No. 198 Squadron Hawker Typhoon Mk. 1B

[lesofprimus]

Comin thru now with this one Brother... I like ur back up Jan, great nose art...

So how did u do ur stripes??? Im gonna start a thread up here in alittle bit and pick everyones brain.... Could be beneficial to alot of us....

 

[Airframes]

Hmm. Just checked Model Hobbies site - they've got two versions of the Academy P47D, and the 'N'. I might have been wrong about the 'M', but I'll have a look at the instructions/left-over parts from my Academy 'D', as I have a feeling the fin fillet might be included, on a common sprue for the 'N' version. If not, it really would be simple to add old boy - just a strip of plastic cut to shape, and a little filler to blend in.

 

[Lucky13]

Remember though fellas.....the dorsal fin is different from the D/M and the N version, I think.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Moving along at a gallop, nay….. me thinks a charge old chap, and a damned fine show to boot, kinda like the Gatsby stripes.

 

[Wayne Little]

Good work Jan my Man!

 

[Lucky13]

Much appreciated fellas! Off to the shops to get something to eat etc... Back in a jiffy!

 

[rochie]

hey not bad at all old fruit "what"

 

[javlin]

Damn!! just too many GB going on to keep up with.This is looking really sweet Jan and glad to see you back in the saddle Cheers Kevin

 

[Lucky13]

Cheers Karl and Kevin, much obliged!

Dan, I started with coating the whole thing in light grey, then I sprayed the white, masked that off, did the camouflage, masked again for the black stripes and some of the camou....

Edit: Forgot to add that I've worked a bit on the D-day stripes, to make them look less 'perfect', painted the wells, cannons....a bit of weathering next.

 

[109ROAMING]

Fooken Ell' Jan! Moving on with this one indeed

Can't wait to start mine 8)

 

[Lucky13]

True!

Added the cannons, painted the wheels, landing gear, tail wheel, gear doors, exhausts. Was going to do the rockets etc. as well, but decided to call it....

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Is this a speed build per chance?????????????????????

 

[Lucky13]

Compared to the others, indeed old boy! Have a couple of more ideas for another "stripe" build....

Tage Ståhlenberg who flew with RAF 331st Sqn. Flew 127 missions before demobilized in 1945.

If he flew in and around the D-day, I have a Mk. IXb Spitfire, FN*?..... 8)

 

[Airframes]

If you get the Typhoon...er...finished?!

 

[Lucky13]

Plan to do some more today old boy. Have a Typhoon hovering above here, like some kind of vulture, don't want to upset the pilot! Could cause more damage than that I'd like.... Rockets and rails....

 

[Airframes]

Glad to know you're determined on this one old chap, what!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

True Bri....., sorry………Swedish Grit and Determination

 

[Lucky13]

So far today.....rails are done, just a bit of touch up here and there. Rockets still to be done.

 

[Lucky13]

....and did a tad more.

 

[B-17engineer]

Sweet Jan!