well iv'e made a start on the gr1 and have received the airfix 1/48 f3 yipppeeeeeee !!! it is a better fit tham my last one ( it's still a clogg out though ) but 100 % on my last one i got in the frontline fighters set think the person who baught that one took one look and put it straight on ebay ........

Good luck with that F3

it's not luck it is skill glenfiddich and a straight jacket that is required....

the difrence between this revell 1/72 kit and airfixes 1/48 are worlds appart my painting is atrocious at the moment due to doing in the evening in a large room with 60 watt bulb tommorow i buy a 100 watt and maybe start using my magnifier with daylight bulb

don't do 1/72 as a rule but i can feel more comming on after this wonderful kit

tomorow i go to air and space museum and buy some modelling supplies ( bumper pack of filler and ream of sandpaper ) especialy for the 1/48 f3

Good start.

well i'm on a roll again with the geerman paint now on may have a play at duct taping the airfix together tonight

building the geerman as i saw it displayed as a ground exhibit at the 1999 riat ( i think it was 1999 anyway )

Interesting choice of colour! What does the final article look like? Certainly beats grey and ......well grey!

Looks lovely,

Eng

this is the aircraft i'm modelling tornado ids " spirit of boelcke " photographed at riat 1999

Wow that's eye-catching! Good luck with it mate.

it looked absolutely ace stood next to it photo's and models of it are nice but don't quite capture how nice it was on that blazing hot day ( good photo's just weren't an option in that sunlight on that day ) came off the airfield with megga sunburn ..

Well the 1/72 ids is nearing completion with just the decaling and detail painting to finnish .
The air bitch f3 is underway in a small fashion with a modified rso , decaffinated to make him look out to the left and making it look like he's giving the thumbs up .
The air intake doors have been opened up and am making the doors out of plasticard.
Checked fuselage halves fit and compared to my previous airfix tonkas they fit together a joy so hopefully not too much filler

Looking GREAT !!!


How do you get the decals on this one...I mean the stars all over...is it gonna be a random thing or is there uniformity to it after all...


Houtson

not checked against real thing yet but decals look correct but in 1/72 scale they have done as large slabs with huge panels of clear film
applied with decalfix on gloss paint not a trace of bubbles but they appeared once dry as i thaught they would but i am ultimately building it for refrence to build it in 1/48 or 1/32 with hand painted markings ..

just checked with photo of real aircraft and yes the stars do tally and in correct places must have been a major headache for decal maker

Careful mate,Your in danger of joining......


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Merv

now that is "mint !!" spike and deffo the f3/buccaneer cell!!

Hello tornado64 ,thank you for clearing up that....I am a stickler for having everything just PERFECT...


thank you for that... I guess you would have to have uniformity otherwise it looks ' dishevelled'

and ungainly.... Thank you..

Houston.......

no prob's fella..

Good work on the Boelcke chap, looking very nice

I also got to see the beast in the flesh that year at RIAT, one of several nice looking schemes that year, what with it being the 50th anniversary of NATO that year.

Good times

That blue beastie looks sweet as......

Nice work, looking forward to the final pic's, and thank's for your pic's.

Rgds

Eng

yeah got a few nice shots that year of tonka tails also a very nice f16 nato aniversary tail think it was on a dutch plane lost a film from that year that included the stealth fighter in the air appache and b52 flypast ...gutted

no probs pleasure to send model kits even include the loading as photo's show on the aircraft

well that's one done revell 1/72 tornado ids " spirit of boelcke " the decals were a nightmare because mostly clear film ( so there's a couple of areas i don't like ) but such is , i did everything to avoid other than that an enjoyable kit will be making again in other raf versions and italian/german versions too

Blimey!!

NICE job on that mate!

very impressed Al

Very nice.

Dear Lord!!! Looking at that my eyes went funny - very impressive.

well more done on airfeckt tornado made stand for it to go onto the base as it is to be depicted at near touch down whilst landing
also hacked out the airfeckt abysmal rso instruments and made something more like it from scratch
didn't have the patience to wait for etched brass some final bits of detailing and i may be happy

M8 that Blue beastie is simply wonderful. well executed! Now anyone up for a version in 1/32 eh? EH!?



I wont by the way!

Ill get me

well back on to the airfux f3 tonka now hacking about wings to fit paragon flaps and slats ( courtessy of eng ) yes i know their for the italieri kit but hopefully will look near enough with hacking and filling

Looking good - Look forward to seeing the wings after the flaps are installed!

a bit of bogging done , leading edge slat area mounted , intake panels opened up and scratchbuild doors added

now nailed together and ready for tidying up , next job is to hack out for wing gloves

Nice m8 Keep going!

wing gloves let in , and elevator pivots added , most of filling done , now to add the flaps and gear , will have a minimal load as it is a display aircraft

finnished nailing together now considering some paint , and a piece of wood for the base ..

Stunning, great work!!!!!!!! I should have sent you my Italeri Kit that i hope to finish this Year!!!!!

this airbrush thing is fun tried some preshading and first colour on ...

found a picture of the idea i'm after on tinternet ..

ooooooooppps where would we be without the odd screwup !!!!!!
now painted in correct barley grey ...

wow, cracking job on the airfix kit, really looks very much like the F3 when built!

That is some nice work. The in flight stand is great. I would love to try that with a big 1/32 bird but it would have to be some huge stand!

Keep going!

just used clear acrylic rod drilled and screwed into bottom of model , heated over cooker and bent for angle , various sizes of rod are available at model zone so can't see why why it wouldn't be possible with a larger scale

just remember it is the first thing to do before putting the body together so you know it is going to be firm enough to support the model .

a bit more done , starting to look a bit better

getting closer some finnishing off and the base to build and we're done

Very nicely done, great markings aren't they?

Wow, both kits look great!! Are the Firebird markings home made or are they available to buy?? Thanks

they are a model alliance set ..

now mounted to base heading towards finnished

oops forgot to put here , finito ..

Outstanding work on a lovely subject. That paintwork is superbly executed m8.