cathasatail Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Morning all! I've always rather liked the Gulf War Tornado ZA465- otherwise known as Foxy Killer and so it would have been absurd if I was to pass up the opportunity to model this fabulous example of British aviation. Kit: Revell 1:72 Tornado Gr.1 (From my LMS- Mike's Models) Extras: Print Scale- Tornado Gr.1 Gulf War nose art (From Hannants) -Scratchbuilt RBF tags made from paper and FOD covers made from tissue paper. Paints Used: Vallejo: Black, White, Medium Olive, Barley Grey, Red. The "Desert Pink" colour was created from a variety of Vallejo paints mixed together. AK Interactive Dust Wash used for weathering the wheels *Note: I can't guarantee that this model is entirely accurate: Thanks for having a look! Kind regards, Sam 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Modeller Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Nice work Sam, looks bigger than 1:72 scale which usually indicates a job very well done. Thanks for sharing. Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Looks very nice. Were you able to fit all the pylons without instantly snapping them off like I did??! Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 A great looking Tornado with beautiful weathering. Can't believe it was 25 years ago! I remember the night it all kicked of like it was yesterday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathasatail Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 Thanks for the kind comments chaps Looks very nice. Were you able to fit all the pylons without instantly snapping them off like I did??! Pat No, I wasn't able to I snapped them off during assembly and during painting, as well as one of the rear elevons. Somehow I think I just about managed to hide the superglue smears on both the pylons and elevon! Sam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 very nice looking Tonka, great job on the scheme and finish.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Looks very good, a very well used Tonka, nice and grubby! gazza l 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 How did the decals behave for you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathasatail Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 (edited) How did the decals behave for you?The decals for the various lettering and small warning markings were fine, the problem lay in the shark mouth and some of the very very thin stencilling (hence no thin white lines on the nose cone), if you push them around too much they start to break up. But overall they seemed to respond nicely to humbrol decalfix and I would definitely suggest this set for anyone interested in getting it!Sam Edited July 24, 2016 by cathasatail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Very tasty indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Stunning model!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Very nice indeed. Lovely paintwork! Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Fantastic in every respect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 A great Tornado Sam. I really like the weathering around the rear end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Love a gulf tornado, yours is excellent and I haven't seen the markings before which is interesting Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R159 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Sweet, it looks really smart. My son and his mate are both building gulf tornados during the holidays... I'm just having to be selective on the nose art as they are 7 years old.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teeradej Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) Gorgeous build! Edited August 2, 2016 by Teeradej 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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