This kit of the
Tornado by Revell is the second version of this offering-it has been
retooled, at least on the upper surfaces with much finer
panel lines. Everything is quite a bit crisper than the original.
As the viewer may be
able to see from the pictures there is an adequate level of detail for an
out-of-the-box project, which is what I chose to
do. The front and rear fuselage sections join at a mid-point which is just
to the rear of the cockpit tub- which can be
retrofitted into the previously built-up front fuselage section. This, of course
must be done before joining the front and rear sections of the fuselage!
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As with most
swing-wing aircraft projects, things will be much easier if you can retrofit the
wings when construction and painting are done. In order to do this successfully,
the inner, round pivoting portions of the wings must be thinned somewhat, and
the leading edges of the glove vanes must be internally reinforced as they are
rather thin and will separate easily under pressure. Speaking of
reinforcement, the rear section of the fuselage ought to be (internally)
braced for easier handling and working..
The super-detail guys (as we can
see from the various Tornado articles) can work wonders with this kit-
it's big-and there's lots of room to work! There are After market parts from CAM
Resin, Eduard, Paragon Designs-there are flaps and slats and seats. However,
when pricing the whole kaboodle, I was looking at around $200 Cdn., part of the
reason why it's SOB.
The experimental paint scheme was
seen on a Tornado of MG 1 at Deci air training center in Sardinia 1985. Painting
was done with XtraColor, and the decals are from the kit-they went down slowly,
but surprisingly well. The whole thing was sort of fun and only took about a
month out of my life!
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Options and underwing stores
include two centerline bomb racks and bombs, Kormoran missile racks, a
reconnaissance pod, and a 'Buddy' refueling pack/tank.
Bob
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