I opted to replace the kit wheels with a set from Brassin as the detail was a lot more refined.
As I mentioned earlier I found a reference picture of the maintenance panel which showed a base zinc chromate colour so this area was repainted as shown below.
These late GR4’s had an additional aerial on the lower rear fuselage which is mentioned in the kit but is not included so it needs to be scratch built. I used some evergreen plastic and stretched sprue to make mine.
For the nose pitot I chose to replace the kit part with a metal replacement part from Master as it was more detailed but more importantly it was a lot more robust a I have a tendency to break these parts!
You can close the canopy if you wish as the fit is quite good but to me it seemed a shame to hide all that detail. For me gluing the canopy in the open position was a sure-fire way to brake it at some point. Fortunately, the kit contains a canopy support strut (is on the clear sprue if you’re looking for it!) but this is a little too short to allow the canopy to sit at the correct opened angle. I replaced part of the strut with a piece of Albion Alloy aluminium rod to get the correct length so that the canopy sat at a far better angle.
For the final touch the kit contains a very nice boarding ladder/platform. This was assembled from the box and it looks great on the finished kit.
Kevin Rowbotham diyor
GR4 Dave'de olağanüstü iş…..Hiç Tornado yapmadım ama sizinki kesinlikle bana ilham verdi!
Yazınızı gerçekten çok beğendim, paylaştığınız için teşekkürler
Kevin
Paul Ainsworth diyor
Merhaba Dave – Her zamanki gibi muhteşem iş.
Bu Tornado kiti kesinlikle mükemmel ve hem ona, hem de Tornado uçağına büyük bir hak verdiniz.
Gökyüzümüzden kaybolan muhteşem bir uçak daha.
Bunun gibi 'ölçekli kopyaları' görmek bize sevdiğimiz ve özlediğimiz gerçek uçakları kolayca hatırlatıyor.
Harika hobimizin harika bir yönü.
Herşey gönlünce olsun,
Paul.😉👍
Christopher Woolford diyor
Harika bir yapı Dave. Onu doğru yakaladınız; çok güzel fotoğraflanmış.