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1/72 Academy Hawker Tempest 'Newchurch Wing'


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Dear fellow Britmodellers,

here's my 1/72 Academy Hawker Tempest, built from the box.

I used Print Scale decals (72-273) to represent an aircraft of 3. Squadron, based at Newchurch, England, in summer 1944.

I did not like Print Scale's RAF Roundel colors, so these were replaced by products from Xtradecals.

More info and period photographs on squadrons based at the Newchurch Advanced Landing Ground here: http://newchurchvillage.org/history/newchurch-ww2/squadron-photo-gallery/

The model was painted with Gunze acrylics.

All photographs by Wolfgang Rabel of IGM Cars & Bikes.

 

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The 'Chipping effect' on the D-Day stripes was done with Vaseline creme:

 

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According to original photographs, 3rd sqaudron aircraft had a halo effect around the fuselage code letters.

This was probably the result of the ground crew, hastily painting the D-Day stripes around the letters.

I tried to replicate this effect with masks from Tamiya tape.

These were cut slightly larger then the corresponding letters.

To avoid the Black/White stripes shining through the Roundel, I masked these areas too.

 

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Exhaust stains airbrushed using Gunze H95 Smoke with a drop of H12 Black added:

 

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Thank you for your interest.

Best greetings from Vienna,

Roman

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You have done an excellent job putting this Tempest together and the paintwork is superb. The only comment I would make is that I believe the wheel wells should be interior grey/green instead of silver. The Typhoon and Tempest prototypes definitely had silver wheel wells but it was documented that all production Tempests should be Grey/Green. The Tempest is one of my favourites aeroplanes and although it didn't arrive until late in the war it had a fascinating history flying some of the most dangerous types of mission.

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A real stunner, Roman.  Tempests always look particularly speedy on 'Invasion Stripes'. A great paint finish and excellent work on the roundels and codes over the stripes.  Also, very interested to hear about your use of Vaseline for the chipping.  I haven't heard of that before.  Great photography by Wolfgang as well.  I agree with you about Printscale's roundel colours.  They look much too bright to me.  Xtradecals' are much more accurate.

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Fantastic work Roman,beautifully detailed paintwork set's  it apart,great to see such quality work on the sometimes unloved Academy kit.

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3 hours ago, Meatbox8 said:

A real stunner, Roman.  Tempests always look particularly speedy on 'Invasion Stripes'. A great paint finish and excellent work on the roundels and codes over the stripes.  Also, very interested to hear about your use of Vaseline for the chipping.  I haven't heard of that before.  Great photography by Wolfgang as well.  I agree with you about Printscale's roundel colours.  They look much too bright to me.  Xtradecals' are much more accurate.

Hello and thanks for your interest.

Please find a short tutorial about the 'Vaseline trick' in the appendix of this RFI:

 

3 hours ago, pipthepilot said:

You have done an excellent job putting this Tempest together and the paintwork is superb. The only comment I would make is that I believe the wheel wells should be interior grey/green instead of silver. The Typhoon and Tempest prototypes definitely had silver wheel wells but it was documented that all production Tempests should be Grey/Green.

Thank you for feedback, I was convinced that all Tempest had their landing gear bays and inside of doors painted in Silver (at least that's what my reference material says).

Will keep that in mind for my next build!

 

1 hour ago, stevej60 said:

Fantastic work Roman,beautifully detailed paintwork set's  it apart,great to see such quality work on the sometimes unloved Academy kit.

The company has a doubtful reputation for accuracy.

Their Typhoon, the Fw-190A and the P-51D Mustang look like caricatures of the real thing.

The Tempest is one of the better Academy kits, along with the Fi-156 Storch and the Fw-190D.

It was a joyful, trouble-free build from the box, the only problem was self-inflicted: I broke one of the landin gear legs...

 

16 hours ago, Graeme H said:

 

On a personal note I doubt any invasion stripes lasted long enough to get that weathered, but very interesting technique 

Good point, Graeme.

I confess the chipping is meant to make the surface painting look more interesting and cannot be confirmed on original photographs.

May I call that 'artistic license'?

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7 hours ago, pipthepilot said:

You have done an excellent job putting this Tempest together and the paintwork is superb. The only comment I would make is that I believe the wheel wells should be interior grey/green instead of silver. The Typhoon and Tempest prototypes definitely had silver wheel wells but it was documented that all production Tempests should be Grey/Green. The Tempest is one of my favourites aeroplanes and although it didn't arrive until late in the war it had a fascinating history flying some of the most dangerous types of mission.

Errrr not according to Camouflage & Markings number 4 page 78 quote :-

On all prototype and production Tornado , Typhoon & Tempest aircraft the insides of the undercarriage doors & wheel wells were ALUMINIUM

or natural metal also were the tail wheel doors, oleo leg and wheel hubs.

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43 minutes ago, keith in the uk said:

Errrr not according to Camouflage & Markings number 4 page 78 quote :-

On all prototype and production Tornado , Typhoon & Tempest aircraft the insides of the undercarriage doors & wheel wells were ALUMINIUM

or natural metal also were the tail wheel doors, oleo leg and wheel hubs.

There is a document signed by Sidney Camm that includes the statement "all Tempest wheel wells will be painted RAF interior green from the factory"

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8 hours ago, Roman Schilhart said:

Good point, Graeme.

I confess the chipping is meant to make the surface painting look more interesting and cannot be confirmed on original photographs.

May I call that 'artistic license'?

You most certainly may

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Absolutely superb.

 

I'd have just scuffed and dirtied up the invasion stripes rather than done the chipping, but it's a stunner nevertheless.

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What a fantasticmodel great work and I will have to look at this chipping method as this looks very interesting. 

I live locally to Newchurch and the link you have included are very interesting too.  Thank you for sharing. 

All the best 

Chris 

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