Chip's Hawker Typhoon ***Finished***

[Molly-new]

Chip, they would have been fired in pairs one from each side to balance the aircraft.

David.

That would make sense, and gives me an idea for a diorama involving a Tiger I....

[Molly-new]

The rockets and launcher rails have now been fitted:



The rocket layout has been amended since this was taken, and the canopy is on and getting masked ready for a coat of primer:



To continue with my scratchbuilding epic, I have now decided to add navigation lights and landing lamps using clear sprue offcuts:



Once fully cured they will be sanded down flush.

[Dirkpitt289]

Nice work.

[Marek]

Agree, you're turning this into a modern kit

[TimJ]

Coming along nicely.

[Molly-new]

Steady progress today, I have managed to get a coat of primer on, and whilst the airbrush was set up I decided to have a go at pre-shading. Not as easy at it looks.



I have also added a few blobs of Maskol to try the weathered look. I have now got the base colour on, just the green to go.

[Jagewa]

Really neat work Chip looks like fun. Liking your scratch additions, just got this kit recently myself, so great to follow your progress along.

Cheers
Jim

[Molly-new]

Painting is now complete, I used the blue-tack and paper method for the first time:



I am quite pleased with the way that it turned out, and no paint lift, so that is a major bonus.

I am currently painting the black and white stripes on the bottom, then on to the decalling. These do not look too promising due to the age of the kit, so I have given them a couple of coats of klear to hopefully hold them together.

[Dirkpitt289]

Nice. I've yet to have success with that method. Although I would like to retry it but using silly puddy. The problem is my silly puddy has vanished. I think my kids stole it. Damn little urchins...

[AndrewR]

Really neat work Chip looks like fun. Liking your scratch additions, just got this kit recently myself, so great to follow your progress along.

Cheers
Jim

I have acquired one recently too, and It's neat to see what you can do with it!

Cheers

Andrew

[Molly-new]

The problem is my silly puddy has vanished. I think my kids stole it. Damn little urchins...

Some progress over the weekend, the build is now complete and the decals are on:



The decals behaved reasonably well, though the top roundels refused to sit and once dry lifted at the front:



I have tried to remove it but the rest of it is firmly stuck down. I plan to do some heavy weathering on it to make the best of a bad job, starting with an overall brown wash...

[AndrewR]

If you put a drop of Klear under the front of the decal, and then score along the front of the panel line with a sharp blade, you can probably get the decal to settle.

Nice work on the kit

Cheers

Andrew

[Molly-new]

Thanks for the tip Andrew, but I have already "Battle" weathered it:



Next step is to put my cunning plan it to action with regards to my spare rockets..

[Jagewa]

Oh yes, that is lovely, looks fab in flight, eagerly awaiting the spare rockets..

Cheers
Jim

[Molly-new]

This is now finished as far as it's involvement in the GB goes:



The idea of fitting the rockets as being fired was inspired by the painting " CLASH OF THE TITANS " by Len Krenzler:

http://www.artcountrycanada.com/krenzle ... titans.htm;

I hope to replicate this in some way by using a previously built Tiger I:





The Tiger will need re-painting, and a new bigger diorama base needs building but hopefully you get the idea.