Academy 1:144 Panavia Tornado is an injection-molded plastic kit of the European combat aircraft with a variable-geometry wing. The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted.
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An injection-molded plastic kit of the Panavia Tornado combat aircraft in 1:144 scale from the Korean manufacturer Academy. The set contains parts on sprues, a clear canopy part, decals and instructions. The 1:144 scale is small - and here that is an advantage, not a compromise: the model builds quickly and takes up a fraction of the shelf space of a large kit. That is exactly why collectors who want a whole squadron together reach for it, as do modelers without room for display cases of models in 1:48. The particular version of the Tornado and the markings offered are given on the box and in the instructions.
The Panavia Tornado is a combat aircraft from a joint European project of Germany, Great Britain and Italy. Its distinguishing feature is the variable-geometry wing: the wing opens out in flight for takeoff, landing and slow flight and sweeps back for a fast run at low altitude. It is twin-engine and two-seat (a pilot and a weapons systems officer). It was created in two main lines - the strike line (the IDS type, in the Royal Air Force as the GR) for all-weather attack at low altitude, and the interceptor line (the ADV type, the British F.2/F.3) with a lengthened fuselage and a long-range radar. The Tornado served in European air forces for decades.
In a small scale it is cleanliness that counts, not the number of details. Sand the remains of the gates carefully and glue with liquid cement for plastic by capillary action into the joint - excess squeezed out is harder to put right in 1:144 than on a large model. Fill and sand the seams on the fuselage and the air intakes, otherwise they will show under the paint. Use tweezers, small parts are easily lost. Spray a primer before painting; the camouflage can be done with a brush, but an airbrush gives cleaner transitions. Lay the decals onto smooth gloss varnish and fix them with matte varnish. Do not overdo the weathering - gently picking out the panel lines is enough.
The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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