Lancfan's Hawker Tempest *** FINISHED ***

[lancfan]

Hi Jeff, I primed the model in the same colour I have painted the underside with- Revell Aqua 76 Light Grey, thinned and applied by brush.
The model has now had one thinned brushed coat of Revell Aqua 76 as a primer, a second thinned coat underneath for the medium Sea Grey and two coats of thinned Humbrol acrylic 106 Ocean Grey on top, I am now waiting for this to dry before applying the Dark Green disruptive, again by brush.


David.

[lancfan]

The Dark green is now on, the next step will be to apply the gloss varnish for the decals, as that is drying I will have a brew.


David.

[TimJ]

Nice paintwork.

[jssel]

Looking good.

[splash]

Nice brush work.

Regards Splash

[ShaunW]

Great paintwork David, this is really coming together now, should be up for a successful finish by the looks.

[lancfan]

Thanks Tim, Jeff, Alan, Shaun.
The decals are now on and have been varnished over, I'm waiting for that to dry for the next picture.


David.

[splash]

I look forward to seeing the photos.

Regards Splash

[Jaime]

Great job on a really nice looking kit! Another one I want to get. I've always loved the Tempest - such a mean, powerful looking aircraft. Basically a Typhoon gone bad!

[lancfan]

with the model decalled and varnished final assembly can now begin.


David.

[TimJ]

Almost there now. Looks great.

[jssel]

Wow. Lovely finish. Roped and headed for the barn.

[WheresMyMojo]

Thats looking very nice David. What varnish are you using? I have Airfix matt cote and it takes at least a few days for it to dry enough for me to handle a model without it getting sticky!

[lancfan]

Hi Graham, I always use either Humbrol acrylic (gloss 35 & matt 49) or Revell Aqua (gloss 01 & matt 02) clear varnishes.


David.

[Sissel]

Very smooth, David.