stevej60 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Hi folk's a simple entry from me will be the black boxing of Frog's Tempest,I did say after the Matchbox GB I wanted to get back to re-visiting some golden oldies this year so perfect timing for this kit as it's on it's way in the post, probably will do a couple more old Hawker subject's later on Frog's Hunter is calling me and you can bet a Hurricane will turn up in some form. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Welcome to the GB Steve. Great to see an old kit getting some love and attention 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz23 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 You're really pushing out the old moulds lately Steve great to see and one of my favourite aircraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Great to see such a golden oldie, and the kits not bad either...... Good luck with this one cheers Pat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 Hi folk's Kit arrived same box as shown, I reeled back in horror at the colour of plastic(so that's where the guy from Matchbox started his career) bright blue.As expected not the most accurate Tempest in the world but that kind of add's to the fun. Inside was this slip,looks like a great offer only thirteen shillings including 6 months subscription to Meccano magazine as you can imagine my postal order is on the way! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 Forgot to mention this kit also includes the clear molded spinning propeller! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 3 hours ago, stevej60 said: Forgot to mention this kit also includes the clear molded spinning propeller! Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 8 hours ago, stevej60 said: Hi folk's Kit arrived same box as shown, I reeled back in horror at the colour of plastic(so that's where the guy from Matchbox started his career) bright blue.As expected not the most accurate Tempest in the world but that kind of add's to the fun. Inside was this slip,looks like a great offer only thirteen shillings including 6 months subscription to Meccano magazine as you can imagine my postal order is on the way! The perfect gift for children, the very sharp 3 bladed concealable knife ! As recommended by Ronnie and Reggie Kray cheers Pat 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 14 hours ago, stevej60 said: Forgot to mention this kit also includes the clear molded spinning propeller! Any chance of a picture please Steve? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 3 hours ago, CliffB said: Any chance of a picture please Steve? Will do Cliff,I,m off today so will be at the bench at some point,my phone's focus isn't working as of last night so popping in to get it seen to later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 (edited) Cliff,here's the prop on an old "Tiffie" I suppose the idea would be to paint in the hub and prop's. Edited February 6, 2018 by stevej60 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Interesting looking kit Steve and I like the idea of the clear prop! Looking forward to seeing what you do with this. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 45 minutes ago, PlaStix said: Interesting looking kit Steve and I like the idea of the clear prop! Looking forward to seeing what you do with this. Kind regards, Stix Well the kit dates from the early sixties Stix and this boxing is pre 1971 which is fine as the earlier the boxing the better the mold quality all you then need to contend with is the original errors and usually useless decal's,I've cut the main part's off ready and have to say a dry run shows excellent fit,decal's are no real use and the spare set I thought I had has gone AWOL but crossing that bridge later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Great choice nice retro kit, i cut my teeth on frog kits although they were molded in black styrene back in the day from what i remember, my local shop only stocked 1/72 frog, and matchbox 1 /48 kits, my pocket money would only stretch to the frog kits not that I was in the slightest bit bothered i was only interested in ww2 aircraft then, match box kits in the shop were a bit of a mix n match but i digress, look forward to seeing you knock it into shape Steve Glynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Hewy said: Great choice nice retro kit, i cut my teeth on frog kits although they were molded in black styrene back in the day from what i remember, my local shop only stocked 1/72 frog, and matchbox 1 /48 kits, my pocket money would only stretch to the frog kits not that I was in the slightest bit bothered i was only interested in ww2 aircraft then, match box kits in the shop were a bit of a mix n match but i digress, look forward to seeing you knock it into shape Steve Glynn Must have been where I lived Glynn,although a small town Airfix,Matchbox and Revell were readily available at the hardware store and newsagents.Frog kits could only be got at the Model shop in Newcastle,by the time I was old enough to go there by myself frog were no longer on the go so as far as I can remember until now I only ever built the Canberra and Blenhiem way back in the early seventies,I remember having to get Dad to send the slip off for replacement fuselage halves for the Canberra as they were warped and recieving a whole new kit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg in OK Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) Looking forward to your build. I hope you are not going to ignore the V-1 one that came with the kit. It represents a prototype V-1 (notice the front motor mount arrangement) and is actually a very nice little bonus. Greg in OK Edited February 12, 2018 by Greg in OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 10 hours ago, Greg in OK said: Looking forward to your build. I hope you are not going to ignore the V-1 one that came with the kit. It represents a prototype V-1 (notice the front motor mount arrangement) and is actually a very little bonus. Greg in OK Hi Greg,sadly this kit has no V1 I think that was the Spitfire which had a double stand to show it chasing it,although I have the very kit on my to do list for the year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I built the FROG Tempest way back in the late 60's but I don't remember it having a clear disc to use for the rotating prop. This is my instruction sheet from that kit. I guess you could interpret the directions as having you place a clear disc on it, but I've always assumed it was showing that the prop would rotate if installed properly. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) Yes same sheet as mine Chris,the disk was present in the original bagged release then the black box issue which was a late sixties release but never made it into later boxing's obviously the instructions never altered.Could be a case of just missing from your box. Edited February 7, 2018 by stevej60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Mine was boxed and may have looked like the picture you posted above, but I really can't remember for sure. All that's left of it is the small information panel that I cut from the box. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Morning all,I've switched to the camera as my mobile's built in one is kaput so NOW you can see how blue this thing is.A floor and seat is all that's supplied I added a stick lord know's why! And I had a mass spray in of Frog's so the Tempest was included. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz23 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Good start Steve, have you decided on which scheme you'll be doing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Looks as if you've been busy there Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 6 hours ago, Blitz23 said: Good start Steve, have you decided on which scheme you'll be doing? Not yet Blitz,Spadad sent me three options on an old Esci sheet which are bleaching on the window sill I've not referenced their scheme's the kit ones are Useless and I had planned a D-Day striped version but the decals I had have gone AWOL. 5 hours ago, Col. said: Looks as if you've been busy there Steve. Just a bit Col. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 Morning folk's time to don the sunglasses and post an update,you know for a single seat fighter in 1/72 scale it's got a good few part's,the tailplanes are three part affairs with separate flap's and the wing flaps are also separate,anyway as you can see some progress has been made,I cannot find a photo of Rocket carrying Tempest's so went with the fuel tank option one of the options on Spadad's sheet was Beaumont's aircraft in full D-Day stripes so hoping to build that scheme. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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