DaveJL Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Hello all, Here is my recently completed 1/48 Revell Tornado F.3, marked as ZE158 of 111 (F) Squadron based at RAF Leuchars in late 2004/early 2005. Built as part of my 'QRA North' project for the Interceptors GB, the build thread is here Extras used included Pavla resin seats, Eduard interior etch, Model Alliance decals, Master pitot tube, Resin wing seals, Resin BOL rails, New Ware masks, home made intake covers, HGW Remove Before Flight tags, Meng AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles and AIM-132 ASRAAM missiles from the spares. Paints are from Mr Paint - Camouflage Grey and Light Aircraft Grey for the exterior, Medium Sea Grey for the nose, Light Grey for the interior parts and Dark Gull Grey for the cockpit. Weathering is a mixture of Flory wash and Abteilung oils. This kit was an absolute slog. Poor fit, poor instructions and a lot of over complicated assembly sequences. Anyway, it turned out ok in the end. Beside the 1(F) Squadron Typhoon that was built along with the Tornado: Three generations of Quick Reaction Alert interceptors: Thanks for looking and stay safe. Dave 53 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Wow they all look superb Dave,.... top notch modelling,......I really like them and the Fin is amazing. I`ve been put off building the Revell kit due to the large number of parts and breakdown of the kit,..... but it looks lovely built up. Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 For a model that was such a pain to build, it looks absolutely superb. Very well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Quality build, that looks first class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumBum Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 DaveJL Top of the morning to you from Northern California. Congrats on the build, it looks sensational. I am in the second half of the same build and finally have put the poor fit, puttying, sanding and scribing phase behind me and indeed have been using your build for some guidance. But I am unhappy with the intake trunk area and will be scratch building some intake covers. Can you share how you went about yours? cheers for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Great modelling Dave.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 Thanks folks! @DrumBum, the intake covers were made from strips of DIY (not Tamiya etc) masking tape. I cut two 22mm wide strips, sprayed them green then was able to fit and shape them to the intakes. A sharp scalpel was needed to trim and tidy the edges but they worked ok. I think you could work them from aluminium foil, but I thought the masking tape would be less brittle. hope that helps! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 5 hours ago, DaveJL said: Three generations of Quick Reaction Alert interceptors: As the song goes, two out of three ain't bad. Nothing to do with your excellent models Dave, but the Phantom was the first aircraft I did QRA on and the Tornado F.3 was the last (11 Sqn at Leeming) I was retired by the time the Typhoon entered Squadron service. I was glad when Revell bought out the Tornado F.3 (I could chuck out the Trumpy kit) but as yet I haven't tried to build it. Yours looks great, I especially like the reverse thrust dirt line up the tail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 great result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 Thanks chaps! @Retired Bob, I hope you have better luck with the fit of the kit than I did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Excellent job, got one in the stash to build so it’s always good to get some inspiration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Superb. A result that was well worth the slog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 Thanks chaps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Having seen the F.3's at Leuchars many times over the years this is a superb rendition of the machine. The weathering is very nicely executed and just right. I've yet to build the Revell F.3 but I certainly won't get one that looks this good. All three kits together look stunning! Great work. Eng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumBum Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 On 1/7/2021 at 12:38 PM, DaveJL said: Thanks folks! @DrumBum, the intake covers were made from strips of DIY (not Tamiya etc) masking tape. I cut two 22mm wide strips, sprayed them green then was able to fit and shape them to the intakes. A sharp scalpel was needed to trim and tidy the edges but they worked ok. I think you could work them from aluminium foil, but I thought the masking tape would be less brittle. hope that helps! thanks, I will give it a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Fantastic, and it looks awesome with the Phantom and Typhoon! You need a grey Lightning to go with those now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 Thanks chaps! @Lord Riot, don't tempt me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 That's a great looking Tornado! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 Thanks mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertTheBear Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Nicely done! Yours looks way better than mine, probably because you had more patience with it Built the same kit last year and it really was a pain in the bottom, especially around the intakes and the engines. The whole section collapsed two times during the build. In the end I put it together with some LocTite superglue and hoped it won't break apart a 3rd time. And it worked, otherwise I probably would have binned the kit. Also I first wanted to replace those crude Sidewinders from the kit with some nice Eduard ones but in the end the kit got so much on my nerves I didn't bother putting more cash and time into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Stunning work Dave I love the weathering fantastic job well done thanks for sharing regards Eamonn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 What a marvellous build and a great representation of the wear and tear of everyday use. Thought that you might be interested in the following if you ever might decide to do an overall Medium Sea Grey F.3. Taken in mid-June 2009 and manned by a 43 Sqn. crew during that squadron's last week on 'Q' before disbandment but is of 111 Sqn.'s ZE788/HV in a slightly non-standard scheme with 'Fighter Bars' around the fuselage roundel and no tail badge because it had previously been replaced by a 'Royal Air Force Celebrating 90 Years' logo which had since been removed. First of a two-ship 'Q' scramble that happily coincided with the walk-round photoshoot for the Warpaint volume on the Tornado ADV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 Thanks all! @RupertTheBear I know how you feel, I was tempted to bin it a few times myself. I think the intakes and wings were the worst bits of an overall poor kit! @Des lovely images mate, I did use the several that you sent me a while ago as references! I would quite like to do another F.3, but unless a new tool comes out, I doubt I will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 31 minutes ago, DaveJL said: lovely images mate, I did use the several that you sent me a while ago as references! I would quite like to do another F.3, but unless a new tool comes out, I doubt I will Forgot about them Dave , glad that they were of use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troffa Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Excellent F3! I'm slowly getting to the point of getting one out of the stash, and your build thread will be a heavily used resource! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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