Hasegawa 1/48 Hawker Typhoon.

[RangerNeil]

Badly in need of Mojo restoring because of that Taurus Macchi abomination so I dug this out of the stash. Hasegawa's release in 1/48 of the Hawer Typhoon with bubble canopy.
Instructions








Sprues












Decals


Aftermarket "goodies"




The build
First step in this one - losing what would otherwise be some highly visible ejector pin marks.

[Stokesy44]

Now that does look nice. I didnt realise there was a 1/48 Tiffy out there. I love the extras too. There's nothing like a Hawker aircraft with the flaps down and that big wide set undercarriage.

I have a 1/48 Tempest in the stash and I've got my beady eye on some 3d printed flaps

Good luck with the build

[digger303]

Oh so nice.

[RangerNeil]

Some nice progress for a change!! Cockpit all assembled and fuselage halves joined.

[digger303]

[Garion77]

Hasegawa should go better then your Taurus project !
Love that plane. I have it in an Eduard kit. I'll follow for sure

[RangerNeil]

Fuselage and sprues now primed read for the fun of painting sub-assemblies to begin!!

[digger303]

Got some nice clean lines happening

[Stokesy44]

Got some nice clean lines happening

Its a Typhoon. Clean lines isn't the first description that comes to mind! Its a brick with a propeller on the front! I think the design team were on a bonus scheme, £5 for every straight line

You are right though, it does look good. Its amazing how this morphed into the Tempest, like turning a shire horse into a thoroughbred.

[digger303]

Got some nice clean lines happening

Its a Typhoon. Clean lines isn't the first description that comes to mind! Its a brick with a propeller on the front! I think the design team were on a bonus scheme, £5 for every straight line

You are right though, it does look good. Its amazing how this morphed into the Tempest, like turning a shire horse into a thoroughbred.

[RangerNeil]

Some more progress - in a small way.
The rocket rails (2 pieces each) and the rockets (2 pieces each) are assembled:


The aftermarket resin exhausts have been cut off their supports and test fitted:


And the main undercarriage wheel halves are joined and will be sanded smooth when set:


The weighted look is a nice touch from Hasegawa!!

[Stokesy44]

Nice work.

Those weighted wheels will look great on the Tiffy with its broad track undercarriage. Its going to look proper busy underneath with the flaps and the ordinance. Talk about fully loaded

Fun fact - tank kills were extremely hard to get with rockets due to their inaccuracy. Kills were significantly overstated, partly for morale, but mostly due to the difficulty of confirming kills. Pilots were not inclined to hang about for confirmation once they had attacked, German light flak was notoriously nasty, right up to the end of the war. In Pierre Closterman's book, The Big Show, he admitted his nerves couldn't take low level flak when he returned to ops after a break. I don't blame him!

Allied stuff wasn't too shabby either. He also recalled an event in the book when his airfield was attached by a Me 262. The thing came in so fast but 2 40mm Bofors guns happened to be pointing in the right direction as it carried out its strafing run. Each gun fired 1 clip and in his words, 'The 262 stopped a 40 millimeter and disintegrated into the air.'

Rockets came into their own when used against troop concentrations, vehicle convoys and trains.

[RangerNeil]

Nice work.

Those weighted wheels will look great on the Tiffy with its broad track undercarriage.

I certainly hope so. Next job, I think, will be painting the fuselage as underwinfmg decals need to go on before the rocket rails....

[RangerNeil]

Green overlay is on. I masked it off using masking fluid - may not have been the best idea as it looksike there were some patches I missed so I need to either cover it with more grey or find a way of remov8ng the patches without damaging the grey.....

[digger303]

Yes a see what you mean the camo is left with a few sharp jagged edges. Still I'm sure you will tidy all that up possibly some sanding of the edges and extending the green a little.

[cor]

Looking good. A thin carful overspray of the green should smooth the edges out

[Stokesy44]

Looking good. I haven't found a fool proof way of painting tight line camo. I always find a bit where the process hasn't quite worked too

What colors did you use? I always find my attempts at basic RAF two-tone camo comes out too dark.

[RangerNeil]

Yes a see what you mean the camo is left with a few sharp jagged edges. Still I'm sure you will tidy all that up possibly some sanding of the edges and extending the green a little.

Looking good. A thin carful overspray of the green should smooth the edges out

I think I'm going to have to do what I should have to start with - use 1mm tape to outline the edges and then block it in with wider stuff. Interestingly for the invasion syripes Hasegawa only give you the black lines. I'll have to add the white block by airbrush. And just to make life complicated the stripes supplied are 9.5mm wide....

