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KiwiZac
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Tupolev Voron reconnaissance drone in 1/72
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April 24, 2019, 06:13:52 AM »
Hi all,
Tupolev Voron 2
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Zac Yates
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During the Cold War the Soviets recovered a crashed Lockheed D-21 hypersonic recon drone and Tupolev OKB was given the responsibility for copying it and producing it for their use. It would've been named Voron (Raven) and, from memory, could be launched by the Tu-144 airliner.
Tupolev Voron 1
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Zac Yates
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As far as we know they never actually built one. I've had an Italeri 1/72 D-21 floating around for years and this seemed like a cool use for it...except that it would probably have the same lack of markings as the US machines. So I decided to compromise and give it topside stars and stencils and a bare minimum of underside stencils (unfortunately I can't get the underside photo to link).
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April 24, 2019, 06:32:00 AM »
Reconnaissance drone/UAV or Hypersonic Cruise Missile are both excellent roles for that D-21 shape. Maybe an alternative vertical stabilizer to give it a different look and set it apart from the original.
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April 24, 2019, 08:16:29 AM »
It can't be Soviet! There aren't any wing fences!
Neat job, Zac!
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April 25, 2019, 06:03:58 AM »
That's cool as the other side of my pillow and killer in basic black, Zac!
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