At Sea Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Going to undertake a WIP thread for the first time. Started this build of the Revell 1/48 Tornado last week and have managed to get the cockpit finished before heading back to work so there will be a couple of weeks delay until I get ashore again & can finish it. Many many years ago I built the Revell 1/32 Tornado when it first came out, I made a predictable hash of it as I was about 12 and have always wanted to build it again as an adult. However most of my other models are in 1/48 so a 1/32 aircraft would look odd in my cabinet. I was delighted when a decent Tornado came out in 1/48 so I can build the box art that inspired my attempt all those years ago. I have the kit. Decals from HaHen for a Tornado IDS, cockpit and masks from Eduard and the Master pitot probe and AoA probes. I have been scouring the internet for source material. The very useful TornadoSiG site has helped with colour matches and I am using Xtracolor enamels airbrushed for the Camouflage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 My inspiration... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 Cockpit & Pavala Ejector seats. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janremco Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Interesting build. I will follow this and may be I get inspiration to buy and start my own build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlin Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Grear start. Looking forward to see the rest of your build. /Bosse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 I got on a bit of a roll last night and made a lot of progress. Test fitting is the order of the day, and tape up a stage and test fit the next one before comitting to glue. The fuselage is a complicated box and small fit issues will magnify. I have used no filler at all so far and am quite pleased with the result. I only stopped to take some pictures at this stage as this is the first deviation from the instructions I have made... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 The instructions call for the spine ridge and intake tops to be glued to the fusealge top before they are fitted together. Test fitting showed the area around the back to the cockpit to be very crowded and so as I am going to model mine cockpit closed I decided to cut off the spurs behind the cockpit and this allowed a little more lee way in the area. Also note that at this stage the forward fuselage is still not glued to the sides to allow as much movement as possible during fitting. Better with the spine on. Canopy in place. This really is a satisfying kit to build. Not easy but it really rewards concentration and thought. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 Had some left over holiday money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 Perfect nose weight, for reference 10 euro cent and 1 euro cents. Make 40 g including the blutac. :-) Reminds me of the 'Blue Circle' radar the F2's had during the prototype stage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 Pylons. Undecided about stores yet... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Coming along nicely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 Decalled and waiting for a matt coat. Final assembly by the weekend. My first ever go with a dual action airbrush so the camouflage pattern is not 100% correct, but it looks like a Luftwaffe Tornado. Norm '83 3 tone green looks so mean in my opinion. Very mean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Thanks to the HaHen decal sheet giving you all the available IDS and ECR codes I have managed to relicate the box art. One note with the HaHen decals is although they are very good, there is no separation of carrier film so you have to be very precise in cutting them out. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 wow, looks awesome! I agree Norm 83 makes anything look brutal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlin Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Absolutely stunning. Good job. /Bosse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 a green one! very nice! that is what I plan to do with mine ans well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 (edited) man-vegetables man-vegetables man-vegetables. Banged on a coat of Humbrol Matt Cote and... ...the decals all silvered. Tried to touch them in with a little Klear but no good. :-( I guess the matt cote lifted them a little as it dried. Thankfully between the kit decals and the remains of the HaHen set I have enough to re-do them but not as 44+43 from JagBo 32. I gave the whole kit a light wipe over with some sand paper and will coat in Klear before having another go. Edited November 11, 2015 by At Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janremco Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 That really s.... at the end of the build the silvering of the the decals. I hope you don't have to repaint the Tornado fingers crossed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingdutchman Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 man-vegetables man-vegetables man-vegetables. Banged on a coat of Humbrol Matt Cote and... ...the decals all silvered. Tried to touch them in with a little Klear but no good. :-( I guess the matt cote lifted them a little as it dried. Thankfully between the kit decals and the remains of the HaHen set I have enough to re-do them but not as 44+43 from JagBo 32. I gave the whole kit a light wipe over with some sand paper and will coat in Klear before having another go. I've had this myself too once, since then I always seal with gloss and then put a matt cote. This will probably prevent the silvering. Good luck repairing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 I very carefully used a bit of decalfix to wet the varnish over the decal and then peeled them off. I then used a fine sanding block to remove the 'edge' around where the decals used to be. A carefully brushed on coat of Klear resulted in a reasonable finish. Kit decals and the remains of the HaHen set will give me enough to finish it. Phew! As Flyingdutchman says, I will also always Klear over decals from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Nice save, I did the same thing recently and learned to always do another Klear coat over them before matt Look forward to more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 Fixed it! Very happy indeed with the fact that although it is not quite as perfect as I would like it is 100% better than it could have been! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Come see me in Ready for Inspection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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