Ok chaps so as you may have already seen, this has now crossed the finish line in record time for me, only six weeks!
So before I go into my usual summary, I should warn the purists out there that I have a taken historical liberty with the markings but when you see what I have done I hope you will understand why......
So a summary of the kit, finish and other info:
As I said above the fit is generally excellent and any issues were really my fault. I also have to commend Airfix on the level of detail in places. The undercarriage and wheel wells have some very nice details.
If you go online you will find a number of doom-mongers out there but you should remember that you can find this kit for as cheap as £10 and from a normal viewing distance, it scrubs up very well.
You can find the full build thread here: https://www.scalemodelling.co.uk/forum/aircraft/aircraft-under-construction/aeroplanes-under-construction/1255614-andrew-s-secret-santa-1-72-airfix-tempest-v-post-war
ACW welcome as usual.
ATB
Andrew
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And now the pics.......
So first up, the historical liberty I was talking about. As you may recall, I got this as a Secret Santa present from a colleague at work and so I thought it would nice to honour that....I hope you agree.
The main pics......
Undercarriage and wheel well details.....
The obligatory scale shots.....
So before I go into my usual summary, I should warn the purists out there that I have a taken historical liberty with the markings but when you see what I have done I hope you will understand why......
So a summary of the kit, finish and other info:
- Airfix 1/72 Hawker Tempest Mk.V (Series II) Post War A02110
- Fit generally excellent, although disappointingly for such a new kit some minor flash was evident
- However, many online reviews/builds comment on how thick the trailing wing edges are. Whilst I'm neither that bothered nor an expert, I suspect they are right. I think this is down to how Airfix have designed the way the wings go together, which also could cause some alignment issues if you're not careful.
- Airfix have finally introduced a new and much improved RAF pilot.
- As per my build thread, there are a number of confirmed/possible paint and marking issues, plus other things of note.
- Paints: Vallejo's Metal Colour, Model Air, Model Colour and possibly some other brands on the pilot.
- Decals: Mostly kit decals but also aftermarket Xtradecal fuselage roundels and some lettering. The Airfix decals are excellent in all aspects.
- Varnish: Future for gloss coats and Vallejo Resin Matt for the final coat.
- Weathering: Flory wash (dark and light dirt) and Vallejo game wash for the exhaust stains.
As I said above the fit is generally excellent and any issues were really my fault. I also have to commend Airfix on the level of detail in places. The undercarriage and wheel wells have some very nice details.
If you go online you will find a number of doom-mongers out there but you should remember that you can find this kit for as cheap as £10 and from a normal viewing distance, it scrubs up very well.
You can find the full build thread here: https://www.scalemodelling.co.uk/forum/aircraft/aircraft-under-construction/aeroplanes-under-construction/1255614-andrew-s-secret-santa-1-72-airfix-tempest-v-post-war
ACW welcome as usual.
ATB
Andrew
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And now the pics.......
So first up, the historical liberty I was talking about. As you may recall, I got this as a Secret Santa present from a colleague at work and so I thought it would nice to honour that....I hope you agree.
The main pics......
Undercarriage and wheel well details.....
The obligatory scale shots.....
