Spitfire Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Well after a year of plugging away it's finally finished though I can still spot things that need correcting but I give up ! The kit is still the best Hawker Typhoon kit in 1/32 scale but it is not the easiest of kits to build, challenging is an apt description, the instruction are absolutely useless, which is a shame as some of the resin castings are superb. The rockets do not come with the kit and are purchased separately from MDC. The main markings apart from one fin flash, which I messed up and had to resort to a decal (sorry for the D word Mal) are painted using Miracle Paint Masks, stencils are from Aviaeology and the canopy is a Squadron vac form jobby. Paints are Xtracolor for the main finish and Humbrol for the detail parts. So on with the photos And here it is alongside the Revell Typhoon, I built this one in the early 1990's but it was refinished in 2004/5 Cheers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkranias Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Beautiful work Dennis. You have given me much inspiration for my MDC Tiffy build. Agree this is not an easy kit. Yes, this is a build of angst and the instructions are quite useless. As I complete each step I see a nice rendering on the way. Hope I can finish mine as nicely as you finished yours. Bravo Denis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 Thank you very kindly Rick, I'll be following your build with interest, hopefully you can avoid some of the mistakes that I made ! Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted December 7, 2014 Administrators Share Posted December 7, 2014 Congrats! Great model. You did it justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted December 8, 2014 Author Share Posted December 8, 2014 Congrats! Great model. You did it justice. Thank you kindly Jeroen, the Typhoon is one of my favourites, a very warlike looking aircraft. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikester Posted December 8, 2014 Members Share Posted December 8, 2014 Outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layton Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Very clean and tidy work. Well done! The final result is excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miracle Paint Masks Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 The main markings apart from one fin flash, which I messed up and had to resort to a decal (sorry for the D word Mal) are painted using Miracle Paint Masks, Well then you need to do penance! Looks very good, I have one of these and I do need to make a start; just too many other kits on the go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Wow great looking build!! I just started a vintage Revell 1/32 Hawker Typhoon. I hope I reach the level you did with your build!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 Well then you need to do penance! Looks very good, I have one of these and I do need to make a start; just too many other kits on the go! Thanks Mal, I think challenging is the word for this kit ! Wow great looking build!! I just started a vintage Revell 1/32 Hawker Typhoon. I hope I reach the level you did with your build!! The Revell kit apart goes together well, I did not use any AM parts at all, I did buy an MDC prop for it but after assembly and painting it looked about the same as the kit one so I did not use it, the worst fit on the kit is the canopy which required a fair bit of fettling. Cheers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulster Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Nice work. What and whose red did you use for the roundels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 The roundels were painted using White Ensign Colourcoats paint, the red is WEMCC ACRN22 RAF/FAA Red (Matt) and the blue is WEMCC ACRN31 WW2 Roundel Blue. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mish Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Nice work, got to love the tiffie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Nice work, got to love the tiffie You have that one right Mish, a very significant aircraft and it looks like a real fighting machine. Cheers Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Thanks Mal, I think challenging is the word for this kit ! The Revell kit apart goes together well, I did not use any AM parts at all, I did buy an MDC prop for it but after assembly and painting it looked about the same as the kit one so I did not use it, the worst fit on the kit is the canopy which required a fair bit of fettling. Cheers Dennis Yep Dennis I ran into a ill fitting canopy, lol!! had to set it twice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Yep Dennis I ran into a ill fitting canopy, lol!! had to set it twice!! Hi Ralph, yes it was a pain, after a lot of sanding and test fitting of the canopy I had to cut grooves in the fuselage to make it fit ! Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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