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AndrewR's 1/72nd Academy Hawker Typhoon 1b

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    AndrewR's 1/72nd Academy Hawker Typhoon 1b

    Hello everyone, here's my first work in progress on the forum. I've been on vacation, during the heat wave here in North America, and I've been building an Academy Typhoon as a little relaxation, in between swimming. I only brought a minimum set of modelling gear with me, basically everything I could cram into one plastic container, so this will be out of box and hand painted with Vallejo paints.

    The box-art. Nice kit, good detail in cockpit and wheel wells. Rockets provided, but no bombs. Both 3 and 4 bladed propellors are included, but the horizontal stabilizers are the small ones for the 3 bladed version.



    I've never got on that well with Academy decals, so I bought a sheet of Techmod decals for 4 different Typhoons. My original interntion was to do one one of the stripey versions, but for simplicity during the vacation build I'm going to do the Mid-stone/Earth Brown/Azure Middle Eastern variant. I'm going to take a big liberty and hang rockets off it, although I suspect that really it would have been bomb-laden. Only three machines went to the Middle East, for testing in 1943.



    It's gone together very well so far. The cockpit was painted in Vallejo black-grey (as I'd forgotten to bring the black...!) and then drybrushed with neutral grey, white and silver.



    A tiny bit of filler was necessary at the wing roots and at the front of the radiator.



    Vallejo middle stone and azure on so far. Painting in the heat proved to be a mixed blessing. The paint dried very quickly. It would be tricky to make up a custom mix and get it all painted, so I used the colours straight from the Vallejo squeezy bottles.



    Next step is to paint the dark earth.



    cheers




    Andrew
    Currently Modelling in the In-law's Basement

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    Nice work you got going on Andrew and may I add it's good to see you back. I am building the same exact kit but in a different paint scheme. I like your choice a lot better. If you go back and look at my workbench thread you'll see all the issues I've been having. I'm ready to toss mine in the trash.

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    Gotta love Vallejo paint, goes on so well.

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    Very nice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nxthanos View Post
    Gotta love Vallejo paint, goes on so well.
    Except the yellow, as you may remember

    The azure blue had outstanding coverage properties, highly recommended.

    Cheers

    Andrew
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    Looking good so far.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dirkpitt289 View Post
    Nice work you got going on Andrew and may I add it's good to see you back. I am building the same exact kit but in a different paint scheme. I like your choice a lot better. If you go back and look at my workbench thread you'll see all the issues I've been having. I'm ready to toss mine in the trash.

    Thanks Dirk. I've taken some liberties with this. It should be a car door version, and have a tropical filter under the wings on the centreline. I've no gear here to do any scratchbuilding, so it'll just have to do. It's just a stress free build , and boy, do I need stress free...

    Cheers

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    I noticed it was suppose to have the car door but who cares. Sometimes you need to build what you want the way you want rivet counters be damned. That is the exact same place I am with my Academy Typhoon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AndrewR View Post
    Except the yellow, as you may remember

    The azure blue had outstanding coverage properties, highly recommended.

    Cheers

    Andrew
    I gave ya the solution to that Andrew!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nxthanos View Post
    I gave ya the solution to that Andrew!
    That you did!
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    Nice work Andrew, looks good.

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    Sure does.

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    That looks real nice Andrew,and an unusual scheme for a Typhoon and as you said stress free.I know how you feel in that heat when i was in Turkmenistan last month it was 115 degrees in the workshop at 6 o,clock at night mid-day i felt like i was melting.Going to the airport coming home at 2 in the morning the bus shelters in the capital have temp read outs, 32 degrees i aint going in June again have you got air-con?

    Martin

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    Great looking build so far. Know what you mean about the heat, central Pa. is no picnic right now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bromo View Post
    That looks real nice Andrew,and an unusual scheme for a Typhoon and as you said stress free.I know how you feel in that heat when i was in Turkmenistan last month it was 115 degrees in the workshop at 6 o,clock at night mid-day i felt like i was melting.Going to the airport coming home at 2 in the morning the bus shelters in the capital have temp read outs, 32 degrees i aint going in June again have you got air-con?

    Martin
    In Ottawa, yes. Up here at the lake, no. It's usually a bit cooler up here, particularly if you go down to the lakeside. Not as bad as your business trip, by any means!
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