Kitchen Modeller Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Hi all - A very popular kit round these parts, here is my Airfix Hawker Typhoon in 1/72. I found the kit to be pretty good but not without problems - most of which were of my own making I'm sure. I did a few firsts on this build such as riveting, painted invasion stripes and doing a RAF camo scheme with an airbrush, most of which came out pretty well. I added an Eduard PE cockpit but aside from this, everything was out of the box. Painted using Tamiya Acrylics with a some Vallejo model air. Weathering using oils and pigments. WIP is here: Feedback and comments are welcome - thanks for looking! 46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Great result on this good-looking brute! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Beautiful Tiffy and an enjoyable Wip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Beautiful Tiffy and an enjoyable Wip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich G Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Great work, the paint work is first rate, I noticed the wingtip lights haven't been painted though, would be a shame to not finish them off on such a lovely looking Tiffy. Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Very pleasing to the eye... That really is spot on.. I must do that kit, I doubt though it'll turn out as good as yours. Ahh memories first kit, I ever had any dealings with, I was about six called in from playing outside and dad had just started it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Alpha Delta 210 said: Great result on this good-looking brute! Thanks for that Alpha! 1 hour ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Beautiful Tiffy and an enjoyable Wip Thanks Corsair - as always, you're too kind:) 36 minutes ago, Rich G said: Great work, the paint work is first rate, I noticed the wingtip lights haven't been painted though, would be a shame to not finish them off on such a lovely looking Tiffy. Rich Thanks Rich - Re. the wing tip lights - I was considering doing this, (and even went out and bought some clear red and green for the job) but then read that on the rocket equipped versions, the lights would to get damaged so the ground crew covered them up with metal plating - I'm not sure how accurate this is - and my model is far from an accurate reproduction so I might just add them anyway. If anyone has a definitive answer on this, I love to hear. 14 minutes ago, Hairtrigger said: Very pleasing to the eye... That really is spot on.. I must do that kit, I doubt though it'll turn out as good as yours. Ahh memories first kit, I ever had any dealings with, I was about six called in from playing outside and dad had just started it... Thank you Hairtrigger - I would highly recommend this kit if you're considering it - it's pretty good value for what you get - but I think I just like airfix kits, even when they're not so good...:) The panel lines and detail is great though you will need some filler and sanding paper handy. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Good looking Tiffie !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 It looks even better with brighter photos! Re. the lights, my understanding is it was the landing lights which were plated over. These aren't included in the Airfix kit anyway, they've kindly plated over them for you. 😆 However, they are included in the Academy kit. So it will be fine to break out the red and green for the nav lights. Hope that helps. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Really great work KM and I've thoroughly enjoyed following your WIP thread. It looks fantastic and it makes me want to do mine next. As I said in your build thread, I reckon Stapme would have loved it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Wonderful Tiffy - some good stuff going on at 1/72 - beautiful detailing and shading 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Look great! Very nicely done! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Nezumi Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Great finish! Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 That’s a tidy Typhoon it’s got a nice worn look about it 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 12 hours ago, Roger Newsome said: It looks even better with brighter photos! Re. the lights, my understanding is it was the landing lights which were plated over. These aren't included in the Airfix kit anyway, they've kindly plated over them for you. 😆 However, they are included in the Academy kit. So it will be fine to break out the red and green for the nav lights. Hope that helps. What Roger said! Chris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 Thanks everyone for the very kind comments!!! 13 hours ago, Roger Newsome said: Re. the lights, my understanding is it was the landing lights which were plated over. These aren't included in the Airfix kit anyway, they've kindly plated over them for you. 😆 However, they are included in the Academy kit. So it will be fine to break out the red and green for the nav lights. Hope that helps. Thanks for this Roger - that's good enough for me - wings tips will get some landing lights! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugle07 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Excellent result and a thoroughly enjoyable wip, well done. Now what's next? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Bugle07 said: Now what's next? Thanks Bugle - I'm actually going to do a car next - I'm not a car guy and this will be my first one - it will be a christmas present for my petrol head brother in law. I'm hoping it will be a fairly quick project so I can get back to my airplanes shortly after that. Though not sure which will be next - possibly the Eduard FW 190 as I have all the bits to start that... I also have a P-47 Razorback and a Vampire Mk4 in the build queue but waiting on some aftermarket stuff for those.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 That's is really a nice Tiffy KM! I really like what you did with paint chipping and extra rivets, that brought out a few extra details for sure! Keep it up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Excellent Tiffie, had to scroll back to the top to check the scale. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 4 hours ago, Christer A said: That's is really a nice Tiffy KM! I really like what you did with paint chipping and extra rivets, that brought out a few extra details for sure! Keep it up! Thanks Christer - it came out okay - nothing compared to your tiffys of course 51 minutes ago, Buzby061 said: Excellent Tiffie, had to scroll back to the top to check the scale. Pete Thanks Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael51 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 What a beast. Superb paint work and armament detail, especially for 1/72, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Superb little Tiffie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share Posted November 13, 2018 On 11/13/2018 at 8:26 AM, Michael51 said: What a beast. Superb paint work and armament detail, especially for 1/72, Michael 23 hours ago, woody37 said: Superb little Tiffie Thanks for that guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Really nice model, congrats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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