to about all the work I've done and the fact its going to be hanging from a ceiling, but I'm not going to cut corners just because it wont be a finished model that you can look at closely.............

More pictures to follow

I know it's too  late for this build, but have you tried Bondo's Glazing and spot putty ?   I got the tip to use this stuff from Don Stauffer and not used any other putty since. Easy to work with and very fine grit ( grain ) so it sands very well.  Any auto parts stores have it, just make sure you get the single tube #907 rather than the 2-part stuff.

Looking pretty good there! Almost ready for its base coat of paint.

thanks for the compliments fellas, and the tips on the putty, I might try it on my next round of self abuse, I mean next kit build, you guys are gonna think I'm crazy when I drop it on you, but let me post some updates and a picture or two.

First off, I have been making slow progress since I re-entered the job market. Most notably the crew is in for good, the pivot points of the pylons are tweaked for a good friction fit, and I have salvaged the belly pylons and have gotten them ready for a pair of Mk-84 two thousand pounders.

anyway, I'll annotate the pictures as I go.

First is an overall shot or two

the crew in their permanent home

 I'm almost ready to do a base coat, but there are a few trouble spots I've found that need attention first

now for the ordnance, I'm using two Hasegawa Mk-84's as well as four sway braces from the same weapons kit.

I cemented the four halves together with Tamiya Extra thin and after letting them set for a day I attempted to scribe all the details because the halves didn't align as well as I hoped so I had some sanding to do.

So the bombs are done, less painting, and the pylons are salvaged. I used clipped straight pins for locators and the head of a straight pin to replicate the foot that kicks the bomb away from the pylon.

pylons

and on the pylon

more to follow later this week  

had to check in, haven't had the time or the energy to do much after work the past week or two.

She is ready for paint, and I haven't gotten the chance to figure up my painting plan yet.

Hopefully I'll have a better update tomorrow

Louts of hard work,but looking good

Looking good so far ! I think I will try the bondo filler on my next build.

Just a suggestion, but you need some Brit style bombs. They did not use the Mk. 80 series in the Gulf

stikpusher

Just a suggestion, but you need some Brit style bombs. They did not use the Mk. 80 series in the Gulf

British LGBs are also based on the 1000 pounder above, rather than the US Mk.80 series.

Some BL755 CBU's would also go down well, but I don't know where you'd get those.

thanks for the info fellas, but without robbing another kit I don't have access to any British ordnance. I just want the finished product to be busy and cool looking for my cousins.

Been too long since I worked on this one, once I got into my job and things took off, I havent sat at the bench for man twenty minutes and it was always to do other-than-model stuff.

I hope to have this old lady completed in the new year.