Roy LeMont Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I'm confused, not an unusual situation, but according to this article LINK it sounds as if German Eurofighters do not currently have an air to ground capability. Is that true? Cheers, Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobski Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 18 hours ago, Roy LeMont said: I'm confused, not an unusual situation, but according to this article LINK it sounds as if German Eurofighters do not currently have an air to ground capability. Is that true? Cheers, Roy I can't comment on press speculation or on the operational capability of an operator. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy LeMont Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 3 hours ago, Bobski said: I can't comment on press speculation or on the operational capability of an operator. Sorry. No problem. Cheers, Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Centurion Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 (edited) Is there any sort of reference page or website that would list all 1/48 accessories for the Revell Kit as well as any build articles? EDIT: Scalemates has what I need. Edited June 8, 2017 by Blue_Centurion Found 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stalal Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 What is the usual or most common weapons load configuration on an Italian Typhoon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Most common over the years was a pair of sidewinders on the outboard pylons and one or two tanks, though now more common to see a pair of iris-ts on the outboard and another pair on the 2nd pylon in with 1 or two tanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 (edited) Hi folks. I am building ZH590 and it is currently displayed at Duxford so I am using these pics found on the web as my main reference point, however I am unsure of one thing and that is this; as ZH590 is currently displayed it has all 4 wing pylons attached to each wing but I can find no pics of this plane ever flying with all four attached did it ever have all 4 attached or is this just for display purposes? 2 often seem the norm. Great thread by the way and thanks for some of the snippets of info that have been very useful. Thanks Gary. Edited February 25, 2018 by Head in the clouds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobski Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 19 hours ago, Head in the clouds. said: Hi folks. I am building ZH590 and it is currently displayed at Duxford so I am using these pics found on the web as my main reference point, however I am unsure of one thing and that is this; as ZH590 is currently displayed it has all 4 wing pylons attached to each wing but I can find no pics of this plane ever flying with all four attached did it ever have all 4 attached or is this just for display purposes? 2 often seem the norm. Great thread by the way and thanks for some of the snippets of info that have been very useful. Thanks Gary. It would have always had the two wingtip launchers as they are a permanent fit. Other pylons would have been as required. Not sure how often they were required though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Thanks Bobski, I have now found a pic with 4 wing and 1 centre pylon so I think I will go with that as my reference as I am not sure of the validity of the Duxford display and with no apparent photo's to confirm this set up I will take the safe option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Bobski, if I may ask another question which is connected to my reply above, I am going to model my kit on the photo of DA4 refuelling from a VC10, which I believe happened sometime around 2001/2002, did it have those almost chrome like panels on the fusalage at this time and if so did these ever change? Cheers Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobski Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Head in the clouds. said: Bobski, if I may ask another question which is connected to my reply above, I am going to model my kit on the photo of DA4 refuelling from a VC10, which I believe happened sometime around 2001/2002, did it have those almost chrome like panels on the fusalage at this time and if so did these ever change? Cheers Gary They should be the same colour as the airframe. The only photos I’ve seen showing a metal finish on those panels are of the aircraft on display at Duxford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Cheers, I will take that, it ties in with the photo I am working to. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambrinus Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Cheers guys. First of all, a very big thank you for this extremely useful thread. I am warming up to building ZJ927 from 3 Sqn during Operation Ellamy, and I have some questions regarding the 56 LGB marks. Were they applied after the end of the conflict, or were they applied successively during the conflict? I want to do the model with a full load of PWII's, AMRAAM and ASRAAM, and if the LGB marks were applied after the end of the conflict, this loadout combined with the LGB marks would not be very likely. If the marks were applied successively I suppose I could choose any number less than 56 and be home safe. Your input and suggestions are as always welcome. Cheers Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobski Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, Gambrinus said: Cheers guys. First of all, a very big thank you for this extremely useful thread. I am warming up to building ZJ927 from 3 Sqn during Operation Ellamy, and I have some questions regarding the 56 LGB marks. Were they applied after the end of the conflict, or were they applied successively during the conflict? I want to do the model with a full load of PWII's, AMRAAM and ASRAAM, and if the LGB marks were applied after the end of the conflict, this loadout combined with the LGB marks would not be very likely. If the marks were applied successively I suppose I could choose any number less than 56 and be home safe. Your input and suggestions are as always welcome. Cheers Christian I believe that the markings were applied progressively through the campaign. Typical load with EPW2s would be one or two ASRAAMs and probably two