GRK Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Hi all May I present the latest build, the Italeri/Hasegawa Typhoon. I posted a WiP which is here for anyone interested: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235081953-italerihasegawa-typhoon-ib/. I think i'll leave WiP to those that are doing something more adventurous with their kits in future as I don't think i offered much in mine but I think it helped me finish the build a bit quicker if nothing else (1 month)! This kit threw a few things at me but unusually it was mainly the painting (I had to re-do the fuselage stripes as put them in the wrong place and i had a very interesting reaction with MRP paint to hairspray). Anyway i managed to work my way round this and if anyone else has experienced this effect when spraying hairspray over MRP (this also had MRP gloss coat on) then please let me know if there's anyway of getting round this MRP/Hairspray reaction! Keen to use hairspray chipping with MRP in the future! Anyhow back to the end result! And here she is in the display case with the others! Onwards to the next built (already started): Thanks for looking! 55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Excellent build.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 I think that’s a smashing model, despite your problems she is beautifully finished, good job that man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRK Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 38 minutes ago, Farmerboy said: I think that’s a smashing model, despite your problems she is beautifully finished, good job that man! Thank you, it resisted but got there in the end! Pleased with the end result and lots of lessons learnt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doccur Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Great models! Love the display case! Where did you get it from? Ash 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRK Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 38 minutes ago, Doccur said: Great models! Love the display case! Where did you get it from? Ash Hi Ash, the display case is here: https://www.displaysense.co.uk/display-cabinets-c1/acrylic-t439 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angell328 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Wonderful finish, really captured the look of a the hard working brute of an airframe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 That' a pure beauty! Great paintwork and finish on an awesome bird! Well done man. Best, Nikola 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Oh wow, this turned out gorgeous great work and great recovery from the paint and hairspray incident. You have a lovely model to join the other lovely looking models in your cabinet too. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRK Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 12 hours ago, Angell328 said: Wonderful finish, really captured the look of a the hard working brute of an airframe. 4 hours ago, Nikola Topalov said: That' a pure beauty! Great paintwork and finish on an awesome bird! Well done man. Best, Nikola 3 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: Oh wow, this turned out gorgeous great work and great recovery from the paint and hairspray incident. You have a lovely model to join the other lovely looking models in your cabinet too. Chris Thanks all, glad you like it and always nice to read your comments. Totally agree with you that the Tiffy is a brute, but a beautiful one at that! The Airfix 1/72 Typhoon was my first model but my dad made it for me not sure it counted as 'my' first (which was a Kittykawk) so nice to do my own! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Looks good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 simply a fantastic model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Super work and a lovely collection 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Lovely work. I did the Eduard re-pop recently. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Nice model, really captures the feel of the full size machine CJP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Lovely Tiffie! Might be making a muppet of myself here but I thought that the hairspray technique was an acrylic technique relying on the top coat being water pervious enough to allow the water to dissolve or partly dissolve the hairspray below. MRP paints are not acrylic and will not dissolve or allow water to pass. I have only used the technique a couple of times myself but my top colour has always been thinly applied acrylic paint. Cheers Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy da fish Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Yep. NIce build there. sammy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRK Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) 20 hours ago, CJP said: Nice model, really captures the feel of the full size machine CJP Thanks, that's good to hear-always the aim but not always met! 😀 18 hours ago, Baldy said: Lovely Tiffie! Might be making a muppet of myself here but I thought that the hairspray technique was an acrylic technique relying on the top coat being water pervious enough to allow the water to dissolve or partly dissolve the hairspray below. MRP paints are not acrylic and will not dissolve or allow water to pass. I have only used the technique a couple of times myself but my top colour has always been thinly applied acrylic paint. Cheers Malcolm Thanks Malcolm. No muppets here, apart from maybe myself! I had the same thought as I've always used Tamiya in previous builds and have only tried MRP on the last two and just assumed that Hairspray/ MRP wouldn't work as it lacquer based. I did a bit of googling and youtube watching and apparently others have used hairspray technique on MRP successfully. Most people seemed to use a fine grit sandpaper on the MRP before brushing on the water to allow it to settle through the paint and then they just brushed it off like an acrylic. I did try this but couldn't claim it worked brilliantly, certainly not as well as an acrylic. I might post a separate topic here to see if others have tried it with more success but i certainly haven't heard of others mentioning the reaction i got with the hairspray. I'm going to try a few things as on with the Malta Spit next and want to show the desert camo through the Malta blue but still keen on using MRP. Edited November 24, 2020 by GRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holzhamer Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) I know my comment is a mere echo from others above, but the model (and photography) looks very much like the real thing, you did capture the nuances of the Tiffy remarkable well. Congratulations and thanks for sharing, really inspirational Edited November 24, 2020 by Holzhamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRK Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 37 minutes ago, Holzhamer said: I know my comment is a mere echo from others above, but the model (and photography) looks very much like the real thing, you did capture the nuances of the Tiffy remarkable well. Congratulations and thanks for sharing, really inspirational Thanks! Certainly a big compliment, your builds are amazing. Still remember that Aichi Seiran you did! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 That is a great Typhoon sir!! Very realistic and a wonderful rendition of that brutish warbird! Make that, a British brutish warbird!! 😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff G Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 This is just so good, it was fun to follow along the journey and see how great it turned out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Excellent work great looking aircraft well done 👏 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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