stevej60 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Hi folk's,making up my Hawker trio is the Frog Typhoon,It was cheap and I have spare decal's for it so whatever the kit turns up like(I've never laid eyes 0n this one) I can live with it,mine's a bagged version from the early seventies so I'll be wearing my striped tank top and flares for this one! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Got me one of those, too. I built one way back in the late 60's/early 70's. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 You're certainly lining up a great collection of golden oldies there Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Bagged kits Oh the memories Looking forward to this Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Hi Steve, indeed a good kit to build. With the bagged version, you are delving into archaeology. My kit is far more modestly in a box with a very nice painting on the top. One cannot have it all! Have a lot of fun with all your oldies! Cheers JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 On 11/02/2018 at 17:56, jean said: With the bagged version, you are delving into archaeology. How right you are Jean,oh Lord this is pre-historic, to be honest I was going to pull this build I didn't want to sully the Hawker name and seem to be making light of the GB with it but maybe it's a good reminder of what our modelling ancestor's and even some here on BM had to contend with before the all singing all dancing kit's we take for granted today arrived.Shape wise it look's like a Typhoon but has no cockpit at all,the u/c doors are closed with just a hole to pop the u/c into position and the front air intake is empty,so thought's are build on a stand and pop in a pilot,I'm sure my spare decal's are for a four prop machine so I could use the clear spinning prop from the Tempest. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Hi Steve, I had heard that this kit was a sight to behold, but I did not know it would be that drastic... In view of such detailed undercarriage bays, an in flight, wheels up model sounds the clever way to go. And as it seems that one of the propeller blades has already left for greener pastures, a see-through, rotating prop just emphasizes the cleverness of the kit builder... Did you find some half chewed mammoth bones near the kit? That would be helpful, as we could date it using the Carbon 14 method... My thoughts and prayers are with you! JR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg in OK Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Steve: Right off, I like the idea of retro dressing while retro building....you will have to post a shot of you building in a striped tank top and flares. Second, no shame in building a retro kit, actually I find them relaxing...just have fun with your build. Greg in OK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 Hi folk's,I haven't done as much sanding and scraping for year's at one stage I was considering a hammer and chisel,thankfully there are very few panel lines to loose but a "Typhoon" lookalike has come together,I couldn't leave that gaping hole so fashioned something from putty and scrap plastic. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Nice work there Steve. Just enough extra in the radiator intake to fill the space yet not look out of place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Afternoon folk's a mass primer session today for all three entries,Typhoon now done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Hi folk's one of those rare day's We've just chilled out the Missus catching up on her TV and I spent a couple of of hour's during the day at the table so a good bit progress with the three build's for this GB,top gray sprayed on and after glossing I used spare airfix decal's for the D-Day stripes under the wing's normally I prefer to spray them,tomorrow I'll get the green camo painted and after glossing I can add the fuselage stripes. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 Camoflage added and sitting under a nice gloss coat. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) I think a seat and pilot are a must for this one,I,ll have to look around to see how folk paint these spinning prop's too. Edited February 19, 2018 by stevej60 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 On 2/8/2018 at 11:45 AM, stevej60 said: I'll be wearing my striped tank top and flares for this one! I'd pay to see that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Great to watch Steve and thanks for giving us a glimpse of Frog's 'top model tips'. On reflection, these were probably quite an enlightened feature of the instructions and showed us youngsters that it was possible to take modelling a little more seriously. I still have a chopped off paint brush in my tool kit . Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 2 hours ago, CliffB said: I still have a chopped off paint brush in my tool kit As vital as glue and paint Cliff,that and a pile ofcocktail stick's! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Hi Steve, I have just taken a break from mopping the water from the leaks after the last storm (51 mm of rain in 45 minutes. Not too shabby, but the thatch roof is 24 years old, so...) and I saw what you did to your Frog new tooling. You have just worked wonders with it, and the result is jut smashing! OK, you started the build with the nec plus ultra in terms of plastic, but still, you should be proud of yourself! Congrats, Sir! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 2 hours ago, jean said: Hi Steve, I have just taken a break from mopping the water from the leaks after the last storm (51 mm of rain in 45 minutes. Not too shabby, but the thatch roof is 24 years old, so...) and I saw what you did to your Frog new tooling. You have just worked wonders with it, and the result is jut smashing! OK, you started the build with the nec plus ultra in terms of plastic, but still, you should be proud of yourself! Congrats, Sir! JR Hello Jean,hope you've dried out! I tried to have a break from these Frog build's but found myself back to the Typhoon today,I can't get a decent look to the spinning prop so luckily managed to repair the kit's prop so I can use both,got the rocket's fitted giving it a paticularly "mean" look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 Hi folk's last job of the day was to "tool up" the Tiffie,both the Typhoon and Tempest have no rear intake detail so I'llgo with decal's. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Rockets always make an aircraft look mean and ready for a fight in my opinion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Similar comments to the Frog Tempest Steve, good to see quick old school builds come alive in this day and age. Will look quite nice parked next to its Airframe refined brother! Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 Hi folk's,almost as far as I can go with this one, a matt coat and paint/fit the canopynext there was no point with the basic nature of the kit other than to go for a clean finish as you see her I had a four blade prop in the spare;s box but will try and paint the spinning prop for a photo. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSH Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 You have definitely achieved your goal because that's a really nice, crisp and clean finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Very nice build Good job I decided not to do my Tiffy in a Stapme scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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