tornado64 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 (edited) well iv'e made a start on the gr1 and have received the airfix 1/48 f3 yipppeeeeeee !!! it is a better fit tham my last one ( it's still a clogg out though ) but 100 % on my last one i got in the frontline fighters set think the person who baught that one took one look and put it straight on ebay ........ Edited February 12, 2009 by tornado64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Good luck with that F3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado64 Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 Good luck with that F3 it's not luck it is skill glenfiddich and a straight jacket that is required.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado64 Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 the difrence between this revell 1/72 kit and airfixes 1/48 are worlds appart my painting is atrocious at the moment due to doing in the evening in a large room with 60 watt bulb tommorow i buy a 100 watt and maybe start using my magnifier with daylight bulb don't do 1/72 as a rule but i can feel more comming on after this wonderful kit tomorow i go to air and space museum and buy some modelling supplies ( bumper pack of filler and ream of sandpaper ) especialy for the 1/48 f3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado64 Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 (edited) well i'm on a roll again with the geerman paint now on may have a play at duct taping the airfix together tonight building the geerman as i saw it displayed as a ground exhibit at the 1999 riat ( i think it was 1999 anyway ) Edited December 15, 2008 by tornado64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Interesting choice of colour! What does the final article look like? Certainly beats grey and ......well grey! Looks lovely, Eng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado64 Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 this is the aircraft i'm modelling tornado ids " spirit of boelcke " photographed at riat 1999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Wow that's eye-catching! Good luck with it mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado64 Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Wow that's eye-catching! Good luck with it mate. it looked absolutely ace stood next to it photo's and models of it are nice but don't quite capture how nice it was on that blazing hot day ( good photo's just weren't an option in that sunlight on that day ) came off the airfield with megga sunburn .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado64 Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 Well the 1/72 ids is nearing completion with just the decaling and detail painting to finnish . The air bitch f3 is underway in a small fashion with a modified rso , decaffinated to make him look out to the left and making it look like he's giving the thumbs up . The air intake doors have been opened up and am making the doors out of plasticard. Checked fuselage halves fit and compared to my previous airfix tonkas they fit together a joy so hopefully not too much filler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Looking GREAT !!! How do you get the decals on this one...I mean the stars all over...is it gonna be a random thing or is there uniformity to it after all... Houtson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado64 Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 Looking GREAT !!!How do you get the decals on this one...I mean the stars all over...is it gonna be a random thing or is there uniformity to it after all... Houtson not checked against real thing yet but decals look correct but in 1/72 scale they have done as large slabs with huge panels of clear film applied with decalfix on gloss paint not a trace of bubbles but they appeared once dry as i thaught they would but i am ultimately building it for refrence to build it in 1/48 or 1/32 with hand painted markings .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado64 Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 just checked with photo of real aircraft and yes the stars do tally and in correct places must have been a major headache for decal maker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike7451 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Careful mate,Your in danger of joining...... Free Image Hosting by ImageBam.com Merv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado64 Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 Careful mate,Your in danger of joining...... Free Image Hosting by ImageBam.com Merv now that is "mint !!" spike and deffo the f3/buccaneer cell!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 just checked with photo of real aircraft and yes the stars do tally and in correct places must have been a major headache for decal maker Hello tornado64 ,thank you for clearing up that....I am a stickler for having everything just PERFECT... thank you for that... I guess you would have to have uniformity otherwise it looks ' dishevelled' and ungainly.... Thank you.. Houston....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado64 Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 Hello tornado64 ,thank you for clearing up that....I am a stickler for having everything just PERFECT...thank you for that... I guess you would have to have uniformity otherwise it looks ' dishevelled' and ungainly.... Thank you.. Houston....... no prob's fella.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Good work on the Boelcke chap, looking very nice I also got to see the beast in the flesh that year at RIAT, one of several nice looking schemes that year, what with it being the 50th anniversary of NATO that year. Good times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 That blue beastie looks sweet as...... Nice work, looking forward to the final pic's, and thank's for your pic's. Rgds Eng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado64 Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 Good work on the Boelcke chap, looking very nice I also got to see the beast in the flesh that year at RIAT, one of several nice looking schemes that year, what with it being the 50th anniversary of NATO that year. Good times yeah got a few nice shots that year of tonka tails also a very nice f16 nato aniversary tail think it was on a dutch plane lost a film from that year that included the stealth fighter in the air appache and b52 flypast ...gutted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado64 Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 That blue beastie looks sweet as......Nice work, looking forward to the final pic's, and thank's for your pic's. Rgds Eng no probs pleasure to send model kits even include the loading as photo's show on the aircraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado64 Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 well that's one done revell 1/72 tornado ids " spirit of boelcke " the decals were a nightmare because mostly clear film ( so there's a couple of areas i don't like ) but such is , i did everything to avoid other than that an enjoyable kit will be making again in other raf versions and italian/german versions too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Blimey!! NICE job on that mate! very impressed Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike7451 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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