GB-71 1/48 Tiger Moth - Recon/Transport/Training Aircraft WWII

[Jock Tamson]

Username: Jock Tamson
First name: Greg
Category: Intermediate
Manufacturer: Airfix
Scale: 1/48
Extras: rigging

Here's my entry for the GB Airfix 's Tiger Moth in 1/48

This was acquired the other day. I've wanted to try a bi-plane for a while so have settled for this one. A bit of forward planning will be required in respect of painting and attaching the bracing or rigging wires, which I'll make from stretched sprue.

I'm finishing off a couple of other builds first so will be cutting plastic on this one shortly.

Cheers Greg

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice one.

 

[fubar57]

Neato

 

[A4K]

Great choice Greg

 

[Wayne Little]

Most interesting...!

 

[Jock Tamson]

Thanks for looking in!

And so it begins....

Starts in the cockpit as per. Quite nice details. I'm posing the crew access doors open and in the photo you can see I've removed the front cockpit door already. I have test fitted the cockpit floor and seats in the fuse and it's a tight fit even with some sanding and all the excess paint removed.

More as it happens.

Cheers Greg

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Good stuff

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice work. Wish they made a Canadian version.

 

[rochie]

great choice

 

[A4K]

Nice work. Wish they made a Canadian version.

Pavla did in 1:72 Andy. I'm sure a 1:48 conversion set will come along too, now that Airfix have made a 1:48 kit.

(Nice work so far Greg!)

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[Crimea_River]

Pavla did in 1:72 Andy. I'm sure a 1:48 conversion set will come along too, now that Airfix have made a 1:48 kit.

(Nice work so far Greg!)

1:72 !?!?!? Are you absurd?

 

[talbot]

nice choice, looking forward to watching this one

 

[Jock Tamson]

A bit more done....

Fuselage buttoned up . You can see Airfix have provided some engine details which is another half way house arrangement similar to their 1/48 Bf 109E kits. I'll see what it looks like once the surrounding cowlings are attached before I decide whether to pose the cover open or closed. All good fun so far.

Cheers Greg

 

[Wurger]

 

[A4K]

Nice progress mate! You won't see too much of the engine with cowls on, mostly just the bottom of the block and port sides of the cylinders.

 

[Crimea_River]

Looking good.

 

[fubar57]

Coming along, nicely