Big Tony Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 (edited) Hiya Folks, Me again,......but the last one for a while! This is another one which has been underway for a while but I`ve finally got around to finishing it and it was a very nice kit to build, it just needed a bit of fettling along the way. Markings are mostly from the kit but the roundels and fin flashes are from the spares box as the colours in kit ones were a bit bright, and unfortunately the crown on the 33 Sqn badge on the fin is a current Queens crown rather than the correct Kings crown from the late 1940`s! As I have a soft spot for 33 Sqn (they put me forward for an award while serving with them in Turkey!) the model represents SN213/ 5R-S from this unit when it formed part of the post war British Air Forces of Occupation (BAFO) in Germany, Although the kit includes highly accurate drop tanks with clear fairings I left these off the model as these were not present on my reference photo of the real thing. Anyway here is the model; The main silver paintwork was from a Tamiya rattle can but the rest was brush painted with Xtradecal WW2 Roundel Blue for the spinner and Polly Scale matt varnish added to the silver to better represent worn RAF High Speed Silver which was applied over the original grey/green finish. The only addition to the basic model was the use of Barracuda Cast resin post war Tempest wheels which had the distinctive block tread. I can now move on to my part built PCM Hurricane Mk.I which will have a Vokes filter,....probably a Malta aircraft but who knows?? Hope you like it, Cheers Tony Edited July 1, 2014 by Big Tony dutik, Girlscanplay2, Daniel Leduc and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smitty44 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Hi much more original than the usual grey / green camo , well done , I like her bye Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Outstanding! I just resumed work on this one recently and got some camouflage masks. Nothing like seeing a brilliantly done aircaft to serve as inspiration! Well done! Tim W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Tony OUTSTANDING! Just a beautiful build all the way around and the finish is right up my alley. :thumbsup: Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiner Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Nice works on this kit.... an your unusual paint....well I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 That is really just fantastic Tony! Amazing finished too. May I publish it on the website? Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Tony Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 Thanks everybody,. glad you like it! That is really just fantastic Tony! Amazing finished too. May I publish it on the website? Kev Please feel free Kev, I`d be honoured, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 That is stunning. Great work And the photos look really good too. I need to get myself one of these kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Absolutely love it! The NMF was a great choice and perfectly executed! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastzx Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 A clean build and a refreshing change of color scheme. The silver shows the nice lines of the Tempest. Thumbs up! Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Yup, that is beautiful. The silver finish is such a refreshing change. I am partway into this kit, but I sort of stopped when I realized that my assembled cockpit was way too wide to fit inside the fuselage. Did I do something wrong or did you have that problem also? Alburymodeler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinuheH Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Stunning build - looks superb in silver - well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeP Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Tony, Beautifully done! Thanks for including details on how you achieved such a magnificent silver finish. regards Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Tony Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Thanks everybody, glad you like it. John- it isn`t NMF, the silver represents painted silver (sometimes called RAF High Speed Silver) which was applied over the original camouflage paint on the real aircraft! Bryan- Yes, I had to narrow the cockpit framework slightly and the radiator was a bit of a challenge too! It needs a bit of `fettling' to get it together, especially when joining the wings to the fuselage but the constructions isn`t too demanding really. Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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