Ians Tiny Trio - Complete

[Ian]

As the title suggests, I am going to try to complete 3 kits in this GB.
I have a Hunter FGA.9, a Tornado GR.1 and an A-10A - all from Revell.


Sprues




I've previously built a Hunter and 4 German Tornadoes. The British Tornado comes with 2 sprues of weaponry for the GR.1 version.
The A-10 is new to me and from the reviews I've read on the interweb it's not in the same league as the other 2. Still, never mind.

First job was to print off the correct camo schemes that I'll be using. These were at Don Color - it's a very useful site if you've never visited.


I spent a couple of hours on them last night and got this far!


I've also had an hour this morning after doing the ironing and the Hunter and A-10 are together and filled. The Tornado rear end is together (the wings will slot into place after painting and decaling) and I am working on the tub.


So a good start on all 3.

[Dirkpitt289]

Three smart looking kits. I'm starting to get a hankerin for a 1/144 build. To many unfinished builds on bench, must resist....

[AceSeafire]

Very good start. I'm particularly looking forward to seeing the completed hunter.

[Ian]

Dirk - (in the style of Darth Vader) give in to the Dark Side

Ace - Your wish is my command. Here's one (in the style of Blue Peter) that I finished earlier.....

[MerlinJones]

Good start, Ian.
I'll assume you learned a paint lesson on your previous Hunter that you won't be repeating?

The A-10 has it's faults, but it's way, waaaay better than the more recent Dragon kits, which are overly engineered and have lousy fit.
http://gregers.7.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=8814;.
(The decals were nice enough).

What decals will you be using?

Regards,
Bruce

[Ian]

What decals will you be using?

Can I assume you are asking after seeing the profile I printed?
I am torn. I have some Honimaru left over from some Sweet Zeroes which I think would look nice on the A-10. The other option I am thinking is a 'snow hog' scheme used when based in cold locations - it's a white/grey/dark green scheme that matches the European green/green/grey scheme in layout. If I go for this I will be using the 1 set of the kit decals. I may even use the Honimaru on this scheme.
Haven't decided yet. Plenty of time to work it out while I build and paint the fuel tanks, bombs, missiles and jamming pod.

And no, I won't be using a wash on this Hunter

[MerlinJones]

...And no, I won't be using a wash on this Hunter

Ah...no, the wash was/is fine. The paint job is very, very nice.
It's that there is no rear frame on the canopy;


Regards,
Bruce

[Dirkpitt289]

@Ian, Its not that I'm afraid of these tiny beauties on the contrary I love them. My problem is that I have so much unfinished plastic on my bench right now I can't stand the thought of starting another project till I finish some of the other stuff. No matter how much I may want to. I gotta draw the line somewhere.

[Ian]

It's that there is no rear frame on the canopy

I knew that.

[jssel]

Ian, will thr A-10 be in the greys or Euro 1 scheme?

[MerlinJones]

@Ian, Its not that I'm afraid of these tiny beauties on the contrary I love them. My problem is that I have so much unfinished plastic on my bench right now I can't stand the thought of starting another project till I finish some of the other stuff. No matter how much I may want to. I gotta draw the line somewhere.

I can't see how you cannot finish one of these beauteous little kits, Dirk.

[Dirkpitt289]

@ Bruce; Either can I yet it happens. It took me almost 4 or 5 months to complete my OD B-29. The B-17 and the B-24 Assembly ship I started at the very same time remain unfinished to this day. They sit on one of the storage boxes on my bench looking up at me all forlorn and making me feel bad daily

[MerlinJones]

Aaaah...a man terrified of failure!
Bless your cotton socks.

Regards,
Bruce

[MerlinJones]

*NORMAL SERVICE WILL RESUME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE*

[Ian]

Pah! Normal service, indeed. This is normal service for me. Check my strap-line - full time modeller, part time poster.

Anyway, Cheeky, the current state of play is this
A-10 - Model built. White on. Green on. Grey to go on. Weapons to go on. Decals to go on.
Hunter - Uppers done. Lowers need another coat. Decals to go on.
Tornado - Grey on. Green to go on. Decals to go on.

I expect to post some pics on Monday or Tuesday.