RMCS Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 This kit by Italeri is sublime. After seeing many great builds of the Airfix 1;24th scale I wanted to add a 48th version to my collection. The detail is pretty good, but I wanted to add that littler bit more. Eduard provided a superb PE set for the main grille, cockpit and rockets which in my opinion puts this kit as one of the best on the market. I used Tamiya primer with a dark pre-shade of the panel lines. I hen finished the scheme using Vallejo air, using a post shading technique and opted to paint the D-Day stripes rather than using the decals provided. The kit was then given a gloss coat before adding weathering and a panel wash. The aircraft itself is from RAF Thorney Island, which is one of my local WWII airfields, so it has some meaning to my collection. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLCH Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 That is one tough looking aircraft ! Nice job on it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Nice job , Cant remember if that's the old Monogram kit or the Hasagawa kit in the Italeri box ? someone enlighten me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicnic555 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Very nice, ive this one to do myself. I think its a rebox of hasagawa, or so ive been told 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dema Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Very nice! :-) great build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptormodeller Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 That is a beautiful looking tiffie, but in my opinion there's a but too much weathering, just enough (in my opinion) to apoil ever so slightly the look of the aircraft. Apart from that a wonderful model! Chomp chomp -raptor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Brilliant build. I'm afraid I have to disagree with Raptormodller though, it's just as imagine they would look operating out of forward airstrips in the summer of '44. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Ambitious project, but I have to agree with raptormodeller – the weathering is quite a bit over the top for my taste. Also, no panel lines visible on the fuselage roundels make them look pasted on. All the same, slick modelling – no denying that! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 very nice work, looks great... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Thanks for the comments everyone. In relation to the weathering. I have not seen one photo of a clean Typhoon. In my opinion my build is quite conservative in this area. The Typhoons were certainly hard working and weathered hard. But like any modelling project, the eye is with the beholder and everyone's tastes differ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Amazing model, I love the weathering!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas Madahar Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 It's beautiful. Beauty is of course subjective. But I don't care what others thinks. I'd be proud of it. And that's all that counts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 That`s one nice Typhoon there, really nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Great build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal JMW Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 hello beautiful typhoon !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Like that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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