1/72 Italeri Gulf War Tornado

[Harry_the_Spider]

I've got the urge for a budget price Tornado.

 

Does the Italeri make a reasonable TSO (Tornado Shaped Object) or is it junk?

[The wooksta V2.0]

The Revell GR1 kit is regarded as the best Tornado, although it's not my field - too modern.

[tempestfan]

It is Tornado shaped... but it depends on how much you'd pay for it. I have no idea what the current price point of the Italeri is, but if it's say a tenner and Revell 15, go for the Revell. Unless Italeri has made a new tool that has escaped my attention, the kit is basically 45 years old (but has been updated regularly).

[alhenderson]

Revell one is half decent, although the transparencies on mine were so appalling some of the bits were unusable.

[Hook]

The Italeri kit is deeply a child of its time - 1978 in its first MRCA incarnation. It won't be mistaken for a Bf 109, but the detailing is rather crude by todays standards, the cockpit is rudimentary and the parts breakdown leaves a ghastly seam between the upper and lower forward fuselage. 

 

Go with the Revell (or even better, try to find the Eduard rebox).

 

 

Edit: the Cartograf printed decal sheet of the current Gulf War Italeri kit is pretty darn nice, though. 

 

Cheers,

 

Andre 

 

 

Edited September 18, 2021 by Hook