Tornado ADV
This is the Hobbyboss 1/48 kit of the BAe (Panavia) Tornado F3, Air Defence Version (ADV), 111 Squadron, RAF Leuchars 2010, marking the 70th Anniversary Battle of Britain (Fin coded JU-L for Hurricane pilot WL Dymond DFM, shot down September 1940).
A nice kit straight from the box. I only bought the kit because I happened to see it on sale a couple of years ago, at the time when there was a lot of discussion about standing-down the Tornados stationed at RAF Marham here in Norfolk, and because that week, one went low over my house absolutely like a scalded cat. I took it as a sign.
That looks great Rob.
With all flaps and canopy open showing the detail off well.
A very nice job all round.
Rob, beautiful job, and interesting story. Many thanks for showing!
Beautiful. Well executed. Just working my way into the jet era, and this is a must have.
Stunning build and paint there Rob, also love the weathering you have nailed the thrust reverser bucket staining 😉
Oh man...that's what I was gonna say.
Few aircraft beat the Tornado F.3 when it comes to overall appeal with me! I have several 1/72-kits in the stash but have yet to get around to building them!
Good work!
Regards
Magnus
Outstanding effort Rob. Overall finish looks great. I also have two or three 1/72nd scale in the stash that I have never built. The wing boot has stopped me and yours looks great. Was it in the kit?
Yes Al, everything from the kit. I may have added a bit of cabling to the office though, but nothing fancy.
Cracking work Rob. The weathering is awesome! I particularly love these jets. You have to though or else they would just be a nuisance, I don't think I will get bored of them with them flying over my house! You've definitely done it justice mate.
Rob,
I can't think of enough adjectives to describe what a marvelous job you did on this. I can see why the low fly over inspired you to build this. That would be exciting. Living by SFO is somewhat mundane unless your an airline enthusiast. Occasionally an F-16 or two and once a year the "Blues" fly off and that brightens the day. Another of your excellent builds.
The wing sealing boots are a nice touch!
I have a later Airfix one that I was going to donate to the raffle at our IPMS show next month but I think Ill keep it now even though your HB one kick the c**p out of it.
More photo's please. It looks like a lot of time and effort went into this build ...and its deserving of more exposure,,,given the talent.
I tried to take photos of the principal lines of the aircraft. I did a few other shots but they seemed just to replicate so I left it at that. Re build-time, it was only a couple of weeks, I think.
Smart looking model, Rob, it really shows off your skills and interest in the prototype.
Nice clean build, beautiful cockpit detail.