RichG Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 On 2/5/2020 at 9:46 PM, ElectroSoldier said: It seems all that is missing from the line up is a GR.1B version, then the list would be complete. The Tornado has always been ignored weapons wise, which is strange, but then so were some of its weapons. The Tornado GR1B, the RAF's specialised anti-shipping variant of the GR1, were modified to carry the Sea Eagle anti-ship missile and differences from an IDS/GR1 would be minimal in 1/48. Detailed resin / photo etch 1/48 Sea Eagles (and other RAF Tornado weapons) are available from DJ Parkins models in the UK. https://www.djparkins.com/product.php?productid=17839&cat=276&page=2 Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Getting back to Revell v.s. Italeri. Which one is the best option in terms of accuracy and ease of build? I plan to fully rivet the Italeri kit if I get that one (i.e., the lack of surface detail on Italeri not a problem for me). I know Revell is a much newer mold. And just by looking at the inbox reviews are posted images of finished models, I would certainly go with Revell. But I have read so many issues/complaints about the Revell build that I am considering Italeri. What are your thoughts? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ollie T-Y Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Follow a good guide of the Revell kit and you'll dodge the issues with the kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nathant Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 53 minutes ago, Ollie T-Y said: Follow a good guide of the Revell kit and you'll dodge the issues with the kit. Absolutely this. The Revell kit has detail that rivals Eduard/Tamiya/Hasegawa. The fit issues are mostly preventable by following other build guides. I just finished an Italian IDS and the surface detail just pops perfectly all around on the finished model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a4s4eva Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 On 2/10/2020 at 6:40 AM, Ollie T-Y said: Follow a good guide of the Revell kit and you'll dodge the issues with the kit. On 2/10/2020 at 7:38 AM, Nathant said: Absolutely this. The Revell kit has detail that rivals Eduard/Tamiya/Hasegawa. The fit issues are mostly preventable by following other build guides. I just finished an Italian IDS and the surface detail just pops perfectly all around on the finished model. Some links to good guides would be great. All Iv';e seen are ones where people have struggled with the kit. It looks like typical Revell. OK but not great, and built to a price point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 8 hours ago, a4s4eva said: Some links to good guides would be great. All Iv';e seen are ones where people have struggled with the kit. It looks like typical Revell. OK but not great, and built to a price point. I’ve only seen in-progress or build logs of this kit where the builder struggles as well. Would appreciate a link to someplace that talks about the land mines of building this kit and how not to step on them. Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ollie T-Y Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/tornado_sig/revell-1-48th-tornado-t555.html Thats the IPMS Tonka page, it's a goldmine for build advice. SHaun has some great alterations to the manual to make sure things go together a bit smoother. He's also the guy that makes some nice resin bits (including detailed wing seals) https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234966619-revell-148th-raf-tornado-gr1a/ This build has alot of good stuff in too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonbryon Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 I made some comments on building it as a GR.1B here: https://jonbryon.com/tornadogr1b/ Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JakubJakepilot Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Hi, as a "Gulf war expert" 😉 I cooperated with Eduard on releasing Desert Babe and "a bit" forced them to make all those Brassin sets. The only thing I am not sure about are the ALARM rails, because there are nearly no good pics of them, so the 3D design was a bit speculative. Are they really pointed downwards in real ? I also made a list of everything for Tonka in all scales, check it here - https://www.dstorm.eu/pages/build_instructions/tornado_en.html Any comments/updates/tweaks are very appreciated.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RichG Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, JakubJakepilot said: The only thing I am not sure about are the ALARM rails, because there are nearly no good pics of them, so the 3D design was a bit speculative. Are they really pointed downwards in real ? When ALARMs were mounted on the Tornado belly stations an adapter fitted between the pylon and the launch rail which canted the missile downwards a few degrees: http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w269/clkmerc/100_0101.jpg Different when fitted to the wing pylon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ALARM.jpeg Hope that's what you meant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JakubJakepilot Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Yes Rich, this is the missile-rail-adapter combo. I gave this pic to Eduard, we will see what they will do. I have some 3D render, but it does not show if the pylon will be canted or not ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Maverick Taylor Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 Good grief this post took off!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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