stevej60 38,155 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Hi folk's, as another year start's with no sign of a new tool Revell 1/32 Hurricane I was delighted to see this re-box of Special Hobbies Tempest,when Jadlam advertised it for £37 I grabbed it as a birthday present from the family. It's big! I had once tried to build their Airacobra so was aware of the shiny plastic sometime's soft detailing and a few rough edges that sure enough are present on this kit but nothing the average modeller like me can't handle and just look at that scheme! 13 Link to post Share on other sites
FalkeEins 1,157 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Cool! .. Looking forward to seeing this come together.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
bigbadbadge 8,976 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Nice, be good to see this build up Steve. Chris 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Marklo 7,201 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Love the Tempest/typhoon family. Will tag along. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Martin Wilson 224 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 I think this will be my next project Steve, so I will watch your build closely 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff G 286 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 How exciting! Will follow closely and obsessively! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Doccur 1,375 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 This should be good! I have the mk.ii with all the goodies which I haven’t had the bottle to make yet! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Col Walter E Kurtz 1,347 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Will watch this build as well Steve. Good choice! i'm currently doing this kit myself. Hope you don't mind me mentioned this in your thread? I'm depicting a 56 Squadron a/c 'US-X' NV-728. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
stevej60 38,155 Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 Afternoon folk's,I thought I'd start yesterday with the boxing in of the wheel wells 12 parts make up this stage a dry fit is a must and a little trimming needed,the leading edge section is a long full length piece and nowhere in the instructions does it tell you which round to fit it so the angular molded detail towards the outer wing maybe upside down! next was the cockpit section and what a beautiful job SH has done on it a little fiddly but will look great under paint. 8 Link to post Share on other sites
spitfire 1,755 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 It must be the time of year, I'm also building a Tempest mine though is a PCM one, but I do have the SH kit in the stash as well so will be keeping an eye out on this build. Cheers Dennis 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Marklo 7,201 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 (edited) Yes it looks like the forum name will now be Tempests in progress instead of work in progress. And I thought we had a lot of Hinds on the go… Still thankfully I love the tornado/typhoon/tempest family. Edited February 22 by Marklo 3 Link to post Share on other sites
bigbadbadge 8,976 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Crikey there's a few of these on the go. Looks to be a lovely kit though. Great start Steve Chris 1 Link to post Share on other sites
stevej60 38,155 Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 Afternoon folk's,today I was determined to get the Me 109 cockpit glazing finished before all else but in between trimming,scraping and a bit of swearing I managed to get some paint and detailing done on the Tempest,it really does look nice painted and after this photo was done assembled it without issue's.a fine brush was used with watered down NATO black and ran into the recessed areas. 11 Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Bunting 1,344 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 (edited) Hi Steve! I recently finished my Revell/ Special Hobby Tempest and it turns out great. I did a WIP that you may find helpful, including the wheel well walls orientation. Hope you have less hassle with the wing fitting. Don't worry, it's worth it in the end. Cheers WIP linked below. Edited February 14 by Bill Bunting 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Stew Dapple 17,322 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Nice work on that cockpit Steve, that seat looks pretty comfy Cheers, Stew 1 Link to post Share on other sites
stevej60 38,155 Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 21 minutes ago, Bill Bunting said: WIP linked below. Many thank's Bill I'll pop the kettle on and have a read! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
stevej60 38,155 Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 Hi folk's,assembled the fuselage without any issues a dry run or two and a little swipe here and there with wet'n dry makes a difference same process with the tail and elevator's ensure's a good fit. 8 Link to post Share on other sites
Shalako 482 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 On 2/11/2021 at 9:37 PM, stevej60 said: ,when Jadlam advertised it for £37 I grabbed it as a birthday present from the family. Now, thats a bargain price!!! Beautiful cockpit by the way!!! Cheers, Bill 1 Link to post Share on other sites
bigbadbadge 8,976 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Nice work on the cockpit Steve Chris 1 Link to post Share on other sites
stevej60 38,155 Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 Hi folk's,well it's been a long time coming but the first issue's come to light,the two part nose seems to be two different sizes! I glued it overnight but had to cut it apart today then re-glue the top edge first and leave to set as can be seen that's gonna take some fixing! Then issue number two,the upper wing's took a bit of time to set right but were not as bad as expected however the next stage threw up a real sod of an issue. All look's well now in fact the wing fuselage joint is really nice but to get to this stage I had to cut away the bottom half of the front cockpit bulkhead and a fair portion of the framework thankfully nothing can be seen looking down into the cockpit,I've checked my placement of the cockpit tub and the wheel well's against the instruction's and other builds and I think all was correct but the framing was at least 4-5mm wider than the gap between the wheel well inboard side's. 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites
B_Bogus 64 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Great progress so far. I got to the stage of joining the cowling halves and ordered a Barracudacast nose! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
stevej60 38,155 Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 10 minutes ago, B_Bogus said: Great progress so far. I got to the stage of joining the cowling halves and ordered a Barracudacast nose! A wise decision! Link to post Share on other sites
spitfire 1,755 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 2 hours ago, stevej60 said: Hi folk's,well it's been a long time coming but the first issue's come to light,the two part nose seems to be two different sizes! I glued it overnight but had to cut it apart today then re-glue the top edge first and leave to set as can be seen that's gonna take some fixing! Then issue number two,the upper wing's took a bit of time to set right but were not as bad as expected however the next stage threw up a real sod of an issue. All look's well now in fact the wing fuselage joint is really nice but to get to this stage I had to cut away the bottom half of the front cockpit bulkhead and a fair portion of the framework thankfully nothing can be seen looking down into the cockpit,I've checked my placement of the cockpit tub and the wheel well's against the instruction's and other builds and I think all was correct but the framing was at least 4-5mm wider than the gap between the wheel well inboard side's. That nose problem sounds like it's going to be a bit of a challenge, maybe some more cutting is required, and I can sympathise with the wing to fuselage joint as my PCM Tempest really need some drastic cutting to make it fit, but that's what this modelling lark is all about. Cheers Dennis 2 Link to post Share on other sites
B_Bogus 64 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 1 hour ago, stevej60 said: A wise decision! The time saved was worth it for me, but correction of the spinner/nose profile is what the set is really about, and once you compare the two it becomes apparent that it's not just a subtle difference either. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Bunting 1,344 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Wow, that's fast progress. I remember I had to 'narrow' the lower cockpit, wheel well inner walls and roof and take some off the upper wing inner edges to get a good fit. Strange about the nose parts, I assembled mine just compare to the Barracuda nose and had no issues at all. I had a lot of hassle with the Barracuda nose as it was short shot (as I've heard others) so you may not have saved any time there. Looking good though! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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