jonbryon Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Hi all, Here is my latest creation, built for a friend who was a navigator with 12 Squadron during the mid 1990s. I've got a draft write up here which I'll change at some point, but as you can see, I was not enamoured with this kit. Additions are Aires seats, Eduard photo-etch interior, Xtraparts resin pylons and Xtradecals main markings and stencils (which have terrible instructions). Paint is Mr Color. The pitot tube was replaced with Albion Alloys tubing and the bombs are from the Airfix Buccaneer kit. Six months of hard work, but here is the end product: Comments welcome Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LZ82 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Nice one... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joeltc Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Wow thats probably the nicest British one I've seen done so far! Love how neat the paintwork looks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Very nice, I was only going to build a GR4 until I saw this build! Beautiful! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonbryon Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 Thanks guys :) Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 That looks fantastic! Congrats on a job well done. Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Looks awesome! Thanks for the link to your build blog too, very useful info there. The final pics show no sign of the challenges you went through, great job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
speedlimit Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Very nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IrishGreek Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Must agree with the earlier comments, beautiful job there sir! Been looking at this kit in my LHS for a bit. I didn't realize that the flaps were available to be deployed. Guess that is what you get when you get enamoured with the box art and not the model description. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Jon, For all the trouble, that really turned out nicely! After reading your build review, I'm not really looking forward to the GR.4 build as much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Jon, For all the trouble, that really turned out nicely! After reading your build review, I'm not really looking forward to the GR.4 build as much. You and I both, I feel like selling it now and letting someone else deal with it. But Jon's build is so inspiring. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a4s4eva Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I like it. Well done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
polybebber Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I love the finish, weathering is existent but not overdone - in this scale your model is one of the best I have seen so far :thumbsup: Lothar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonbryon Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 Jon, For all the trouble, that really turned out nicely! After reading your build review, I'm not really looking forward to the GR.4 build as much. You and I both, I feel like selling it now and letting someone else deal with it. But Jon's build is so inspiring. Don't let me put you off! Forewarned is forearmed :) Would I do it again? No. Am I glad I did it? Very! Thanks Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dmanton300 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 It's a real shame this model is turning out to be such a handful, because shape wise it captures the Tornado better than any other ever has Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 It's a real shame this model is turning out to be such a handful, because shape wise it captures the Tornado better than any other ever has Yes it does, I figure if I take my time I can limit my troubles if I am careful with the assembly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonbryon Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Yes it does, I figure if I take my time I can limit my troubles if I am careful with the assembly. This will definitely help. But in all honesty I was far more frustrated by the quality of the moulding than the fit of the parts. Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rom Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 impressive finish and nice photography! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fighting Eighty-Four Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 What a beautiful Tornado and outstanding finish on there! BTW, I love your website Jon! I just went through and looked at and read every one of your completed builds. I really enjoyed reading your thoughts on the kits and your struggles and successes you encountered, as well as suggestions. I also really enjoyed seeing your progress as a modeller from the early builds to your recent ones. You can really see improvement with each and every one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Parabat Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 That's an exceptional Tornado, the effort has really paid off. Fantastic camo, these really suited it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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