1/32 Hawker Tempest

[GusMac]

The seat looks brilliant, especially the lacing along the top.

[FullArmor]

7 hours ago, GusMac said:

The seat looks brilliant, especially the lacing along the top.

+1 👍

[CANicoll]

Your IP and seat are brilliant.  Beautifully done!  How did you make the seat pad and what did you use for the string/rope?  Dental floss?

[JeroenPeters]

Still working on the pit.

The seat is a resin seat from CMK.

Adding wiring to the instruments now. Can’t wait to close the fuselage and move on!

 

 

[JeroenPeters]

Taking shape

 

[JeroenPeters]

And more. 
 

[Martinnfb]

Lovely use of pencils, subtle but with quite direct effect. In other words, "Me likey ! "

 

[JeroenPeters]

Seat installed. 
the HGW seatbelts in this case were no treat. Bad fit of buckles, not matching instructions to actual parts. Made them work with spare Luftwaffe buckles.

 

[CANicoll]

I've always had issues getting the HGW belts together.  Sometimes with good results, sometimes not.  Nice work on yours, sir!

[JeroenPeters]

The cage is closed

 

[Jbert27]

Amazingly nice work! 

[FullArmor]

6 hours ago, Jbert27 said:

Amazingly nice work! 

+1👍

[JeroenPeters]

Basic colours are on the oil tank (interior green) and self healing fuel tank (brown. Should be black, but brown is more interesting in the overall scheme i think.)

 

[BlrwestSiR]

Beautiful work on the cockpit Jeroen.

Have you checked the fit of the cockpit between the two MLG bays? I've heard it's very tight and doing a dry fit on the kit I have shows it wont work without some significant sanding of both the cockpit and the bays. 

[JeroenPeters]

11 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Beautiful work on the cockpit Jeroen.

Have you checked the fit of the cockpit between the two MLG bays? I've heard it's very tight and doing a dry fit on the kit I have shows it wont work without some significant sanding of both the cockpit and the bays. 

I have been warned by Cees Broere and am expecting a battle :)) 

 

[CANicoll]

Beautiful cockpit work, Jeroen.  I have the Tempest kit but still, following along closely with what you are doing.  Agree on the brown, self-healing tank.  Def more interesting!

[JeroenPeters]

[CANicoll]

Excellent work!!!!!

[FullArmor]

7 hours ago, JeroenPeters said:

Wow🤯. Piece of art👍. I would leave it as is and would not build the rest of kit😄

[CANicoll]

I'm most impressed with how realistic that hand is in the photographs!  Must be 3D printed or a super accurate resin cast it is so life-like....     

[Bomber_County]

Stunning Jeroen, goood luck with the fitting into fuselage, Cees is right, had to grind a lot of the frame away fit. Maybe you will lucky 🤞

[KevinM]

On 8/12/2024 at 3:16 PM, JeroenPeters said:

I have been warned by Cees Broere and am expecting a battle :))

That is looking Saasweeeeet Jeroen!! and yes I had the same issue if memory serves me right sanded more on the lower R/side frames to keep the fuse from bulging to much.

[JeroenPeters]

Preparing to close the fuselage. Some weird issues bit nothing i can’t fix. Luckily. It’s Special Hobby and not Tamiya. Just need to keep that in mind. Opened another small hatch to give room to the filler cap of the red small tank on the right side, situated below the fuel tank. Can’t remember what it was for. 

 

[CANicoll]

Looks nice and tidy!!

[KevinM]

Jeroen at this point for me in the build I had the wings already built having heard other had issues building the WW's.If I did what you have and maybe you get lucky the wing and fuse would go together.