Rare 1/72 Scale Model Purchased - Hawker Tornado 1st Prototype

73north · 23-03-2008

Hi ,

Due to the wonders of Ebay ( and my good friend Auction Sniper ) I have

won a Model for only £ 10 , of the 1st Hawker Tornado ( 1941 )

Prototype which was powered by the Rolls-Royce Vulture Engine .

I am looking forward to sending payment off ,

and building this in the future -

this is the version with the Ventral Radiator underneath , it had two

rows of exhaust pipes for the X Engine Layout

(2 engines in V format , one underneath the top one )

regards

David

Model is out-of-production from LF Models ( UK )

jspitza · 23-03-2008

Hi 72 north:
Is this something that you would build or collect? I recently, also on ebay picked up an old airfix 1/72 Grief bomber still sealed. I decided to build it because it was so old.. Not worth much but it just had a certain charm.

73north · 24-03-2008

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and building this in the future -

I will be making a Model of it

it is very rare , probably the only Model made of this Aircraft

apart from scratch-built / conversions of existing Model Kits