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Tornado RWR shape help


speedy

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Hi all,

 

I am building the 1/32 Revell Tornado GR.1 of the Ltd edition re-release from a couple of years ago. The fin is assembled and I’m at the point of adding the front RWR Antenna. Now it looks way too long and is of a weird shape. Having looked at a few photos the moulding seems to be of the ECR version. Before I get the razor saw out can you give me your thoughts. I’m planning on a RAF GR.1 80/90 aircraft.

 

it just doesn’t look right.

 

Steve.

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I’ve had a session in my reference books and found the following:

 

“1st of batch 3 Aircraft, An immediately discernible difference is the wider RWR fairing on the fin”. Taken from a picture title of p185 Tornado by Francis K. Mason

 

and

 

“but there is no standard RWR. Each nation having adopted its own solution.” Taken from Aviation Fact File, Modern Fighting Aircrafr -Tornado, p36.

 

I didn’t know this at all and explains the various shapes when you look closely. Time to get cutting.

 

Steve.

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