airfix 1/24 hawker typhoon cardoor mk.1b

[BarryW]

I have just seen this one, glad that you are enjoying the build. Its a good kit Steve, well engineered, but does have a few issues. The soft poor quality Airfix plastic shrinks a bit too much in this scale and can cause fit issues on the larger parts, particularly on the panels, I recommend doing a lot of dry fits. They need a lot of clean up too, as I expect you have found - Tamiya this is not.... That said with my original 1b I found it a very nice satisfying build and mine looks great on the fridge in my office....

A suggestion.... on aircraft of this scale paint masks really look much better than decals. Masketar do a set of roundels etc for the Tiffy, a really worthwhile investment.

[Guest]

thank's barry , I know what you mean , for the life of me I can't get the main fuel tank's to sit properly under the wing's ,as you don't see them , I'm thinking of leaving them off

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[Guest]

by paint mask's ,you mean make my own rounds ?, I have got some Tamiya sticker masking sheet's , never done it , could be interesting to have go .

[BarryW]

Hi Steve
Great if you can make your own!!! Its not for me though...
I used a set from Maketar on this link http://shop.maketar.com/?product_cat=124-aircraft

[colin m]

You've certainly picked on a beast here, but it's all looking really good.

[peterairfix]

Just caught up again coming along nicely but just one thing I have got my undercarriage on and It is rather on the weak side so you might want to invest in some after market metal ones

[Guest]

thank's peter , have heard that , and I will look into it , airfix plastic is pretty soft , I did a dry fit of the fuselage to the wings , as I have heard of some very bad fit issue's on other builds , I did have to cut out an alignment lug , but everything else seem's to be going together alright , did you glue your two halves together first peter or did you follow the the instructions , half at a time .

[Guest]

managed to get a bit of paint on , the colours have come out a bit darker in the photos , I did use Tamiya instead of humbrol , anyway here is the results

[Dave W]

Its looking good Steve. Ive just started mine.

[Snowman]

Looking the business!!

[Guest]

don't know if this help's , dave but this is a good tutorial on the build , 10 episodes .
wish I had listened a little bit closer too

[Dave W]

Thanks. I will have a look at that.Ive got the book on how to build it as well

[Dave W]

don't know if this help's , dave but this is a good tutorial on the build , 10 episodes .
wish I had listened a little bit closer too

I just watched the first 2 episodes. All I will say is I won't be watching anymore!.

[tanktrack]

that is a big plane ,1 of my favourites

[Dave W]

Interesting film about the Typhoon.