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Airfix 1/72 Tiger Moth

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Finished F16 and Jackal, post photos tomorrow
New quick project
Airfix Tiger Moth 1/72
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Another coat of yellow on the tiger
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Tiger moth painted the upper surface, need to mask and straighten the dark earth
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A nice little "fill-in" kit....looking good so far :) :thumb1:
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More in the tiger moth nearly ready for the top wing
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Top wing attached and a coat of clear
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Ready for decals
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Decals added
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Wow! That looks great! How did she go together? Been thinking of getting one of these. Going for a flight in one next year!
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Cheers chief it went together really well
Nicely thought out kit, even gave you a rigging map
Well recommended, Airfix have done a great job
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Cheers for the info. Looks like another one for the list! Love these new airfix kits, great value!
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Nice looking kit. What clear coat are you using?
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That came together nicely! Looks like another kit from Airfix that helps redeem their bad rap! :) :thumb1:
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Great little model! :thumb2: The paintwork looks nice.
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Thanks folks appreciate the comments

The clear coat I use is Humbrol Clear, so far found it very good.
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Tiger got it's rigging tonight
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Then that's it all done, final photos tomorrow
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Looks very nice, well done!
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De Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth 1:72 - A01025
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Crew: two, student & instructor
Length: 23 ft 11 in (7.34 m)
Wingspan: 29 ft 4 in (8.94 m)
Height: 8 ft 9 in (2.68 m)
Wing area: 239 ft² (22.2 m²)
Empty weight: 1,115 lb (506 kg)
Loaded weight: 1,825 lb (828 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major I inverted 4-cylinder inline, 130 hp (100 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 109 mph at 1,000 ft (97 kts, 175 km/h at 300 m)
Cruise speed: 67 mph (59 kts)
Range: 302 miles (250 nm, 486 km)
Service ceiling: 13,600 ft (4,145 m)
Rate of climb: 673 ft/min (205 m/min)
Armament
8x 20 lb bombs

Great model, really enjoyed this one
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Very nice, and good work with the rigging! Is that EZ- Line or a different material?
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FlyingCoffin wrote:Very nice, and good work with the rigging! Is that EZ- Line or a different material?
Cheers buddy, Just thin thread tensioned using superglue.
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