Roland Pulfrew Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 The year is 2012. Following the disastrous SDSR out come, the RAF is forced to cancel all of its Tranche 3 Typhoons, but due to the exceedingly well written contract (for a change) the Government has to pay most of the production costs despite not taking delivery of the aircraft. BAES are left with a number of brand new aircraft that few nations can afford but which have mostly been paid for. In Africa, oil exploration is spreading southwards from the known oilfields in Arabia and northern Africa. The growing religious insurgencies in the north-east of the continent are worrying some of the sub-Saharan African states where oil had recently been discovered. Some of these nations current fleets (Mig 21s, F5s etc) were ageing and whilst the insurgencies did not yet possess credible air power there was a a worry that many of the Russian supplied Su 27s and Mig 29s supplied to some of the regions air forces were under threat of misappropriation. The latest Typhoon FGR4s freed from the RAF's delivery schedule were seen as a were seen as a potential solution to counter an air threat whilst also providing a stepped change in the new field of Combat ISTAR for some of the newly wealthy nations. The first to take delivery of these surplus Typhoons was.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovis Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Yep, seems straightforward enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Scary, both the UK contract (because we all know it would happen), and anyone and everyone get latest generation jets. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Pulfrew Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 Damn! Looks like I have run out of time - again. Just a couple of pics on the progress so far, even if I didn't meet the end of October deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Pulfrew Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 And now with a couple of days off work, a bit more progress!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovis Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 You know what, the tiffie looks quite hard in those colours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Passed deadline or not I'm still glad to see you make progress on her Roland. Nice paint-job; really changes the aircraft's appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Pulfrew Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 (edited) A little more progress. All decal applied, just weathering, wheels, weapons and varnish to go: Edited November 12, 2010 by Roland Pulfrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Pulfrew Posted November 22, 2010 Author Share Posted November 22, 2010 Finally got it finished (only 22 days late ) The first Kenyan Air Force Typhoon FGR Mk 50 from the RAF's Tranche 3 buy sold off following SDSR. And a couple more: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max stafford Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Smart. I quite fancy the look of a Tiffy in PRU blue with Springboks on...! Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovis Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 That turned out a really nice build Roland.. well worth the wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 That is a cracking job! Really suits the lines of the Typhoon and very different to another grey scheme. Has a touch of the 70s RAF to the colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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