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

I'm lookin'

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

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

looking good!, cant wait to see how they turn out!

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

looking sweet David
nice progress being made

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

Looking sweet David, nice weathering on the Tonkas.

When are we gonna see some of that Victor eh?

Chris

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

they look great!

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

David

Have the Tornadoes got aircrew in them?

Or are they flown by Mysteronised?

Graham

The aircrew have jus flown in by Hercules from Lyneham - like I've just dug them out of the spares box!

David

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?

They are Revell Tornadoes with store and decals from the dragon kits.

regards

DC

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

That is coming on a treat David

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

This is looking awesome, keep it up!

Chris

Very cool!...I look forward to seeing it all together.


Cheers,
Mark

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

I like this one. It is looking very very nice.

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!

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

they look great!

Nearly there David

looking super

Looking good so far. Can't wait to see it finished.

Does the Victor come with the inflight refuelling drouges?

That is really shaping up well! superb work...

A very nice work! Congratulations! Looking forward to see it finished!


Regards. TRUSKY1965.

I need to add the baskets to the rear of the refuelling hoses and I found a spare from the old Revell KC10 Tornado combo. Just the one though so I decided to make a duplicate.



I bought some two part mould making stuff - you mix the white and blue putties and push in the part to be copied - it goes off very quickly and sets to a rubbery consistancy.





I then used a crystal resin as this is available in small quantities and after 24 hours setting time here are the results - one was perfect and the other a little squashed but I think that adds a realistic touch. The clear resin will hopefully give a good impression of the delicate nature of the real thing.



The actual size is smaller than the nail on your little finger.

Regards

David

So here we are again. The models are nearly finished just some soot to be added to the fins of the Tornadoes. I bought some bases at Telford and mounted each model separately so I can mix and match with Jaguars and Buccaneers.



Please excuse the quality as I hate using artificial light.



I used brass wire for the refuelling hoses and brass tubes for the supports.



This is a real close up and exaggerates every blemish

Regards

David

Excellent job David, especially as I understand that the Victor kit is no easy task.
Real eye-catching
BTW what is the two part putty that you used?
Cheers, Ian

Edit- wow I wasn`t awake this morning, this is 144th? Even more kudos my friend, superb job!

David,

A really good build, well done, I bet it looks great 'in 3D'.

Dan

Very,very nice work!

Well done David
look fab man! (apologies for pseudo 60's speak)

one thing though- will you be changing the base colour as the Tonkas especially are a bit too well camoflauged !
may be worth experimenting with something to help show them of a bit more and try some coloured paper?
just a thought - looks impressive and a nice idea to be able to change the aircraft around!

Well done and a good way of displaying the models.

What,like Sand Paper....???

The tone is too similar to that on the kits and grain of the wood comes through strongly in the photos. The effect distracts from the models imho
was only a suggestion

I'd agree, though I suspect its only an issue from that angle, which is probably not the normal viewing angle anyway.

Dan

very nice idea and work mate!!!

Thats some lovely work very nicely executed.

Spikes idea is very good, some very fine sandpaper would lighten the base making the aircraft stand out AND would give the impression of the desert landscape below.

Have to say its a really unusual and eye catching display.

Very nice and a great idea!!