Tupolev Backfire (long) work in progress

chrisonord · June 17, 2009, 11:17:00 AM

This thing has been gathering dust on top of the cabinet for a while, and is awaiting a clear coat decals and some missiles fitted to its pylons.
It is the Esci 1/72nd scale model that has had the newer versions nose and intakes.

Cheers,
Chris.

thedarkmaster · June 17, 2009, 11:23:15 AM

You can't beat a backfire...........thats nice

Doc Yo · June 17, 2009, 11:49:00 AM

Aestheticly, I prefer the Blinder ( wretched though it was ) but this is a very striking paint scheme.

Sauragnmon · June 17, 2009, 02:00:21 PM

I like the Blinder too, but the Backfire just has something about it, sleek and powerful.

Beautiful work, Chris - love the splinter job on it.

Mossie · June 17, 2009, 02:37:26 PM

n'tresting pattern you got there.....

Taiidantomcat · June 17, 2009, 04:16:05 PM

I like that a lot

PR19_Kit · June 17, 2009, 04:21:35 PM

But does its positioning on top of a wheelie bin have any significance?

chrisonord · June 17, 2009, 04:41:46 PM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on June 17, 2009, 04:21:35 PM
But does its positioning on top of a wheelie bin have any significance?

It is funny you should say that Kit.......

It is the best place I can take the pictures out in the garden, and the blue background of the bin seems to bring the colours of my models out better.
Cheers,
Chris.

Sisko · June 17, 2009, 05:22:30 PM

Wow that is a striking camo job!

I mean the bright blue.........oh hang on that's not part of it

Seriously though it's a nice job on a big challanging kit!

Captain Canada · June 17, 2009, 06:07:50 PM

Very nice paintjob ! I lover those Backfires as well....they just look fearsome ! What decals you putting on ? And what kind of armament ?

Sauragnmon · June 17, 2009, 07:37:18 PM

I'm hoping Trumpy's 144 Backfire-C comes so beefily well set up as the 72 does, so I can harvest a bunch of bits for stuff off it.

John Howling Mouse · June 17, 2009, 08:28:12 PM

Wild scheme...looks like it came from the mind of an extra-terrestrial. In a good way.

Cobra · June 17, 2009, 11:09:39 PM

Super Cool

How many Rolls of Painter's Tape & How Many Bottles of Model paint did You Go through to Get such a Great Result?

? Keep up the Great Work

chrisonord · June 18, 2009, 03:54:37 AM

Thanks for the comments guy's.
I went through quite a lot of tape on this thing to begin with as I kept getting bleed through, so in the end I put the airbrush away and did the rest of it by hand. The missiles that came with the kit were nothing like anything that was in Soviet/CIS service, so I have modified them to look a bit more like KH-55's. Marking wise, I am still looking for suitable roundels for my cartel air force, as this aircraft will belong to them.
Cheers,
Chris.

cthulhu77 · June 18, 2009, 05:05:44 PM

One of my favourie aircraft, and your model certainly does it justice!