The Little World

The chief raison d’être for the S-3A was hunting Soviet submarines in the 1970’s and 1980’s.

With the 1990’s and the Reds beaching most of their fleet. the plane was reconfigured for surface surveillance and attack and garnered war honours in several conflicts. The ability to haul bombs and rockets as well as targetting gear off a carrier deck was still valuable.

The colour scheme depicted reflects this later set of duties though I have left the MAD boom still mounted to show people what it looked like extended.

I decided on flaps down and no refuel boom to make the aircraft look better – but I am delighted with the shape now.

A much better model than Hasegawa’s S-2 Tracker – if only because the canopy is just a single piece.