Popular Post The Shearwater Posted October 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) Here's my attempt at Revell's 1/72 Eurofighter Typhoon from the "British Legends" kit. I'd heard that the Revell kits don't have the full set of weapons pylons to accurately represent the RAF versions, so these were part of the modifications (new pylon set from Air-Graphics models), along with some Brassin weapons and Eduard etch set. Assorted other ground support bits were from Flightpath, LP, and ReedOak figures, for the 'night shoot' pics. Airbrushed in Hataka acrylics and weathered with oils. Decals were another aftermarket eBay buy (from an Airfix kit) to represent the Coningsby aircraft I wanted. I also modified the etch FOD covers (adding plasticard strengthening and guide vanes) so they could be added / removed as required. The whole thing isn't perfect but it's been fun [mostly!] and good photography practise too. Thanks for looking. Edited October 26, 2022 by The Shearwater re-cropped first photo 90 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Wow, that is excellent, lovely painting, lovely weathering. And the Hanger is a quality bit of work. Good photo's. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire madman Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Excellent build 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcello Rosa Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Outstanding! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 That's a great result from the Revell kit and the diorama photos are excellent - well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 The build looks great, and your photography is excellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuraiwarrior Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Super stuff. The diorama shot is very impressive and believable. That is one heck of a load on your Typhoon! Thanks for sharing Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Nice job - the night shots are really effective Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shearwater Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 6 hours ago, PLC1966 said: Wow, that is excellent, lovely painting, lovely weathering. And the Hanger is a quality bit of work. Good photo's. Well done. Thank you - it’s a Noy’s Miniatures hangar backdrop, a great addition to the stash! 6 hours ago, Spitfire madman said: Excellent build 👍 Thank you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shearwater Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 6 hours ago, Marcello Rosa said: Outstanding! 5 hours ago, Vultures1 said: That's a great result from the Revell kit and the diorama photos are excellent - well done! Thanks folks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Jaw dropping! Thought it was the real thing!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selwyn Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Great Build! Selwyn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shearwater Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 9 hours ago, billn53 said: The build looks great, and your photography is excellent! Thank you kindly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shearwater Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 5 hours ago, Samuraiwarrior said: Super stuff. The diorama shot is very impressive and believable. That is one heck of a load on your Typhoon! Thanks for sharing Kevin Thank you - the lighting / focus stacking works rather well especially on the “night” shots. Re the load: I nearly didn’t put all the Meteors on, as it indeed looks like an unrealistically large weapons load! I googled lots of photos during the build, and many of them show this exact loadout on squadron aircraft, so I can only assume it’s a feasible configuration. I know the Typhoon has huge amounts of power, so weight wouldn’t be an issue…! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 An excellent build, your fifth picture could easily be a picture of the real thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Absolutely love it- so realistic- modelling and photography is excellent. Well done sir!!🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat101 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Great build both the model and the presentation were very impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shearwater Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 15 hours ago, robgizlu said: Nice job - the night shots are really effective Rob 12 hours ago, Graham T said: Jaw dropping! Thought it was the real thing!! Thanks guys… I discovered this method by accident with my last build - a small torch gives a very convincing scale lighting setup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Great build and those night shots are amazing, they look real! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Wow! Really great build with master skills. I did not know that this bird has so much hard points and carry such payload. Serkan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shearwater Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 14 hours ago, ColinChipmunkfan said: Absolutely love it- so realistic- modelling and photography is excellent. Well done sir!!🙂 16 hours ago, Richard E said: An excellent build, your fifth picture could easily be a picture of the real thing. 18 hours ago, Selwyn said: Great Build! Selwyn Thank you all, really appreciate the kind feedback - I’m definitely a fan of this “night” shoot style! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Indigo Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Amazing modeling & photography! I did not expect the Revell kit to look that good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Excellent build, love the night effect.... DaveH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Squadron Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 An excellent model and a very realistic diorama setting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sroubos Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) Fantastic. I wouldn't be able to distinguish that first image from a photo of the real thing. Edited October 18, 2022 by sroubos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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