Photographic Reference Library – Aircraft

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Set 257

38 walkaround photos covering and external and part internal coverage.

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Set 256

46 Photos covering all the external details of the Wessex HCC4

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• 40 high quality walkaround reference photos
• Internal and external coverage
• Cockpit interior for front and rear cockpits
• Main instrument panel in detail and layout
• Open engine cowls
• Engine detail
• Fin and tailplane
• Rigging layout with close-ups

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Thanks to Ian Sayer and James Vaitkevicius, SMNs photographers in the field
Comprehensive coverage to say the least of this year’s participants on the ground, in the air and close up!

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This is a fantastic set that provides you with pretty much all you need in terms of reference to build an accurate Tornado F3. The F3 shares many parts in common with the Ground attack versions GR.1-GR.4 such as undercarriage, rear end and cockpit overall arrangement. These details are included in the GR.4 walkaround and are not really repeated here.

• unique angles and images, especially of upper fuselage and wing markings
• rear cockpit images included
• deployed flap detail in close-up
• AIM-9 Sidewinder pylon detail
• reheat pipe upper arrangement views
• unique images of some anniversary aircraft

Our thanks to Es George, Ian Sayer and James Vaitkevicius for supplying some of the images included in this unique set.

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Comprehensive walk-around coverage of British Aerospace Tornado GR-4 airframe in 2009
Some images from the James Vaitkevicius archive.
Specifically includes:

• Flaps deployed
• Nose gear
• Main undercarriage
• FOD guards
• Stores and pylons
• Laser rangefinder and marked target seeker
• Fin and tailplanes
• Jet pipes
• Weathering on fin

Plus…
Special bonus No.13 Squadron anniversary aircraft in flight and on the pan
Plus…
Evening images of Tornado in HAS!
Plus…
Anniversary fin markings for Nos.12 and 15 Squadrons, RAF

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Awesome internal walkaround of Tornado GR4 in 2010, to go with your full external walk around. Just look what’s covered here:

• Full cockpit detail – front and back
• Avionics panels – many removed revealing internal details so you can add all that extra detail wherever you like
• Stores pylons covered and some current stores for No.41 Squadron RAF aircraft (mid-2010)
• Main gear bays internal detail
• Rolls Royce engine – images of engine removed and mounted
• Martin Baker Mk.10a ejection seat both in and out of the aircraft

Courtesy Geoff Coughlin archive

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13 different stunning and unique images from Ali Al Salem airbase in Kuwait during Op TELIC 1 in March/April 2003 subscribe today and get the remaining 12 photos

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• complete external walk around of the infamous TSR-2 project XR220
• 131 high res images
• canopy tinted colouring
• avionics bay open with full internal coverage
• jet pipe metallic colours and set up
• undercarriage – nose and main gear units
• unique fuselage contours

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• 50 high quality walkaround images
• Internal and external features covered
• Diamond Jubilee markings 1952-2012
• Cockpit images included for standard RAF T1
• Identical cockpit to standard T1
• Check out other set(s) for Tucano T1 in your PRL.

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Awesome internal walkaround of Tornado GR4 in 2010, to go with your full external walk around. Just look what’s covered here:

• complete internal and external walkaround
• special 2010 anniversary schemes included
• full cockpit layout – front and rear cockpits

An excellent set to help you finish your 1:72 and 1:48 scale kits, especially the new Alley Cat Multimedia kits in 1:48 scale – we await one in 1:32 as we go to press (Apr 2011).

My thanks to James Vaitkevicius for his assistance in contributing some images for this unique photo set.

