Isak Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Hi all. Wanted to show off my latest build, a Hawker Typhoon from Airfix. The kit was really nice with nice detail and went together fast with no problems, except its tiny size. After some consultancy from my kids, the chosen scheme was this pretty cool looking and colorful shark mouth from 245 Squadron, 2nd Tactical Air Force based in Germany and RAF Warmwell, Dorset in June.August 1945. If anyone know anything interesting about this aircraft, please share. The kit was painted with Mission Models acrylic throughout, and they worked really well. I used the black primer as a base for black-basing, added some salt weathering, a RLM66 wash and some Tamiya weathering powders. Hope you enjoy, and please don't hesitate to give some constructive feedback. Regards, Isak 36 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Nice one Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Fabulous. I built this kit last year and it's a cracker. You've done a great job 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Cracking job all round! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 That looks great. The pictures are a little dark, though. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Very nice, I have the same kit in the stash 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Definitely a most aggressive-looking Typhoon - gotta be the shark teeth! Very nice job. I have built Academy's 1/72 kit, but somehow your Airfix build captures the look much better. 👍👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Great looking Tiffy !.. Always loved these markings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Well done indeed - that's a model I would be proud of! Cheers Hans J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isak Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 Thanks a lot for the positive feedback! Really appreciated. Isak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isak Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 A few more photos that aren't so dark Isak 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avereda Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Isak said: A few more photos that aren't so dark Definitely better, you can really appreciate the quality of the build. Great model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 (edited) Scary. Not so much shark mouth as Megalodon mouth! Edited February 4, 2020 by IanC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isak Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 Thanks, I think it looks like a basking shark: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basking_shark Isak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Excellent build and finish, first class ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Great piece of modelling, but your pics don't do it justice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isak Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 Yeah @Hairtrigger, I'm definately not a photographer, and natural daylight is a rare commodity after office hours here at 64 degrees north at this time of year. Any good advice regarding photographing models is appreciated. Isak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 I bought a desk lamp with a daylight bulb (and magnifier) for modelling - it's also useful when photographing the results. Not too expensive either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangseat Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 On 03/02/2020 at 23:48, dogsbody said: That looks great. The pictures are a little dark, though. Chris I'd recommend getting a simple (and fairly cheap) LED photo light box. Modelling of this quality is worthy of it! It's an excellent birthday/christmas present for all those loved ones who keep pestering you for what you want 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 14 hours ago, Isak said: Yeah @Hairtrigger, I'm definately not a photographer, and natural daylight is a rare commodity after office hours here at 64 degrees north at this time of year. Any good advice regarding photographing models is appreciated. Isak The later ones much better. I shouldn't criticise, as only ever use my camera phone. I have a good digital camera and never use it for my models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 On 2/3/2020 at 3:48 PM, dogsbody said: That looks great. The pictures are a little dark, though. Chris Agree with Chris, which might be why I'm having a hard time picking up the salt weathering. Regardless, it's a great build and those decals laid down very nicely! Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) On 2/4/2020 at 9:02 PM, Isak said: Yeah @Hairtrigger, I'm definately not a photographer, and natural daylight is a rare commodity after office hours here at 64 degrees north at this time of year. Any good advice regarding photographing models is appreciated. Isak Hi Isak, Good job on the model! Well done! Great subject too. As for photography, from my very limited experience, I never photograph in daylight to start with. I use a standard DSLR camera with flash turned on and a secondary light source (a desk lamp) which is a must so you avoid sharp and dark shadows as well as high contrast. Some people even use two "pilot lights" as they call them. For this, a standard warm light bulb is usually used (2500-3000K), regular stuff. Use them to illuminate you model from different angles and experiment with it. I learned this from a friend who is a pro photographer. Obviously, their equipment is way too advanced and unnecessary for us, so I simplified it to what I said above. Hope this helps a bit. Best, Nikola Edited February 5, 2020 by Nikola Topalov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Very nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempestwulf Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Overall a solid job, thx for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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