Trumpeter 1/72 Tupolev TU-142MR Bear-J – Scale Model

The TU-142MR was a further modification of the Tu-142M The prototype Tu-142MR ‘Bear-J’ was based on the airframe of the Tu-142MK, and used for submarine communication relay, allowing national command authorities and strategic missile-carrying submarines to communicate.

The under fuselage search radar has been removed, and the aircraft is equipped with an under fuselage winch pod for a several kilometer long trailing wire antenna. It has a communications antenna in a spike fairing that project forward from the fin tip, and a trailing wire antenna (and associated winch package) located below the belly. Production Tu-142MRs are more like the Tu-142M-Z, with an under nose sensor package and ECM system antennas underneath the rear fuselage.

Unlike all the other maritime ‘Bears,’ the production Tu-142MR has a solid radome in place of the usual nose glazing where a limited-range search/weather radar is probably housed to compensate for the lack of a Korshun system. Only a small number of Tu-142MRs were produced, and the prototype was delivered to the 76th Regiment along with early production aircraft.

Scale: 1:72
Item Type: Static Aircraft
Model Brief: Length: 691 mm Wingspan: 695 mm
Total Parts: 204pcs
Total Sprues: 9pcs
Paint Schemes: For Russian Air Force
Released Date: n/a
More Features: Static Aircraft

Please Note: The product comes un-assembled and unpainted. This will require glue/paint and tools for complete assembly. (Modelling equipment sold separately)