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Airfix 1/48 Frontline Fighters gift set...

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2019 6:39 pm
by Stuart
Hi all,

To go with the Tornado I'm building for the Jet GB I've started this...

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Not a bad set, both kits need a bit of TLC but scrub up well. I'll be building OOB.

The cockpits are built and I'm working on the paint.

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One issue with the F.3 is the need to re-scribe the lower half of the fuselage...

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Cheers!

Re: Airfix 1/48 Frontline Fighters gift set...

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2019 7:30 pm
by speedgraflex
CHEERS!!

Subscribed.

Re: Airfix 1/48 Frontline Fighters gift set...

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2019 8:49 pm
by Stikpusher
speedgraflex wrote:CHEERS!!

Subscribed.
:P1:

Re: Airfix 1/48 Frontline Fighters gift set...

Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 4:24 am
by Stuart
Thanks Gents.

I should mentioned that if you ever buy this kit, try and get a later boxing like this. The ADV has a longer fuselage than the strike variant (so that is could carry four Skyflash AAMs) which was achieved by inserting a 1.3m plug behind the cockpit. When this kit was it was released. Airfix got the insert in the wrong place and thusly, the Navigators cockpit was too large and in the wrong place. On later releases like this one a corrected top fuselage half was added to the kit, but for whatever reason, it was engraved rather then raised. Thus my need to re-scribe the rest of the kit.

Re: Airfix 1/48 Frontline Fighters gift set...

Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 7:22 am
by Modelcrazy
:popcorn:

Re: Airfix 1/48 Frontline Fighters gift set...

Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 8:39 am
by LyleW
Stuart...you are an animal!

Re: Airfix 1/48 Frontline Fighters gift set...

Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:06 am
by Stikpusher
The ADV also has a longer radome and different radar than the IDS versions, due to it being configured for the long range air intercept mission, compared to low level strike.

This will be a beauty to watch!

Re: Airfix 1/48 Frontline Fighters gift set...

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2019 10:20 am
by Medicman71
Uhhhggg!! That Jag kit is the one that RoG reboxed not long ago. I tried it and it was all kinds of a nightmare. It became a paint mule now.

Re: Airfix 1/48 Frontline Fighters gift set...

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 5:09 am
by Stuart
Stikpusher wrote:The ADV also has a longer radome and different radar than the IDS versions, due to it being configured for the long range air intercept mission, compared to low level strike.

This will be a beauty to watch!
True - I should know that of course as I used to make them both :headslap:
Medicman71 wrote:Uhhhggg!! That Jag kit is the one that RoG reboxed not long ago. I tried it and it was all kinds of a nightmare. It became a paint mule now.
Pah - wuss! :grin:

I didn't think it looked too bad, certainly the fit doesn't just as bad as the Tornado (not good you understand, just not as bad :grin: ) - but I agree it does look like it's going need a bit of effort.

Both good experience for when I tackle the Buccaneer however... :whiteflag:

Re: Airfix 1/48 Frontline Fighters gift set...

Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2019 1:31 pm
by Medicman71
My Jag was warped and was arguably one of the worst fitting kits ever. I can manage a lot of issues but this wasn't worth it.