LetLetLet ~ Warplanes
Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: Second Air Force on July 06, 2015, 02:41:49 AM
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Since the Sea Fury project is finishing up I've decided to do it's "ancestor" next, the Hawker Typhoon. I wanted the early "car door" style of Mk. 1b so I found an old Hasegawa kit:
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1544_zpsrybg86ar.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1544_zpsrybg86ar.jpg.html)
I've read some reviews about this product that weren't very complimentary, especially about the fit of the cockpit section. You see, Hasegawa designed the molds so that the kit could be updated to the bubble canopy version with relative ease, and their solution was to make the top of the fuselage a drop-in section with either car door or bubble details. As you can see by the next photo, some care is required to fit these sections in place, but it isn't the huge problem I've read about on the web. I simply taped the fuselage halves together and then carefully fitted the insert parts with glue and aligned these as the glue cured. It still requires a little filler, but not anything we haven't had to do on other kits. Other than that little issue, this is a fun kit so far!
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1545_zpsnks0mnos.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1545_zpsnks0mnos.jpg.html)
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Hey- I did not know for this kit at all, this is nice build add!!
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Thanks, friends!
I have seen this kit and the bubble canopy version before but I never saw fit to purchase one then. I'm finding it quite relaxing actually! I'm not sure why most of the reviews online had negative feelings in them.
Here is a little more progress and I've seen fit to also give a review of another of the fabric seat harnesses offered by Eduard:
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1546_zpsrpavnwjx.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1546_zpsrpavnwjx.jpg.html)
49062 is very similar to the other seatbelt sets we've reviewed on LLL and everything went together quite smoothly. I'm becoming more and more comfortable with building up these fabric sets and I'm starting to like them almost as much as the PE version.
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1548_zpsofaom04s.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1548_zpsofaom04s.jpg.html)
After the cockpit "basket" was completed I decided to spend a bit of time on the radiator assembly. Hasegawa did a decent job here, but the central oil cooler/carburetor inlet was missing the four braces that form an X in the central element. I simply made these out of styrene and painted them to match the fairings:
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1550_zpslz3oupoo.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1550_zpslz3oupoo.jpg.html)
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Well done...
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I've not updated this lately and I apologize. In one early morning (I couldn't sleep, so went to the model desk) I was able to correct most of the seams with some filler and assemble the primary parts. While the fit of the wing roots was a little loose it was easily corrected with some filler and CA glue. After the filling, it was on to some primer and re-touching filler where needed. I've also sprayed the inside of wheelwells after some research on the coloring. This I decided to spray in aluminum color after reading about how Hawker finished their early Typhoons. I could be wrong on this but there are differing opinions on the subject.
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1560_zpsqzqu8t1r.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1560_zpsqzqu8t1r.jpg.html)
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Crisp work, no gaps, I like it :-ok
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A little paint, Azure is unusual on a Typhoon.......
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1568_zpswwhnayu6.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1568_zpswwhnayu6.jpg.html)
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1567_zpsxervs4w0.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1567_zpsxervs4w0.jpg.html)
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Interesting, this will be great result I guess :))
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Thanks, friends!
This Tiffy will lead to at least one more--I am enjoying this build even though it's taking a long time to complete. I'm going to find another Hasegawa kit of the later bubble-canopy type and do the more typical European scheme.
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Short of time last weekend and no progress here.....this morning I started masking the Azure while having a cup of coffee.
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1569_zpsaivrk2kq.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1569_zpsaivrk2kq.jpg.html)
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Coffeee ;)
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Yep, but when the cup went dry I quit masking..... :-roll and had to start cooking. Maybe more tomorrow! :-flo
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Masking... Sometimes a long work...
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This first masking is the simple one, too! However, I did finish protecting the blue and still had time to spray the Dark Earth over coffee:
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1571_zpsx5uyyvsx.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1571_zpsx5uyyvsx.jpg.html)
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Excellent work!
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Dark Earth over coffee... :) :)
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nice start of the paint job
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Thanks, friends!
More coffee, more results. This being the first Typhoon I've built, I had to come up with a new set of masks for it. I simply took the kit instruction sheet (after comparing it to other references) and enlarged the image to 1/48 and cut out the templates. We've all done this method and it worked well on this one, too. The masks were applied with the little rolls of Blu Tak and some tape where needed.
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1573_zpsztnryoy2.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1573_zpsztnryoy2.jpg.html)
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1575_zpsbvjy0j0i.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1575_zpsbvjy0j0i.jpg.html)
Once the paint was dry and masks removed I wet-sanded the demarcation lines a bit where there was a bit of overspray and prepared the machine for gloss overcoat:
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1576_zpsy9fqv1nk.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1576_zpsy9fqv1nk.jpg.html)
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You do great template work mate!!!
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Thanks, this is easy when I use very thin paper to transfer the image to. I've learned about getting the wing roots protected better by cutting the masks to make them lie down more in the angled area.
The most interesting thing about this paint job is that my ModelMaster paint requires the Dark Earth to go on first, then the Middlestone. was always of the opinion you should paint light first, then dark, but this Testors new formula paint works better the other way 'round. I may try this with the standard grey/green scheme on a Spitfire soon.
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Excellent work!
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Thanks, mate!
Tonight the clear gloss coat was dry and it was time to apply a few decals. I must say, the Hasegawa kit decals were quite brittle and hard to deal with so I've gone to the spares box and am using roundels from a Squadron sheet.
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1577_zpstey1e9rt.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1577_zpstey1e9rt.jpg.html)
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Nice!!!
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Five days later........this is taking too long!
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1584_zpse4mpkkgg.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1584_zpse4mpkkgg.jpg.html)
The good news is that I may finish this long project during the weekend. :-think The bad news is that it is forecast to be over 38C all weekend...... :-evil :-danger
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Very hot here too, this is why I am also slow in work :( Your kit look so great mate!!
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Yes, kit is looking great!
Hot here in belgium too, with thunderstorm last night and also the forthcoming one...
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Thank you!
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This Typhoon is finally finished. It represents a trials machine that was sent to North Africa and assigned to 451 Squadron along with a couple of sister ships. After trials this one went back to England.
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1587_zpssh8hwhoh.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1587_zpssh8hwhoh.jpg.html)
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1588_zpsf3gg3vc3.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1588_zpsf3gg3vc3.jpg.html)
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1590_zpsrhjrnapq.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1590_zpsrhjrnapq.jpg.html)
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1594_zpsao9180t2.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1594_zpsao9180t2.jpg.html)
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1595_zpsyael7cm9.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1595_zpsyael7cm9.jpg.html)
I have found this to be a completely relaxing build and recommend that you search out a Hasegawa kit if you wish to build a 1/48 Typhoon. The addition of the Eduard fabric seatbelts and spares box decals were the only things I added.
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Look powerful!
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Thanks, No.1--I've fixed the "double" images......
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Hi,
Very good rendering for a not often seen camouflage. Your work is excellent.
The Typhoon from Hasegawa that I built decades ago was in reality the Monogram's one....
Jicehem :-wave
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Amazing build!Excellent! :-clap :-clap
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Thanks, friends!
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looks nice