Rick in Maine Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I'm building the Revell Germany 1/48 Eurofighter. Want to build the Austrian AF version. Any external differences for modeling purposes? I've tried searching the web and failed to find info. Thanks Rick in Maine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jgrease Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 It's my understanding the Austrian EFs were former German machines. I may be wrong, but I could swear I read that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coneheadff Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 That's correct. Tranche 1 Block 5 aircrafts. Six were used German ones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paolo Maglio Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 No IR sensor (PIRATE) on the nose, no AIM-120 neither Meteor only Iris-T missiles are in use by Austria. Fuel tanks were added a couple of years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
delayar Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) When at the decaling stage, bear in mind that Revell made serious mistakes with the Austrian national insignias. The smaller, not so serious mistake is the size. I reality, the Insignias on the wings are larger than the fuselage insignias (I hae to look up the exact size). More serious ist the position of the wing insignias: They are on the opposite side from the German ones. The Austrian insgnias should be on the top right wing and bottom left wing. (The color is also a little bit too dark) Also, the fuselage color of te Austrian Eurofighter is NOT the same as the German's, but a little less blueish. I am not sure what the esact color is (I couldn't find a definite answer.) I used a mix of FS36375 (Light Ghost Gray) and FS 36320 (Dark Ghost Gray) on mine. Of course, you wouldn't see them with an extended refueling probe. Regards, Markus Edited July 22, 2014 by delayar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spike7451 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 The's a thread on Britmodeller in the Modern aircraft board all about the Tiffie & it's varients.. http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/50168-typhoon-reference-information-updated-with-corrected-italian-typhoon-colours/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rick in Maine Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 Thanks to all of you for providing helpful answers and information sources. My model will be much better because of your support. Rick in Maine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bobski Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 That's correct. Tranche 1 Block 5 aircrafts. Six were used German ones. They were aircraft originally ordered for Germany that were diverted on the production line, as opposed to "used" aircraft that had already seen German service. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hakö Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 the Austrian EF has no towed Decoys in the right Wingtip. they has red covers instead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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