Hi everyone,
I usually hang around over at ARC but I thought I'd show this around here a little. This is the Revell kit. I have scratch built a full-length intake, heat exchanger exhaust and many other little things. Aires cockpit and exhausts were added. The perforated intake splitter plate was done by custom-cutting the Eduard bit meant for the Trumpeter kit.
The 3 Squadron decals are from Mark One. They are a little thick but the colors of both the squadron insignia and roundels look good to my eye. That said, I did cover the squadron insignia with a very light coat of gray to give them a more faded and hence period-accurate look. Stencils and data were from the excellent Two Bobs sheet. The stencils are far finer than what you get on the kit's decals sheet so in my opinion the Two Bobs sheet is a must for any 1/32 Typhoon, even if you don't do an aircraft covered by the sheet. Some decals were also sourced from the kit's sheet, which is very extensive. Selected decals, such as the warning triangles on the pylons, were again lightly oversprayed with gray in order to tone them down a little. The mission marks were custom printed.
I also made 4x Enhanced 1000lb Paveways, these might be available as after-market items soon. Aim-132's are from Oz Mods, Aim-120 is from Cutting Edge.
And now with exhausts and white stripes on windscreen:
I have just added the exhausts, so the pics are a little exhaust-heavy.
Thanks for looking,
Marcel