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Airfix 1/24 Hawker Typhoon - 1b Car Door Dec 7, 2020 8:05:27 GMT Paul B likes this

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Hi All

As promised here's the full build of the Tiffy. It was a mix of OOB, Eduard and Yahu (PE) and resin parts from Barracuda. I'd always wanted to build this kit after seeing it on my return to modelling and researching what i'd like to create. It was ordered from Hannants and shipped over. The crazy thing is, is that I purchased it including shipping for the equivalent $150 (GBP75) less than I could purchase it from retailers here before shipping costs.

I had read some online reviews that while the kit was a good fit and the detail is amazing, the clean up and filling of ejector marks is insanely ridiculous. It can ruin your build mojo, which I know has happened to many. I had a few wobbles, but I wasn't going to let the bugger defeat me.

The instructions are very good and well laid out and it took a little bit of time to work out chnges of kit parts and AM parts before I kicked off the build.

Here's some of the early stage photos to kick things off. The instrument panel is a mix of Eduard and Yahu PE

Just packing up now dear........

marknz1 Sprue Cutter Posts: 220	Airfix 1/24 Hawker Typhoon - 1b Car Door Dec 7, 2020 8:11:32 GMT tommygunn likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by marknz1 on Dec 7, 2020 8:11:32 GMT And here's a few more
	Just packing up now dear........

The Kernel Plastic Connoisseur Posts: 1,093	Airfix 1/24 Hawker Typhoon - 1b Car Door Dec 7, 2020 9:50:12 GMT marknz1 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The Kernel on Dec 7, 2020 9:50:12 GMT looking good......i remember it well mate!! bill
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Paul B Global Administrator Spirit of sites past Posts: 20,434 Mini profile background: {"image":"","color":"79150f"}	Airfix 1/24 Hawker Typhoon - 1b Car Door Dec 7, 2020 11:43:46 GMT marknz1 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Paul B on Dec 7, 2020 11:43:46 GMT Looking darned fine indeed Mark

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Airfix 1/24 Hawker Typhoon - 1b Car Door Dec 8, 2020 7:11:34 GMT Paul B and Boots like this

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Dec 7, 2020 20:06:17 GMT Boots said:

That is very nice indeed......great cockpit and engine work

John..........LMAO

Hi Everyone

Thanks very much for the comments about the first uploaded pics.The instrument panel was a photo-etch kit and had a lot of very intricate handles and knobs that needed to be folded. The biggest challenge was doing it without flinging them all over the room and into the waiting carpet monster.

Here's some more pics showing the wing structures and engine pics.

Cheers

Mark

Just packing up now dear........

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Airfix 1/24 Hawker Typhoon - 1b Car Door Dec 8, 2020 7:21:39 GMT Boots likes this

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Sorry, forgot to add that the air intake and grilles were an AM kit from Baracuda. The round intake was resin and the grilles were photo-etch. Next up is the gun bays from each wing. The kit gun barrels were swapped out with a brass set, but I can't remember the manufacturer sorry.

That will do for this evening. Got to leave you wanting more.....

Cheers

Mark

Just packing up now dear........

Paul B Global Administrator Spirit of sites past Posts: 20,434 Mini profile background: {"image":"","color":"79150f"}	Airfix 1/24 Hawker Typhoon - 1b Car Door Dec 8, 2020 8:47:12 GMT marknz1 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Paul B on Dec 8, 2020 8:47:12 GMT Stunning Mark

tommygunn Styrene Junkie Posts: 6,466	Airfix 1/24 Hawker Typhoon - 1b Car Door Dec 8, 2020 11:46:05 GMT marknz1 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tommygunn on Dec 8, 2020 11:46:05 GMT Ditto that.

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Boots Administrator Posts: 15,815 Mini profile background: {"image":"https://www.decalgirl.com/assets/designs/large/ocamo.jpg","color":""}	Airfix 1/24 Hawker Typhoon - 1b Car Door Dec 8, 2020 19:55:49 GMT marknz1 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Boots on Dec 8, 2020 19:55:49 GMT Triple ditto.........that is stunning work Mark
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Airfix 1/24 Hawker Typhoon - 1b Car Door Dec 9, 2020 8:15:29 GMT Boots and beano like this

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Evening / Morning

So to continue on the build, the wing shells were added. On the whole the fitting of the kit was pretty good once the clean up was completed. However, this kit is engineered so tightly that if you get something not quite right it can be a number of steps down the track before you find out when other parts won't fit correctly. This really is a bugger.

This happened on the wing halves, so a bit of filler was required on the leading edges.

You can see in these photos that I'd replaced the kit landing gear with metal ones from Mk1 Models.

Next pic is of the fuselage components before assembly. It also includes removing some of the fuselage behind the cockpit to use the alternative canopy.

When the wings and fuselage come together you realise how big this Tiffie is at 1/24.

Cheers

Mark

Last Edit: Dec 9, 2020 8:18:01 GMT by marknz1

Just packing up now dear........

The Kernel Plastic Connoisseur Posts: 1,093	Airfix 1/24 Hawker Typhoon - 1b Car Door Dec 9, 2020 9:29:07 GMT marknz1 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The Kernel on Dec 9, 2020 9:29:07 GMT very neat work mate!! bill
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