airfix 1/24 hawker typhoon cardoor mk.1b

[steve5]

hi guy's , thought I would come over to the dark side and try a model plane :rolleyes:, so I picked up this little thing to start with . won't bother posting pic's of the sprue's , there's just too many of the $%$#$% thing's .
here's where I'm up too , this is primed , sprayed with Tamiya XF16 flat aluminium , and a little bit of a wash applied .

 

[Ian M]

Nothing like starting small and working your way up. lol

Looks like a great start.

 

[steve5]

hi all , meet Harold the hawker pilot , :D

 

[papa 695]

Nice start Steve the pilot looks great

 

[flyjoe180]

Nice start Steve. Harry the Hawker Pilot looks ready to fly.

 

[Dave W]

Great start Steve. I've got the bubble top which I will be starting when my current project is finished.

 

[peterairfix]

A nice start and l like the pilot and you have just reminded me to finish mine

 

[Snowman]

Cool!

 

[steve5]

thank's guy's , this is my first aircraft , really enjoying it , totally different to what I am use to , but slowly and surely . here's were I am up too anyway .

 

[steve5]

managed to get a bit more done on the engine

 

[steve5]

finally started on the wings

 

[monica]

just caught up with ,this one,Steve,some very nice work going on hear,
nice detailing ,as well,looking real good,:D

 

[Dave W]

This is looking good

 

[steve5]

thank's monica , dave . bit out my comfort level , but learning one hell of a lot , trying a lot of different things .
got harry's gun's kitted out on the weekend

 

[Dave W]

Its coming along well.Making me want to start mine.

 

[BarryW]

I have just seen this one, glad that you are enjoying the build. Its a good kit Steve, well engineered, but does have a few issues. The soft poor quality Airfix plastic shrinks a bit too much in this scale and can cause fit issues on the larger parts, particularly on the panels, I recommend doing a lot of dry fits. They need a lot of clean up too, as I expect you have found - Tamiya this is not.... That said with my original 1b I found it a very nice satisfying build and mine looks great on the fridge in my office....

A suggestion.... on aircraft of this scale paint masks really look much better than decals. Masketar do a set of roundels etc for the Tiffy, a really worthwhile investment.

 

[steve5]

thank's barry , I know what you mean , for the life of me I can't get the main fuel tank's to sit properly under the wing's ,as you don't see them , I'm thinking of leaving them off

 

[steve5]

by paint mask's ,you mean make my own rounds ?, I have got some Tamiya sticker masking sheet's , never done it , could be interesting to have go .

 

[BarryW]

Hi Steve
Great if you can make your own!!! Its not for me though...
I used a set from Maketar on this link http://shop.maketar.com/?product_cat=124-aircraft

 

[colin m]

You've certainly picked on a beast here, but it's all looking really good.