Kitchen Modeller Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Hi all - here's my recently completed Typhoon in 1/48. The kit from Hasegawa is quite good despite it's age (1999) - though the fuselage inserts (allowing either car door or tear drop variants) are a pain to deal with - much sanding and rescribing is required to make the seams disappear. You also get large gaps at the top which require alot work to deal to. Big gaps in the wing roots too! Out side of those problems - the fit is actually pretty good. Eduard reboxed this kit and the fact that this is still probably the best kit in this scale, means that there is a truckload of after market available - so you can really spruce it up if you feel inclined. Speaking of aftermarket... I used: Resin 4 prop spinner from Ultra Cast Eduard Resin Wheels Resin exhaust stacks from Quickboost Resin seat from Quickboost PE interior details from Eduard Metal gun barrels from Master Models Montex Masking set for the markings and canopy All of the after market was pretty good - guns were tricky to install but look so much nicer (imho) than the kit versions. The Prop from Ultracast was top notch - perfect shape and v little clean up was required. The montex masks were quite nice - first time using masks for insignia so was fairly pleased with how they came out - the canopy masks left a sticky residue on the glass which I wasn't able to fully remove so will think twice about using these again. I added some scratch built details in the wheel bays, behind the cockpit, added some rivet details here and there, fuses on the rockets - stretched sprue for the antennae. Painted with Mr Color lacquers except for the Dark Green which was AK Real Color Dark Green which I thought is a nicer version than Mr Colors. Most of the weathering is oils with some enamel washes from Ammo and AK. I really enjoyed this build overall - I love the Typhoon and had great fun painting and weathering the hell out of it. It would be great if Eduard or Tamiya released a new version but I'll make do with the Eduard Tempest that's sitting in the stash. Thanks for looking - Cheers John 56 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Wow! An outstanding build! The well-worn paint finish and invasion stripes especially realistic! Brilliant work! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Hi John That's absolutely a stunner, excellent result of your paint and weathering job and very nicely photographed. Brilliant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahavelona Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Masterpiece! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Superb build and excellent photography, with hardly any shadow. Did you use a light box? John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, Bullbasket said: Superb build and excellent photography, with hardly any shadow. Did you use a light box? John. Thanks John - I did indeed use a lightbox - nothing fancy, just some foam board taped together with some led work lights. It’s not amazing but definitely better than nothing at all 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Stunning Typhoon. The perfect weathering makes it really stand out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theskits62 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 That is stunning. The paintwork in particular is flawless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Lovely finish John - the weathering is superb! Cheers Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Just one word for that model is "BEAUTIFUL ". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Mike Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Wow, that's a masterclass in model building. Great photography too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 A really convincing Typhoon - love your craftsmanshup CJP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrés S. Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Excellent work in all aspects. I really like your models. Andrés S. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor L Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 A fabulous finish. I'd like to build a 1/48 Typhoon myself but there don't appear to be any available in the UK. It's looking like I'll have to chance a post-brexit import. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Wow! That is one very impressive Typhoon mate. Some incredible model building skills on display with this one John! Your model makes my old Monogram Typhoon look like a push toy that spews sparks across the floor. Very inspiring model sir! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Lovley work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Wow simply stunning mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 (edited) Very nice model! Weathering, especially chipping, is superb. Well done! The only thing that bothers me is the intensity of panel line shading on the top of the engine cowl as well as the strong contrast of panel line washes in the front of the fuselage. Somehow it turned a bit too strong, or maybe it's the lighting. Just my opinion and taste though, and does not diminish the beauty of the model in any way. Again, great work. Best, Nikola Edited April 14, 2021 by Nikola Topalov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin M Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Superb. Fantastic weathering - please do another and post stage by stage in WIP! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellarfrog Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 really nice!!! Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autle Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Absolutely cracking build and paint job, it looks really menacing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 Thanks for all the kind comments guys 😊 On 4/12/2021 at 9:15 PM, Andrés S. said: Excellent work in all aspects. I really like your models. Andrés S. Thanks Andres - I really like your stuff too 😎 On 4/14/2021 at 10:41 PM, Nikola Topalov said: The only thing that bothers me is the intensity of panel line shading on the top of the engine cowl as well as the strong contrast of panel line washes in the front of the fuselage. Somehow it turned a bit too strong, or maybe it's the lighting. Thanks for your comments Nikola. The photos are overexposed- which I typically do so all the subtle variations in the paint work are visible- so it’s not as extreme in real life. That said, I did purposely weather the cowling to reflect a passage I read in the book ‘The big show’ by renowned tempest pilot Pierre Clostermann - he described flying the typhoon where oil poured out of every orifice and from every rivet on the cowling - the canopy had a film of oil on it all the time - sometimes getting so bad it seriously reduced visibility. So that was my rational. I wanted to show a very well used and filthy bird. I’m happy with how it looks but understand it might be a little much for some. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 This is a stunning model, it really does capture the wonderful brutish look of the awesome machines that must have caused so much fear and anguish to the enemy troops. I love the paint and weathering finish you have achieved and really like the effects on the recognition stripes. Really great work. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris148 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Superb modelling,really must get one of these and hope it turns out somewhere close to this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Leijdens Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Impressive!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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