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Buccaneer and Tornado

Started by Captain Canada, March 25, 2011, 06:28:55 PM

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Captain Canada

Yes, I am well aware of the fact that I *promised* not to start any new builds.....but hey, that doesn't include old half builts !

This is pretty much the way I found them. I've done a bit of work on the Bucc, incl. fabbing up a piece for the tail. Oddly enough, I found some of the missing parts from the kit in my spares box.....



CANADA KICKS arse !!!!

Long Live the Commonwealth !!!
Vive les Canadiens !
Where's my beer ?

pyro-manic

Any clues you can give as to mods/schemes you'll be doing? :)
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Captain Canada

How can I tell you when I'm not even sure myself ! I would love to do them both in the wrap around gray/green camo, and the Tonka loaded with old-school iron practice bombs, the blue ones. I built one that way when I was a kid and it was my favourite to play with. Or maybe a two-tone gray wrap around...I just don't know yet !

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CANADA KICKS arse !!!!

Long Live the Commonwealth !!!
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pyro-manic

How about a SEAD Bucc, with ALARMs and the BOZ/Skyshadow pods from the Tonka? That would be a neat twist. :)
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Captain Canada

Both sound delicious.....and I have been mulling over exactly that ! My problem is, I'm stuck on an East Coast Canada theme.....land-based antis-ship. But we'll see !

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Vive les Canadiens !
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Captain Canada

Glued some styrene rod to the nosewheel door....



You gotta trim the open door locator off both the outside



And the inside



And then everything goes together smoothlishly....

CANADA KICKS arse !!!!

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Tophe

The fin-less Tornado is very uncommon, pleasant :wub: Will you dare building it that way? ;D
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

Captain Canada

Nope....I glued it on last night before I went to bed !

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Long Live the Commonwealth !!!
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Where's my beer ?

Taiidantomcat

I like your use of legal ese!   :thumbsup:
"Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality." -Jules de Gaultier

"My model is right! It's the real world that's wrong!" -global warming scientist

An armor guy, who builds airplanes almost exclusively, that he converts to space fighters-- all while admiring ship models.

rallymodeller

--Jeremy

Poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...


More into Flight Sim reskinning these days, but still what-iffing... Leading Edge 3D

buzzbomb

Love the Bucc.. be watching this build unfold :thumbsup:

Captain Canada

Thanks guys. Rally, that's lovely, but I want something dirtier...a down-low kinda aeroplane like the Bucc just doesn't seem to fit that otherwise gorgeous RCN scheme.

Hacked up some old Sidewinders to make the ARI 18218 aerials



And why, with all that wing, did the Bucc only have 4 pylons ?



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Long Live the Commonwealth !!!
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pyro-manic

Haha, consider the overwing idea pinched. :thumbsup:
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Captain Canada

Haha...for sure ! I was kind of surprised at how 'at home' the rails looked above the wing. I've been mulling over the idea of adding some ECM blisters on the intakes, but being the first Bucc I've ever built, I'm falling in love with it's sexy shape and can't bring myslef to alter it !

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CANADA KICKS arse !!!!

Long Live the Commonwealth !!!
Vive les Canadiens !
Where's my beer ?

Eddie M.

Good to see your work on the bench again.;D
Look behind you!