pacificmustang Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 (edited) Well Im not about to do that again! Multiple builds Im talking about! Anyway here is the third and final of my Revell 1/48 Tornado builds. This one as an Op Telic jet "Danger Mouse" one of my favourite cartoon characters growing up The standard kit is enhanced with @Shaun wing seals, eduard PE cockpit, wheel wells, wheels, TIALD, Sky shadow and BOZ pods, plus res-kit Paveway IIs. I have to say the Brassin weapons are lovely, as were the res-kit bombs. Excellent detail and easy to assemble, a plus for me! Finished using SMS paints - an Australian brand of lacquer paint, and decals from Model Alliance It has a few flaws as you can probably see if you look at the photos, but its done. I have a bad habit of rushing a build in the final stages, and taking a few shortcuts, if its not turning out as I envisaged. A habit I really need to stop Anyway, heres my fourth completed build for the year. Any comments, or constructive feedback welcome (apart from the backward sloping front leg, I can see that one already, oh, and the chunk missing from the port wing glove😀) The pictured base is from Mario 3D Bases. Expensive, but a quality item. Thanks for looking Bruce Edited October 25, 2020 by pacificmustang Duplicate photo 66 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempestwulf Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 (edited) Danger Mouse, now that brings back morning cartoons along with Count Duckula and the original transformers series. Fantastic build of the Fin Bruce. Picked up some SMS paints myself and are great to use. Their colour range (RAAF Foliage green and RAF PRU Blue etc) is spot on for those hard to find camo colours; at a very reasonable price Edited October 25, 2020 by Tempestwulf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetasker Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Beautiful build - never heard of Mario bases but looking at their Facebook page they look superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 That's absolutely brilliant mate, so realistic. How did you get the exhaust stain on the fin, and what shade of grey did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Excellent weathering! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Tempestwulf said: Danger Mouse, now that brings back morning cartoons along with Count Duckula and the original transformers series. Fantastic build of the Fin Bruce. Picked up some SMS paints myself and are great to use. Their colour range (RAAF Foliage green and RAF PRU Blue etc) is spot on for those hard to find camo colours; at a very reasonable price Thanks tempestwulf. I’m a big fan of their foliage green colour too , will pick up a bottle of PRU blue . Didn’t realise they did it 1 hour ago, Lord Riot said: That's absolutely brilliant mate, so realistic. How did you get the exhaust stain on the fin, and what shade of grey did you use? Thanks Lord. The stain was sprayed on using very thinned tamiya XF1 black plus a hint of brown. I’m talking about 80% thinned with tamiya acrylic thinners. The grey used is Barley grey, lightened a teeny bit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan-o Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Very good indeed👌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Great looking Tornado, well done mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Beautiful work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Very nice work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodenlee Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Well Bruce, that's a "Mighty Fin" !! (apols to Mr. Dylan) I understand what you say about "get home-itis" but can't see it here or on any of your other builds. Your weathering is just beautiful...How did you do the chipping on the leading edges? What about a family portrait of all your Tornados together?? Cheers mate Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedyGonzales Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 This is probably the best Tornado I've seen recently. Wonderful jobe here ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie78usmc Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Looks amazing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Very nice Bruce. I like it!!!!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 13 hours ago, rodenlee said: Well Bruce, that's a "Mighty Fin" !! (apols to Mr. Dylan) I understand what you say about "get home-itis" but can't see it here or on any of your other builds. Your weathering is just beautiful...How did you do the chipping on the leading edges? What about a family portrait of all your Tornados together?? Cheers mate Shaun Ha! You’re not looking close enough Shaun. For the chipping, I first sprayed dark sea grey, then dabbed on Mr Masking fluid with a torn bit of packing sponge. The barley grey was then sprayed once the maskol had dried, when paint was dry, you just rub the madkol off with your fingers leaving the chipped effect. When I find a table big enough, I’ll take a photo of all three Cheers Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Excellent modelling Bruce 👍 Is this a Tornado from Lossiemouth? I note the Dallas Dhu above the Danger Mouse nose art. Lossie's Gulf War Buccaneers all had named of Morayshire Distilleries on them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie78usmc Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Wanted to ask, how did you find the fit of this kit? Were the intakes bothersome or did they go together ok? I am thinking about getting a revell tornado in 1/48. Any suggestions would be awesome. thank you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Fantastic looking Tonka there. lovely stuff! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Nice effort Bruce. Especially building 3 in a row. That's the road to madness 😀. Leading edge chipping looks quite convincing. It looks like you've used it in a few otehr spots as well Will have to try that technique myself. Love the addition of the GPU in the some of the images as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, GREG DESTEC said: Excellent modelling Bruce 👍 Is this a Tornado from Lossiemouth? I note the Dallas Dhu above the Danger Mouse nose art. Lossie's Gulf War Buccaneers all had named of Morayshire Distilleries on them. Hello Greg, I think the jet was from 31 SQN normally based at RAF Marham 10 hours ago, reggie78usmc said: Wanted to ask, how did you find the fit of this kit? Were the intakes bothersome or did they go together ok? I am thinking about getting a revell tornado in 1/48. Any suggestions would be awesome. thank you G’day Reggie. Fit was problematic, but can be eased if you ensure each part is properly prepared and cleaned of flash, burrs etc, if this is done, fit is not too bad, do double check each part has been aligned properly, before going on to the next stage. The kit will require filler but is not the nightmare a lot of people make it out to be. That said, it does reward careful assembly I suggest following the build sequence outlined in this series of videos. They do make the build go a lot easier Edited October 27, 2020 by pacificmustang 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stéphane Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Wow, that Tornado is plain awsome ! Really nice weathering, the reverse effects are top notch! Stef (#6) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Pete Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 On 10/25/2020 at 5:35 AM, pacificmustang said: I have a bad habit of rushing a build in the final stages, and taking a few shortcuts I call that "Kit Fatigue". Nothing wrong with your end product, though. Looks great. 👍👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Beautiful model. Congratulations. Am pleased you see SMS paints getting a plug also. Great paints! They are also one of the sponsors for WASMEx (West Australian Scale Model Exhibition) so I love to see models painted with their products. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie78usmc Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 On 10/26/2020 at 8:51 PM, pacificmustang said: Hello Greg, I think the jet was from 31 SQN normally based at RAF Marham G’day Reggie. Fit was problematic, but can be eased if you ensure each part is properly prepared and cleaned of flash, burrs etc, if this is done, fit is not too bad, do double check each part has been aligned properly, before going on to the next stage. The kit will require filler but is not the nightmare a lot of people make it out to be. That said, it does reward careful assembly I suggest following the build sequence outlined in this series of videos. They do make the build go a lot easier Thanks Bruce! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 That is without a doubt one of the best Tornado models I've seen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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