Loic

The fin was built from several successive pieces of evergreen card that match the actual profil. This is shown in the next pic that also show some of the tail wheel well rework.

As proposed, here are a couple of pictures of what I have completed so far (not quite all of it in fact...). The plane was dismentled and the fuselage has been completly sanded to get the former paint off. It was then cut where appropriate (rudder, front end, karman, etc...) Here is a pic of the 2 fuselage halves

Hello to all fellow modelers, I you may noticed I do not write much (about 10 post in the last 12 month or so...) but I follow every of your built with most interest. This group built gives me a great opportunity to finally share with you one of my build. The tittle says it all indeed, I decided to build a 32nd scale Hawker Tempest from the old Revell Typhoon kit. This idea built up when I found an old Typhoon I assembled some 15 years ago as a "belly landed plane". One wing was almost completly crashed but the fuselage was almost undamaged appart from the radiator area (but not too much hopefully) and some bits and pieces. The main challenges will then be: - rework the fuselage (bigger tail surface + extended overall lenght due to extra tank) - rework the elevators (larger cord + wider) - scratch built full wing (this will be a hard bit) - scratch built the landing gear and wheels (an other hard bit!) - scratch built specific extra fuel tanks (for the wings) - scratch built canopy, prop and spinner (unless I can purchase those from MDC somehow - thanks for the tip by the way) I also intend to propose: - complete scratch built cockpit - reworked and detailled engine + mount + compartment - detailled wheel well - detailled gun bay - flaps in downed position - openned radio compartment This should be about it but I will certainly meet some new needs along the built. The point of this is not much "what is the best way to build a Tempest in 32nd scale" but more "do I have what it takes (I mean skills, patience, etc..) to build a Tempest this way"! I actually already slightly started the work (come on guys, only 3 month would be far too short... mainly cause I am a slow builder) and I hope to complete it by the dead line. I also intend to make a diorama for it as diorama is what I am after indeed as I think this is an attractive way of exposing your model: just my thought. Well, time to go back to work! I will send a few pic later to show where I stand so far... I hope this proposes enought sex appeal to create some interest to some of you and I will try hard not to disappoint the eventual audiance! Cheers, Loic

Hello Jim & Edgar, thank you very much to both of you for your replies, much appreciated. I actually thought about MDC but was not able to find anything straight from their website but now that I have a direct contact, I will try my chance again. Yes, I also have seen the WIP on the master for the tempest: looks very promissing and I will most probably buy 1 when it's available. What I am after now is just using a revell typhoon kit I did built over 15 years ago and rebuilt it as a tempest just to check if I am able to do it... I initially built this kit in the early 90's as a crashed plane, the wings are completly unusable expect from a small bit if the inner leading edge but the fuselage is almost undamaged (this is quite a strange way of crashing an airplane indeed but this just suits me now!). The point is that if I can not make it at the end, I will keep the update kit for an other typhoon that I have in my stash. Jim, what would you eventually ask for your kit? Thanks, Loic

Hello all, most of you (not to say all) have never heard about me as I do not write too often... but I follow you guys work with most interest almost everyday. I have a quick question and I would appreciate if anyone could possibly help me. I just started a new project of building a 1/32nd scale hawker tempest from the old revell typhoon kit and I am looking for the paragon update kit (mainly canopy and 4 blades prop + spinner) without much success... I have tried to search from every on-line hobby shop I know (well, this actually means shops in France + Moduni + Hannants) but can not get my hand on one of those kit! Could any of you give me a hint where I could order this kit from or eventually if one can find such a kit from any other manufacturer than paragon? Thanks very much in advance, Loic

Hi BigKev, I think I can help with some documentation for your built, just give me your e mail address so I can contact you off line and I'll see what I can do Cheers, loic

Gents, I agree Ju 88 would be so nice but despite I also am dreaming of it, I doubt we will see one someday in our favorite scale (hope I am wrong!). Some other (single engine) bombers that I'd love to built in 1/32: Kate, Val, IL2, etc... just to quote those ones cause there are so many indeed! Cheers, Loic