1/144 Trumpeter Tupolev Tu-142MR Bear J

Gallery Article by Björn Leichsenring on Jan 16 2015

 

      

As a final production version of the TU-142, which emerged from the TU-20/95 was made by Tupolev Design Bureau, Kuibyshev Aviation and Taganrog Machinery 1968-1994 TU-142MR. It serves the Russian Navy as a long-range communication aircraft to route messages between submarines, satellites and aircraft and ground-based command posts. For this purpose, they used a long trailing wire antenna, which is located on the lower hull. Currently these machines are stationed on the Fedotovo Air base near Kipelovo.

 

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My model is from Trumpeter and presents the Black 15 the 135th Long Range Anti-Submarine Aviation Regiment. The construction went well so far, main problems were only in the area of all the engine nacelles. Changes I made to the oars, which were shown knocked out and chassis by fitting lines.

Was painted with colors of Gunze.

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Björn Leichsenring

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