Revell 1/32 Tornado GR1 - Desert War

[BarryW]

Looking good Barry. Those bomb rails (centerline & shoulder pylons) were a <insert expletive> to fit and heavy as hell too in real life. Not sure if the instructions tell you to but on the leading edge of those pylons, black erosion tape was glued to them for a little protection. So maybe you could paint that when the time comes

Thanks for the tip Alan

[BarryW]

I have glued the front and rear fuselage parts together. The fit was not great, the underside was OK but getting a decent clean join on the top was a real challenge.

You can see how much Mr Surfacer 500 I have used and I will need to apply a second lot.





The underside is not so bad




You can see that I have glued in the pylons.

I have also made a start on the stores.


There is a lot of sanding and more filling to do this week.... not sure how far I will get beyond that. Not my favourite task but it has to be done.

[Jim R]

Hi Barry
Parts of this are testing your skill and patience. The problems with the rails is strange. The fit of that top join is very poor. It will all come good :smiling:
Jim

[AlanG]

I still want a 1/32 Tonka but might wait to see what the new Italeri one is like when it comes out before deciding which kit to go for. But i think it's going to be a GR4 as well so i'll probably be stuck with the old Revell one for a GR1 version.

But thanks to you Barry, i'm getting pointers as to what to look out for lol

[BarryW]

I may well end up building both Alan.

[boatman]

VERY nice build Barry just askin as I know you like building the 1/32 scale kits have you built a 1/32 super tomcat or a 1/32 super hornet as if you have it would be nice to see the builds to help me with mine that I have still to build

[BarryW]

VERY nice build Barry just askin as I know you like building the 1/32 scale kits have you built a 1/32 super tomcat or a 1/32 super hornet as if you have it would be nice to see the builds to help me with mine that I have still to build

In my stash I have the Trumpeter 1/32 F/A 18E Super Hornet and the F14B Tomcat, not the Super Tomcat. I will post threads when I get to them.

[boatman]

OK Barry I hope its around winter time when you build them in case I cant work on my tiger
chris

[BarryW]

I have been doing lots of filling and sanding and I am nearly ready to do a priming coat.

The stores


The airframe..




There may be some more sanding and filling when the primer is down. I will attach the fin tonight and decide what smaller parts, if any, should be fitted before priming.

[Jim R]

Hi Barry
Progressing nicely. All looks very neat. Can I ask please what filler do you use?
Jim

[BarryW]

Hi Barry
Progressing nicely. All looks very neat. Can I ask please what filler do you use?
Jim

Hi Jim
I use three fillers:

Mr Surfacer 500 - for most gaps
Mr Dissolved Putty - to finish off a seam or for levelling a rough surface (helping get rid of those annoying gluey finger marks for instance)
Vallejo Plastic Putty for larger gaps or when I want something to dry quick

I have found that they can work together and have often combined them.

All three work great for wet sanding with I.p.a. and a cotton bud.

[Jim R]

Thanks for that. I have found that some fillers work well for a simple 'gap' but won't sand to a feathered edge. I shall certainly try Mr Dissolved Putty. I presume that is not water based and so smells a lot.
Jim

[BarryW]

It is solvent based but I don’t find it too bad for smell. The secret of getting the feathered edge is to make sure it is properly cured before sanding. I have find that you can get that with all three of those and I often finish off with the MDP as it is very self levelling and that really helps.

[boatman]

It is solvent based but I don’t find it too bad for smell. The secret of getting the feathered edge is to make sure it is properly cured before sanding. I have find that you can get that with all three of those and I often finish off with the MDP as it is very self levelling and that really helps.

HI Barry exscuse me on this but whats a feathered edge ?
chris

[BarryW]

HI Barry exscuse me on this but whats a feathered edge ?
chris

It can be where you might have two mis-matched edges, one slightly raised. You can apply filler up to just over the higher edge and sand then down to even it up. A feathered edge means it will blend into the plastic without any ridge.