scvrobeson Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 (edited) Hey everyone. After finishing the B-25, I couldn't just sit around not doing anything. So I decided to get started on my new Hawker Tempest from PCM. As of now it will be OOB, but I might end up adding the Fisher landing gear legs and wheels from the Sea Fury, since they are identical to the Tempest units. So far it looks like a nicely molded kit, and should go together about as well as their other kits, so fine with a bit of work. Here are the first photos of the cockpit. I painted the cockpit according to references and the same way the Typhoon was painted. So that means that from the sidewalls up it was painted black. All of the painting so far has been done with Tamiya acrylics, and the wash was just black oil paint to highlight the shadows. I'm thinking of doing either the boxart scheme or the version with the lightning bolt on the nose. Both look pretty cool, although there is nothing in my collection with invasion stripes.... Hope everyone enjoys this. Matt Edited August 26, 2013 by scvrobeson Derek B and Daywalker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Matt Great choice for your next project and can't believe you're already going to town in the interior. Nice to see it's going to be mostly a OOB project with just maybe the Fisher gear. Will be following with keen interest. Keep 'em coming :popcorn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share Posted July 22, 2013 Matt Great choice for your next project and can't believe you're already going to town in the interior. Nice to see it's going to be mostly a OOB project with just maybe the Fisher gear. Will be following with keen interest. Keep 'em coming :popcorn: Thanks Peter. The two-piece wheels and the landing gear legs are the weakest point of an otherwise nice. I could even get by with the kit gear with some clean-up, it's really just some flash on my sample. The cockpit is nice, but it's pretty cramped so I had to go a bit higher contrast than usual. Hopefully it works out, it seems like other people are having some troubles with this kit so far. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Oh, yeah! Wasting no time, but that is good! Looking forward to watching this one Matt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 Oh, yeah! Wasting no time, but that is good! Looking forward to watching this one Matt! Thanks Frank! I have most of this week off, so I figured I needed something to do that kept me out of the heat outside. The kit looks nice, so should go together pretty nicely. I'm looking forward to your Corsair build as well. That looks like it will be great to build. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrov27 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Looking good - fast start and will be following along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 Looking good - fast start and will be following along Thanks Petrov! It's only moving quickly because it's a nice, simple kit. Doesn't take much time to paint and get prepared for construction. Might even get the cockpit together this evening, now that the IP is assembled. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic C.D. Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 You do know Matt, that we got used to the high level of work you do. With the B-25 fresh in my mind, this is going to be a very exciting build to follow! Nic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animalmother Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Good Luck, your gonna need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 Good Luck, your gonna need it. Thanks. I haven't found any problems yet, except needing to open up the mounting holes in the sideframes. That's been the extent of the problems so far. I've built 5 kits from PCM though, so I'm not expecting Tamiya quality here. I know they'll take some work. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 You do know Matt, that we got used to the high level of work you do. With the B-25 fresh in my mind, this is going to be a very exciting build to follow! Nic haha, thanks a lot Nic. I know I'm not as good as a lot of the guys on here, but I thank you for the great comments. I'm glad you like it. I'm hoping that this will be an easy build, it looks pretty simple in the box. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 Matt, Glutton for excitement..... Great choice for your next project. Neat start. Going to be another great build. Keep up the good work. Thanks a lot! I really like the looks of the Tempest, it looks like a very purposeful aircraft, and should look good with the right amount of weathering. I've got the cockpit cage pretty much together, so I might be able to get that installed later today. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animalmother Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Yes I had to open the mounting holes too, just finished cutting Grooves into the inner surface of the Fuselage so I can get the Intake in. As the Fuselage Halves won't close without doing this. The Kit will look good when done, but its gonna take some work. Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Nice work so far Matt - I think that it is brilliant that we have two PCM Tempest builds on the go at the same time. This provides us all with two different perspectives and approaches to building the same kit. I shall follow your build with equal interest. Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Nice work so far Matt - I think that it is brilliant that we have two PCM Tempest builds on the go at the same time. Three Derek! Greg just started his a day or two ago as well. It will be worth following too, as he's showing the way in terms of making the internals fit properly. Kev Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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