Airscale Bubble top Typhoon

[mozart]

Order placed! 
 

 

 

[Tony T]

Not a prop fan but it does look very nice indeed and would make a great companion for its car door predecessor.

 

Airscale most definitely have been busy!

 

Tony 

[Archimedes]

Uff! That kit photo shows beautifully the brute that the Typhoon was. Hard to resist...

 

Kind regards,

Paul

[mozart]

27 minutes ago, Archimedes said:

Uff! That kit photo shows beautifully the brute that the Typhoon was. Hard to resist...

 

Kind regards,

Paul

Resistance is futile Paul! Go on, go on, go on! 

[Sepp]

Just ordered one  

[CRAZY IVAN5]

I'd most definitely go for one of these if I didn't already have the big Airfix Tiffie on the display shelf.  This one's gonna be nice though!

[monthebiff]

I would like one of these, however I need a Do 17Z so will have to pass on this one sadly.

 

Regards. Andy

[Diz]

I'm all over this one.  The car door is ok, but the late war bubble top, with rockets, working out on German armor is the deal for me.  

[mozart]

4 hours ago, Diz said:

I'm all over this one.  The car door is ok, but the late war bubble top, with rockets, working out on German armor is the deal for me.  

Bear in mind Diz that if absolute accuracy is important to you, the Airscale bubble top uses the earlier fuselage with the slightly smaller horizontal tailplanes, so a truly late Typhoon, a four blader for instance, wouldn’t be “possible”. The serial range and features is something like this:

 

 

 

[monthebiff]

2 hours ago, mozart said:

Bear in mind Diz that if absolute accuracy is important to you, the Airscale bubble top uses the earlier fuselage with the slightly smaller horizontal tailplanes, so a truly late Typhoon, a four blader for instance, wouldn’t be “possible”. The serial range and features is something like this:

This is why I would like one Max and woukd fit nicely between the Airscale car door version and my late MDC 4 blader with late markings. Tempting it is!

 

Regards. Andy

[mozart]

I need to build a four blader too Andy, may have to change my plans for the (stalled) MDC one. 

[RCPlym]

Bubble top conversion sets were despatched yesterday too. 👍 

 

[mozart]

15 minutes ago, RCPlym said:

Bubble top conversion sets were despatched yesterday too. 👍 

 

I didn’t know there was a conversion set offered separately, what’s in it? 

[RCPlym]

6 minutes ago, mozart said:

I didn’t know there was a conversion set offered separately, what’s in it? 

 

"The upgrade pack includes:

New sidewalls and door infills
New Exhausts
New 'Cuckcoo Clock' Radiator & Dust Filter
New Windshield & Blown Canopy (From DBMK Sea Fury)
New rear deck parts
New Gunsight mount
44 gallon external fuel tanks (exclusive to original & pre-order customers)"

 

It was back in March it was offered for a 30 day time limit to order the set.

 

It actually works out £10 cheaper to buy the latest bubble top kit compared to the car door + conversion set. 

 

 

[Diz]

When I ordered my bubble top, Peter was saying on line somewhere that only those who ordered the car door version would be able to buy the bubble top mods separately, which makes sense, to reward those that supported you first.  I don't know if that has changed, now that they have had the first shot at them?  We would need to talk to Peter.

 

In my case I ordered the bubble top package but then got antsy so I asked him if I could switch my order to a car door, and he said sure, no worries.  As long as I didn't care about paying extra shipping to get the bubble top mods, which I didn't.  Now I am hoping I can catch him before he ships the car door, so I can switch back to the combined package.  But either way, I will just be glad to get the bubble top.

 

Question: If I wanted to do a late war bubble top, with the 4-blade, and larger empennage, could I just snag those parts out of the SH Tempest V kit and carry on?  I have 2 of SH and Barracuda nose kits, so I have the donor parts.