Dave Fleming Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) On 14/02/2022 at 08:45, Homebee said: Released - ref. KPM0226 - Hawker Tempest F.2 - export - https://www.mn-modelar.com/1-72-tempest-f-2-export-en/ - ref. KPM0227 - Hawker Tempest Mk.II/F.2 - https://www.mn-modelar.com/1-72-tempest-mk-ii-f-2-en/ - ref. KPM0228 - Hawker Tempest F.2 - silver wings - https://www.mn-modelar.com/1-72-tempest-f-2-silver-wings-en/ V.P. Ordered the mk ll boxing today, but there is a slight error in the colour scheme for the SEAC option. PR527 had white identification stripes on the tail plane and under the wings as well. Hard to tell from photos if it had them on the upper surfaces, if pushed I’d say no.. there were some nice photos posted on the RAF in Burma Facebook page last year. Edited March 16, 2022 by Dave Fleming 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 This may or may not work! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 8 hours ago, Dave Fleming said: This may or may not work! Im building an Matchbox Mk.II in SEAC camouflage over in the Matchbox build as we speak. I think the Mk.II’s were great looking in this scheme. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Gotta say I'm impressed with this kit out the box, much nicer than the last couple of KP/AZ kits I've bought 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 So I’ve been building a KP Tempest Mk.II alongside a new tool Airfix Mk.V. Both builds have been pleasant but there has been something bothering me about the representation of the Centaurus radial engine in the Mk.II. You get a disk of plastic with the front of the engine in half-relief and there is position notch in the disk but no comparable lug in the fuselage to correctly orient the engine piece. The engine disk is not entirely symmetrical as there is what looks like a magneto between two of the cylinders. So, I went looking for a reference, as one does. On finding a helpful image, It took me a minute to realise that the reason the engine face looks wrong is because it has pushrods; the Centaurus is a sleeve valve engine and doesn’t have any. It’s not a huge deal. Once the engine is painted black and the prop and spinner is in place only an eagle-eye will be able to spot the error, but there is an opportunity here for the aftermarket to provide something more accurate. 3 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 11 hours ago, VMA131Marine said: On finding a helpful image, It took me a minute to realise that the reason the engine face looks wrong is because it has pushrods; the Centaurus is a sleeve valve engine and doesn’t have any. It’s not a huge deal. Once the engine is painted black and the prop and spinner is in place only an eagle-eye will be able to spot the error, but there is an opportunity here for the aftermarket to provide something more accurate. That's funny! Looks like they have used something similar to a PW 1830! On the real thing, the gap between the spinner and the cowl is so small you can hardly see what's behind it 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 I wonder if someone looked at a R2800 powered Sea Fury & assumed the Tempest would have the same. 🙄 Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 There’s one other thing I noticed: the hole in the engine disc for the prop shaft is not centered. If you glue the gear case fairing to the engine before installing the engine in the fuselage and you line up the holes in the engine and gear case then the gear case will be seriously off-center in the cowl opening. I glued the gear case to the engine after the nose was all assembled so that the alignment is good. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 8 hours ago, VMA131Marine said: There’s one other thing I noticed: the hole in the engine disc for the prop shaft is not centered. If you glue the gear case fairing to the engine before installing the engine in the fuselage and you line up the holes in the engine and gear case then the gear case will be seriously off-center in the cowl opening. I glued the gear case to the engine after the nose was all assembled so that the alignment is good. Now you mention it it is a bit off! I keep looking at that engine thinking 'I've seen bit that before' - not sure what kit though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Dave Fleming said: Now you mention it it is a bit off! I keep looking at that engine thinking 'I've seen bit that before' - not sure what kit though! I know what you mean. It has the correct 9 cylinders for the front row of the Centaurus, which means it’s also correct for the Wright Cyclone - which has pushrods. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 16 hours ago, VMA131Marine said: There’s one other thing I noticed: the hole in the engine disc for the prop shaft is not centered. This is, sadly, the sort of thing I've come to expect from KP's limited-run offerings. Remember their MB5, which had the horizontal stabilizers at different heights? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 I got the KP Tempest V up to the end of major assembly then lost interest. The nose joint was a pita to clean up, and the angle from cockpit to spinner looked a bit excessive to my eye. That may have been due to my poor assembly skills, of course! Has anyone compared the kit (and the Airfix one) to plans? Rgds Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Just now, mike romeo said: I got the KP Tempest V up to the end of major assembly then lost interest. The nose joint was a pita to clean up, and the angle from cockpit to spinner looked a bit excessive to my eye. That may have been due to my poor assembly skills, of course! Has anyone compared the kit (and the Airfix one) to plans? Rgds Martin Oh, and also the decals were nothing to write home about. Both the blue and red of the roundels were too bright. