FinnAndersen

I had to dig very deep, but I believe that this model was my very first effort into modelling. It was in 1959 and I was 6 years old. My model came with a canopy that did not fit, later identified as a Spitfire canopy. And yes, it took around 30 minutes from comming home to it standing, somewhat wobbely, on its undercarriage I never painted it, this was quite beyond me at the time And of course everybody that saw it identified as a Spitfire /Finn (feeling very old)

Very nice Mossie and a striking scheme. Having done some Tamiya and know about the problem of painting the canopy frames (for the benefit of the uneducated: There was some internal frames, which was not painted the outside colour) A minor detail, which is unrelated to the high quality of the model: The squadron was No. 60 SAAF, not RAAF. /Finn

Thanks for spotting the dust. It was important to me as I could see it on the photos of the real thing, but I was afraid of overdoing it /Finn

Strictly speaking, accentuating each and every panel lines is not weathering. I know, I'm splitting hairs, but it's not every panel line that is filled with grime and dirt, see Grahams post above. You must know the saying "Less is more" and this applies here So you do not need to improve you skills, you just need to restrain yourself 😉 /Finn

An early Typhoon as tested by 451 Sqn in the western desert. A small number was modified with a tropical filter under the fuselage and shipped to Egypt for tropical trials. It was not a unqualified success. They were never flown operationally and were quickly grounded for lack of spares, but it's the only Typhoon in desert camouflage. Kit was the Brengun offering with a aftermarket canopy and cannons. Paint is Xtracolour. Decals from Red Roo, which also furnished the tropical filter. Underside view shows, not very clearly, the tropical filter under the fuselage between the inner undercarriage doors

This model is inspired by Jeffrey Quill's account of the "race" over Farnborough in july 1942, where Supermarine was asked to provide a Spitfire for a demonstration of the Typhoon against the FW190 and a Spitfire. Someone forgot to specify what type of Spitfire, so Quill asked his boss and was given permission to take DP845 - the prototype XII with a Griffon engine. It was Quills favourite plane at the time and he described it as a powerfull sports car version of the Spitfire. The idea of the demonstration was supposed to show that the Typhoon was vastly superior to the Spitfire and the FW190, but ended up showing the potential of the Griffon engined Spits. The kit was the Brengun early (car door) Typhoon, modified with aftermarket cannons and canopy. The serial is a qualified guess. I have also guessed the it came from Hawkers, possibly an airframe used for test at Hawkers, and therefore in a mint condition. Paint is XtraColor enamels. Bonus picture, all three together Link to the FW190: https://images2.imgbox.com/5d/ee/vvEfh0tc_o.jpg Link to DP845 Enjoy /Finn

If you truly want a naked Hurricane, then the instructional airframe must be the obvious choice just kidding, I wouldn't know how, but it is a challenge, rigth?

Ouch. You'd be better of with an aftermarket resin engine and cockpit set, but it seems scarce in this scale. In theory it's possible to detail using bits and pieces of plastic and metal, but you will be challenged with this project. Personally I'd cover the engine with its panels and perhaps add a little bit in the cockpit for showing off, but it's your model, so give it a try. I'd still recommend the Airframe & Miniature #18, it should still be available. /Finn (which is my name, not my nationality 🙂)

Sharp looking Spitfire. I too love the Eduard late Merlin Spits, your example shows how a really good model can be built. /Finn

Exterior or internal? There are numerous book written on this particular subject. I have one done by Osprey and of course the old one by Airfix. Of newer ones, there's the Airframe & Miniature #18. Others will have their favourites. What is "best"? I can't tell you what you believe is best, unless you are more specific. /Finn

Agree that the standard of assembly and painting is very high indeed, but I was put off by your black rivets. Are you proposing that someone in 1938 with a little paintbrush painted every rivet black? You are very talented, but you need to restrain youself a bit /Finn

Well said, and indeed enough 🙂

My previous comment still stands. The only thing that is a must for me with the Tamiya kit is to replace the rather awful canopy with a better looking item. The Tamiya is IMHO the "best" when ease of assembly is considered more important than perceived accuracy. At my age this has become a serious consideration as I now shy away from kits that require major modification to finish. I simply haven't got the time if I'm going the finish my stash 🙂 Of course I'd welcome if Eduard launches a series of Mk I to Mk V Spitfires, but that most probably will just end as wishfull thinking /Finn

I too have fond memories of it, with the exception of the canopy. As far as I remember the windscreen was very low and did not look the part. /Finn

Just a thought: you can use less weight if you can manage to shift it forward, ideally as far forward as possible I have alway dreaded this problem as in my experience, to avoid a tailsitter, you need a lot of lead, leading to a very wobbly undercarriage that threatens to collapse any moment soon yes I know that its not the kind of answer you wanted, but if it helps you to avoid my kind of issues... /Finn

"Fra RAF-udstillingen i Kastrup Lufthavn. Billedet viser formentlig en Spitfire" = From the RAF exhibition at Kastrup Airport. The picture probably shows a Spitfire 😜

It's very easy to get carried away. I tend to go very easy and use a picture where available. I've done this one and it came out a little overdone /Finn

It's quite common on Griffon engined Spitfires. I gather the reason is to be able to extract the sprue from the mould. Overall, it seems that you are getting on fine. /Finn

I normally abhors this kind of threads, but for the record: If Airfix produces a 1/72 Anson, that in quality is comparable with their recent Beaufort, I'll be a customer. It's no excuse that they have the old kit, and the Anson was at least as important as the Beaufort, so what are they waiting for 🙂 /Finn

Comparing with the unfortunate Hasegawa, the Arma wheels look distinctly bloated at 9.3mm, the Hase being 8.8. Not much help from Airfix Mk I, which is 9.8mm Bearing in mind that AM sets are complete, i.e. both wheels are the same diameter, I'd go with the Eduard, as the look nice and detailed. Thanks for the heads-up, I need to figure out what to do, when I start my own Arma Hurricanes. HTH Finn

OT: If you haven't seen this, you are in for a treat. Personally I would have to have my wife understand that we now need to add an extension to our house and by the way, set GBP 8500 aside for a new hobby. 😜

have you seen this thread:

I've used it on a Tamiya Spitfire I. Its not that difficult, but I'd recommend that the underfuselage camera windows is done as glossy black decals. I drilled and cannot recommend this approach. There's at lot of panel lines that needs filling, though. /Finn

Dunno about you guys, but IMHO this is getting silly. Choose either orange or yellow and paint the dammed thing... I mean, nobody can prove you wrong, right? /Finn

Are you suggesting that the picture is manipulated?