Peter W Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 8:11 AM, Col. said: Hope you get the time and conditions conducive to firing up the airbrush Pete as this one looks to be coming together well for you 6 hours ago, Colin W said: Im sharing your airbrushing pain. I think its part of the "Bitmodeller experience." Colin😆 I really enjoy this part of modelling but sometimes it’s hard to leave the confines of the hobby room and head outside. It will be done though without too much delay 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 You're making a great job of this so far, and that's from someone who is having fit issues with the ADV version. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter W Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 34 minutes ago, FortyEighter said: You're making a great job of this so far, and that's from someone who is having fit issues with the ADV version. Mike Hi Mike, sorry to hear that your one is fighting you. I guess that I have the advantage of having already built that one and learnt something from it. This one has had it’s share of finessing with a big file too but it’s getting there. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter W Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 Time for a small update, just to show that something is happening. One of the hardest parts to mask on a Tornado is the intakes where the demarcation begins. With the memory of the difficulty that it caused on my last Tornado build still front and centre, I thought that I'd do it, and paint them, before I glued them on. Painted: And all ready to glue in place: After gluing them on I then got it all prepped for the next stage. If Gene Hunt made models then now would be the time to say "Fire up the airbrush" Back soon Pete 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale85 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Super work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Looking very much Tornado now. Cracking idea for masking the intakes. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Looks very good now that it is all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter W Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 Sorry for not replying to comments guys but have had my head down in the spray barn for the last week or so. It's not until you get the little bits that you realise how many awkward areas a Tornado has to mask and paint a different colour. As well as that I can't believe how many bits I've got that still have to glued on in time. I always find the worst thing with modelling jets is the amount of tanks, missiles, pylons etc that go with the job. Now I know why I have been doing so many WW2 builds of late. I think that I've got them all though and it's now ready for a gloss coat or two. Definitely in the fun zone now. Pete 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Great! What color did you load your fired up airbrush? And yes, the Tornado is king in stores... wonder if the airframe design was a bit too small for the task... range was also not great... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter W Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 1 hour ago, exdraken said: Great! What color did you load your fired up airbrush? And yes, the Tornado is king in stores... wonder if the airframe design was a bit too small for the task... range was also not great... Hi exdraken - the main colour was xtracrylix Gulf War Desert Pink, which sprayed really well. Then lightened it with a few drops of white to break up the colour. It’s one of those colours that you get tired of looking at after a while though, so glad to have it done and ready for decals. Pete 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Glad to see you sorted out the airbrush issues. Looks great as the basic airframe. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter W Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Colin W said: Glad to see you sorted out the airbrush issues. Looks great as the basic airframe. Colin Thanks Colin - took a while to get my butt in gear and get it painted but we're there now. Still can't believe how long it took though, especially as I've worked on it most, if not all, evenings. On to the fun, and sometimes headache inducing, bit now though. Pete Edited November 22, 2020 by Peter W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Looks fine with the desert paint on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter W Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 A bit of leap forward on this one and getting closer to the finish line. I got it all glossed up and the decals one without too many headaches, definitely some but not as many as I was expecting. Then another gloss coat to seal it all in and then a first pass at dirtying it up. A bit more to go yet but not going too heavy as it just never looks right to me, even though it obviously is 😉 And lastly, a lot of bits ready to go on. Back soon Pete 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Looks perfectly fine to me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alhenderson Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Looks great! There was such a huge variety of weathering and grime on the Granby jets I think anything goes. Apart from factory fresh, probably 🙂 Al. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Looking excellent now. You might even make the original deadline! Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter W Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Colin W said: Looking excellent now. You might even make the original deadline! Colin You could be right Colin, that’s still the plan at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Looks very good with the decals on. One good thing about a pink Gulf aircraft very few if any stencils. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter W Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Jabba said: Looks very good with the decals on. One good thing about a pink Gulf aircraft very few if any stencils. Thanks Jabba - Very happy that they didn't have the walkway lines anyway, always dread putting those on a Tornado model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter W Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 So close now, just a few navigation lights to paint and a bit of clean up of the canopy before it gets glued in place. Should be done in time for some proper photos at the weekend and then I'll be off to the next group build. So glad that I entered this group build, it really has been fun. Pete 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alhenderson Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Wow - she looks fabulous! Top work. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMP2 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 That looks really, really nice and Ive never been that much of a fan of the desert pink, but... this one is an exception. Top work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 She turned out really great! Congrats! 🏜️ 🌬️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter W Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 All done and in the gallery. What a great group build and good luck to all in getting theirs finished. Off to the Interceptors Group Build now. Cheers Pete 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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