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From the Grave or Tornado Revisited

Started by noxioux, July 28, 2010, 02:25:52 PM

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noxioux

July 28, 2010, 02:25:52 PM
I had put this one aside, and mostly forgotten about it.  I don't do much in 1/72 at all, so my enthusiasm just wasn't there.  But then I decided to clear the bench, and I have to finish 'er up.

Most of the odd bits, like the hardpoints, the drop tanks and weapons got lost in my spares bin, but I put together an expedition and rescued some stuff.  This one will be finished wheels up, with a base painted up like some desert floor rushing past.  The armament will be jacked up, but I'm not too concerned about that.  A couple of HARMS and AIM-9's, nothing fancy.

Here she is in her desert colors.  Apologies for the crappy phone pic.  Better pics will follow:



I'm getting  a new appreciation for the Tornado.  Thinking it would be fun to tackle in 1/32. . .

She's posed on my reloading stuff--I was doing some 7mm Mag and .223 for the range today. . .

ChernayaAkula

#1
July 28, 2010, 02:32:37 PM
Niiiice! :thumbsup: Which air force?
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Taiidantomcat

#2
July 28, 2010, 02:48:40 PM
Not bad at all for a phone pic. What nation/branch of service were you thinking for this? Its great paintwork BTW


The coolest thing about 1/32 tornadoes is they really aren't that big so they are shelf space friendly.
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Mossie

#3
July 29, 2010, 07:09:26 AM
Very nice!  Oman?
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noxioux

#4
July 29, 2010, 05:29:05 PM
Actually, It will be a Brit. bird.  I acquired a second kit today, and a set of USMC A-4 decals, so this one gets the British roundels, and I will eventually build the other one as a USMC version. :cheers:

noxioux

#5
August 11, 2010, 03:21:37 PM
Well, the decals didn't pan out as well as I hoped, the weapons--well I don't even know what to say about them.  And no, I have no idea what the long skinny things on bottom are for--they just looked good to me.  And there are some other problems with this thing.  But it gave me some good inspiration and good practice.  I will be scrounging another pair of drop tanks to go on the empty pylons, and finishing the base.
:cheers:







anthonyp

#6
August 11, 2010, 06:46:16 PM
I like it!

So, to maybe give you a direction on the long things, what's the plane's mission?
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noxioux

#7
August 12, 2010, 06:27:48 PM
Actually, I think I'll pull the black tape stripes off those suckers, and they're going to be some kind of ECM/EW pods.  Can anyone tell me what the heck what the big missiles on the wings might be?  I thought they were some kind of ARM's from the original kit, but I'm having a heck of a time finding any positive reference to them.  I don't build much in the way of 1/72, so it's gotta be something from the old Hassy Tornado kit. . . :cheers:

ChernayaAkula

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August 12, 2010, 07:07:49 PM
Quote from: noxioux on August 12, 2010, 06:27:48 PM<...> Can anyone tell me what the heck what the big missiles on the wings might be? <...>

They look like Kormoran ASMs to me. Was it the Marineflieger boxing of the Tornado? They should have been on an extra sprue.

The long thingies? How about ultra-long range AWACS killers? :wacko:
Cheers,
Moritz

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Taiidantomcat

#9
August 12, 2010, 07:52:08 PM
Cool!!
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Weaver

#10
August 13, 2010, 04:23:51 AM
Neat - I'm impressed by the base: that head-on shot looks great!  :thumbsup:

If you're in the habit of doing bigger-scale stuff, could the long pods be something like a slim ECM pod of a 1/32nd or 1/48th plane? Maybe French?
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noxioux

#11
August 13, 2010, 06:42:47 PM
It was a Marinenflieger boxing, so that definitely could be it. Well, the roundels don't look particularly British anyway, so I think I'll work on a backstory to explain its mixed progeniture.

Thanks for the comments on the base.  It ain't done yet, but the little bushes sure did add some flair.

I bet those pods did come off one of my 1/48 birds. . . can't think which one yet.  I'm liking the ecm details, especially if those are Anti-shipping missiles.  Maybe this will be in some obscure middle eastern nation, skirting the desert around the Red Sea, looking to inderdict some shipping. . .
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