A storm brewing 1/24 Typhoon

[CBBC34]

Hi all

I've been saving hard for sometime now for one of those Big! Tiffies and now I have one, yes the Airfix 1/24 Typhoon. I'm hoping I make a great job of her as I'm making this in memory of a wonderful chap I had the pleasure of talking to over lunch some time ago now, he flew these brutes and Mustang P-51B's during the war and some of his tales are scary and brave but a little humour was in amongst the fear.


So first up is the seat this was painted with Tamiya paints and a touch of artist oil for a wash.


Secondly was the lower wing this to had Tamiya paint and was washed over with artist oil Vandyke Brown.



Thirdly was the framing, now for this I tried a new method of painting. I used Tamiya X18 semi gloss black as the first coat then I used warpaints shinning silver and then I thought this looks a bit dull so I then used rub n buff silver and bam she came to life and so this is the result.











The Vandyke Brown was also used as a base wash on the framework as well as the wheel bays and cockpit, a little copper and brass was also rubbed in on the oil tank in front of the cockpit.


Thanks for stopping by.


Clive

[mincemeat]

Great work on this! You have some great detail going on here with the wash and weathering. I came across this video and thought maybe it would give you some ideas?

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[CBBC34]

This looks and sounds great but I've already put the engine together now, plus I don't think they have a napier sabre sound as far as I know which is a shame. Its a shame there aren't any flying examples of the Typhoon flying today as this would be superb to see.

Thanks for your interest

Clive

[rcfanuk]

Nice job so far mate, picking up loads of tips before starting mine

Steve

[chief5437]

Looks very good! Keep it up mate.

[CJSomerset]

Looking great so far, I've not seen one in the flesh so can you add something to show the scale next time. Keep up the good work

[schweinhund227]

[CBBC34]

Hi all
heres a little more progress on the Typhoon.

I tried the guns in the starboard wing as a dry fit and they're not to bad a fit.







And here they are with the bottom of the wing in place.



These are the port guns on there own.









Thanks for stopping by I will get my 1/72 Typhoon fro the loft for a size comparison on the next update.

Cheers Clive

[CJSomerset]

Thanks for putting in the Ikea pencil, now I can see how much of a monster this is! Really good paint work so far

[CBBC34]

Hi all
its a slow progress this one but we are getting there, I hope to have her done for the southern EXPO 2015.

Still here's a look at where I am with her, first off she is now starting to look like a Typhoon, the gear bays and the seat belts are the next on the list then finish the engine and put the tail on.

I thought I would add my little 1/72 Typhoon as a size comparison she's a huge bugger I must say.

















That's all for now thanks for your interest and see you next time.

Clive

[planemaker]

Wow! That's just some stunning work, Clive! Really good luck with the rest of it, mate. I'm sure it's gonna be a model to be proud of.

[JediBoer]

Stunning work mate! Glad i'm not the only one on here tackling this beast! Great job so far!

[CBBC34]

Hi chaps thanks for your interest, I've managed to get the cockpit up to scratch so here are the pic's.











The engine I'm still working on but here's a look at her so far.





The last thing was I managed to get the wheel bays done and dusted.



That's all for now folks but I will post the next update soon.

Cheers all and thanks for stopping by.

Clive

[heel]

Stunning work on this one, Clive.

[rcfanuk]

Looking good

Steve

[UKguyInUSA]

Great work so far, Clive! The cockpit looks fabulous!

My wife bought e this kit for Christmas, so, I'm looking forward to making a start on mine!

Cheers,

Martin

[CBBC34]

Hi all
I have not been at this for a while, it seems like this year has not got off to a great start as we lost our unborn child, I had an accident at work and its got that bad that I'm not able to do a great deal I'm hoping for a speedy recovery but I have been informed by my GP that elbow injuries can take a while to heal. Any road I have made a bit of progress where I can I'm hoping that I will have her done for the model show this weekend at Hornchurch in Essex.

Anyway on with the show.

Well she now has paint on her and I must say I'm quite pleased on how she's come out.





The cockpit is nearly finished and so as not to loose all that wonderful detail that Airfix has put in I'm leaving the top part of the cockpit free.



The engine is also nearly finished just a few bits n bobs to do then in she goes.



This is a quick look at the underside, the whole thing needs a mild weathering but that's to come last so for now I'm adding the decals.



Thanks for stopping by and if you are going to Southern EXPO 2015 at Hornchurch then I will be on the Surrey Scale Model Club stand say hello would be nice to meet some new faces in the mean time its on with the decals.

Cheers all Clive

[Aliktren]

amazing Clive, I hope one day I can build this well.

[Thomas2542]

That looks brilliant. The weathering is really good. Can't wait to see your weathering on the outside.

[JediBoer]

Wow! That is one damn fine looking plane! Great job!

[UKguyInUSA]

Coming together very nicely indeed! Got me hankering to make a start on mine now!

[rcfanuk]

Great job mate, looking very nice

Steve

[Kevthemodeller]

Wow have you finished it mate?

[Stokesy44]

Superb work. Great effort on all the interior stuff, engine, cockpit, guns and wheel bays! Looking forward to what you do with that massive exterior.

Built it myself last year. The exterior skin detail was superb so have fun weathering and washing!

[lv2bf111]

love it