Russmeister 101 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Hello all. It's been an inconceivably long time since my last post. Many things have happened in this time, some good, some not so much. Between it all, some very good friends have been there to whisper words of support and encouragement to me. For this, I am eternally grateful. One of these kindly souls is a serving member of the Royal Air Force, and is also a modeller. He recently found himself in the position of being asked to provide table models for a banquet to mark the RAF's centenary, and very little time in which to accomplish this feat. Cue your's truly to aide in the fight to produce enough models to fulfil the requirement. Rather than bore you with endless photos of build logs, in this instance, I will share a few shots of the finished Tornados. Yes, there are errors and glaring omissions on all the kits, but I have done my level best to provide completed (for the most part, hehehe) subjects. Bearing in mind that I am also differently abled (I detest being referred to as disabled)I think I've done not too shabby a job. Apologies also for the photos... I have been playing with my settings, so some are not quite as good as perhaps they could've been. Without further preamble - I present to you my contribution to the RAF100 celebrations. Please, be gentle Hobby Boss 1:48 Panavia Tornado F.3 Revell 1:48 Panavia Tornado F.3 Revell 1:48 Panavia Tornado GR.4 Revell 1:48 Panavia Tornado GR.1 (from GR.4 kit) 65 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Well....I think you are very enabled, those models are wonderful and I would have no hesitation putting any of them anywhere in my home or elsewhere. I feel you have done your friend proud and if I were he I would be a very happy chappie indeed. Don't stop now though, lets see some more as and when. Gary 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripio Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Well, to me, they look not much different compared to the real jets. I don't know what does that mean that you are differently abled to do things but surely it is a very convincing result of great skills and craftmanship. Congratulations. Regards,Laz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russmeister 101 Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, Tripio said: Well, to me, they look not much different compared to the real jets. I don't know what does that mean that you are differently abled to do things but surely it is a very convincing result of great skills and craftmanship. Congratulations. Regards,Laz Thank you so much Laz. I am differently abled as I had a small stroke about 2 years ago, and it has left me with some physical mobility issues and memory problems. I really appreciate your kind words. Thank you again. 5 minutes ago, Head in the clouds. said: Well....I think you are very enabled, those models are wonderful and I would have no hesitation putting any of them anywhere in my home or elsewhere. I feel you have done your friend proud and if I were he I would be a very happy chappie indeed. Don't stop now though, lets see some more as and when. Gary No intention of stopping old boy And thank you for your kind words. I'm humbled 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shar1982 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 I'd certainly have been proud to have produced 4 models as good as that. Very neatly done and realistic weathering sets them off. Great job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 You have no problems with your building skills, excellent looking models and well presented. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Stunning work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Absolutely brilliant mate! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselweasel Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 They are brilliant mate, is this the scale you usually model in or were these one offs so to speak. Well done mate ATB Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russmeister 101 Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, dieselweasel said: They are brilliant mate, is this the scale you usually model in or were these one offs so to speak. Well done mate ATB Jim Thank you diesel. I usually do 32nd scale props, so this was something of a departure from the norm for me. I should also mention perhaps, that the Hobby Boos F.3 was started on 25th December 2017, and the last Revell (the GR.1) finished end of March, so in total, 3 months to do the 4 builds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Look great from here, well done Russ 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 My favourite aircraft ever...lovley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Excellent collection. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 WOW WOW WOW WOW 4 stunning builds of 4 stunning builds. My fav is the 111sqn F3 I have a slight bias towards Leuchars birds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Love a Tornado. Great builds! I hope they survive the dinner! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Four stunners there Russ, really good modelling, especially in three months! I hope they survived/will survive the banquet, if it's a Mess do they might get some combat damage...!! And if you don't mind, I'm going to use your 'differently abled' term for myself from now on, it does sound more positive than disabled... Keith 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Excellent work on all of them, I particularly like the weathering on the Hobby Boss F3... very realistic. gazza l 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russmeister 101 Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 9 minutes ago, keefr22 said: Four stunners there Russ, really good modelling, especially in three months! I hope they survived/will survive the banquet, if it's a Mess do they might get some combat damage...!! And if you don't mind, I'm going to use your 'differently abled' term for myself from now on, it does sound more positive than disabled... Keith By all means Keith - I do like to spread a little positivity around... that and farts, they are great for sharing too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Four excellent Tornadoes that would be the centrepiece of any banquet table. Very well done indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Beautiful, I'm procrastinating to build my singular Revell kit and you built 3! Nice work, although the flying versions look weird without aircrew in the cockpits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russmeister 101 Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 13 minutes ago, Scooby said: Beautiful, I'm procrastinating to build my singular Revell kit and you built 3! Nice work, although the flying versions look weird without aircrew in the cockpits. Lol. It's an easy kit to build, just take your time and make sure you get your geometry correct. A little light sanding was all that was required on all 3 of them! As for the missing Aircrew, you never heard of active stealth technology?? - That one was customers choice, as you can well imagine, a bunch of drunken RAF types will create enough carnage with these things, without the added incentive of being able to point at the funny little men 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 They are all beauties Russ,.... I hope that your client loves them as much as we do, Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haemon Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 they look stunning! the weathering and finish on that first bird is first rate. i love how each one has different wing positions and spoilers/ailerons/doors open. top work Russ. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_w Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Wow! they are fantastic. Put a welsh hillside as a background and Id struggle to say they were not the real thing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Man, what a formation! They are all amazing, that top one in the grey is particularly outstanding and you have inspired me. I am now going to purchase a Tornado or two. Thanks for posting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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