discussion Neil's Airfix 1/72 Hawker Typhoon

[Neil]

A nice little aircraft I was having first world issues with too many gadgets to get a photo of the office prior to putting the fuselage together - it looked good though

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[Guest]

Yeah that's definitely a nice little kit Neil. You've been braver than me by opening up the cannon bays.


There's a GB going on over on Britmodeller where a couple of people have mentioned gaps between the wings & fuselage. Not something I found on mine, but maybe something to check for on yours.


Cheers


Patrick

 

[takeslousyphotos]

I have one of these I have to do in the D-Day set thingy my daughter bought me. I don't normally do aircraft (as I tend to Bollix them up). So I'll be watching your build Neil......... To see what I need to do with it.

 

[rickoshea52]

Great kit, I did one a while back and had no major problems.


http://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/airfix-hawker-typhoon-1-72.28295/

 

[Neil]

I have one of these I have to do in the D-Day set thingy my daughter bought me. I don't normally do aircraft (as I tend to Bollix them up). So I'll be watching your build Neil......... To see what I need to do with it.

Oh yes, I have plenty of experience of bolixing them up so watch away if you need more hints


@Rickoshea - I like your basic base, that gives me some idea of just doing something simple.

 

[rickoshea52]

Oh yes, I have plenty of experience of bolixing them up so watch away if you need more hints
@Rickoshea - I like your basic base, that gives me some idea of just doing something simple.

A recycled cake base and some grass mat, easy peasy.

 

[rickoshea52]

I found the completed post - http://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/ricks-1-72-airfix-hawker-typhoon.28621/

 

[colin m]

Looks nice Neil. I've said that before about other people's Typhoon's, and I still haven't bought one !

 

[Neil]

A few more pics, progress has been off and on, but should be getting my new AB this week, this will be the last paint-brush only model I think.

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[Guest]

Great progress Neil

 

[BarryW]

1/72 is not my scale but I did build this Airfix Tiffy and found it an enjoyable build. You are doing a great job there Neil, it will be their 1/24 scale beauty next!!!

 

[papa 695]

Nice work so far Neil

 

[Neil]

damn but it's been a while...


OK, painted, complete except the step which keeps falling off and one rocket that fell off. I have put the decals on with decalfix which worked very nicely onto a gloss clear layer. 


To do: Clear, weathering, flat and then I have a cake base to paint and put it on. Oh, and the spinner looks dreadful, I'll pop that off and repaint it.  I was looking at the Airfix RAF recovery set to add and make a display of it. My grandfather drove those recovery trucks into the desert in North Africa during WWII so may be a nice addition - too late to ask him now but I should have asked what he recovered.


Anyway, a couple more pics:

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[Guest]

Wow

 

[papa 695]

Looking good Neil.

 

[Neil]

OK complete except for a little poll.


I have a basic cake stand and I am going to just place the model on that on some sandsheet suitably coloured - by accident, instead of buying sand coloured, I bought grey which is really quite handy. So I sprayed one green, one half green and left the other. Which will make the best base colour? I'll then take further photos on that. Model is complete.

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[papa 695]

The Typhoon looks great Neil. I quite like the half and half it looks like it's just going off the gras to take off.


But looking forward to more of the finished pictures.

 

[Guest]

That looks amazing.

 

[Neil]

OK, completed.

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[papa 695]

Very nice indeed Neil.