Nice work on the Typhoon!

Thanks maxfax, will keep my fiddly bits box open for stand ins. Again great build.

That looks really good. I picked one up on evilbay not too long ago and have the correct resin seat for it along with pe belts.

I really want to build these larger kits but I just don't have room to display them. Being a detail freak I could go completely nuts on these larger birds.

BK

Hello Armornut,

I didn't use PE for this kit, just some left over belt buckles from a 109 kit.

Thanks, Jay!

I just lightly smeared the steel colour with Tamiya rust powder- it comes in a make-up light kit, with a make-up type applicator, kind of greasy, then used the soot powder in the same kit

I have two, and a Tempest in my stash, one Typhoon will be added to locomotive dio I'm dreaming of, the other will be on the ramp with the Tempest. Where did you find the 1/32 photo etch? Gorgeous build by the way.

Although you had problems with the fit, i couldn't tell by the pics.  Beautiful job !

May I ask how you achieved the rusty look on the exhausts ?  It looks so realistic !

Thanks! I found the fit not to be great, especially the junction of the rear fuselage part of the one piece lower wing with the main fuselage. There is a big step that was a big problem to fix, and on mine, is still there, but rounded and smooth. I also found that one side of the fuselage was at least 1 mm longer than the other. Good luck with your build

Rob

I'm slowly building one of these for someone now and it's giving me fits. A lot of sanding, and putty so far, but it's coming along. Your's looks awesome.

This is a big model, but pales in comparison to the 1/32 Me 110 I'm starting!

Rob

Very cool! I love the photo in your hand to show just how honkin' big the thing is!!! 

I had to laugh when RAF officers first saw the P-47 and thought us Yanks were crazy for building something insanely big and heavy and that it'd never work as a fighter. Well, the Typhoon/Tempest isn't much smaller than a P-47! 

jeaton01

Well done. 

 

Toshi

That is a cracking job! In this scale you really get to appreciate how basic, rugged and functional this aircraft was.

Coming in late, I'm curious as to what the original thread title was.... 

Well done. 

Sweet looking Tiffie. Excellent work on it.

That's a huge bird. Nice work.

BK

Title now edited! Don't know what I was thinking!

Not what I expected from the title, but it's still a great build of the most interesting looking of RAF a/c.

Well done!

Gary