exdraken Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Tornado F.3 "Charity" 1435 flight Mt. Pleasant -Falklands ~ 1998 a Falklands defender of 1435 flight using uprise-decal Falklands markings for "Charity" of 1435 flight Mt. Pleasant I used the Eduard special edition "Good by Tornado F.3 ADV" meaning Eduard PE for Cockpit and details + Eduard Brassin seats and wheels + stencils ingredientes: 1/48 Eduard Special kit/ Revell plastic uprise-decal decals Master pitot Quickboost gun nozzle Edit: Eduard Brassin Aim-9 Sidewinders lots of BM input! WIP in the great and productive Tornado Warning Group Build hope you like it! heavy loaded for bear, no! for what exactly down there? guess some Mirage derivative was still a possibility back then! nowadays even those have gone! it was a joy, and Britmodeller group builds really an inspiration and encouragement! together with its contemporanean German colleague thanks for comments! Werner 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Very nice build. You did not list the AIM-9L's as aftermarket. Do they come with the Eduard kit? Way better than the terrible AIM-9G's from Revell in the original kit. Rob. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Please get something nicer than that ratty old bit of cardboard to photograph your models on!😆😆. You’ve put a lot of work into a kit that’s renowned for being a pain to build so show it off properly. The German jet looks pretty good too, so twice the reason for a decent display base. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 A great model from a pain of a kit[mine ended up thrown against the wall].well tidy mun. Regards celt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 6 hours ago, Phone Phixer said: You did not list the AIM-9L's as aftermarket. Do they come with the Eduard kit? Way better than the terrible AIM-9G's from Revell in the original kit. Thanks Rob, absolutely correct, those are Eduard Brassin Aim-9 L/M Sidewinders from a Tomcat weapons set. 6 hours ago, stever219 said: Please get something nicer than that ratty old bit of cardboard to photograph your models on!😆😆. You’ve put a lot of work into a kit that’s renowned for being a pain to build so show it off properly. The German jet looks pretty good too, so twice the reason for a decent display base. You are right here.... I need to upgrade this aspect 6 hours ago, celt said: A great model from a pain of a kit[mine ended up thrown against the wall].well tidy mun. Thanks Celt! Quite many Revell Tornados were actually completed during this Group build, and yes, it is a really unneccessarily difficult kit to assemble. I nearly struggled late with the rear.... what seems to be crucial to get a decent fit though is NOT to follow the instructions!! The front fuselage builds up seperately and cand be slid onto the rest. At best check the many slightly different approaches here: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/forum/703-tornado-warning-stgb/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Nice one Werner.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Superb, that looks spot on! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 An excellent build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 - Both are very nice, it was a good idea to show them together - 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigbeale Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Stunning build. Well done 👏👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 thanks everybody! i really need a better photbase what about costal kits? any experience with it? are tehy worth the rather steep price? something like this? http://www.coastalkits.co.uk/newstore/1-48-scale-airfield-display-base-15.html thanks! in good company with the other contenders out there (I never had or attempted the HobbyBoss one though) Revell - Airfix - Italeri and one last against the sun cheers, Werner 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 - I don't know Coastal kit but I use Noy's Miniature equivalent. I find them useful in model show, they give a good background to the model exhibited and their size are not a problem to carry with. But I find them too small for wide angle photos mostly if you take them outdoor with natural light as I use to do 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Superb Tornados! They look amazing together there, which kit do you think is best/most accurate? I built an Airfix one and it was a bit ‘clunky’ in my opinion, and with a poor fuselage fit. I have an Italeri one in the stash but not sure how that will compare? Looking at yours it’s hard to tell as they all look brilliant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Looks very good indeed. I wouldn’t have been able to resist building Desperation rather than Charity! That Luftwaffe variant looks good too. I built my HAS to display my kits - yours would look good in any setting I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Lovley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 On 1/9/2021 at 9:21 AM, Lord Riot said: Superb Tornados! They look amazing together there, which kit do you think is best/most accurate? The Revell kit without a doubt the best and most detailed one. Easy to build? Non of them I upgraded the Italeru and the Airfix one with parts actually designed for the HobbyBoss kit. So not all you see comes from the respective kits 18 hours ago, bar side said: Looks very good indeed. I wouldn’t have been able to resist building Desperation rather than Charity! Thanks, may I ask you why? Wasn't D the reserve one? Thanks everyone for your comments and interest!! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 2 hours ago, exdraken said: Thanks, may I ask you why? Wasn't D the reserve one? Just an under dog thing I guess. Most people have heard of Faith, Hope and Charity. Desperation is more of an in joke! And yes, i assume she was a hangar queen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 On 1/10/2021 at 8:03 PM, bar side said: Just an under dog thing I guess. Most people have heard of Faith, Hope and Charity. Desperation is more of an in joke! And yes, i assume she was a hangar queen. Ok maybe the next one will be Desperation then ! I still have the alternative and more common/ recent emblem markings ... any specific reasons for D being the Hangar Queen though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 1 hour ago, exdraken said: Ok maybe the next one will be Desperation then ! I still have the alternative and more common/ recent emblem markings ... any specific reasons for D being the Hangar Queen though? She was the reserve so I would assume she may have parts removed to keep the others flying and probably rarely left the hangar. I am sure there are some guys about who served down there & would know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Great looking model Werner! All of them look really good in fact! Love seeing the group pics. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 A base doesn’t have to be pricey. These are my two Jags on a piece of thin sheet MDF that used to be the back of a flat pack wardrobe. The surface is just white emulsion with some black poster paint mixed in. Don’t mix it fully though, it needs to be streaky. Then when dry the concrete panel lines are just pencil, and a little rattle can mist of white / grey / black whatever over the top I need a new houchin really. That one is scratch built from a wood off cut & some balsa wood bits 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Wow, a lovely model , I have heard they can be a tricky one to build. You have done a superb there and ended up with a beauty. They all look great together too. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 On 1/13/2021 at 6:57 PM, bigbadbadge said: Wow, a lovely model , I have heard they can be a tricky one to build. You have done a superb there and ended up with a beauty. They all look great together too. Chris Thanks, Yeah, they are! Especially if you follow the instructions on the Revell one The Italeri one is not complicated but quite poor oob, the Airfix one equally poor AND a pain to build thanks for your base suggestion! @bar side 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkerR. Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Nice models, I especially like the photo against the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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