Hobby Master 1/72 HA6632 Eurofighter Typhoon ZK343, No. 74 Sqn. "Tigers", RAF (what if scheme) - RRP £80

Limited Edition of only 350 models worldwide

No.74 Squadron RAF, known as the Tigers, reformed in 2015 as a training unit operating the Eurofighter Typhoon. Based at RAF Valley, the squadron provides advanced fast jet training for Royal Air Force and international pilots preparing to fly frontline Typhoon units. This release depicts a fictional special scheme inspired by 74 Squadron's Tiger heritage, featuring bold black and yellow tiger stripe markings applied over the Eurofighter Typhoon's airframe. Although current Typhoons wear low visibility gray schemes, this concept highlights what a commemorative aircraft might look like during an anniversary or display season.

Designed as part of a co-operative effort by Germany, Italy and the UK to produce an air superiority fighter, the Eurofighter was first flown on March 27th, 1994. The Eurofighter is a single-seat, twin-engine, agile combat aircraft used in air-to-air, air-to-ground and tactical reconnaissance roles. It is intentionally aerodynamically unstable, which gives it its high levels of agility-but this means the Typhoon is controlled by a computerized "fly by wire" system instead of by its pilot. The Eurofighter's first rate performance is matched by excellent all round vision and by sophisticated attack, identification and defense systems and stealth technology.