Airfix Eurofighter Typhoon 1/72

[Narayan]

Very impressive Andrew, I enjoyed going through this thread.

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[AndrewR]

It's moving at a snail's pace.

[AndrewR]

I gave the snail a little push this afternoon



The nose is now insignia blue.



A few little tidy up spots need sorting.





Some hangy-offy things for under the wings.



No, not the Hawker Demon

[philp]

Coming along nicely.

I saw in the latest Airfix Model World (July issue just hit the shelves here) that they confirmed Nicolson had a red devil painted on his plane. Says they passed the data on to the RAF Coningsby's media officer so it might get added to the jet.

So, you going to beat them to the punch?

[fredk]

The Red Devil motif was added to the RAF Typhoon about 6 weeks ago, along with Nicholson's name. If AMW are claiming that they are stealing another researcher's thunder.

[AndrewR]

I'm probably not going to do Nicholson's aircraft. The paint scheme is pre-BoB

[philp]

The Red Devil motif was added to the RAF Typhoon about 6 weeks ago, along with Nicholson's name. If AMW are claiming that they are stealing another researcher's thunder.

Not sure if anyone is trying to steal anything and who knows when this issue went to print. Jst the Welcome page with a note from the guy who built the Hurricane in the previous issue based on contact he had with Nicolson's nephew.

Anyone have a pic of the real bird with the insignia on? None on the interweb thingy seem to show it.

[philp]

I'm probably not going to do Nicholson's aircraft. The paint scheme is pre-BoB

Ah, I see. Well then, please ignore my previous message.

[Stuart]

The Red Devil motif was added to the RAF Typhoon about 6 weeks ago, along with Nicholson's name. If AMW are claiming that they are stealing another researcher's thunder.

Not sure if anyone is trying to steal anything and who knows when this issue went to print. Jst the Welcome page with a note from the guy who built the Hurricane in the previous issue based on contact he had with Nicolson's nephew.

Anyone have a pic of the real bird with the insignia on? None on the interweb thingy seem to show it.

No they're telling the truth - honest m'lud - Steve Budd (who built all the builds in the BofB special) was the one who sorted it out - I know him through another forum and he was talking about it a few weeks before AMW went to print. - He's a top bloke actually.

Great work there Andrew!

[AndrewR]

A few decals today, to make it look as if it's almost finished.



The roundels and "111" logos come from the new Airfix Hurricane Mk 1 kit.



I've started at the bottom of the extensive stencil sheet for the Eurofighter, and have the wing "No Walk" zones delineated.



Only another 80-odd stencils to go



I will probably skip some of the tiny ones, with a dark background, they are hardly visible anyhow.

Cheers

Andrew

[Stuart]

Very nice Andrew! It looks great!

[fredk]

That looks good

[splash]

Will it have one of those little yellow square mustard gas detector panels on the wing that the early pre-war a/c had?

[AndrewR]

Will it have one of those little yellow square mustard gas detector panels on the wing that the early pre-war a/c had?

I could put them on the canards

[ShaunW]

That really looks good Andrew. Stencils? schmencils! Just put the most visible half a dozen on