Skyhunter66 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Ok so over the last couple of weeks I have been finishing off projects that I started some time ago and this is one I started over 2 years ago! It is the HobbyBoss 1:48 Tornado F3 which I had given up on as the fit was poor and I got bored of it. Anyway I decided to have another go at it and this is the result. Its not bad but far from perfect but 'in flight' it looks pretty good in the special scheme. It was largely out of the box with resin seats and Xtradecal decals. Paints were Gunze and Tamiya with some Alclad. I love the Tornado F3 and am eagerly awaiting build reviews on the Revell kit which I am hoping is much better than the HobbyBoss one cheers chris 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Lovely result - excellent painting. You certainly can't tell that it was problematic build, from the completed model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Beautiful work and it looks great in flight! What paint did you use for the grey? It looks perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 That's great. It certainly looks sleek and fast when build in the "in flight" configuration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyhunter66 Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 3 hours ago, DAG058 said: Beautiful work and it looks great in flight! What paint did you use for the grey? It looks perfect. Many thanks - I used Gunze H334 for the Barley Greay and H315 for the undersides Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcNewitt Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Simply stunning! one to be proud of. Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Nicely done! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 superbly displayed in flight ✈😊 great looking model, and different 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Great build love the scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Cracking job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Looks good! Great paint work! I suppose the new Revell kit is not easy to build either... it is quite complex! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 You've made a beautiful job of that, and in my opinion one of the nicest F.3 schemes there was. An F.3 with black fin/spine just seems to work. The Hobby Boss kit had a lot going for it and I reckon if they had just gotten the intake shape right and slightly flattened the canopy, any of the other niggles would have been passable under a good build and paint job like yours. I've received my Revell F.3 and it does look good, a lot of parts carry over from the GR/IDS but the necessary changes seem to have been made. Resisting the temptation to start it until I clear some in-work projects off the bench. Excellent work on your F.3, looking forward to seeing you produce a Revell one 👍 Eng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyhunter66 Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 1 hour ago, eng said: You've made a beautiful job of that, and in my opinion one of the nicest F.3 schemes there was. An F.3 with black fin/spine just seems to work. The Hobby Boss kit had a lot going for it and I reckon if they had just gotten the intake shape right and slightly flattened the canopy, any of the other niggles would have been passable under a good build and paint job like yours. I've received my Revell F.3 and it does look good, a lot of parts carry over from the GR/IDS but the necessary changes seem to have been made. Resisting the temptation to start it until I clear some in-work projects off the bench. Excellent work on your F.3, looking forward to seeing you produce a Revell one 👍 Eng thanks Eng and you are spot on about the HobbyBoss kit! I havent got the Revell one yet but it does sound good I have to say. Out of madness I started the Italeri one - will see how that turns out! chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Nice Tonka! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyhunter66 Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 ok so I took the plunge with my Italeri Tonka kit and actually the fit so far has been quite good! Detail not as good as the HoobyBoss one but ok. Doing this one in flight again and just checking to see which schemes to do This is two days worth of work... chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Very tasty indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk1608 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 That looks great ! I would like to build the same aircraft but can’t get hold of that decal sheet anymore. Would you or anyone else have a spare sheet I could buy please ? many thanks Phil :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModellerUK Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Looks superb @Skyhunter66 really makes me want to crack on with my 1/32 Tonka F3! That first picture is fantastic, really captures the essence of the F3. Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Fantastic build of the “Supersonic Electronic Flick Knife” 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Very nice model. Looks very attractive in this scheme. Love the sleek lines and looking great on the stand. All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Great model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Very smart and worth the extra push to finish it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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