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1/48 Italeri Eurofighter Typhoon

by Gary Wickham

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Like most Italeri kits, their EF-2000 Eurofighter forms the starting point for a nice model.
To end up with the model you see here, a number of additions (and a considerable amount of work) where needed.

The inspiration I took to build my Eurofighter fully armed up, was from a publicity photo at www.eurofighter.com. Incidentally, this site is a good source of relatively detailed pics of various EF-2000's.

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I used the following aftermarket accessories. Eduard PE set, Airwaves MB. Mk16 seat, AMRAAM Line TIALD pod, Hasegawa GBU-16 1000lb LGB.

All other detailing is scratchbuilt from plastic card and copper wire.

The following enhancements where made to the kit.
- Scratchbuilt cockpit rear shelf & canopy interior
- Detaching and repositoning of flaps and rudder.
- Additional wing pylons moulded in resin using kit pylons as masters
- All pylons repositioned and pinned using brass to correct locations
- Scratchbuilt interior detailing of exhaust fingers.
- Sidewall detailing of all wheel wells
- Detailing of nose and main gear (hydraulic lines, replacement of oleo scissors etc)
- Detailing of nose and main gear doors.
- Scratchbuilt fins for drop tanks and AIM9 nose fins.
- Brass sheet used to provide louvres on APU and cooling exhaust vents.
- Numerous fit problems corrcted using plastic card.
- Scribing of additonal panel lines not present on kit.

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I hope you enjoy the end result.
You can see more of my models at
www.users.bigpond.net.au/scalespot

Gary

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Photos and text © by Gary Wickham 

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