Panavia Tornado GR.1 RAF "Mig Eater" 1/144 Revell Full Build Video | RWO Models

In this video I show you how to build a nice little Royal Air Force Tornado GR.1 in the famous "Mig Eater" livery in 1/144 scale. The original plane took part in Operation Granby during the First Gulf War in 1990/1991 and was stationed at Tabuk Airbase, Saudi Arabia.
I recently found a cheap Academy Tornado kit in my stash, and when I opened it I saw it actually included the "Mig Eater" decals and not the regular RAF decals shown on the box. This was a nice surprise, and since I already built a 1/72 scale version of "Mig Eater" I immediately decided to buy another kit and build a small 1/144 version of it. I ordered the Revell 1/144 Tornado ECR which at currently 4.99 Euros is a real bargain! Of course I’d rather wanted a genuine GR.1 kit but in order to keep the costs down I went for this kit. I know that some parts and details are not accurate to the GR.1 variant so please bear with me. The build was basically just intended to be another small tribute to the crews and planes that flew extremely dangerous missions in the Gulf War thirty years ago.
Let me know what you think of this build. Your comments and opinions are highly appreciated. Please bear in mind I am not a professional modeler, I just build these models for fun and relaxation and to help regain my mental and physical health.
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Music credits:
Title: Vital Whales
Artist: Unicorn Heads
Title: Heaven Be Here
Artist: P C III
Source: www.pipechoir.com
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

[@cushionbelly2519]

Excellent build. I'm old too and my out of focus eyes and shaking hands would render me unable to attempt this.

[@jirk1236]

I'm really envious of your steady hands :D My hands are shaking like crazy.

[@RWOModels]

Oh, actually my hands are not always as steady as this. ☺️ But the hobby makes me feel calm and relaxed which helps a lot. 🙂 Thanks for watching!

[@timdodd3897]

You inspire me to build my 1/144 fighters. I bought them to escort my 1/144 Kc-135 tanker. Probably refueling one of them. Nice job!

[@RWOModels]

Thank you very much, glad you liked the video! 🙂 I like this small scale a lot, also have a couple more 1/144 kits in my stash (F-14A, F-15E etc.). KC-135 is very nice, would also love an E-3 Sentry in 1/144 (I have the Heller 1/72 kit but this is huge). Thanks for watching! Cheers, Oliver/RWO

[@glenflanderka6504]

Fun build! Thanks

[@neilhaas6024]

Nice looking model jet plane 1/144 scale that's small. The tornado is a nice jet. Small scale model. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇩🇪🇩🇪

[@JazzWithJakeInSF]

Very helpful to be able to see how you deal with representations in this small scale.

[@LemurKrazy]

Wow - incredible.

[@Mavrik289]

Great job! And nice watches. ;)

[@soupfork2105]

Those 2 missiles look like AGM-45 Shrike missiles. These are Anti-Radiation Missiled, specifically used to tager enemy surface to air radar, which fits with the ECR role of the kit. Since the model you're building is intended to be the GR.1, those missiles would not be carried.

[@septiccalling8341]

AGM 88 HARMs.......

[@tiane73]

I really like your RAF desert pink Tornados! Very good job! 👍👍👍

[@TheRyatt]

Awesome build!

[@iggy9955]

A few days ago, my wife surprised me. She bought me a Revell Tornado kit. Looking forward to starting putting the parts together. As a boy I assembled a Sherman tank, a Yamamoto super destroyer and a sailing ship Myflower. I also had an Apache helicopter but it fell and broke. I will assemble the tornado and put it in a transparent plastic box that I will make myself. I'm almost 62 years old and I'm bedridden. (for now😃) but this kind of "game" is not for impatient young people.

[@RWOModels]

Thanks for sharing your story, and enjoy your Tornado build. :) All the best wishes to you from Germany, RWO

[@markrayton6385]

Absolutely fantastic job. I have a couple of EE Lightnings in this scale that I will have to attempt one day.

[@RWOModels]

Thank you! I like 1/144 scale a lot. There's more to come, stay tuned. :)

[@hankrol7830]

Cool job. Revell 1/144 aren't that bad.

