Airfix Model World – July 2018

INTERMEDIATE BUILD
TORNADO F.3 ADV

INTERMEDIATE BUILD

TORNADO F.3 ADV

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came out better than expected

and after another gloss coat, a

weathering wash of Flory Models

Grime gave the cockpit a more

lived-in appearance.

The beautifully detailed resin

ejection seats were removed

from their pour blocks and

consideration for one’s

respiratory health was

given (wet sanding

and a

respirator)

while

flattening their undersides. These

were then cleaned and primed.

Next, the main structure of the

seats received XF-66,

the cushion

and fabric backing XF-58 Olive

Green, XF-69 NATO Black on the

headrest and XF-3 Yellow on the

seat base. The harnesses were

picked out carefully with XF-

Wooden Deck Tan, the buckles with

silver and the two mid-buckles with

AMMO-MIG A-MIG.196 Warhead

Metallic Blue. Selective dry-

brushing was an easy and effective

method for highlight any raised

detail. After a gloss coat, a wash of

Flory Models Grime was applied,

the excess removed and sealed

with matt varnish. Final assembly

cockpit assembly, and test-fitting of

the new ejection seats, resulted in

a realistic-looking ‘office’ space.

Necessary backdate

Our scheme for this build would be

23 Squadron’s 75th anniversary

markings as represented in

1990, but this posed a problem

as Revell moulded ALE-

came out better than expected

and after another gloss coat, a

weathering wash of Flory Models

Grime gave the cockpit a more

lived-in appearance.

The beautifully detailed resin

ejection seats were removed

from their pour blocks and

consideration for one’s

respiratory health was

given (wet sanding

and a

respirator)

while

flattening their undersides. These

were then cleaned and primed.

Next, the main structure of the

seats received XF-66,

the cushion

and fabric backing XF-58 Olive

Green, XF-69 NATO Black on the

headrest and XF-3 Yellow on the

seat base. The harnesses were

picked out carefully with XF-

Wooden Deck Tan, the buckles with

silver and the two mid-buckles with

AMMO-MIG A-MIG.196 Warhead

Metallic Blue. Selective dry-

brushing was an easy and effective

method for highlight any raised

detail. After a gloss coat, a wash of

Flory Models Grime was applied,

the excess removed and sealed

with matt varnish. Final assembly

cockpit assembly, and test-fitting of

the new ejection seats, resulted in

a realistic-looking ‘office’ space.

Necessary backdate

Our scheme for this build would be

23 Squadron’s 75th anniversary

markings as represented in

1990, but this posed a problem

as Revell moulded ALE-

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Luscious liveries

The kit decals represented two different airframes from RAF F.3 Squadrons,

both being anniversary ‘specials’:

• ZE159/UV, 111 Squadron, Leuchars, 2002 (85th anniversary)


• ZE809/EZ, 23 Squadron, Leeming, 1990 (75th anniversary)

 This comparison of the kit seat (left) and Aires’ resin replacement shows the benefits

of aftermarket parts. Aires provided a photo-etched brass fret for seatbelts, which were

attached with cyanoacrylate (CA) glue.

 It was interesting to see how the kit seat looked after painting was completed, at the

same time as the Aries examples.

“this kit offers fine detail

via recessed panel

lines and rivets”