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Offline IJ001

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Hawker Typhoon - New Project
« on: November 27, 2022, 08:45:26 AM »
Monogram kit that I've had since Adam & Eve were teenagers...






Question is, what to finish it as - quite like the idea of doing it as a Post-War French machine like my Mk22 Spit. All ideas and suggestions very welcome.










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Re: Hawker Typhoon - New Project
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2022, 09:16:40 AM »
French Spit is sooo pretty!  :-*

French Texans in Algeria had some lovely "shark"-mouths (not actually sharks, I think).

EDIT: Zotz has some interesting schemes for 1/32 Texans. Schemes and colours wouldn't look bad on a Typhoon.




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Offline IJ001

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Re: Hawker Typhoon - New Project
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2022, 12:00:17 PM »
Yep... and from memory France used both Spits and Mosquitos in Vietnam in the immediate post war, so that could be a possibility. Was also thinking of Soviet and USAAF. Keep the ideas coming folks please.


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Re: Hawker Typhoon - New Project
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2022, 01:17:19 AM »
I like the French idea, but what about a South African one over Korea instead of their P-51s (though in a similar scheme to):


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Offline IJ001

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Re: Hawker Typhoon - New Project
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2022, 03:30:09 AM »
I thought about that just this morning, but shelved-it as I couldn't see how a Typhoon would still be a front-line machine in 1950... I know the North Koreans still had IL10's and La11's but they were a generation after the Typhoon.

Other thoughts I had were Nationalist Chinese and RAF Auxiliary Air Force.... Could definitely see a Typhoon in the post war Dark Sea Grey/Dark Green/High Speed Silver or even overall High Speed Silver - decals would be easy to source aswell, pretty sure I've got some Meteor & Tempest sheets in the stash. Also thought about a Typhoon Night Intruder... I'm sure it was proposed, and it seems like a logical follow-on to the NI Hurricane experiment.




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Re: Hawker Typhoon - New Project
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2022, 05:52:57 AM »
WHIF markings?  How about a postwar Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana Typhoon IB ... unless an engine swap is in the offing?  ;)

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Offline IJ001

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Re: Hawker Typhoon - New Project
« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2022, 06:19:22 AM »
No engine swaps, I'm an unapologetic 'paints kits differently' modeller, don't do complicated stuff. I do like the idea of Central or South American subjects. A lot of those post-war Latin American schemes were extremely colourful.



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Offline IJ001

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Re: Hawker Typhoon - New Project
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2022, 11:15:38 AM »
Overall High Speed Silver:

With flash:





Without flash:



Comments and feedback encouraged...


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Re: Hawker Typhoon - New Project
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2022, 12:17:35 PM »
A 'super prop'  :smiley:
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Re: Hawker Typhoon - New Project
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2022, 02:00:08 PM »
High speed silver will be good. Just needs a few splashes of colour.
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Re: Hawker Typhoon - New Project
« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2022, 07:26:28 PM »
Shiny, either way! :smiley:

So far looks very good, joins are almost impossible to see & ... no visible flash. ;)
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Offline IJ001

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Re: Hawker Typhoon - New Project
« Reply #11 on: December 05, 2022, 03:57:01 AM »
Quote from: perttime on December 04, 2022, 02:00:08 PM
High speed silver will be good. Just needs a few splashes of colour.

There will be - I've got it straight in my head where this is headed now.



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Offline IJ001

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Re: Hawker Typhoon - New Project
« Reply #12 on: December 05, 2022, 04:03:15 AM »
Quote from: Old Wombat on December 04, 2022, 07:26:28 PM
joins are almost impossible to see & ... no visible flash. ;)


Thanks matey, even more self-imposed pressure to 'get it right' because of the monotone finish. Just part of the process, eh ?



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Offline IJ001

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Re: Hawker Typhoon - New Project
« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2022, 04:49:47 AM »
Main painting finished now:








Next will be a couple of (medium) clear coats to make it ready for decals. With luck I may be able to get this done over the weekend. More next week, cheers from Middle Earth.

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Re: Hawker Typhoon - New Project
« Reply #14 on: December 11, 2022, 08:30:18 PM »
 :smiley:
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