Colin M’s Eduard’s 1:48 Tempest Mk V

[JR]

If I ever build a 1/48 airplane model in my life, I'll build an Eduard Profi Pack!

I'll be so bold as to sit next to Paul.

Watch your biscuits !:smiling3:

[JR]

That office was great, how on earth you managed the repair , very neat Colin.

[A_J_Rimmer]

Superb looking office!

[colin m]

Well now, was I saying how great Eduard kits are ?
I don’t know what went wrong here, but the lower wing doesn’t fit.

There seems to be a problem with the air intake assembly fouling the wing. I can’t see what I’ve done wrong as the assembly is quite straightforward. Anyway, a bit of butchery will be needed to get the wing in place.

[scottie3158]

That office repair and finish are superb. I'm sure you will get the wing sorted.

[colin m]

That office repair and finish are superb. I'm sure you will get the wing sorted.

Cheers, all sorted now. But I am wondering if this is one of Eduard's slightly o!der kits. The surface detail is great, just the fit is a bit iffy in places.

[dave]

looking good

this profipack is a new boxing of a 2018 kit, with some new parts.

[colin m]

looking good

this profipack is a new boxing of a 2018 kit, with some new parts.

Right, six years, isn’t really that old then.

[colin m]

It’s been a while, but I’ve managed to do a bit more. It looks Tempest ish now.

A few other bits and pieces have been sprayed ready for fitting. Now I just need a bit of camouflage.

[Waspie]

Just found this build, sorry, hangs head in shame.
I do like the 'fettling' in post 7 with the. cockpit frame. Fine work.
Always liked the look of the Tempest.

[adt70hk]

Coming on nicely Colin.

Andrew

[scottie3158]

Colin looking good

[colin m]

Thank you all for hanging on in there with me. I’m not actually sure if the GB has come to an end, but I am plodding on.
This is why I don’t often build much in the summer months, normal life is too busy.

I’ve done a bit more.

D-day markings are all sprayed up. It wasn’t much fun masking a straight line around a tapering fuselage.


Ocean grey done and masked up for Dark green.

And then, fresh out of the spray booth,

I was really surprised to see the stripes had behaved themselves and ended up nice and straight.

[Mark1]

Coming along nicely

[papa 695]

Just caught up Colin, some cracking work it’s looking very good indeed.