thierry laurent Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Years ago it was possible to get resin bubbletop canopies from Paul Fisher... I'm quite happy I got one for my MDC Tiffie! Artful69, Christa and mozart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 (edited) The MDC canopy could perhaps do with a bit more "definition" regarding the framing but that's easily fixed with some canopy masks that I'll be making, though I'm also very happy to have one Squadron canopy too. Vac canopies scare the life out of me! Edited January 18 by mozart CRAZY IVAN5 and Rick Griewski 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 All clear parts seem to dislike me, vac ones also frighten me to death, the MDC build took two attemptes to get it right using the Squadron one but it looked good in the end. Cheers Dennis Fanes, Anthony in NZ, Rick Griewski and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Morning chaps, Interesting thread. I am currently working on a Revell Tiffy combining the Barracuda Tempest nose correction. After two major RAF Phantom conversions I wanted something simpler hohum. Although I always liked the Revell kit, though basic by todays standards, it’’s a good starting point. But the starboard cowling panel never seems to fit without serious filling and sanding. The fit of the resin is doable but the difference in wing thickness should be interesting. Has anyone experience with such a conversion? Cheers Cees Anthony in NZ, coogrfan, Fanes and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 Good to see you jump in Cees, and that’s certainly an interesting upgrade you’re doing, not one that I’d thought of. Do you have any photos of progress etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artful69 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 On 1/19/2024 at 3:39 AM, thierry laurent said: Years ago it was possible to get resin bubbletop canopies from Paul Fisher... I'm quite happy I got one for my MDC Tiffie! Me too! I grabbed a couple back in the day after I got my MDC Typhoon ... I wasn't feeling secure about internet purchases (outside of eBay) at the time, so I made a phone call to Paul in the USA to talk to him before I sent the cash through - Lovely guy! ... Conversation went for about 30 mins ... awesome guy! I understood why everyone was harping on about the difference between vac form, IM and resin when they arrived too Rog Mr.T, BloorwestSiR and thierry laurent 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 Ok, question for the Typhoon/Tempest experts! I will be building PCM’s Tempest Vc at some point this year, but the prop blades and spinner aren’t that convincing. Can I use the spare four-bladed prop that I have in my MDC Typhoon kit…did the later Typhoon and Tempest use the same props? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 20 minutes ago, mozart said: Ok, question for the Typhoon/Tempest experts! I will be building PCM’s Tempest Vc at some point this year, but the prop blades and spinner aren’t that convincing. Can I use the spare four-bladed prop that I have in my MDC Typhoon kit…did the later Typhoon and Tempest use the same props? I do not remember if the propeller blades were identical but the spinner of the Tempest was slightly different (shape of the four notches). mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 A little bit of good news about the Typhoon rebuild. Isar 30/07, CharmyDown, MikeMaben and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 1 hour ago, mozart said: A little bit of good news about the Typhoon rebuild. Thanks for that Max, I was following progress on this one and the Canadian one but lost my way a bit. https://www.typhoonlegacy.com/ Cheers Dennis mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 Ok, resistance is futile! Once my 56 Squadron Hurricane is finished (today with luck) I’m starting my MDC Typhoon, and the Revell Hurricane as flown by 175 Squadron, Hurribombers. dennismcc, Rick Griewski, Out2gtcha and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 I'd be up for good Typhoon, prefer it be done by Kotare. Now watch what happens if Border does one in 35th, I can hear the howls of discontent from here, hey, it could happen. CraigC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Actually I would prefer a Typhoon with an engine as the Sabre is a so large brute mass of moving steel it deserves to be at least partly shown! Well at least to my eyes. CRAZY IVAN5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 25 minutes ago, thierry laurent said: Actually I would prefer a Typhoon with an engine as the Sabre is a so large brute mass of moving steel it deserves to be at least partly shown! Well at least to my eyes. I have to agree. After building the Airfix Tiffy , I came to appreciate just how involved that engine is . I'll just bet it was a howl working on those, kinda like designed by lunatics to be worked on by maniacs ! A lot of beer went into the design! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 1/20/2024 at 9:22 AM, Cees Broere said: Morning chaps, Interesting thread. I am currently working on a Revell Tiffy combining the Barracuda Tempest nose correction. After two major RAF Phantom conversions I wanted something simpler hohum. Although I always liked the Revell kit, though basic by todays standards, it’’s a good starting point. But the starboard cowling panel never seems to fit without serious filling and sanding. The fit of the resin is doable but the difference in wing thickness should be interesting. Has anyone experience with such a conversion? Cheers Cees I wouldn't do that for a simple reason: even if similar the radiator fairings of both planes were actually quite different. The area under the bottom front lip was drastically different. The bottom of the Typhoon fairing was flatter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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