Ossington 2 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Details here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7176437/Airfix-model-Hawker-Typhoon-thats-four-times-size-original-plane-goes-display.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Airfix also released a 1/107 kit of this exhibition piece. 🙃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverkite211 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 As if the Typhoon wasn't large enough in real life. You can probably see that one from the moon. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 If the span of the "artwork" is 62', then it isn't 4:1! I fail to see the point of this exercise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daldroflas Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 They obviously put a lot of effort into most of it, but the nose and rockets let it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Saw this on BBC south last night. The spinner has a Lightningesque look about it. Commendable effort though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Nice idea but has the Daily Fail got it's facts right? 4 times the size of the real thing, it certainly doesn't look it in the photos. I suppose a Google for the Tiffie dimensions would have been too difficult for a journalist? Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossington 2 Posted June 25, 2019 Author Share Posted June 25, 2019 I must admit, I didn't read the article before linking it. Once I saw the first picture I thought that this forum would appreciate knowing about it. Could do with an after-market spinner at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhouse Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Duncan B said: Nice idea but has the Daily Fail got its facts right? It would be a first if it had 😏 The Salisbury Journal reckons it's 3 x life size but I'd have thought a wingspan of 25m would put it closer to 2x. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempestfan Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Duncan B said: I suppose a Google for the Tiffie dimensions would have been too difficult for a Journalist? Since when do they employ journalists ? Opens up a whole new opportunity for aftermarket Enterprises... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Ossington said: Could do with an after-market spinner at least. Quickboost where are you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhouse Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Luka said: Quickboost where are you The amount of resin required would probably make it more expensive than the real thing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 The article said that it took up 4 times the area of the original - 2x the linear scale. Wouldn't have thought that understanding scale was something that was taught at journalism school - Along with journalism it seems these days 🙂 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Quote The model Hawker Typhoon has a wingspan of 19 metres (62ft), is 14 metres (45ft) long and 7 metres (22ft) high, with a surface area four times the size of the original aircraft. The article is essentially correct in what it claims. Simplistically 2 x 2 =4 but if it was 4:1 scale it would be more or less 16 times the surface area. Think of it that you would need four real size Typhoon kits to cover the area taken up by this 2:1 scale model. I reckon the spinner was a Lightning spare part from the QinetiQ dumpster! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Looks a darn sight better than most of the kits I've managed to build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Call me a philistine but what’s the point of making it so large? Why not not make a more convincing 1 to 1 scale model? Or use the same amount of time and effort to make several 1 to 1 models. I guess it’s ‘each to their own’ but I don’t get it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Good point @Bandsaw Steve. I don't recall reading about anyone complaining in WW2 about the Typhoon being too small and unimpressive! They did complain about the engine not working and the tail falling off, but this giant caricature doesn't need the first and has plenty of propping to prevent the second! Cheers Will 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 The ocean grey doesn't have quite the right bluish tint, does it? And the panel lines are a bit 'trench like for this scale. I'll get me coat. Regards Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 It's great that they went to all that trouble when most people would not know what the Typhoon was or what it did, they should remember it after seeing that ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 On 6/25/2019 at 2:59 PM, tempestfan said: Since when do they employ journalists ? All the time. That's the problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 On 27/06/2019 at 21:35, spitfire said: It's great that they went to all that trouble when most people would not know what the Typhoon was or what it did, they should remember it after seeing that ! Now folks will go just go home saying ‘Gee, I never realised that Spitfires were so BIG!’ 🙄 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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