does anyone know a good kit of the tornado gr4 in a 1/48 scale ?
At the moment, your best bet is the Italeri IDS:
http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=IT2668
with aftermarket seats, cockpit and decals. I’m not sure if the Italeri kit includes suitable weapons, but if not, there’s always the Hasegawa weapons sets. The only external differences between the IDS and the GR.4A are some sensors around the nose, which are easy to scratch-build.
Here’s a conversion article:
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal5/4201-4300/gal4282_Tornado_Morrey/00.shtm
If you want to wait a bit, Hobbyboss have just announced a 1/48 IDS, and its likely that a GR.4A will be along not long after. That said, at £38, it won’t be cheap, and the quality of Hobbyboss 1/48 kits has been - how can I put this - variable…
Airfix do a 1/48 GR.4A, but it’s not nice, not cheap, and not in the present Catalogue.
Cheers,
Chris.
thnx um do you know the release dates on the hobbyboss one?
No, but the IDS is due later this year. If a GR.4A is forthcoming, it won’t be until next year at the earliest.
ok i guess ill wait till it comes out [:D]