Anthony in NZ Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Thanks guys!I was a little worried that I might be crucified for the post, but I should have realised you guys on LSP are the tops!I am pretty sure you will see it produced in aftermarket, I have seen the CAD for the new spinner and it looks brilliant. I will leave it to the guy wanting to produce it to decide if he wants to post pics after re-instating the fine panel detail that was lost, and I am sure when you see it, the differences will be evident. Thanks for your comments/compliments chaps! Watch this space as they say. Now back to my own projects Cheers Anthony Out2gtcha, Kagemusha, mozart and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anders_Isaksson Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Thanks again, Anthony! That sounds really promising indeed, can't wait for news on that Tempest nose. Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Thanks again, Anthony! That sounds really promising indeed, can't wait for news on that Tempest nose. X 2 Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunnar J Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 (edited) Hi Anthony Very interesting and good thread...I think I followed you most of the way . You mention the 1/3 of the nose section, do you mean the 1/3 of the SH kit nose section parts? I'm also curious if did you managed to recreate the surface detail and panels back or? Regards/ Gunnar Edited August 9, 2016 by Gunnar J Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Graham, that indeed looks wonderful! So is that AM nose fix going to be available as a commercial AM product from Iconicair? I have the PCM Tempest, and was NOT going to invest in the SH version with all the nose issues it seemed to have........................BUT if an AM correction was in the pipe, and not too overly expensive I may be tempted. David66, Anthony in NZ, reconspit and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamF Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I'm not convinced the SH one is bad enough to warrant doing it! I still see wonderful Seafire MK47 builds from the Revell kit but still with that rotten nose! Graham Anthony in NZ and David66 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 (edited) Hi Gunnar, it was the front 1/3rd of the kit parts that suffered the main issue. The reworked nose is off to a chap in Auckland who is going to take a second look at my work and check his spinner CAD against my nose, then off to have the surface detail repaired to match....truly a global effort! I have to say that the rest of the kit is REALLY nice from what I can tell, well done SH and the master patternmakers, it will take pride of my collection when I eventually get around to making it LOL Cheers Anthony Edited August 9, 2016 by Anthony in NZ David66, Alburymodeler and Kagemusha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alburymodeler Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I'm not convinced the SH one is bad enough to warrant doing it! I still see wonderful Seafire MK47 builds from the Revell kit but still with that rotten nose! Graham But there would be far more Seafire 47 builds and Late Spitfire 22/24s if there was a conversion kit for the Tamiya kit. Is this still a possibility, a wonderful untapped market for you. David66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I'd give a home to a Tempest nose or two too...... Anthony in NZ and David66 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunnar J Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 (edited) Hi Anthony Thanks for your answer. I had a look yesterday and compared the spinner and nose front dia against Bentley's Typhoon drawings (I guess the nose dim are the same? ;-)) and notised as mentioned the SH spinner plate dia is ca 2mm to large and the dia at the nose behind the plate ca 1.6 mm to large compared to the Bentley's drawings. I couldn't see that there are any major issues with the radiator cowling more than it ca 0.5 mm to vide, but thta is against Bentleys drawings. I have made a spinner in CAD for MDC Typhoon kit long time ago as the kit one was to small to the nose..I will check what dia I did on that ;-) Gunnar Edited August 10, 2016 by Gunnar J Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Hi Gunnar Against the Bentley drawings it appears ok, however there are a couple of issues on the radiator fairing that had me suspicious, once I got the factory lofts, it was confirmed. I am away all day tomorrow, but I can take a look when I get back and see if I have taken any WIP shots of it. I am not knocking Bentleys drawings, but it makes you realise that how good something is, you still have to be careful....if you are a rivet counter like me LOL Gunnar J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunnar J Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 (edited) Hi Anthony Haha yes unfortunately I'm to much of a "rivet counter" to..I said I should just build this kit..but with a spinner off a couple of mm etc it itches to either try to modify it myself or wait for hopefully a upgrade based on your maser ;-) Please do send som pics when possible, would love to see and learn more on this topic :-) Cheers/ Gunnar Edited August 11, 2016 by Gunnar J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrbrdmech Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Roy Sutherland at Barracuda let me know at Nationals that he has a corrected nose in the works for the SH Tempest. I also spoke to the SH folks at Nationals and they told me that the Sea Fury in 1/32 is in the pipeline down the road after the Typhoon. Great news on all fronts! I ant wait for the Sea Fury. I enjoyed the Tempest build so much I bought a second kit at Nationals. SH had a few that had damaged boxes for $70. Couldn't pass up the bargain. -Shane Alburymodeler and David66 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anders_Isaksson Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Roy Sutherland at Barracuda let me know at Nationals that he has a corrected nose in the works for the SH Tempest. <snip> -Shane That's excellent news! I can't help but wonder if Anthony's work was the input, but either way I know that with Roy involved it will be all good. David66 and Alburymodeler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Good good good in all respects!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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