Eventually, The
European NATO countries decided that they needed their own AWACS
aircraft. Since there was money for only 2 aircraft, every piece of
electronic surveillance ever invented had to fit inside, so they needed
a BIG aircraft. Well, for once, they had one ready for use. An A380
was modified with equipment from an A-3, and from the
Atlantic, and from the ASTOR, and so on... Equipped with officers
and enlisted crew rest area, a movie theater, plus a big galley with
many kitchen sinks.
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I used the Revell A380
1/144 kit, plus the antenna and most of the decals from the Revell
1/144 AWACS kit. A half 1/32 Tornado fuel tank was used for the top
radome, and a dive into the spare part bin for the other
antennas. Painted with a custom mix of 2-3 Tamiya greys, and the panel
lines re-done with a 2H lead pencil. Quite a beast to hold while
painting and detailling.
Killroytech
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