1/48 Monogram Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib

Texgunner

Member since
February 2003
From: Cameron, Texas

Posted by Texgunner on Thursday, September 25, 2014 1:27 PM

Thanks Mike! Bow Down

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Buckeye

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February 2007
From: Brunswick, Ohio

Posted by Buckeye on Thursday, September 25, 2014 11:16 AM

Very nice build and photos!

Mike

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Texgunner

Member since
February 2003
From: Cameron, Texas

Posted by Texgunner on Thursday, September 25, 2014 8:17 AM

Trey, Nathan and Ernie, thanks so much for your comments!! Wow, coming from such skilled, talented modelers, those words mean a lot to me. I've built many Monogram planes in the past 25 years and I've sure found that you can get a lot out of them. Their lack of modern frills is offset most times by their accuracy in shape and form. I sort of see them as a template on which good model builders can add their own touch. I love the predatory look of the Typhoon and I'm glad you liked this old warbird!!

Gary

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plasticjunkie

Member since
November 2008
From: Central Florida

Posted by plasticjunkie on Thursday, September 25, 2014 7:01 AM

Fantastic build Gary, and 20 years old! Goes to show those old Monograms are just too good to pass up. I recently found at a model show the old 1/72 Monogram Do-17Z. That was one of the first models I built as a kid. I paid $1 for it! :whoo:

Great pictures of an old classic.Love the background idea.

Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!

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Nathan T

Member since
March 2010
From: MN

Posted by Nathan T on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 8:54 PM

Ohh very nice Gary. I always wanted to build that kit growing up, now, I have the Hasegawa one in the Stash for another day. Great paintwork and markings!

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TREYZX10R

Member since
August 2009
From: Borlando Fla home of the rat

Posted by TREYZX10R on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 8:16 PM

Great looking old Tyffy Gary,got to love the classic old kits. Really authentic setting sets it off nicely too!cheers Trey

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Texgunner

Member since
February 2003
From: Cameron, Texas

1/48 Monogram Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib

Posted by Texgunner on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 4:11 PM

Back on the first day of August, I drove 20 miles to a neighboring small-town, Rockdale, Texas. The airport there once belonged to a local millionaire, H. H. Coffield. He had a bunch of WWII planes out there at one time including a couple B-25s and a few C-47s too. Supposedly he had hired an ex-Luftwaffe flyer to run a, ahem, "crop dusting" operation in South America...oookayy. :lol:

There are two hangars there. One of the hangars is very old and makes a neat background. I met a couple really nice local pilots and had an enjoyable afternoon. I photographed several planes and one was this Typhoon. It was kind of windy that afternoon and since this one is a tail-dragger and has no nose ballast, it almost blew away a few times and the canopy did fly off several times. I put the plane away and came back to Cameron where it was a little less windy for more pics. So, some pics are at the Coffield Regional Airport and some are at my usual locale at the Cameron Airport

That model is the old Monogram Typhoon. It was built close to twenty years ago but had never been photographed. I did add some radiators underneath from an old '60s model car and worked a bit on the landing lights on the wing's leading edge. The paint was Model Master and Humbrol enamel sprayed with my Paasche H. I used Parafilm for the masking. Other than that, it's just OOB Monogram goodness!

Thanks for taking a look, comments welcomed!
Gary