TORNADO ADV 1/48 (Airfix) - it's time to do the my version of it -

[G.Marcat]

After to have done the Phantom-Viggen with the wings and the horizontal stabilators exchanged of place it's time to apply the same recipe on another subject.
The "victim" of the my recipe this time is the TORNADO ADV 1/48 from AIRFIX.

These are two my drawings that show what I have in mind as target:

The version one, with the TORNADO's wings relocated:



As soon as I have done this drawing I immediately thought that it is not too sexy as I like.
The Tornado's wings are too much small in widht, one time I relocated them in the rear fuselage they look too much strange.

At this point is started the second idea, in this forum in the past I saw a bunch of Tornado with the fixed wings, I remember for sure that in a case the modeler has taken the wings from the HORNET.

The my idea is of to use the wings from the HORNET but the my plus is of to place these wings on the rear fuselage and however make it a canard as in the first idea.


This is the second drawing:

[hurricanemk1c]

Nice idea!

[G.Marcat]

Nice idea!

I'm a little undecided: I would to do the version with the TORNADO's wing because this was the first idea, the base of all.

[G.Marcat]

A little of work done:



A selection of pieces glued:



and now a surprise... in the box there are two vertical fins, one for the old Tornado GR1 and a new MOULD  fin for the ADV VERSION: nice to see that the ADV fin is HEAVILY DEFORMED... it's out in the 3 axis.



I think that will use the old fin, the old GR1 fin do not look so deformed.

[ChernayaAkula]

How about forward-swept swing wings? 

[G.Marcat]

How about forward-swept swing wings? 

this idea of reverse swept wings has been considered but I don't like it very much.

[G.Marcat]

The work done in the last two weeks is very few:

removed the gloves that hide the wings pivot :



The resulting hole:



is corrected with a strip of plasticard superglued:

[John Howling Mouse]

Cool.  Looking forward to more progress on this fantastic concept.  Because it's so innovative, it's the kind of idea that just shines once you complete it in styrene.

[Captain Canada]

Wierd......

[Taiidantomcat]

Fantastic  I like the swing wings a little better, but the more conventional wing will look great too. Nice work on the wing glove cut and fill

[Radish]

Great!!

[G.Marcat]

Today taken a decision: do not use the wings from the HORNET but to use the Tornado's wings a bit enlarged.






For the rest, applied the air intakes (very problematic zone) and glued and sanded flush the air brakes.

[G.Marcat]

Done another step on the enlarged wings: today inserted two pieces of plasticard shaped accordingly in each wing.
A 3 grams tube of Superglue as putty and tomorrow will sand smooth.
This is the partial result.

[Taiidantomcat]

Very well done! I have thought about enlarging wings in much the same way but never tried it, nice work 

[G.Marcat]

This morning completed the wings.
In the afternoon glued the wings to the fuselage.
Applied some tricks to have the wings glued securely.





This is the result of a day of work.