Tamiya Model Magazine – September 2019

TMMI 287 September 2019 41

I

have always liked the

shape of the Panavia

Tornado GR4 and to build

this model I used the

Revell kit in 1:48 which is

quite good. I decided to use

some additional parts for the

model; Eduard resin wheels,

ejection seats from Aires,

PE seat harnesses and a

metal pitot tube, plus a set

of additional weapons from

Eduard. The construction

of the model was easy and

fast, but unfortunately after

assembling the fuselage and

other parts, it turned out

that the Revell model has

several imperfections; quite

large gaps at the connecting

elements of the air intakes

and in the rear part of the

fuselage. I chose white putty

from Tamiya to make the

repairs.

I like that the lines

between panels and rivets

are clearly visible, so I

decided to correct all panel

lines by re-engraving them

with the Tamiya scriber. The

same was true for the rivets

on the surface of the model.

Each rivet was deepened

The beginning of an adventure with Tornado. The author likes his mess in

U the workshop!