Coming together nicely, Chuck - the IP looks very smart! Great progress!

Since noticing the nose was missing for this kit, contacted Revell, there response which was quick, but not good news. The parts have been 'culled' so not available. So back to the parts search hoping a nose is laying around somewhere for this kit. So I'm to go as far as I can go in the meantime. Next up is building the main gear well which is quite nice in detail. Already in white, first is the well ceiling and ft and rear bulkheads which also serves as the wing spars.

Next to attach each bulkhead to the gear bay ceiling. While that is setting, next to attach the LH/RH side tubes, on each side of the main gear well.

Finally attach the rear bulkhead to main gear well sandwiching the tubes within the well.

Then finally installing the wheel well assembly into the lower wing. Fit here is good. In fact everything so far is going well.

Next up is the intake assembly rather unique setup on this bird. More to follow.

Thanks Tom, we have time, hopefully my search will come up with something. I was thinking maybe someone made an aftermarket nose. Will look into that as well

Thanks for the encouragement David, it wasn't fun to receive the bad news from Revell. Oh well, will just press on.

Next up is assembling the intake. Here is where the vagueness of the instructions come into play. The Typhoon is a unique aircraft in it's design. The multi-part layout is quite fiddly and takes patience and test fitting to get installed correctly. Building the intake trunk itself is uneventful. It is attaching it to the air frame correctly is the challenge.

The intake interior is a Lt Blue. The engine faces are blank and not very deep. Though deep enough that it is not easy to peek into once it is installed.

Going to leave off the forward splitter until I have the intake installed.

Now the to start gathering the other parts, intake roof, and side panels. The instruction sheet again is vague in how to attach these parts, so instead I will install them when I have the intake attached to the fuselage.

Doing it this way will align better and also will use Tamiya slow setting cement so I can adjust the parts before the cement sets.

At the start of the build when assembling the cockpit and the nose portion of the fuselage was part 28A, again the placement was vague, so I decide to wait until I get to this step in how it showed be placed in the fuselage. The location where it goes and getting the correct angle.

Finally with the intake installed, the vent installed as well, still some seam work will need to be addressed despite how careful I was or tried to be oh will. So far though it's coming along.

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Next up to assemble the wings. Thanks for viewing.

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I have one, I reported on it some time ago. Lastly I used it on my German Air ministry entry. Let me know what you need, if you have a drawing I can try and repro it for you.

http://imodeler.com/groups/scratch-building-models/forum/topic/on-the-interplay-between-scratchbuilding-and-3d-printing/

Michel, tell me more and what I can do to really create a nose. I didn't know that could be possible.