almac Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Hi all. I intend to build a Gulf war Tornado for this GB. I won’t be starting for a few weeks or until I finish my Seaknight for the Helicopter GB. I planned to build this about ten years ago and bought decals and the desert pink paint at the time but as with most grand plans it came to nought. Anyway I intend to build “Nikki” ZA481/N from modeldecal set 109. These decals are now rather old so we’ll see how they perform. For the paint I have Xtracrylic Desert pink which I bought when I was using Xtracrylic at the time. They can be problematic but I’ll give it a go rather than buy some new paint. Anyway here’s the standard box pic and a pic of the decals. Cheers Allan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128fiddler Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 (edited) Oh, looking forward of another Granby Tornado! Which company are the decals from? I have both some kits world and model alliance sheets, equally old like yours so I have the same thoughts about their usefullness 😉 Greetings! Edited September 23, 2020 by 128fiddler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Modeldecal sheets seem to be fairly stable and age well in my experience. I've used a few of their older sets and good results - hot water helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Good to see another pink Tornado in this GB. Just to be pedantic no RAF Tornados flew in Desert Storm, but they did fly in Op Granby (Personal peeve). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planebuilder62 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Hi Allan The nose wheel leg needs shortening on the Revell Tornado or else the final stance will have the nose pointing up a bit. regards Toby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 Evening all. It’s been a month since I last posted on this. I started building this last week after I had finished my Seaknight for the Helicopter GB. The cockpit has been given a coat of grey and I’m painting seats and instrument panels. I’m not using the the decals for the instrument panels. The rear fuselage is almost complete. I’ve glued the wings in the forward position as I was not overly keen on the moving wing option. I’m thinking of leaving off the tailplanes till after the two halves of the fuselage are together as I think it will be difficult to clean up the seams with them attached. I’m also not keen on the moving option. Cheers Allan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 A good start and a wise decision on the tailplanes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 You're off to a good solid start Allan and I agree with your decision to fix the flying surfaces in place: the toy-like feature of having them movable only creates issues for construction and clean-up later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128fiddler Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Wow, in one week and you are as far as I am 😉 good progress! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 Some more progress with this one tonight. Finished painting the cockpit. Pretty rough but it’s the best I could do so definitely a closed canopy job. Tomorrow I should get the main fuselage together. Cheers Allan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Some good work getting the Fwd fuselage together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 Evening all. Two parts of the fuselage together tonight. Not too bad a fit but some work to do. Started on the intakes as well and I’m a bit confused as to where the kind of curved piece is supposed to go. The instructions are a bit vague so can anyone enlighten me? Cheers Allan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Nice progress Allan. Afraid I can't help with the mystery part placement but someone around here is bound to know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128fiddler Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Actually, there's a line in the bottom of the intake which could line up with the mystic part, but I've never seen such thing in a tornado intake... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alhenderson Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 23 hours ago, 128fiddler said: Actually, there's a line in the bottom of the intake which could line up with the mystic part, but I've never seen such thing in a tornado intake... I can help with this! Like you, I found the Revell instructions next to useless in this regard, and ended up putting them where I thought they should go (and got it horribly wrong). Was reading this thread earlier: If you scroll down to the bottom post (its bottom at the moment, anyway!) there's a head on picture of the intake showing that odd bit.. Al. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128fiddler Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 4 hours ago, alhenderson said: ...there's a head on picture of the intake showing that odd bit.. Al. So, that odd piece is the cone shape on the diverter plate? Where do you see that Al? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 Evening all. Most of the main parts are on now without too much trouble apart from one of the intakes. They were a very tight fit and I used too much pressure in getting them on and as a result part of the underside cracked and will need some fixing. Here’s how it looks just now. Not to bad I think but some work still to do. Cheers Allan 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 It's certainly looking suitably Tornado-shaped 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 That looks to have gone together very well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 Evening all. Inching forward with this build. I’ve not had much time this week for modelling as I’ve been decorating, such a waste of a week off work. Anyway tonight I worked on the canopy. The clear parts of this kit are, for me, a real let- down. They have loads of of flash and seem really brittle to work with. The canopy lines are a bit vague as well but I think I managed the masking ok. Cheers Allan 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 11 hours ago, almac said: Evening all. Inching forward with this build. I’ve not had much time this week for modelling as I’ve been decorating, such a waste of a week off work. Anyway tonight I worked on the canopy. The clear parts of this kit are, for me, a real let- down. They have loads of of flash and seem really brittle to work with. The canopy lines are a bit vague as well but I think I managed the masking ok. Cheers Allan Looks good - am about to go through that horror - the HUD was just a mess of flash .... I’ve also found that now temps are dropping in the UK the Kristal Klear glue needs to be in a reasonably warm place to set in a decent time... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alhenderson Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 You're right about the transparencies, I could barely work out where the sprue ended and the HUD began! Not sure I'm going to be able to do much with the various little lights.. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128fiddler Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, alhenderson said: You're right about the transparencies, I could barely work out where the sprue ended and the HUD began! Not sure I'm going to be able to do much with the various little lights.. Indeed it looks like 1950s vintage transparencies... Im not sure wether to make a new hud with overhead projector transparent sheet and their respective black markers... Edited November 15, 2020 by 128fiddler 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 Hi all. Small update tonight. Refuelling probe fitted in a fashion as I struggled to get a decent fit. Some filling and sanding required but it ok I think. I also fitted a part with a clear front under the front of the fuselage,I have no idea what it is, which was a terrible fit. Specifically the clear part was the poor fit. It’s on and needed smoothed in with Perfect plastic putty but I don’t think it will look great. As I and others have said the clear parts are truly awful and really let the kit down. I have another in the stash but I doubt I’ll ever build given my experience so far with this kit. Anyway here’s some pics. Cheers Allan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Looking good, and yet another modeller struggling with poor clear parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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