1/48 Hasegawa Hawker Typhoon IIB - Wing Commander D J Scott Tangmere Wing 1943

 

Depicted as an aircraft flown by New Zealand Wing Commander D J Scott Tangmere Wing 1943

The Build

Originally I was going to build this out of the box and got the decals on. I applied a coat of Tamiya clear from the Spray can and this disaster occurred. Lesson learnt.

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. 

I am actually pretty happy with how it came out as I had managed to lose and break some pieces in the process. The Exhausts were Ultracast aftermarket ones as I lost one of them down the sink -  Doh!

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.

Painting and Finishing

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.

The Photos