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, mike romeo said: I got the KP Tempest V up to the end of major assembly then lost interest. I've been toiling away at the Mk II. A pity as I had paused my Special Hobby build some time ago in the expectation this would be a significantly better starting point. It is - but I did have to check. The engine-face issue is frustrating, but as you say Martin the radiator gap around the spinner is tiny enough to be able to get away with it. The wheel bays/undercarriage are much better than Special Hobby, and the cockpit is OK for the scale. The fact that it's mostly black down there helps. A pity that the grilles on top of the nose are to be represented by a decal - Special Hobby has a bit of etch for that, though I'm not convinced it's fully accurate. Finally I had a go at getting the gills either side of the engine to look a bit better. Once that was done and all the filling/sanding was more or less complete, and mindful that I'm currently separated from my airbrush, it took its rightful place in the paint queue (aka shelf of doom)... Justin Edited April 23, 2022 by Bedders 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 On 4/23/2022 at 8:17 AM, Bedders said: I've been toiling away at the Mk II. A pity as I had paused my Special Hobby build some time ago in the expectation this would be a significantly better starting point. It is - but I did have to check. The engine-face issue is frustrating, but as you say Martin the radiator gap around the spinner is tiny enough to be able to get away with it. The wheel bays/undercarriage are much better than Special Hobby, and the cockpit is OK for the scale. The fact that it's mostly black down there helps. A pity that the grilles on top of the nose are to be represented by a decal - Special Hobby has a bit of etch for that, though I'm not convinced it's fully accurate. Finally I had a go at getting the gills either side of the engine to look a bit better. Once that was done and all the filling/sanding was more or less complete, and mindful that I'm currently separated from my airbrush, it took its rightful place in the paint queue (aka shelf of doom)... Justin Thanks for the response, but I have to defer to @Dave Fleming for pointing out the small gap dimensions. Rgds Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/22/2022 at 12:09 PM, Procopius said: This is, sadly, the sort of thing I've come to expect from KP's limited-run offerings. Remember their MB5, which had the horizontal stabilizers at different heights? Not to mention a cockpit floor/seat twice as wide as the internal space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 I'm currently building the Mk VI "Over Egypt" boxing. Scroll down past the concurrent Airfix build. Spoiler alert! I like this kit. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Squadron Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 (edited) On 22/04/2022 at 20:34, mike romeo said: Oh, and also the decals were nothing to write home about. Both the blue and red of the roundels were too bright. Unfortunately, this is often the case with their decals. I have seen that with their Spitfire boxings as well. The same goes for their sky code letters. They are simply not of the right color and way too greenish. But since I really like their new Spitfires and Tempests I just got used to replacing them from my spares box. Edited June 8, 2022 by 112 Squadron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Fwiw, here's my Mk II build, just completed. Basically OOB, though I did a bit of work on the gills. The decals were indeed a slight disappointment: (i) the national markings were the wrong colours and the wrong sizes (I replaced them with an excellent Tecmod set); (ii) the underwing serials were too small and the wrong style (I had no other options so used them anyway); (iii) there was a decent crop of stencils but no instructions on where to place them (I used some from Model Alliance, some of which silvered slightly). Painting the wing walkways was a slight faff that I could have done without. Other than that it was a reasonably fun build, though I fear the main legs are too long. I look forward to doing a comparison with the Airfix Mk V soon. Justin 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thompson Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 That looks excellent, @Bedders! I hope mine looks half as good, if I ever get around to it! John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 19 hours ago, Bedders said: Fwiw, here's my Mk II build, just completed. Basically OOB, though I did a bit of work on the gills. The decals were indeed a slight disappointment: (i) the national markings were the wrong colours and the wrong sizes (I replaced them with an excellent Tecmod set); (ii) the underwing serials were too small and the wrong style (I had no other options so used them anyway); (iii) there was a decent crop of stencils but no instructions on where to place them (I used some from Model Alliance, some of which silvered slightly). Painting the wing walkways was a slight faff that I could have done without. Other than that it was a reasonably fun build, though I fear the main legs are too long. I look forward to doing a comparison with the Airfix Mk V soon. Justin Nice! You made a much better job of the nose joint than I did on my Mk V. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Nice job on that, you've certainly confirmed for me that I need a couple of these, as well as the Airfix one. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 14, 2022 Author Share Posted September 14, 2022 (edited) Source: https://www.facebook.com/freightdogmodels/posts/pfbid02hj1Yk2dY4SgNXbvNKKo5XsY29PHjXJyhiJXrp27sEUdWnMZ3o78uBAqj4F2oLQxol Quote Another release planned for Telford in November, a 1/72 scale proposed Rolls Royce Eagle powered Hawker P.1027 Tempest conversion, to fit the Kovozavody Prostejov kit. I have a few other new releases planned, including a brand-new range as a joint venture with Jon Davies and Dave Little (owner of Combat Kits). More details on this to follow nearer to Scale Modelworld. This picture is of the original masters. V.P. Edited September 14, 2022 by Homebee 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 I've been building the Mk. II kit and have been pleasantly surprised how well the nose section fitted. I think it is well engineered although careful following of the instructions is a must. Having said that I am left with some gaps to fill at the wing roots but nothing too difficult. Just one issue I've noticed though is the nose ring which is too blunt. On the real thing it slopes quite pronouncedly towards the prop so it will need to be re-shaped somewhat. On the whole an enjoyable kit and I think the panel lines are much better than the Airfix Mk.V. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 (edited) On 9/15/2022 at 12:27 AM, Meatbox8 said: Just one issue I've noticed though is the nose ring which is too blunt. I agree, and it was another of the disappointments I was hoping not to have with this kit. The Special Hobby kit is a bit better if I remember correctly, but the diameter is different so not swappable unfortunately. I sanded the 'corner' pretty heavily all round on mine but it still isn't quite right. Edited September 16, 2022 by Bedders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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