ChristopherC Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Looking really good Collin! The F-111 looks great in that camouflage. Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dax Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 That is a stunning camo on an F-111... I dig it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nimrod77 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Cool mate Very nice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Colin W Posted June 14, 2008 Author Share Posted June 14, 2008 (edited) Well here she is finished. Since the last pics I have completed the painting and added the minor parts and stores. Decals are from Xtradecal and a few stencils from the kit. I added the doppler set as a decal from Airfix's Buccaneer under the nose as well since this is seen on most British jets. The new intakes are not too visible, more easily you notice the old intakes are missing. It does make the plane look sleeker though, especially with the wings back. I did the burner cans inside with aluminum foil as per the article by Yiannis Ladopoulos on ARC last week. Great idea. It took only a few minutes and looks great. Aerial fit has been changed to be the same as the Tornado, twin blades either side on the spine and a single blade under the nose. For stores I added the kit drop tanks and the BOZ pod and decoy dispenser from the Airfix Tornado. The BOZ pod is not very accurate but so I replaced the scoop underneath with one a better size made from scrap rod, and rounded the nose off a bit. My original idea was to put this on the rear fuselage pylon but its actually too big so ended up on the wing as usual. I found a couple of Paragon flare launchers left over form the Tornado days but with the engine opening from the bottom I couldn't really find anywhere to put them so left them off. Well its been a planed build for a long time and finally got done thanks to the spirit of the group build. Many thanks to Steve for organising the group build or this would still be in the box along with all the others. Cheers Colin W Edited June 14, 2008 by Colin W Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CraigSargent Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Different, yet somehow familiar. Good result. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nimrod77 Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 That's cool I like it alot! Very different. Cheers mate, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SteveV22FE Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Your F-111K turned out FANTASTIC!!! That is exactly what I would think an F-111 in RAF service would look like! Excellent work!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dax Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Excellent job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Colin W Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 Thanks Guys. I agree it does look strangely familiar...... I'll wait until the sun shines and take some more pictures for the completed thread. It looks good parked next to the TSR2 but it needs a lot of space to take pictures of them side by side! I might even get the Vulcan out and we can have a real British Bomber line up! Cheers Colin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Nice work on your F-111 Colin. Very sharp. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scooter Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 (edited) Congratulations. She is wonderful... Adam Edited August 2, 2008 by scooter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JasonW Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 That looks great! I had a similar idea brewing in my mind but was thinking a Desert Storm type desert scheme. I also had no idea regarding the intakes, I guess I always thought they would be similar to the USAF version. I didn't know they'd be that different. Would it be possible to get a good shot of the underside as finished? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Colin W Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 Thanks for the comments guys. here is a shot of the underside and another of the new intakes I think a gulf scheme is a good idea as it would allow the changes to be seen easier. Cheers colin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Doppel Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Nice result Colin. Very striking in that camo scheme. Regards Andrew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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