Hi everyone!

This is a a project entered to our friend's @uscusn 30th Anniversary Desert Shield/Desert Storm informal Group Build, but somehow stalled in the way.

Here is the build thread so far...

https://imodeler.com/groups/30th-anniversary-desert-shield-desert-storm-informal-group-build/forum/topic/revell-1-32-raf-tornado-gr-1-mig-eater-tabuk-1991/

...and here she is today, awaiting her attention...

Hopefully more to come soon!

Thanks my friend @johnb! After the Grief, she will follow.

Thanks my friend @ssgt! Cannot say if this shade is dedicated to the Tornado, I basically followed instructions, but will have a look at.

Bugger me...its 32 years ago now...😳
I remember going through the breech, during a thunderstorm with MLRS firing. The lightning and the submunitions impact lit the clouds and the rocket trails. Bloody spooky and we were in full NBC kit. Honestly didn't expect to come home but thanks to Air and Aviation the opposition was fairly well compromised.

Another wake up call was waiting to move up (I was with AAC (so Avn) forward re broadcast so between the front and the squadrons of Lynx and Gazelle). At night we happened to be on a start line of sorts, so we could hear constant air activity, but the switched their nav and anti col (visible) back on over us. Hundreds of lights blinking on out of nowhere. The common comment (along with the constant surreal reverberating rumble) was..."some poor bastard is having a bad night".

Nice one Spiros of probably one of the last jets with any real character. I have an old 1:48 Airfix tonka that was given to me that is a real pig, re engrave job etc, so it can wait. Looking at this one with interest. Nice one matey.👍

Amazing stories, my friend @chrisballard! I am sure you have many more to tell! I was a 2nd Lieutenant at the time, a newcomer to my base, when the Gulf War broke out. We were thinking of you guys over there fighting, definitely not having the easiest of times.

To my understanding they don't, my friend @ssgt. I mostly see shades of light blue gray in the modern Russian cockpits, gone is the lovely Turqoise.

It definitely could, my friend @chrisballard.