Fantastic as always Joe  Thanks so much for sharing your techniques they are amazing

Outstanding Tiffie. The wires from the rockets were commonly known as pigtails.  These solid rockets had a nasty habit of going off as soon as the armourer attached the pigtails to the sockets on the back end of the rearmost pylon, so they were invariably left as you have them until just before flight. A nice detail and well captured.

Superb job man !

Chris

It's always the little things huh. Very nice Joe. What's next on the agenda? I've been away  for a little while myself. I'm still trying to wrap up two mustangs.

WOW!! I am literally blown away by how stunning this is!

This is spectacular!!

Joe,

Really beautiful build, and your narratives helped me to better understand your techniques.  Thank you for sharing, it's a great looking Typhoon.

Thanks,

John

Wow that came out great!

I have the same kit and wanted to start it until I dry-fit the plugs. Then I put it back in the box and back in the stash. But yours looks so nice itmakes me want to pull it back out.

Great job as always!

-BD-

Another masterpiece!!! I too love those hanging leads from the rockets. 

Excellent again, Joe. The leads area a very nice touch.

BK

As usual, a great build. You never fail to amaze me. I want to be like you when I grow up! LOL! Really nice specimen, I must say, and that complicated paint job really adds to an already good looking aircraft in its day. Cool!

Max

Thats another stunner there, really nice finish and very wellweathered. Great littletuton useing the masks aswell. I have a set for my 24th Stuka and was planning on useing them after paiunting the scheme. But your way makes a lot more sense.Glad they work, may have to look at some 72nd ones.

I'm amazed by this build.  Every aspect of the Typhoon is meticulously handled!  Thank you for this WIP, I've learned a lot from you sir!

Toshi

Thanks guys.  Bob, I can't praise Montex enough.  Like Eduard canopy masks, I may consider finding these for every build, at least for insignias and such.  

Well after a small hiatus from the hobby (sometimes you just need a break), I sat down the other night and finished this one.  It's in the 137 Squadron markings on D-Day.  137 reportedly took part in air cover for the allied landings.  The pilot for this particular plane is unknown.  I chose this scheme because I was tasked with building a Tiffie with full stripes and these were the only bubbletop markings I could find.  I used an Ultracast seat and tires.  I added the 60 lbs. RP3 rockets then made the dangling fuses/leads (or whatever they are called) out of fine wire with a small chunk of styrene glued onto the end.  These were apparently plugged in just before take off to avoid accidental discharges on the ground.  I enjoyed the build and may give the car door version a whirl eventually.  

Thanks for tagging along...

Still fun to watch. =] Beautiful Joe.

Thanks for the kind words.  Now that I found the forum button hidden in community area.  Oh kind Mod Folks, please leave well enough alone.  

Anyways.....still plugging away at this one.  I got the frame together.  I ended up needing a spreader bar inside the fuselage to help eliminate the wing root gaps.  Then I needed a little putty at the starboard wingroot joint.  Everything fit ok when I test fitted it, weird.    

Here's my first experience with Montex painting masks.  It's certainly nice not having to cut the circles out of Tamiya tape.  

I painted each color then added the appropriate mask. These are durable and stick well to the surface. I also sprayed white then taped off the invasion stripes. I had to do the fuselage stripes after I taped off the fuselage roundels.  Oye I had to think during this process.

All taped off ready for scheme.......lot of work...

I replaced the cannon nubs with brass tubing as well.

After I sprayed the underside Tamiya Medium Sea Grey, I sprayed the top side Tamiya Ocean Grey XF-82.  These colors were lightened and streaked a bit.  

I then used Blue Tac worms and masked off the camo pattern.  I filled in the areas to be left Ocean Grey with cheap masking tape......hideous yeah?

All worth it in the end.  I'm extremely impressed with the Montex masks.  No bleeding at all. I will certainly be using them again..

I gave everything a postshade to grunge it up.  I was going for noticeable not overbearing, particularly around that Napier.  

There's a good chance I'll dirty up the underside more...

Your volume of output and consistancy are a bit staggering. Really inspiring. 

-J

Everything looks fantastic from my point of view.  You're just marching along this build.  Fantastic!

Toshi

Thanks all! 1/48 decals weren't too bad. I use pointed tweezers to put them in place. These were actually designed for instrument panels with blank faces, like a lot of Tamiya kits, particularly their Spitfires. I got placards too but didn't use the here.

Greg: plugs, inserts...same thing. Hasegawa trying to get the most out of their molds at our expense.

Rob: Don't call me Shirley...

Stunning as usual Shirley  Those individual decals look amazing

There's a sale at Penny's

Those individual dial decals really make a difference!  Really looking nice so far.

Mike

The IP looks really good. What's it like working with those individual decals in 1/48th? I've though about it, just not sure about staying sane through it all.

That said, looking at your results, heck with what little sanity I have left, right?

What are these troublesome "plugs" you refer to, Joe? This is a new term to me.

Fantastic Joe, I have this exact kit and watching you fix the issues will be a big help for me when I get mine done.

BK

I've never have had a problem with Montex masks.  They work just as good as a Eduard mask.  One to watch out, their made of electrical black tape.  At least that's the closest I can describe them.  So don't pull on them.  They can stretch.  Weird huh!  LOL!  Still they are an excellent product.

As always Lawdog114, your technique on the IP is fascinating and just fantastic!  Sorry you had to go through the issue with the fueselage.  That can be a challenge at the time.  But you definately took care of that one with a blink of an eye.  You're doing such a fantastic job on your builds, I'm learning so much from you.  Thank you very much for teaching me with your WIP!

Toshi

Excellent work as usual dog, the office looks smashing!

I have always liked the aggressive deadly look of the Tiffy. I have the car door one from Revell in 1/32 in my stash but like the bubble top better.

Great start Lawdog! I really like that IP, looks great. Also looking forward to seeing those masks!