rafalbert Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Well, I must be insane but I feel the need to build the Revell kit alongside the Hasegawa one. I have a Braz replacement nose and the plan is to do it in the 16 Sqn 1990 black scheme as it looks pretty cool. Work starts asap... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alhenderson Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Very nice choice! Don't imagine you're short of reference material, but just in case 🙂 Al. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128fiddler Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Cool picture Al with that pink skyshadow! Nice subject. Not much full colour special shemes on RAF Tonkas, were there? Maybe the only one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 That is a cool subject choice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafalbert Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 That is a great angle Al and is very helpful, thank you! On 10/23/2020 at 7:35 AM, 128fiddler said: Cool picture Al with that pink skyshadow! Nice subject. Not much full colour special shemes on RAF Tonkas, were there? Maybe the only one? I know that 43 Sqn did a gloss black F3, and I have a feeling that TTE may have done something but I am not sure. There were not many to say the least, especially considering what the Germans have done to many of theirs. I have been cracking on, using the Braz radome instead of the kit part. Annoyingly it was slightly wider than the kit so has taken a fair bit of fettling to fit flush and still needs a bit more to finish off. The rest of the fuselage/wings/tailplane went together without too many dramas and a little PPP. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Nice start. I don't know what it is but there always seem to be a problem with fitting a replacement nose on this kit no matter whose replacement you get. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafalbert Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 Well, it took a lot of blending but seems ok. The airframe has now been assembled and given a coat of primer. A few areas need to be addressed before I can think of applying the black. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Looks to have come together nicely for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafalbert Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Col. said: Looks to have come together nicely for you Nope, unfortunately I found it a worse fit than the Hasegawa! I am obviously doing something wrong but am persevering regardless, and hoping to start applying the black today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Well done for overcoming the fit issues in that case. Hopefully the painting stages will be more straightforward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alhenderson Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 11 hours ago, rafalbert said: Nope, unfortunately I found it a worse fit than the Hasegawa! I am obviously doing something wrong but am persevering regardless, and hoping to start applying the black today. You and me both! I've had all sorts of fit issues. But it's a Tornado, so worth persevering with - especially in that black scheme! Al 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafalbert Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 Now she is in stealth mode awaiting decals. I brushed on Klear which has left a lot of marks, so fingers crossed they will disappear when I spray the flat coat 🤞 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafalbert Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 Ok, all decalled and given a flat coat all over except for satin on the radome. It is not a great picture as it looks massively washed out so the next one will be in natural light! Now to sort all the metallic areas, undercarriage, tanks etc. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafalbert Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 Ok, done. Rushed in the end so it is not great, and a blade aerial and one of the wingtip lights pinged into oblivion so will have to sort them in the future. I love the scheme but hated the kit. The fit was not great and overly complicated in places, plus considering the kit was a first release there was a good deal of flash all over. After the events of the last week I am glad it is done and can go on the shelf. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafalbert Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 And with her Desert Pink sister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 She looks very smart in that scheme - definitely worth the effort. If you're ever motivated to add a little more colour the the finished kit, there's a photograph of ZA591 in Ian Black's book Tornado Pilot showing the aircraftf fitted with Desert Pink countermeasures pods and a pair of inert (blue painted bodies) one thousand pound bombs on the forward stations of the shoulder pylons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafalbert Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Richard E said: She looks very smart in that scheme - definitely worth the effort. If you're ever motivated to add a little more colour the the finished kit, there's a photograph of ZA591 in Ian Black's book Tornado Pilot showing the aircraftf fitted with Desert Pink countermeasures pods and a pair of inert (blue painted bodies) one thousand pound bombs on the forward stations of the shoulder pylons. Having just finished the Hasegawa kit I am done with desert pink! 😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Looks great here and in the gallery. I really like the black scheme and you have done it really well. Well done for finishing 2 in the one GB. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Looks good in the colour scheme, well done in getting this build finished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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