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Complete internal and external coverage of the Eurofighter Typhoon T1 – Twin-seater85 images includes:

• 85 images
• total cockpit coverage
• front and back seat cockpits
• behind the seats
• full Martin Baker seat coverage
• canopy details
• airframe detail
• for wheel well and reheat cans detail see PRL set for the Typhoon F2 below

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This set includes a full internal and external walk around of several operational Typhoons as photographed in 2010.
Specifically included is:

• 101 images
• Full cockpit detail
• Elusive detail behind the seat
• Canopy detail
• Engine bays
• Wheel wells
• Undercarriage units and wheels
• Some inspection panels open
• Upper fuselage detail

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• 32 high quality walkaround images
• a cracking compliment to any scale model build of the Typhoon, especially the Revell and Trumpeter kits in 1:32
• all sides covered
• useful details of the support trolley included too
• unique images of engine fitted shot from above
• hinge / actuation detail in reheat (afterburner) petals
• images inside jet pipes to help get that authentic burnt staining

Our thanks to Les V. For supplying most of the images used in this set – thanks Les.

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Hawker Typhoon Mk.1 comprehensive external and internal walkaround of this iconic RAF Fighter/bomber of WWII.

• full cockpit coverage
• engine detail
• airframe overview
• wheel arrangement – note the angle of the main wheels in relation to the undercarriage leg
• canopy shape
• huge chin intake
• propeller shape
• wing leading edge cannon layout
• wheel well

My thanks to Adam Brown for his help is supplying some of the images for this PRL set – thanks Adam.

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• 49 images covering the internal and external features of the fabulous VC-10
• Arguably the most beautiful aircraft every created!
• K4 Tanker features
• Some images of the C.Mk1 when serving with No.10 Squadron RAF in the mid 1980s
• Cockpit coverage
• In-flight fuelling drogue close up
• Under wing markings
• Undercarriage
• Tail fin and rudder features
• IFR probe and outside windscreen
• Cargo door and interior view

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• 29 high quality images
• internal and external walkaround for this famous RAF Fighter-Bomber
• good cockpit coverage for the FB.Mk.4 variant
• wheel hub and tyre
• unusual nose wheel and tyre design
• jet pipe
• tailplane and twin fin arrangement
• nose cone and external airframe detail for the NF.Mk.3

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• one of our most comprehensive walkarounds to date
• taken 4 years to assemble these unique images
• 91 photos!
• 360 degree coverage
• cockpit in detail
• u/c bays in detail
• avionics bays – multiple bays open
• the list goes on!

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• Complete walk-around
• Cockpit images
• Bomb bay
• Undercarriage units
• Undercarriage bays

A great set to enable you to complete your Avro Vulcan B2 scale model.

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Set 255

32 photos

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• Good external coverage for the Westland Wessex HAS.Mk.1
• Check out the set in your PRL for the HC2 that has good internal shots
• Fuselage features includes wingfold
• Lots of fine details like external wiring
• Internal insights through windows for colouring
• Tail rotor fold detail
• Main rotor blade locking frame detail

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• Comprehensive internal and external walkaround for this most famous of the Westland helicopters
• 45 high quality images
• cockpit coverage
• airframe set up with equipment fit
• rear cabin internal detail
• rear folding rotor assembly
• nose profile and detail
• grills and mesh detail
• undercarriage units
• entry door, step and other small details

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• 24 high quality images covering the external aspects of this important
• Russian primary trainer
• Engine cowl
• Canopy frame
• Sliding canopy sections
• fin
• rudder
• main and nose gear unit detail

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Internal and external walkaround covering this famous Soviet fighter from WWII

• 26 high resolution images
• cockpit coverage
• wheel wells and landing gear
• engine exhaust stub detail
• nose and spinner
• upper wing plan detail
• canopy frame
• ventral vent detail

Our sincere thanks to our Photographer in the Field – Ian Sayer and of course Frank and the team at Planes of Fame Air Museum in the US

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(Courtesy of Stephen Bamford – thanks Steve!)
62 photos
This set includes coverage of:

• whole of external airframe
• full cockpit coverage
• undercarriage and wheel wells
• engine front details, spinner an prop blades
• canopy details
• plenty of other small details

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A great walk around set for the infamous Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero. Mostly external images with some internal shots:

• 33 images
• complete external coverage of the fuselage
• Upper wings
• Fin and tailplane
• Undercarriage units
• canopy framing and some internal detail visible
• leading wing edge guns
• engine cowl and cowl flap detail
• two bonus flying images

Our thanks to Frank and the Planes of Fame Air Museum for their support and help in bringing you this selection of images.