This
is a review about two kits, the Hasegawa Tornado F3 and the Fujimi Phantom FGR2.
Because both of them where built as "1435 Flight" of Falkland Islands
and are displayed on one little diorama, I decided to include them both in
one article.
Of
course this diorama is not realistic, because the Tornado was the successor of
the Phantom, so we would not find both of them in the fully armed “scramble”
configuration.
I
will start with the Tornado.
It
is the standard Hasegawa kit of the Tornado F3. The kit is not bad but some
things are missing, for example the typical twin-Sidewinder-rails. I made them
from parts of the spare box.
The
cockpit is also very basic and i replaced it with a resin cockpit as i did with
the wings. I used Airwaves wings with flaps and slats
down and it looks much better than the kit parts.
The
decals are from XTRADECAL (X050-72), the sheet allows different Tornados from
1435 flight.
The
Tornado is armed with four Sidewinder and two Skyflash AAM.
The
Phantom is the Fujimi kit of the FGR2 Phantom. For a British Phantom you need a
Fujimi kit because it has all the differences from the US-Phantoms like
different engines or RWR-receiver on the fin of the vertical stabilizer.
The
kit is well detailed but has room for more, so I added or detailed the following
parts:
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-rudder
and front wheels in new position
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-flaps
down
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-detailing
the cockpit with resin seats,
photo etch and self made details
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-the
small triangular window on the left was replaced by a periscope
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-retractable
boarding ladder in extended position
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-FOD-shield,
made from plastic sheet
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-protective
caps for the Sidewinders
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-RBF-tags
and different covers
For
the Phantom I took the Modeldecal (115) decal sheet.
The
Phantom is armed with four Sidewinder, two Sparrow and a Gunpod.
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Both
kits where finished with Gunze colours, Erdal Glänzer (german Future), pastel
chalks and oil colour for the “used” effect.
The
diorama bas eis made from two wooden boards finished with acrylic paint.
The
“green corner” was made from plaster and railroad material.
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Hope,
you like it.
Thomas
Any
comments, just mail: thomas.neuss@t-online.de
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