Looking good. I haven't found a fool proof way of painting tight line camo. I always find a bit where the process hasn't quite worked too

What colors did you use? I always find my attempts at basic RAF two-tone camo comes out too dark.

Hataka Blue Line, RAF WW2 set, Medium Sea Grey underside, Dark Sea Grey and Dark Green uppers. I like these as they can be brushed or sprayed straight from the bottle.

[Stokesy44]

What colors did you use? I always find my attempts at basic RAF two-tone camo comes out too dark.

Hataka Blue Line, RAF WW2 set, Medium Sea Grey underside, Dark Sea Grey and Dark Green uppers. I like these as they can be brushed or sprayed straight from the bottle.
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Thanks for the info

[RangerNeil]

Edges smoothed - I used Panzer Putty to cover the Green and gave it a light coat of the Dark Grey.




Letting this dry overnight then tomorrow I'll mask and add the white blocks for the invasion stripes.

[Stokesy44]

Good stuff.

Some people baulk at RAF WW2 camo as it seems less interesting than say US and Jerry schemes. But done well, it still looks good, especially when the old Black and Whites go on for the invasion stripes.

Every time I see updates for this thread a little voice reminds me I have an Eduard 1/48 Tempest in the stash and its quietly calling me.....

[RangerNeil]

Good stuff.

Some people baulk at RAF WW2 camo as it seems less interesting than say US and Jerry schemes. But done well, it still looks good, especially when the old Black and Whites go on for the invasion stripes.

Every time I see updates for this thread a little voice reminds me I have an Eduard 1/48 Tempest in the stash and its quietly calling me.....

Funny that - so do I. All I have to do is find it....

[RangerNeil]

White blocks for the invasion stripes are on. Debating now whether to paint the black lines or use the decals provided.....

[cor]

gotta paint them

[Stokesy44]

gotta paint them

Absolutely. You'll kick yourself if you don't

[RangerNeil]

gotta paint them

Absolutely. You'll kick yourself if you don't

OK - I bite the bullet Black stripes are painted on. Got a couple of small spots where the black bled under the tape despite me giving it a good rub to seat it and pushing the tape into panel lines with a tooth pick!! Should be easy enough to fix once the black has dried throughly.






The eagle eyed may spot the U/C doors in the (more or less) closed position - I cheated and packed the wheel bays with panzer putty to hold them in place for painting....

[Stokesy44]

Great stuff. Smart move with the undercarriage doors too.

[DRUMS01]

good work so far, the paint clean-up is going well too. I'm sure you will have the stripes cleaned up in no time. Can't wait to see it with the tape off with those stripes and cammo.

[digger303]

[RangerNeil]

OK - masking tape is all off, the few minor bleeds of black have been sorted out.


And the yellow added to the leading edges.






Right now the Typhoon has had a coat of clear varnish ready for decalling (as has the Crusader...)

[digger303]

Both kits looking pretty good and those stripes worked well.

[Stokesy44]

Nice work on the stripes. Cant wait to see the decals go on

[digger303]

Nice work on the stripes. Cant wait to see the decals go on

and see it right side up

[RangerNeil]

Nice work on the stripes. Cant wait to see the decals go on

and see it right side up

Just for Digger Cannon shrouds are now on, just need touching in.



And the undercarriage - less main wheels - is on and setting.

[digger303]

Thanks

[Elve1984]

Great work on that paintjob!

[RangerNeil]

Thank you for the kindly words!! Much appreciated.

Tonights update - both sets of decals are on (Kits and Edouard stencils) and the matt clearcoat is on - and wet in the photos!!








Just leaves the rockets to go on the rails, canopy and light lenses to fit.

[Stokesy44]

Nice. Great to see the character emerging with the decals. They look good with the invasion stripes too

[RangerNeil]

OK - calling this one finished. The kit went together beautifully right up till the last step of the landing light covers. The clear parts were over size and needed a fair bit of sanding to reduce the width!! So if any ones got this in their stash its something to watch for. Otherwise a lovely kit to buiild.












I'm actually tempted to build it again in the alternative markings with no invasion stripes!!!

[digger303]

Really bristling with armament and a lovely paint result, good work.

[Stokesy44]

Nice build and a good result with the classic invasion scheme.

[cor]

Nice work on a great aircraft.

[Elve1984]

Nice one!

[RangerNeil]

Thanks both of you - much appreciated!!

[Kevthemodeller]

Very late to this party, great looking Typhoon