Lorebor Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Hello, this is the new Italeri 1/32 Tornado; it was built straight out of the box; the only correction I made is the color of the Tornado silhouette on the tail, since, as you probably know, the kit one has a wrong color. 53 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Monday Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 That is an impressive finish to that model. The right level of weathering. BM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 What an extraordinary build! The cockpit is truly awesome! What is the kit like to build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Marvellous job, great pics too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Absolutely stunning build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanfrandragon Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Wow that’s quick and the first I’ve seen, it looks tremendous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsyouruncle Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Really pleased to see one of these built up so early and you've made a super job of it. It obviously does go together well, in the right hands. Excellent job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 That's out of the box? 😮 Brilliant job. Not to take away from your obvious skills but the real winner here is the kit. The cockpit, details and overall look are superb. Thanks for showcasing your skilled work and a class winning kit 👏👏👏 Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Simply an amazing model! Perfect paint job and excellent wathering! I love it, well done man! Best, Nikola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Excellent build, the weathering looks spot on. gazza l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetasker Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Cracking build.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Absolutely stunning! Really fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Jaw droppingly good! Wow! Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 The panel lines look.. spot on! May I ask how you approached this aspect of the weathering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyg352 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 When I see models like this I keep thinking I should give up the hobby! That's just stunning, well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Amazing model, well done 👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Good craftsmanship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorebor Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 10 hours ago, SAT69 said: What an extraordinary build! The cockpit is truly awesome! What is the kit like to build? It’s a big model with a huge amount of parts, so it takes time to build. Nevertheless, the kit goes together remarkably well. It has a number of options during the building phase, so you need to plan in advance. The kit is engineered so that the radome can be left open, so, if you keep it closed, you need to do a bit of sanding in that area. Same thing for the dorsal spine, as it is broken down in two parts, in preparation for the new kits that will come out later on (different Tornado versions have a different dorsal spine). I dry-fit the slats and the flaps in the retracted position and looks like they fit the wing perfectly; if you put the wing in other than the fully forward position, you need to cut and adjust the wing retraction vane rubber seal. Landing gear wheels are provided both in rubber and in plastic, the later with weight effect; I suggest to use the rubber ones, as their design is much more realistic than that of the plastic version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorebor Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Col Walter E Kurtz said: The panel lines look.. spot on! May I ask how you approached this aspect of the weathering? On the glossy model, I just did an oil wash with a medium gray; to give you an idea, it had a hue slightly darker than the Tamiya XF-54. I used the same color on the gray parts of the plane and on the black fin. Panel lines are reasonably deep, so it’s an easy task. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 3 hours ago, Lorebor said: On the glossy model, I just did an oil wash with a medium gray; to give you an idea, it had a hue slightly darker than the Tamiya XF-54. I used the same color on the gray parts of the plane and on the black fin. Panel lines are reasonably deep, so it’s an easy task. Thanks. It looks really good using that method. Thank you for expanding on this point and thanks for sharing an awesome build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruskin Air Services Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 A magnificent build and I do miss these chugging around the Marham circuit and over my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Fantastic work. Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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