Tamiya Model Magazine – September 2019

FULL-BUILD: POST WAR MILITARY AVIATION

REVELL 1:48 TORNADO GR4 ● KIT NO.04924

42 September 2019 TMMI 287

manually, by piercing with

a suitable needle. This

work took a very long time!

Afterwards, the model

exhibited much crisper

surface detail. To upgrade

the cockpit I used a resin

seat from Aires plus a set of

PE belts from Eduard. The

whole thing was painted in

Mr Color 308, Rubber Black

and 305 respectively. It was

the first time I used a set

of decals for the instrument

panel and the final effect

was quite pleasing. I created

some metallic wear and tear

on the painted seats using

a silver metallic paint using

the drybrush technique.

The entire model was

painted with Mr Surfacer

1200 undercoat. After

this was dry, I sanded the

surfaces with a Tamiya

abrasive sponge to create a

perfectly smooth surface. The

next stage was 'pre-shading'

which I created using

Tamiya black paint. Again,

I decided to use a painting

technique called 'layers of

texture'. This is a matrix

of tiny, irregular spots of

white acrylic paint applied

by sponge, which in the

final phase of painting

creates amazing effects of

colour depth. I prepared the

surfaces with Mr Color 306,

applying very thin layers of

paint so as not to completely

cover the previous effects.

TONAL CHANGES

Then I applied the

discolouration layer,

lightening the paint with

a small amount of Tamiya

flat white. In addition,

based on the reference

photos, I painted the

so-called 'touchups', using

The Revell set had a few imperfections;

here we see fairly large gaps at the air

intake joints

Just like the air intakes, the rear

part of the fuselage required the

use of putty

The author prefers his panel lines to

be visible, theref ore, using the Tamiya

scriber they were deepened slightly

Using a photo-etched steel template, new panel lines and

access hatches were emphasised

The set of tools needed for the process of improving

the panel lines and rivets

The base model was upgraded with

several additional sets including

resin wheels, resin seats, seat

harnesses and pitot tube

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