mirageiv Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 Thanks guys! Was great watching the 104s go together and the end results aint too bad either. Likewise the Tornado detail at dinky scale... brilliant work there indeed, possibly more impressive than the 104s to be fair. The size difference of th 32s and 72s is quite amusing! Whats next? Yeah it was a little wakeup call going from 1/32 to 1/72, I'm trying to stay in the bigger scales from now on as I think 1/72 is tiring my eyes a little. The 1/32 Starfighters look big in the photo but they are not really that big albeit quite long, I compared it them with a 1/32 Tornado and it starts dwarfing all of those, god knows what a 1/32 Su-27 is like! Next, a break for a while , though already planning some Mirage builds for the future Great serie of F-104's I like the black and white pictures.looks like the real thing in B/W. Jan Remco Thanks Jan, glad you like them! Stunning builds Thanks Col! Cheers, David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Just wow - love them all but the Starfighters are amongst the best I have ever seen. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirfixAndy Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Stunningly good !! Norm76 is such a great looking scheme ......especially on a Tonka Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Absolutely exquisite work on all of those, the F-104's are simply stunning and I'll always fall for a fantastic Tornado. Rgds, Eng 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Perren Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I'll add to the chorus of praise for your builds. I really love the two F-104's - the Marineflieger scheme is a standout favourite of mine and you've done it well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 Thank you Michael, Eng, Andy and Andrew, glad you like them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka1878 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Good lord! I've nothing else I can add! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polybebber Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Considering the scale your Tornado is among the best I've ever seen - and so are your F-104s!!! Lothar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 Cheers aka1878 and Lothar for your too kind words! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 tasty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Master Modeler. Great to look at these master pieces. Regards, Dirk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisky Papa Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 PURE DEAD BRILLIANT!!! WP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRMLA Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Very, very, very nice! Superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Stunning builds and excellent presented, its actually hard to note that there are model kits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve4536 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Fantastic cockpit detail in both Starfighters and Tornado....In fact brilliant flawless work all round. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 Thank you chaps for the kind words, glad you like them! (sorry fro the answering delay!) David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Hi. Brilliant models! Just one question. I tried very hard but could not actually see where you said which 1/72 Tornado you used? I saw the "grafting on the old airfoil nose", but couldn't see what to? Sorry if I missed it! Thanks Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Wonderful work - flawless. Fond memories of the Vikings at Fairford, one doing a low, slow pass with everything dangling & the other blasting at almost supersonic speed underneath it. Took everyone by surprise. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 (edited) Thank you Pete and Terry! Pete I missed these at the airshows (think my first was the late nineties) but hopefully I'll get to see that Norweigian CF-104D next year! Awesome aircraft. Terry, yes I seemed to miss mentioning that it is the Revell 1/72 ECR kit. The ECR kit gives you the correct pylons for the Kormoran missiles in this scale, seemingly 99% the same as the HARM launchers. Everything front of the windscreen is the old Airfix Tornado nose section as I think it captures the shape better (my ditched resin nose replacement was crap), ideally though the older PP Aeroparts/flightpath nose is still the best replacement nose in this scale imho. cheers, David. Edited October 29, 2016 by mirageiv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Thanks David. I've put off doing a Tornado due to various shape and quality issues (I'm a bit of a perfectionist!) but I think your combination sounds the way to go and the model certainly looks the part. btw I recall those Vikings at Fairford long ago also, and they were awesome. I also have great memories of a Belgian and on a separate occasion a Dutch Straighter at Biggin Hill during the seventies. Those were the days Regards Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Excellent workmanship - you have the start of a stunning collection of Marineflieger subjects. Subtle shading and fading of the upper surfaces is really well done - I think you've mastered that technique. Can't wait to see the additions to this collection as you build them. Cheers, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantome Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 As a fellow Marineflieger Tornado builder in that excellent group build, I repeat my praise: absolutely fantastic job. And the Starfighters are even more impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devo Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Fantastic job, BZ. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Very well done indeed! Quality work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted October 30, 2016 Author Share Posted October 30, 2016 Thank you fellas , think I lucked out a bit on these tbh! Terry, just one problem (bar the nose) that deserves a mention on the RoG 1/72 Tornado series is that later boxings such as the ECR kit I used, the canopies seem to be very poor in many boxes, the picutres in my post manage to largely negate the issue but I would recommend trying to get hold of the very early (late 90's) IDS boxings of this kit as from my experience they have the best quality of plastic and the clear parts are indeed clear and not full of flaws like the later ones. No aftermarket vac-form canopy is available for this kit AFAIK. Cheers, David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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