[@FinsburyPhil]

Lovely job. I'm just building the Pitt Road 1/144 Typhoon and am really enjoying it. Very tempted by the 1/144 V bombers.

[@adamjohnson6642]

Spectacular build and excellent execution of such a small scale for an aircraft. Your attention to detail is perfect, love the video builds with supporting text and the relaxing music. Great choice of watch too if that’s an Omega Speedmaster.

[@tonygreenfield7820]

I couldn't say for certain that RAF Tornados didn't use anti-radiation missiles but most photos of them during that period show them using a pair of Paceway laser guided bombs. And the actual aircraft "Mig Eater" is best known for a strike using a Hunting JP233 submunitions dispenser. So far as I know the JP233 has never been released in 1/144 although there may be some 3d printing aftermarket firms that sell them. I had to carve mine from laminated sheet styrene!

[@henrikcarstensen2598]

What a fantastic build, thank you for posting😊. I have tried your “pre” technique with my new H&S evolution 0,2 and it really works great😊

[@RWOModels]

Great to hear! Thanks! :)

[@ghostmask1069]

Cooll

[@sergioizzisavona8365]

splendid job... you rekindled my wish to have a go at my part-projects...

[@RWOModels]

Thank you, makes me happy if I could inspire and motivate you a little bit. 😉

[@neilhaas6024]

Those missiles are correct for this type of plane. I like this model plane.

[@jeromepethrick2392]

That is a Tornado Gr1. They never had HARM missiles. It should have been Paveways. If you you look closely there are Paveway bomb markings on the nose of the jet. GR 4s flew with ALARM missiles which are a different shape but that was after Gulf War 1.

[@flohbock]

Well done! Beautiful!

[@RWOModels]

Thank you very much! 👍🙂

[@chrisarmstrong3427]

Enjoyed your talented work!

[@RWOModels]

Thank you, appreciate it. 👍

[@TheWGLOVER]

Your hands don't say old. So cute a build.

[@RWOModels]

Thank you! :)

[@fredtedstedman]

desert pink TONKA the way to go !

[@RWOModels]

Absolutely, awesome machine! 👍😏 Thanks for watching!

[@airlinermodelspro1445]

very nice craftmanship!

[@foreverplastickits138]

*Amazing and such a nice model, 👏👏👏👏!*

[@francis8062]

Awesome Fighter 🇬🇧 🇮🇹 🇩🇪

[@tonygreenfield7820]

Excellent build of the Revell Tornado. I have to confess I was not a big fan of the desert scheme for the Tornado but this really pops. My preferred scheme is the wrap around grey/green scheme. I have built quite a few of the Revell and Dragon releases although the Ace kit has the full RAF markings set. Did you ever build the Academy model to see what you could make of it?

[@gordonyork6638]

Fantastic. I like that scale.

[@RWOModels]

Thanks! 1/144 really is "big" fun! 👍😄

[@gordonyork6638]

@@RWOModels yeah, just getting back into it after...30/40ish years. I love that scale.

[@RWOModels]

@@gordonyork6638 Same here, slammed together a few simple Matchbox kits when I was a little boy back in the 70s, and by chance rediscovered this great hobby in 2019. I couldn't be happier! 👍😄

[@philipmarsh6852]

Fantastic mate

[@RWOModels]

Thanks! 👍🙂

[@rafaellemgruber8401]

18:02 Those missiles were correct to the ECR version, hence you do a GR1, the correct armament should be 1000GP iron bombs or Paveway LGB bombs

[@anatoliymytko9649]

Super!

[@RWOModels]

Thank you very much!

[@AndrewFranklin-w2r]

Being a 144 man myself, I really enjoyed this build, but the desert colour seems waaaay off the salmon pink the RAF Tonkas went to war in? Also, does anyone on here know where I can source 144-scale 1980s RAF Germany Tornado markings? Any of the RAFG Tonka squadrons. Revell did a 144 RAF Tornado kit, but this was long-since discontinued. Any assistance would be appreciated. Cheers from Cape Town, South Africa.

[@lesthiele4921]

Good evening mate, you must really enjoy this small scale, well done on a excellent build, why not try 1/72nd or 1/48th scale next time????? Keep safe and well mate.

