Beyond The Sprues

Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: Tophe on December 30, 2013, 03:45:34 PM

Title: Tyfool II
Post by: Tophe on December 30, 2013, 03:45:34 PM

The third (and last) Revell 1/100 Easy Kit I received for Christmas was the Eurofighter Typhoon II:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v670/Tophe2712/r006_zpseee580e7.jpg)

Title: Re: Tyfool II
Post by: Tophe on December 30, 2013, 03:47:18 PM

First, I built it straight Out Of Box, to show my son the source:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v670/Tophe2712/r012_zpsb5b274f9.jpg)

Title: Re: Tyfool II
Post by: Tophe on December 30, 2013, 03:48:52 PM

Then my son required that I "cut" it, like I did for the F-15E and A-10:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v670/Tophe2712/r014_zps92e2f079.jpg)

Title: Re: Tyfool II
Post by: Tophe on December 30, 2013, 03:50:37 PM

With cyanoacrilate glue, the building was not long:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v670/Tophe2712/r021_zpsde7d38bd.jpg)

Title: Re: Tyfool II
Post by: Tophe on December 30, 2013, 03:51:58 PM

As photographed by my son, lower and not displaying the asymmetry of fins:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v670/Tophe2712/r017_zpscfbe56b6.jpg)

Title: Re: Tyfool II
Post by: finsrin on December 30, 2013, 04:02:33 PM

Different !   
Can only wonder how two small fins on one side work with one large fin on other side.

Title: Re: Tyfool II
Post by: Tophe on December 30, 2013, 04:58:52 PM

The fuselage (badly mounted...) is oblique to counteract the asymmetry of fins ;)

Title: Re: Tyfool II
Post by: GTX_Admin on December 31, 2013, 02:50:03 AM

Has a Star Wars look to it now...maybe a counterpart to the Jedi Star fighters?

Title: Re: Tyfool II
Post by: taiidantomcat on December 31, 2013, 04:02:27 AM

Quote from: GTX_Admin on December 31, 2013, 02:50:03 AM

Has a Star Wars look to it now...maybe a counterpart to the Jedi Star fighters?

Indeed! I love those too, so this is grand  :-*