BigReg Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 Ok here is the start of my entry. Its to be two Tabuk Tornadoes being fed by a Victor. As I don't have a great deal of space and don't want to sort the air intakes on the matchbox kit I'm using this, This is the Anigrand model in 144 scale and look at those inatkes and weep! This is the extent of cockpit detail for the tornado, Regards David
AnonymousFO98 Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 (edited) This is the Anigrand model in 144 scale and look at those intakes and weep! I'm lookin' Edited August 28, 2009 by walrus
brooksy Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 Wow, that Victor kit looks really nice, and the intakes are rather good too. No need to rub it in though Good luck with the build(s) mate. Shall be keeping up with your progress. Regards Andy
BigReg Posted September 8, 2009 Author Posted September 8, 2009 Some more progress, the Tornadoes where first sprayed with halfords grey primer, And then sprayed with heavily thinned xtracrylix desert pink at low pressure - this gave a patchy effect allowing some of the darker grey to grin through. The models are now masked for detail painting. The accessories are ready to recieve the same treatment Regards David
Mark M Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 looking good!, cant wait to see how they turn out!
brooksy Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 Great work David, it's all coming together rather quickly. Those Tornados look extra fiddly mate. I don't have the eyes for 1/144 scale Keep up the good work Regards Andy
AnonymousFO98 Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 looking sweet David nice progress being made
BigReg Posted September 14, 2009 Author Posted September 14, 2009 I now have weathered the Tornadoes - the picture exaggerates just how heavy it is - and the next stage is decalling. I need to do a little more painting around the cockpits The Victor need the cockpit adding and the underside has already been painted light aircraft grey. Regards David
borz666 Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 Looking sweet David, nice weathering on the Tonkas. When are we gonna see some of that Victor eh? Chris
BigReg Posted September 16, 2009 Author Posted September 16, 2009 OK so here is the Victor. Its very liberating to build with the undercarriage up - no nose weight, no painting struts and not having to paint 18 wheels! This is one of Anigrands best mouldings - no air bubbles and little in the way of flash or stubs. The panel lines are of Matchbox proportions but they will look better when the paint goes on. I need to work out the relationship between the models and to my eye this looks about right. The decals are now on - they are designed for the Dragon Tornado so don't quite fit the Revell model - as you can see by the bottle of Xtracrylix in the background these are very small models. Regards David
atdb27 Posted September 16, 2009 Posted September 16, 2009 Hard to say who's intakes are worst? That m/c gun looking barrel stub next to the intake should be flush & not sticking out as per your pic! Why do Annigrand make so many errors? Their C-17 in 72nd as Trojan Thunder can confess to is awful. Adrian
GrahamS Posted September 16, 2009 Posted September 16, 2009 David Have the Tornadoes got aircrew in them? Or are they flown by Mysteronised? Graham
BigReg Posted September 17, 2009 Author Posted September 17, 2009 The aircrew have jus flown in by Hercules from Lyneham - like I've just dug them out of the spares box! David
FZ6 Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 This is looking great so far. Love the weathering on the Tornados. Are the Tornados Anigrand as well or are they the Revell or Dragon ones?
BigReg Posted September 17, 2009 Author Posted September 17, 2009 They are Revell Tornadoes with store and decals from the dragon kits. regards DC
BigReg Posted September 29, 2009 Author Posted September 29, 2009 With the Tornadoes now close to completion I am concentrating on the Victor. The crew are in place and the model has been undercoated with white on the uppersurface and grey on the lower. My airbrush is not too brilliant with fine lines so I have preshaded with smoke. I hope to get spraying tonight. Regards David
BigReg Posted October 2, 2009 Author Posted October 2, 2009 Ok some more progress and some problems - The Victor now has its coat of Vallejo Hemp - this is airbrush ready but I found it a little thick - I shall highlight some panels with a thinned coat with a touch of white. As you can see I have yet to remove all the masking from the windows. The tornadoes have now had the pylons added, But one of the pylons has gone on the skew! Also I put the bombs on AA and Alarm on EA! Rats!! However I am quite pleased with the exhaust areas. This weekend I shall straighten the tanks, change the warload and weather the Victor a bit. I have to work out how best to mount the models in an 'in-flight' mode. Regards David
Rampage55 Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 Very cool!...I look forward to seeing it all together. Cheers, Mark
brooksy Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 This is coming together really nicely David. I love the paint job on the reverse thrust buckets, especially when you consider how small they are. Regards Andy
ollieholmes Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 I like this one. It is looking very very nice.
Davec_24 Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Ooh I like! This is something I always wanted to do, though perhaps with Lightnings instead of Tornados - a great idea nevertheless, especially in 1/144 to save the space!
BigReg Posted October 13, 2009 Author Posted October 13, 2009 (edited) So after a weekend of DIY and other household duties................... The Victor has been decalled and matt varnished, and now how they will set up. Thanks for looking, David Edited October 13, 2009 by BigReg
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