The 'here we go again thread'... (1/48 Tornado GR.1)

[Stuart]

Looking good in warpaint Stuart!

Thanks!

And as far as the designator Tornadoes carrying a LGB with the TILAD, according to this loadout chart, no.

https://www.dstorm.eu/pages/loadout/tornado.html

Yeah that's what I thought Carlos - although I can't see a reason why - you can't tell me that the TIALD pod was heaver than 3x 1000lbs LGBs!

Thanks for the link!

[Stuart]

That paint job looks great Stuart! Good work on the sanding and filling as well.

Thanks Joe - the seams were a bit of a nightmare on this one, but i's not too bad. I have a little ghosting in places but I'm happy to leave it as this is kind of the practice build for the other 4 versions of this kit I have.

[Stikpusher]

Stuart, load wise it’s certainly no problem. Perhaps it has something to do with separation of bombs off the hard points possibly hitting the pod as they are released.

[Stuart]

Ah you could be right there Carlos It's certainly interesting.

[Duke Maddog]

Very nice work Stuart! This is looking fantastic! Well done on the repairs. I don't see any issues.

[Medicman71]

Nice fix! Don't worry though, it seems I'm going to have issues with one of mine as well.

[Stuart]

Thanks Gents!

[Stuart]

Getting there!

[Stikpusher]

Wow! You’re almost to the finish line on this one! Looking very good!

[Medicman71]

Very nice! Now you really gotta dirty her up big time! These were not clean jets. The temporary paint that they used did not stand up well to the riggers of the harsh desert and combat ops.