[@mrjockt]

Nice kit build, unfortunately the weapons load out is wrong, the missiles appear to be AGM-88’s which were carried by the Tornado ECR, I don’t believe the U.K. ever used this type of missile, RAF Tornado’s would have carried the BAE ALARM missiles.

[@artsmodelstation9396]

Q: Pls direct me to where I can buy the panel scriber you are using. Thx.

[@RWOModels]

Hi, I'm using the Tamiya Plastic Scriber II 74091, hope this helps. Thanks.

[@HARKAICHRIS]

what was wrong with the original model you opened. is it not a good kit?

[@RWOModels]

Yes, the Academy 1/144 Tornado kit is a pretty low quality kit with few details, bad fit and a strange looking fuselage shape. It actually looks more like a toy. It was very cheap though, so I just ordered it. :)

[@HARKAICHRIS]

@@RWOModels glad i didn't order one then. Got the revell one thanks

[@RWOModels]

I think you won't be disappointed. 🙂 I'm not the biggest fan of Revell but their small Tornado is really nice, lightyears ahead of the Academy kit. 👍

[@edwarddeitman1195]

build a 1/25 air carrier and make many 1/144 planes to man it !

[@TheModelorian]

Großartig! Ich hätte nie gedacht, dass ein Tornado in 1/144 so gut aussehen könnte. Wenn ich es könnte, würde ich deinen Kanal ein zweites Mal abonnieren! 😁 Bis dahin...

[@RWOModels]

Wow, danke dir für das Lob, freut mich sehr! Wenn der undurchschaubare KZbin-Algorithmus mich allerdings weiterhin so hängen lässt wie momentan, werde ich eventuell nicht mehr viele Videos posten. Der zeitliche und materielle Aufwand ist mir einfach zu groß geworden, dafür dass KZbin mittlerweile die Impressionen nach zwei Tagen praktisch wieder auf null herunterfährt und die Videos „verhungern“ lässt. Dann kann ich meine Ressourcen besser komplett ins Bauen investieren. Danke trotzdem noch mal für deinen Support und viel Erfolg mit deinem Kanal! Bis bald, Oliver/RWO

[@TheModelorian]

@@RWOModels Ja, das kann ich sehr gut nachvollziehen. Der Aufwand für EIN EINZELNES VIDEO ist tatsächlich immens. Die ohnehin sehr rare Zeit, könnte man wirklich besser ins Bauen investieren. Ich muss gestehen, dass ich auch schon darüber nachgedacht habe, die ohnehin schon dünne Frequenz an Videos noch weiter auszudünnen. Quasi nur noch Full Build-Videos. Dann würde ich aber maximal 2-3 Videos pro Jahr raus hauen. Ob das zu mehr Impressionen bzw. Abonnements führt, wage ich zu bezweifeln, aber der Aufwand würde wenigstens zum Ertrag passen. :) Besten Dank noch einmal für deinen Support! Wo aus DE kommst du her? Schöne Grüße!!!

[@RWOModels]

Hi, ich komme vom Niederrhein, NRW. 🙂 Habe mich jetzt auch wieder etwas beruhigt und arbeite erst mal in Ruhe weiter an meinem nächsten Projekt, das mir sehr am Herzen liegt und noch eine Weile dauern wird. Das Allerwichtigste ist, sich nicht unter Druck zu setzen und nicht den Spaß zu verlieren. 👍😉

[@TheModelorian]

@RWO Models Hallo, ich komme auch aus NRW, aber aus der anderen Ecke, aus OWL. 😀 Vllt. sieht man sich ja mal auf einer Modellschau oder -messe. Würde mich freuen! Ja, das ist korrekt. Am Wichtigsten ist, dass dir das Modellbauen weiterhin Spaß macht. Nicht, ob ein Video genügend Views oder Likes erhält. Ich bin jedenfalls sehr auf dein nächstes Projekt gespannt. Bis dahin!

[@ArmanEinstein]

Please new content bro

[@RWOModels]

I currently have two new builds on my desk (and a lot more kits in my stash 😬) so stay tuned for more videos to come! If you haven’t done so already please subscribe to my channel and ring the bell so you don’t miss out on new content. Thanks for watching! 👍🙂