airscalePro 1/32 Typhoon - kit design WIP

[williamj]

Kit of the year?  kit of my year anyway.    Looks very tidy indeed.      

[mozart]

Kit of the (several) decades by my book William! The Revell kit is over 50 years old and the MDC nearly 20! Rather overdue methinks.

[williamj]

On 12/1/2025 at 9:30 AM, mozart said:

Kit of the (several) decades by my book William! The Revell kit is over 50 years old and the MDC nearly 20! Rather overdue methinks.

Roger that, very welcome.

Edited December 3, 2025 by williamj

[RCPlym]

On 11/30/2025 at 7:59 PM, airscale said:

Okay....

 

So it has been a big 24 hours in the airscale house...

 

..this arrived yesterday...

 

 

..four test shots of all the parts I have been waiting and sweating months over since I decided to go IM instead of 3D for the airframe..

 

..they are superb, just wonderful and I am beyond happy with them.

 

..the big question was though, once the parts were here, would all the 3D parts integrate properly?

 

I started assembly - no filler, no sanding, no priming, just bare ass glueing..

 

..made up the cockpit with the production decals..  I knew this all went together perfectly having built a few

 

 

 

 

..then the first integration - the chin intake insert.. I laughed at myself when it just slotted in like a dream, same with the prop boss..

 

 

..that was a great start..

 

,,next the rear radiator insert - a complicated shape with contact points on all sides..

 

 

..with the fuselage halves held closed there are no gaps - unbelievable..

 

..the landing gear bay is one big part for both bays with separate forward spars - it has to drop into a recess so the skin is scale thickness and not 1.5mm like the rest of the moulding, the cockpit then sits in this assembly.. no fuss almost a click fit..
 

 

 

..tried the tailplanes... no gaps..

 

by now, I was convinced I had entered a parallel universe - how could everything go together so well and so easily...

 

..the biggest hurdle was yet to come - closing the fuselage with the cockpit and radiator parts and the lower mid-wing all at the same time...

 

a bit of wiggling and again, unbelievably it just went together - no gaps, no stress - what the hell

 

 

..by now I was on a roll, furiously making notes about how I could optimise the instructions to take lessons I learned and make a few tweaks to a few printed parts to make the assembly even more graceful.. I stopped taking pictures though..

 

..and built the damned thing..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

..my friend Leo took the pics and I just have to pinch myself - it looks like a bloody Typhoon to me

 

I still have to sort some bits out, and the build will take skill and experience, but on the whole I am on cloud 9, so much so, now I know what the result can be and that it can be done, I think I might open pre-orders next week

 

Thanks for being on the journey with me, it's not over, but the end is definitely in sight

 

TTFN

Peter

 

 

It's not half bad for a second attempt. 😉

 

I do wonder how much further the finesse of various plastics can be pushed, and how far the skills of those pushing the boundaries will go...

 

This kit is something special, without shadow of doubt.

[Cycling Guy]

I see your test build and wow It looks incredible - you did a fantastic job on this! Take a bow.

 

Do you know when I / we will be able to place an order? After seeing the build I'm more than anxious to get my hands on it and start it.

Edited December 2, 2025 by Cycling Guy

[mozart]

I have just received the test shot of clear parts ready to start designing the masks for the Typhoons.  Looking at them it answers one small question that I had from Peter's assembly pics, and that concerns the fitment of the windshield to the nose.  It appeared in one photo that there was a gap, somebody on Fb commented on it too, but looking now I see there is a "turn out" at the base which fairs with the nose.  In the unpainted model the clear section made it look like a gap.  All's good as I knew it would be!   Quality of moulding is crystal clear. 

 

Edited December 2, 2025 by mozart

[RCPlym]

Masks? What on earth are masks for? Surely the carbon monoxide issue with Tiffy's is dealt with by now? 😜😬

[Philbucknall]

On 11/12/2025 at 10:10 PM, airscale said:

Antonis has finished the box art and it is the finest, most atmospheric aviation art I have seen - I am stunned this will grace my kit

 

 

the man is an absolute master and I will be forever grateful to him for elevating my products 

That's not just box art; that is simply ART! What a stunning illustration so packed with feeling and atmosphere.

[airscale]

Thank you everyone - what a reception

 

Oh and by the way

 

[Cycling Guy]

2 hours ago, airscale said:

Thank you everyone - what a reception

 

Oh and by the way

 

 

6PM GMT? 
 

[williamj]

That's the way to do it.  

[mozart]

3 hours ago, Cycling Guy said:

 

6PM GMT? 
 

Peter lives in England. 

[Martinnfb]

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

[dennismcc]

Alarm set

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[RCPlym]

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