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Re: Panavia Tornado

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Those look yummy, but are probably a job for Tranquill at some time if he is interested. Have any already been painted for FS9 models? Are any of the schemes still flying today?

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Well , the scheme are really close to the present days (2018) but as for any special paints the time of display is about one or two month anyway...
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What no specials from the Marineflieger?
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Firebird wrote: 08 Oct 2018, 15:38 What no specials from the Marineflieger?
Tornado's are no longer in service with Marineflieger ,that at the present keeps only Do228 And P3D for the fixed wings component.
BTW, the Luftwaffe , after the latest reorganization, keeps only two squadron of Tornado the 33rd and the 51st
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i can remember my eyes aching after painting those :P :shock:
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Kulbit wrote: 08 Oct 2018, 16:37
Firebird wrote: 08 Oct 2018, 15:38 What no specials from the Marineflieger?
Tornado's are no longer in service with Marineflieger ,that at the present keeps only Do228 And P3D for the fixed wings component.
BTW, the Luftwaffe , after the latest reorganization, keeps only two squadron of Tornado the 33rd and the 51st
Yes I knew that but as the first package is for the early Tornados I was asking about them.
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Firebird wrote: 08 Oct 2018, 18:38
Kulbit wrote: 08 Oct 2018, 16:37
Firebird wrote: 08 Oct 2018, 15:38 What no specials from the Marineflieger?
Tornado's are no longer in service with Marineflieger ,that at the present keeps only Do228 And P3D for the fixed wings component.
BTW, the Luftwaffe , after the latest reorganization, keeps only two squadron of Tornado the 33rd and the 51st
Yes I knew that but as the first package is for the early Tornados I was asking about them.
Let me sorry !! I had not thought about that one !!
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Beautiful models John. For some reason, that era RAF cammo was always my favorite scheme. Looks great on a Vulcan, Jag or Tornado.
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Kulbit wrote: 08 Oct 2018, 18:45 Let me sorry !! I had not thought about that one !!
No problem at all.

The reason I remember about them is my old Sqn did an exchange with MFG2 at Eggebek when they were still on the F-104.
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These are the GR4/GR4A load-outs and paint schemes. Sadly, only 22 GR4's are now left in the Marham Pool, according to Scramble data, kindly provided by Brent. Even more sad is the prospect that in less than 6 month's time, they will be gone too. I'm not sure how popular these models will be since retro users will probably opt for the GR1's and the period scenery to go with them. Users of Modern Marham will probably want to opt for F-35B's.

However, they were fun to make and were worth doing. There are 11 model variations available:

Flightline at my test airfield:

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Two of the anniversary paints:

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The standard BOZ/Skyflash fit, with and without ASRAAMs:

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6 ALARM configuration:

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Storm Shadows:

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GR4a's with and without a Raptor pod:

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Clean (Pylons):

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CBLS:

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Large (2250 Ltr) fuel tanks

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Litening Pod, Brimstones and Paveways:

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I want to get all the models made before I go into "Factory" mode and generate the rest of the aircraft serials in the packages. I'll move on next to the Italian contingent I think.

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Stunning work John !!
Every details are awesome !!
At least in Italy and Germany the Tornadoes will have more to say for some years cause the F35 is not yet ready for the B61 implementation and the Nato can’t remain with a tactical nuclear deterrence...


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Awesome John! :smt023
Kulbit, I'm updating the scenery of Ghedi. Do you know in which part of the apron are parked the aircrafts of the 155th Gruppo?

Thanks, Giorgio
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Absolutely fantastic John, for me this is hands down my favourite project of yours. Special place in my heart the Tonka, first aircraft I worked on so I love that you're bringing this aircraft to life. Very much appreciated.
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There will always be room in my sim for the mighty Tornado, although I am so tempted to switch my setup to retro again. That being said mind I can't be bothered with all the effort that'll have to go with it
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Just brilliant, John!
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John, you seem to have done it again. At this rate I'm going to need a second PC just for retro stuff !!

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the great work of John gave me an idea .... would it be possible to introduce in Matrix, the possibility of setting the tiemporal period (for example 90's, / contemporary) and switching packages accordingly and automatically?
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bismarck wrote: 10 Oct 2018, 17:02 Awesome John! :smt023
Kulbit, I'm updating the scenery of Ghedi. Do you know in which part of the apron are parked the aircrafts of the 155th Gruppo?

Thanks, Giorgio
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Wow, the pics look awesome, seems like a major visual update over the older packages. Can't wait to get the Tornado AI on again, miss them very much. Superb work!!!
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The Italian IDS and ECR models are all done thanks to some great help from Kulbit with load-out information.

There are 7 models, including clean (pylon) and tanks only configurations:

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A small spanner in the works was the realisation that Italian Tornado's don't usually carry BOZ-107 and Sky Shadow pods on the outer wing pylons, but a BOZ-107 on each. We also realised that I needed to change the ASRAAMs that were on the tank pylons, to the IRIS-T:

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B-61 Nuke:

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Paveways and Litening pod:

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Storm Shadows:

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ECR with HARMs:

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I couldn't resist having a go at this special anniversary scheme. It took around 6 hours to do, having given up once and coming back to it after thinking about it over night:

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Next job is to make a Taurus missile, which is needed for the German Tornado's. Those shouldn't take long because I can use some of the Italian IDS and ECR models and concentrate on the painting.

With the Saudi aircraft to complete the packages after that, I'm expecting the total model variations to reach around 30, excluding the F3. And I thought the recent 17 models for the AW139 was a record never to be exceeded by me!

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