Administrators James H Posted October 30, 2014 Administrators Share Posted October 30, 2014 Hi gang, Sorry I've been pretty quiet recently, but Airfix asked me to build one of the Typhoon Über kits for display on their stand at Scale Model World, Telford. This kit is magnificent, but no 2 week project. I rushed this one to get it built in time, and it still took 7 weeks, which is is only a couple of weeks short of what it would take me to do two magazine projects. Airfix have commissioned four modellers to build the four schemes available in the kit. Everything here is OOB (through necessity) except for Airscale cockpit decals and masks which were used for the tail chequer band. I found the kit decal colours to be muddy and wrong. I still need to add fuses to the rockets and also more weathering to the wheels, but it's almost there. I'm not going to beat myself up over a rush build, and I know I could have improved many areas. Hope you like it. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efrick Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Looks superb from where I'm sitting, James! The engine, and overall paint job/weathering, appear perfect! Regards, Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbgtv8steve Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 And this is a rush job?! Well done James, you can be justifiably proud of what you've turned out! I shall really enjoy giving it the once over at Telford! Steve S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Love the removed fuselage inspection panel. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodshedwings Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 What a splendid model. It's the first time I've seen the interior of the sharkmouth done in blue as it's usually depicted in red or camo. Do you have a reference for that, or is it artistic licence. I am halfway through building the same aircraft in 1/48, so any thoughts would be useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 ahhhh, You kept that one really under the hat, but i love it, especially the cut out side panel, it sure does this kit justice for the fine detailing in the cockpit area. Bravo, James, Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James H Posted October 30, 2014 Author Administrators Share Posted October 30, 2014 What a splendid model. It's the first time I've seen the interior of the sharkmouth done in blue as it's usually depicted in red or camo. Do you have a reference for that, or is it artistic licence. I am halfway through building the same aircraft in 1/48, so any thoughts would be useful. The real beauty of this is that the only definite stage of the shark mouth application is that it originally had a camo infill. After that, it's been widely presumed it was filled in with red, but that isn't certain. No one knows. Interpretation of the the b/w photos with new technology doesn't absolutely prove it was red or otherwise. The colour of blue use on the interior wheel doors, spinner, radiator and chequer band does look very similar to the infill on some images. It's very possible or even probable, that they continued the same theme to the mouth. The beauty is....no one knows. It could have been the 'red' that was artistic licence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layton Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Excellent clean build! Very nice! You will add a pin wash on the rivets..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James H Posted October 30, 2014 Author Administrators Share Posted October 30, 2014 Excellent clean build! Very nice! You will add a pin wash on the rivets..? Hi Layton, no the model is finished now. Highlighting the rivets would make it look so false I think. I purposely kept away from that in 1:24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layton Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Yes, maybe it's true.... On January will start mine. This one will be an excellent reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic surgeon Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Wow! This is very very very very very nice!!!! Love the blue colour on the spinner and the "shark mouth" !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Looking real great, James!! Wow! How much time do you have to model per day to get to this result? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanReed Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Beautiful! ALmost...so close ...to buying on this morning at the local contest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Looks great, have to get used to that blue, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James H Posted November 2, 2014 Author Administrators Share Posted November 2, 2014 Looks great, have to get used to that blue, though! Erik, you are a slave to convention 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 That looks really fantastic, I hope mine comes out a tenth as good as yours. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Erik, you are a slave to convention Well.... had a bit of an adventure yesterday.... Tried on a different colour of necktie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Blimey! Which one is you? Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikester Posted November 7, 2014 Members Share Posted November 7, 2014 Brilliant, Jim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris watton Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Fantastic job! I have just bought this kit, hope to find the time to build it one day. Don't think it'll match the quality of yours, though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James H Posted December 6, 2014 Author Administrators Share Posted December 6, 2014 I'm more than sure you will do a great job of yours Chris. I hope you'll share your build with us here. NOW.....how is the progress of the new Victory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!! Who says OOB can't look fantastic!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris watton Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I'm more than sure you will do a great job of yours Chris. I hope you'll share your build with us here. NOW.....how is the progress of the new Victory? Cheers - it is a completely different medium, compared to what I'm used to (still have a Tamiya 32nd Spit, Mustang and Airfix Mosquito waiting to be built!) I also want to build that new Tamiya Yamato with PE parts one day, on a sea base... Victory is going well - I have about another two months work for instructions, manual and plans. I hope it will be released later next year.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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