Hello
up there!!! I’m Matias from Patagonia, Argentina. In this review, I'm going to
show you friends this aircraft….. the 1/48 Italeri Tornado IDS Marine.
I
bought this model in Buenos Aires at the price of $ 58 (pesos, 3$=1u$s) so for
you it's cheaper.
The
Italeri quality is generally good,
but some details aren’t. As I observe the model I notice that
various things must be made to get a good model. First...all the gear wells
aren’t well done, so much of the work will be required here, things like
hydraulic tubes, etc.
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Plastic
quality is good, made in light gray color injected. There is evidence of
injection flow but isn’t a real problem. The cockpit is basically good,
but detailing work must be done if we want to get interior’s real shape.
Fit
is good, also I think I'm going to put some putty, sand and re scribe panels as
usual, but used to fit well in generally. 27mm gun bays must be detailed with
some aftermarket stuff, also seats need a real scratch building because they
aren’t correct. So the cockpit will require plenty of
detailing.
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Instrument
panels |
Cockpit
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rear
fuselage parts
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Pylons
need an extra reinforcement mounting pin if you want to make a real swept wing,
so attachment points have to be redone in metal or something hard, because it
won't last if work, weapons pylon aren’t very highly detailed, so holders must
be done.
Jet
intakes are fine but a good fit will be complicated since it has 3 parts with
some rebarbs (?).
Refuel
probe comes in 2 positions, open or closed......both some kind of correct, but I
don’t like, so this is a good area to rework the kit parts.
Afterburners....
I think these should be changed or detailed… they are really crude but
workable. Another area that it should be cut and burn are speed brakes……
Damn! This is the worst part of the kit..........isn’t real at all.
FLIR
nose pod, its ok....it could be better, has no detail at all. Wheels are
correct but can be detailed with hydraulic tubes, spins and breaks because scale
its ok to do that most of all front landing gear requires that.
Weapons……
Well it should be fine, you have 2 sets: 4 x 500 Kg bombs (I think iron bombs,
not Belugas clusters) or 2 x Kormoran
anti-ship missiles, AIM 9 Sidewinders for self defense and ECM / ECCM pods. Both
aren’t well detailed so they'll need some work or change for aftermarket
weaponry .
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Decals
came in 3 types: RAF, Luftmarine and Italian navy. Are ok and seams no problem
to fit. Clear
parts are not to bad, but the canopy has some scratches because model isn’t
come bagged so take care of
this. Also canopy have a little injection mark because of a built-in
antenna.
Well
that’s all folks. Hope you enjoyed this review.
Feel
free to mail me if need some extra comments about this model…..
Hell…..
I have a lot of work with this model!!!!!
Bye!
And happy modeling!
Matias