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TORNADO F.3 ADV14 Airfi x Model Worldp
anavia's Tornado Air Defence
Variant (ADV) entered
service with the RAF in 1986
as a long-range interceptor,
supplanting the F-4 Phantom.
Through many upgrades,
and transition from F.2 to F.
designation, the type was
employed operationally in
multiple conflicts, such as the
First Gulf War and Bosnia...but
was retired in 2011 and replaced
by the Eurofighter Typhoon.
With 297 parts, Revell's kit is formore experienced modellers or
those seeking extra technicality
in a build. From the two previous
offerings, one gets multiple
re-used runners in grey styrene,
transparencies and two new
styrene frames featuring the
main changes for the F.3, such
as the underside with recesses
for Skyflash missiles, which
are also provided. As with its
predecessors, this kit offers fine
detail via recessed panel lines
and rivets. There’s also a high-quality decal sheet with two non-
standard schemes and general
airframe stencils.Two’s company
Revell’s instructions provided
three-dimensional drawings and
new-style icons to identify actions
during each stage, while paint code
quotes were all for Revell colours/
mix ratios. Cockpit work began
with the multi-part ejection seats
and while simple to construct,
they did look somewhat basic. So,
with a large choice in affordable
aftermarket products, the kit’s
Martin-Baker Mk.10A ejection
seats were replaced with resin
options from Aires (#4499). The
cockpit itself went together very
easily, with the rear bulkhead and
seat controls being fitted, leaving
the two consoles to be painted
separately. The instructions at
this point showed an error for the
part used for the rear console, as
it should be part S214. The cockpit
tub and instruments were painted
with Tamiya XF-66 Light Grey
then dry-brushed with XF-19 Sky
Grey. A modicum of hand-painting
accentuated additional details,before the application of Alclad
ALC-600 Aqua Gloss Clear. This
would aide decal adhesion on
the instrument panels and side
consoles, especially in concert
with Microscale’s Micro Set and Sol
decal setting solutions. The effectINTERMEDIATE BUILD
TORNADO F.3 ADVp
anavia's Tornado Air Defence
Variant (ADV) entered
service with the RAF in 1986more experienced modellers or
those seeking extra technicality
in a build. From the two previousquality decal sheet with two non-
standard schemes and general
airframe stencils.Revell’s instructions provided
three-dimensional drawings and
new-style icons to identify actions
during each stage, while paint code
quotes were all for Revell colours/
mix ratios. Cockpit work began
with the multi-part ejection seats
and while simple to construct,
they did look somewhat basic. So,
with a large choice in affordable
aftermarket products, the kit’s
Martin-Baker Mk.10A ejection
seats were replaced with resin
options from Aires (#4499). The
cockpit itself went together very
easily, with the rear bulkhead and
seat controls being fitted, leaving
the two consoles to be painted
separately. The instructions at
this point showed an error for the
part used for the rear console, as
it should be part S214. The cockpit
tub and instruments were painted
with Tamiya XF-66 Light Grey
then dry-brushed with XF-19 Sky
Grey. A modicum of hand-painting
accentuated additional details,would aide decal adhesion on
the instrument panels and side
consoles, especially in concert
with Microscale’s Micro Set and Sol
decal setting solutions. The effectquality decal sheet with two non-
standard schemes and generalbefore the application of Alclad
ALC-600 Aqua Gloss Clear. This
would aide decal adhesion on75 Years
of ‘Semper
Aggressus’
Having pleased many modellers with its 1/48 IDS
and GR.4 Tornados, Revell has reworked the
tooling to provide an RAF F.3. Toby Page tells all...
New runners specific to the F.3 provided a well-detailed underside with missile recesses,
and new parts for the inner wing areas.