Originally I was
going to build this out of the box and problem started when I got the decals on.
I applied a coat of
Tamyia clear from the Spray can and the disaster at picture 3 below occurred.
I picked up some new
decals nice and cheap at a model show (Aero Master Storm in the Sky pt XII) and
after stripping the model I came up with this effort. As a bonus the decals were
for Wing Commander D J Scott of the Tangmere Wing in 1943. He was a Kiwi which
keeps in with my RNZAF theme. I'm actually pretty happy with how it came out as I
managed to loose and break some pieces in the process.
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The Exhausts were
Ultracast aftermarket ones as I lost one of them down the sink ;-). The kit went
together ok although it is obvious that the same basic kit is used for the
"cab door" Typhoon, hence the fuselage comes in 4 pieces, I didn't
really get these to fit as well as I should, so a bit of filler and sanding was
required. There was also a huge gap (2-3mm) between the fuselage and the wings.
The kit was painted
with Humbrol Enamels, I gave up trying to find out the exact colours and just
used what looked right. I used Pledge One Go as the gloss clear coat prior to
applying decals and weathering. I used Tamiya Smoke for the exhaust and gun
stains and also gave the entire model a light dust with this as well. The flat
coat was Gunze Flat.
Calum
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