Revell 1/144 Typhoon

[stillp]

Finished at last! My first, and probably last, 1/144 kit. Highly recommended if you like tiny stuff - very little cleanup needed, no fit issues at all, very little filler needed, nice crisp moulding on the canopy frame so it was fairly easy to mask. Instructions get a bit vague when it comes to the underwing stores, there's no guidance on which weapons are appropriate to the RAF or German schemes, or which stores use which pylons, so I had to do a bit of guesswork research.
Should have been an easy paint job as it's the same colour all over, but my jar of Tamiya XF19 seems to come out a slightly different shade every time I use it, in spite of stirring with a Badger stirrer. I damaged the paintwork on the starboard side of the vertical stab after fitting the decals, so touched it in, but it looks pretty awful.
Most of the decals were a waste of time as they're invisible - can you see any of the 36 "NO STEP" decals? Thought not! There are also two decals on each of the 4 fuselage-mounted AMRAAMs, which I'd applied in accordance with the instructions, but they're on the side of the missile that's glued to the fuselage!
Thanks for watching
Pete

[minitnkr]

Looks very good. It's a tough scale to photograph. PaulE

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Build thread is at https://www.scale-models.co.uk/threa...typhoon.36672/
A few more photos - two outside, but it was too cold for more, and one with the standard measure of size, the Taiya jar.

Cheers
Pete

[stillp]

Looks very good. It's a tough scale to photograph. PaulE

Thanks Paul, it certainly is! Tough to build as well. Doesn't take up much space though.
Pete

[spanner570]

Great result Pete. They are a challenge, but well worth the effort, as your excellent model shows.

I've made a couple of Russian WW2 fighters and can vouch for the excellent fit on these tiny, but very nicely detailed Revell 1/144 offerings.

Pity you forgot all the decals, I think!

Ron

[Jim R]

Hi Pete
A great result. Certainly impressive when seen by the paint jar.
Jim

[stillp]

Pity you forgot all the decals, I think!

Believe it or not, there are 189 decals on this thing!
Pete

[yak face]

Fantastic result pete , i love it . I cant believe there are so many tiny stencils on this ( actually thinking about it i can , the 1/48 Revell typhoon i did ages ago had literally hundreds of the buggers!) Looking forward to your next 1/144! I can heartily recommend the zvezda polikarpov i-16 a tiny but easy build and no stencils ! Cheers tony

[stillp]

Fantastic result pete , i love it . I cant believe there are so many tiny stencils on this ( actually thinking about it i can , the 1/48 Revell typhoon i did ages ago had literally hundreds of the buggers!) Looking forward to your next 1/144! I can heartily recommend the zvezda polikarpov i-16 a tiny but easy build and no stencils ! Cheers tony

Thanks Tony, but I don't think I'll be doing any more 1/144!
Pete

[scottie3158]

That is a cracking build worthy of a far larger scale.

[Steven000]

Well done Pete :thumb2:
Fine model!
Steven

[Guest]

Looks brilliant Pete.

That scale might sort out my storage problem, but I don't think I'd have a chance at working with something so tiny!

[papa 695]

Cracking work on such a small scale Pete, just think of how many you could get on a shelf.

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Many thanks Paul, Steven, Andy, and Ian.
Ian, not so much on a shelf, more like a box in the attic! My finished models sit on top of a cupboard in my hobby room for a few weeks/months after completion, then go into the attic. I did sell a few on ebay a while ago, but they're such a pain to pack that I haven't bothered for a while.
Pete

[JR]

Nice , very nice , I couldn't imagine working on something so small Pete.
You've done a brilliant job .