JohnB Posted March 9, 2023 Posted March 9, 2023 While I'm waiting for the Vector nose set for the B-26K to show up I've been working on my Hasegawa Typhoon. Really a nice kit with good fit and detail. The postman just delivered the Vector nose so I'll put this aside so I can resume work on the B-26K. Update to this: It's the WRONG NOSE. It's for the regular B-26/A-26B early 6-gun nose. Until I get this sorted out with Ultracast I'll just resume work on the Typhoon. ALWAYS SOMETHING! 🤪 "Nuther update: I ordered the wrong nose! And Ultracast is out of the B-26K nose. Couldn't find one on ebay either!!!! MORE ALWAYS SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!🤪 I'm just going to use the kit nose since I can't find the Vector nose anywhere. 7 1 1
GazzaS Posted March 9, 2023 Posted March 9, 2023 Nice work, John. More bloody tube construction! Hopefully Hawker isn't still using it. 4
JohnB Posted March 9, 2023 Author Posted March 9, 2023 7 minutes ago, GazzaS said: Nice work, John. More bloody tube construction! Hopefully Hawker isn't still using it. Thank you Gaz. Luckily it all went together well with no problems. 3
Peterpools Posted March 9, 2023 Posted March 9, 2023 John Nice start on the Hasegawa Typhoon's front office and going to be following all the way, 3
MARU 5137 Posted March 11, 2023 Posted March 11, 2023 Excellent and neat start John. Enjoying it already. 👍 2
JohnB Posted March 11, 2023 Author Posted March 11, 2023 1 hour ago, MARU 5137 said: Excellent and neat start John. Enjoying it already. 👍 Thank you Maru. It's on hold for now until I finish the B-26K but I'll get back to it in a bit.
JohnB Posted March 15, 2023 Author Posted March 15, 2023 Back to working on this one. Well along now. 2 1
Peterpools Posted March 15, 2023 Posted March 15, 2023 John Terrific progress but I always seem to say that. Just marvel at your productivity and quality. 2
JohnB Posted March 15, 2023 Author Posted March 15, 2023 More progress this morning. Upper surfaces camo is next. I'm glad this a/c didn't have invasion stripes on the uppers. Too friggin' tedious! LOL 2 1
Peterpools Posted March 15, 2023 Posted March 15, 2023 John Looking mighty good. The invasion stripes look perfect. 1
JohnB Posted March 15, 2023 Author Posted March 15, 2023 8 minutes ago, Peterpools said: John Looking mighty good. The invasion stripes look perfect. Thanks Peter. The stripes do need some touch up but on the whole I think they came out okay. Probably a lot "neater" than the original! 1
PanzerWomble Posted March 15, 2023 Posted March 15, 2023 40 minutes ago, JohnB said: Thanks Peter. The stripes do need some touch up but on the whole I think they came out okay. Probably a lot "neater" than the original! Apparently............ the order to add stripes was given to the RAF only a couple of days before, because of the overiding security. They were literally painting them on with yard brooms in some squadrons on June 1st . They also didn't know why they were doing it, because the invsion date was such a secret . I was reading David Renders book last year about being a young tank company commander in June 1944 ..he initially thought the "aircraft with stripes" were from a new air force, they just didn't know which country had joined the Allies. NB - your Tiffies stripes look pretty good to me . 👍 1
JohnB Posted March 15, 2023 Author Posted March 15, 2023 1 hour ago, PanzerWomble said: Those sure are crude! Wouldn't look very good on the model. I'm fully aware those stripes varied considerably. You learn a lot when you've been modelling as long as I have (over 60 years). 3
JohnB Posted March 18, 2023 Author Posted March 18, 2023 Finished with this one. https://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/19189-hasegawa-148-typhoon-done/ 2
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