Eurofighter SeaTyphoon ECR.1 with photos

[McColm]

This is a resin desktop model kit in 1/50 scale representing the two seater version with a pair of conformal fuel tanks (2 x of the same mould). Although no stand, no landing gear and no in-flight refuelling probe came with the kit , it does have decals and the targeting pod for the nose of the model.
The Royal Air Force uses the two seater as a trainer designation T depending on the batch or upgrade although it is fully functional in the air defence and ground attack roles.
My build will be slightly different due to the lack of parts which have gone missing. It will undertake the anti-shipping/anti-surface missions.
This is the bag it came in.


PSR over the last two days and it's beginning to take shape,  those conformal fuel tanks do fit but as they were both the same I'm using a lot of putty/filler on the other one.










Eduard do a photo-etch two seater interior and exterior in 1/48 scale,  Olimp Resin Accessories provide the exhaust nozzles and Wolf also provided various weapons. There are plenty of decal sets that I can use.
SAC provides a white metal landing gear and you can get the wheels as well.

[McColm]

As far as I can tell, there has only been one single seater Typhoon fitted with conformal fuel tanks. So my two seater is a whiff, although concept artwork and a few design models for the Indian Navy does show the Navy Typhoon fitted with conformal fuel tanks with an arrestor hook. To get around the extended nose wheel landing gear the aircraft carrier would have the ski-jump or electric catapult fitted with tilted chocks to raise the wheel to the desired angle for take-off.
The photo shows movable jet pipes in the proposed candidate.

[McColm]

PSR and a tail radar receiver.

[Captain Canada]

Nice !

[McColm]

My ECR parts have been removed and a bit of PSR, I might change the name when I've got a few parts from a 1/48 model or incomplete kit.