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ADB GB 1/72 Airfix Tucano What if?

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 6:04 pm
by Typhoon2
Hi all, :thumb:
A late entry from me, after looking through my stash and drawing a blank, I then had a brainwave to turn my Tucano, which was in its early stages of me building it, into an Aggressor what if build; this will be my first what if build ever! So, here's where i am at with the build. I have drilled some holes from the Bombs and also carved the end of the wingtips so two sidewinders can be attached. I'm also going to attach a 50 cal machine gun to the wings, but i will attempt that later.As well as all this, I have borrowed some spare, stronger, landing gear from the spares box, to give the aircraft more stability when its at its full pay load. 4 squadron will have the honour of flying this wonderful bird! :whistle:
The pictures:
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Here you can see the drilled holes and I have also carved the wingtips so the sidewinders can fit on
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Thats all for now, next jobs the main assembly and painting, now which colour to paint it in..... :whistle:

Re: ADB GB 1/72 Airfix Tucano What if?

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 8:17 pm
by steve149c
What a fantastic idea! Looking forward to this Stu!

Re: ADB GB 1/72 Airfix Tucano What if?

Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 8:37 am
by paddyboy
Hi Stu :P

Keep us all informed, mate ;)

This should be an interesting little number :lol:

Cheers

Patrick :clap:

Re: ADB GB 1/72 Airfix Tucano What if?

Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 12:56 pm
by Typhoon2
Quick update, the wings are glued together and so is the fusalge, but I've encountered a slight problem with the fit, so the sanding stick is out! I'll hopefully have a picture update by tonight!

Re: ADB GB 1/72 Airfix Tucano What if?

Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 2:28 pm
by Typhoon2
Hi guys,
school work and other things has meant i haven't been able to update this, but one should be on tonight!

Re: ADB GB 1/72 Airfix Tucano What if?

Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:36 pm
by tc2324
Look forward to it Stu. :)

Re: ADB GB 1/72 Airfix Tucano What if?

Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:01 pm
by Typhoon2
Well, here's the update!
the following pictures are where I'm at at the moment. I thought i could do splinter scheme for this, but how wrong was I! it looked awful, so i reverted back to my original plan and its now a drab green. Should have it finished by tomorrow might, or maybe Saturday.
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Thanks for looking!

Re: ADB GB 1/72 Airfix Tucano What if?

Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:26 pm
by steve149c
Looking nice Stu. Did you take any shots of the splinter?

Re: ADB GB 1/72 Airfix Tucano What if?

Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:41 pm
by Typhoon2
Hi Steve, yes I think i did but ill have to find them!

Re: ADB GB 1/72 Airfix Tucano What if?

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 4:10 pm
by paddyboy
Hi Stu :P

Cracking work, mate :thumb:

Keep us mere mortals posted :whistle:

Best regards

Patrick :clap:

Re: ADB GB 1/72 Airfix Tucano What if?

Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 4:44 pm
by Typhoon2
She's finished! Pictures will be up in the gallery and ADB gallery shortly!
Thanks to those who have followed this build, its been very enjoyable!