Creepy Pete Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Hello, Here's my just finished 1/48 Hawker Typhoon Ib. It's the Italeri rebox of the Hasegawa kit. The Hasegawa kit is not without its issues, mostly around the cockpit, but Italeri added a whole bunch of more trouble. For some reason they included the 3 bladed prop only, while all the decal options are for 4 bladed ones, as far as I could find. The same goes for the horizontal tail surfaces, only one type is included, although I haven't researched if these are the original ones or the later Tempest type. Therefore they might be incorrect for my build. Other problems were the exhausts, and no mention about what to do with the landing lights in the wing leading edges. I had some problems finding good pics of the combination of 3 bladed prop with later canopy, but @KoenL and his 2 ATAF books helped me out. I settled on MM963, ZY-W of 247 Squadron flown by Flt.SGt. J.A.D Meechan at B.6 Coulombs some time after D-Day. The camouflage was done with Humbrol paints,, the invasion stripes are Tamiya, the markings and roundels etc were all done with Colourcoats using Maketar masks. The serials are cobbled together from a Spitfire sheet by Flevodecal. The exhausts are from Eduard. I'm glad it's finally finished. Thanks for looking, I hope you like it. 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 (edited) Really nice!! The subtle shading really adds depth! Edited March 29, 2020 by 28ZComeback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Perfect , a real beauty . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Looking great! In all fairness to Italeri though, the original Hasegawa kit also did not include a 4-bladed propeller. Great build though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Lovely work, Pete. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Niiiice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Very tasty, really like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Very nice build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 She's a right beauty Pete! 😀 You did a great job on the model. I've built the Monogram version (shown here at BM) in much the same livery. Love the Typhoon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Very nice looking build! Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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