AMRAAMs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambrinus Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Thanks for your reply, Bobski. It is much appreciated. And your suggested loadout is just what I was looking for. Cheers Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambrinus Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) Cheers guys. I have another question regarding my British Typhoon build.. On the front of the rudder, where it is closest to the fin (I hope I'm using the right terms) there is a stripe of differently coloured material. Wear resistant, I suspect. In some pictures it appears metallic, in others lightly coloured and yet others rather dark. I am building ZJ927, and I have a picture where the stripe is rather dark. What is the right colour? If, indeed, there, is a "right" colour. Best regards Christian Edited August 3, 2018 by Gambrinus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobski Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 6 hours ago, Gambrinus said: Cheers guys. I have another question regarding my British Typhoon build.. On the front of the rudder, where it is closest to the fin (I hope I'm using the right terms) there is a stripe of differently coloured material. Wear resistant, I suspect. In some pictures it appears metallic, in others lightly coloured and yet others rather dark. I am building ZJ927, and I have a picture where the stripe is rather dark. What is the right colour? If, indeed, there, is a "right" colour. Best regards Christian It’s metal. I usually mask this area and spray it Alclad Aluminium, then tone it down with a light misting of Alclad Steel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambrinus Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Thanks, Bobski. Cheers Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambrinus Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Hi folks, it's me again. I am looking for a picture showing the two flare dispensers loaded with live flares. As I assume they were during the conflict in Libya in 2011. Thanks for your help. Best regards Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobski Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 On 8/27/2018 at 11:45 AM, Gambrinus said: Hi folks, it's me again. I am looking for a picture showing the two flare dispensers loaded with live flares. As I assume they were during the conflict in Libya in 2011. Thanks for your help. Best regards Christian If you go to the Eurofighter homepage (www.eurofighter.com) and search for QRA photos you should find some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selwyn Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) On 2/24/2018 at 1:59 PM, Head in the clouds. said: Hi folks. I am building ZH590 and it is currently displayed at Duxford so I am using these pics found on the web as my main reference point, however I am unsure of one thing and that is this; as ZH590 is currently displayed it has all 4 wing pylons attached to each wing but I can find no pics of this plane ever flying with all four attached did it ever have all 4 attached or is this just for display purposes? 2 often seem the norm. Great thread by the way and thanks for some of the snippets of info that have been very useful. Thanks Gary. A bit late on this but the aircraft has SIX wing pylons. Each wing has three removable pylon stations and one permanent missile launcher. Please note that the development aircraft had inner wing pylons that are different design to the in service versions. Selwyn Pylons Edited August 28, 2018 by Selwyn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woit Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Hello! I looking any news about decals of RAF Typhoon Display Team 2018 in 1/48 or 1/144? Searching also for Typhoon's decals from Flight 1435 in 1/48. I know about some old painting but prefer more contemporary outfit - for example like this: https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8157374 Very interesting is view of full loaded Eurofighters from Akrotiri - if you can recommend any set of decals (1/48) for any aircraft from this place I will be very happy. And the last question (at the moment). What do you think about resin set of exhaust from Olimp? Is it worth buying? Maybe anybody has better pictures of this set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobski Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 13 minutes ago, Woit said: Hello! I looking any news about decals of RAF Typhoon Display Team 2018 in 1/48 or 1/144? Searching also for Typhoon's decals from Flight 1435 in 1/48. I know about some old painting but prefer more contemporary outfit - for example like this: https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8157374 Very interesting is view of full loaded Eurofighters from Akrotiri - if you can recommend any set of decals (1/48) for any aircraft from this place I will be very happy. And the last question (at the moment). What do you think about resin set of exhaust from Olimp? Is it worth buying? Maybe anybody has better pictures of this set? I've seen nothing about any decals for the RAF Typhoon display in 2018. The only 1435 flight decals I'm aware of were done by Model Alliance several years ago and are long out of print. I don't believe any have been done recently. Typhoons on ops from Akrotiri don't have any squadron markings, so you just need the national roundels, aircraft tail numbers and white fin codes (the codes have recently changed and are now the last three digits of the aircraft tail number). These should be able to be made up from standard lettering/numbers. The resin exhausts from Olimp are garbage. The look very nice, but I tried two sets and both were massively (and irreperably) oversized. I would avoid them. Their weapons set is OK if a little basic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woit Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Thank you Bobski for your reply concerning colours and resin. It's a chance for any decals maker to issue some interesting sets 🙂. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Is there a way to find out which aircraft are with which squadron, would like to model an up to datebook QRA airframe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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