Larry Trout Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Just finished the other day; Special Hobby Tempest Mk V 'Hi Tech' kit. Finished as SA-M, a Mk V flown by James Sheddan of 486 Squadron. Beautiful model when finished. Takes a lot of work to get there though. Many fit issues which I guess is common for the brand. Sure looks good when finished though. The Hi Tech kit comes with the 1/2 engine, lots of resin to replace plastic kit parts, HGW seat belts & photo etch details. After seeing Misoslav build so many, I was real interested in trying my hand at one. Got the kit @ 1/2 price on sale at a on line retailer. Added Barracuda resin nose & prop, Eduard flaps. Painted using MRP paints. All markings except stencils, kill markings & Squadron flag are painted on. Thanks to Reimund for the kill markings & flags ! Weathered using washes, pastels & hair spray technique for the chipping. Thanks for looking & all comments welcome. Larry 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 ....harv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted April 24, 2019 Administrators Share Posted April 24, 2019 Another flawless build! Stunning, Sir! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Great build and nice paintjob and weathering. The work on the engine and the flaps are doing some magic on your build. Nice . Cheers Rob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Beautiful . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Bettencourt Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 That looks great, thanks for sharing. Rod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Very nice indeed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikester Posted April 27, 2019 Members Share Posted April 27, 2019 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Welcome to LSM, Larry. Fantastic first projects absolutely beautiful. I know what you mean about this being a struggle, mine was shipped to the SOD twice......ready to spray mine soon.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeg Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 That is really an awesome engine. Nice build anyway. The chiping on the walkways looks convincing. Well done. Have you read Sheddans book with his memories? Gives intereseting insights in Typhoon and Tempest pilots lives! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Trout Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 Thanks all for the great comments! joeg, I have not read Sheddans book, will have to look into it. The next British fighter I build will probably be Tamiya's Mk IX. Working on a WNW Albatros D.v now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sieben Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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