Dutch Typhoon

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January 10, 2015
Let the show begin!
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January 10, 2015
A nice clean workbench!
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January 10, 2015
All documents and add-ons.
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January 10, 2015
The big box filled with lots of parts
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January 10, 2015
Bag 302
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January 10, 2015
Bag 304
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January 10, 2015
Bag 305
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January 10, 2015
Bag 306 E&M
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January 10, 2015
Bag 306 J&K
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January 10, 2015
Bag 307
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January 10, 2015
Bag 308
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January 11, 2015
Bag 309 Q
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January 11, 2015
Bag 309 R
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January 11, 2015
Decals
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January 11, 2015
The first frames
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January 11, 2015
Construction has started
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January 11, 2015
The first parts assembled!
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January 11, 2015
It's surprising to see how easy all parts fit together. Some parts even fit without glue!
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January 11, 2015
The next frames supply the first parts for the bulkhead behind the seat
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January 11, 2015
Some more parts for the cockpit on this frame
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January 25, 2015
In December I bought an airbrush and experimented with it, painting the Typhoon 1/72 and a F-86D 1/48. Today I continued working on the big Typhoon. A lot of small parts for the cockpit, but the instrument panel is missing! So waiting for Airfix.
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February 6, 2015
The buckle, made of five parts
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February 6, 2015
One of the seatbelts
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February 8, 2015
Cockpit is nearing completion, only a few controls need some colour and of course, I'm waiting for Airfix to send the missing instrument panel
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February 8, 2015
A picture from the cockpit to show the seatbelts
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February 14, 2015
The contents of the next bag
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February 14, 2015
Is this going to be an engine?
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February 14, 2015
The first parts assembled and primed. Some small gaps to fill
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February 15, 2015
Engine and supercharger
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February 15, 2015
Lots of parts and the painted engine
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February 15, 2015
Close up of the engine. Still some work to do in detailling it
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March 1, 2015
The underside of the engine
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March 1, 2015
The underside of the wing, to test if the engine fits to it
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March 1, 2015
Underside of the installed engine
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March 1, 2015
Starboard side of the engine
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March 1, 2015
Top of the engine
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March 1, 2015
Port side of the engine
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March 8, 2015
Cockpit and engine testfitted to the wing
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March 8, 2015
Another layer of details added to the engine. Again surprised by the perfect fit. It's a bit tricky to get the parts in place, but suddenly they fit and everything is nicely lined up.
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March 8, 2015
Top of the engine with the beautifully detailed Coffman starter
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March 8, 2015
Starboard side of the engine
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March 8, 2015
The engine controls can be seen in the traingle of engine supports. I wish I had those for my Mosquito, since I still have to make them for those engines.
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March 8, 2015
Another selection of parts and yes, they also have to be fitted to the engine
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March 15, 2015
The next frame of parts
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March 15, 2015
The radiator added to the engine
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March 15, 2015
The radiator with the RB Productions mesh fitted
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March 15, 2015
More parts added
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March 15, 2015
And suddnely it's beginning to look like a plane!
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March 15, 2015
The engine is finished and now the wings are next.
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March 17, 2015
Look ma, no glue! All the parts that form the interior structure of the wing, fit so well together that you almost don't need any glue!
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March 21, 2015
Some paint added
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March 21, 2015
Parts for the Master cannons
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March 21, 2015
The smallest parts I've ever used in a model: four nuts for the cannons scale 1/24!
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March 21, 2015
The assembled cannons. They were not easy to assemble, seeing the size of the parts
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March 21, 2015
Four guns, painted and ready for installation. I needed to enlarge the holes where the barrels go. It wasn't possible to get the cannons in place, otherwise.
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March 28, 2015
Finally received the missing instrument panel
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March 28, 2015
Yes, another Typhoon in my stash. This one will be finished with the panels closed to show the beautiful lines of the Tiffy
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March 28, 2015
The cannons and ammunition boxes installed
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March 28, 2015
The next sprue with fuel tanks
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March 28, 2015
The sprue with the wheelbay covers
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March 28, 2015
The ribs for the wheelbay cover
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March 28, 2015
The instrument panel finally in place
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April 10, 2015
I bought some nice aftermarket cannons, only to find out that only 2 mm would be visible! So I removed the front piece of the shrouds, to reveal the cannon as if undergoing maintenance
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April 10, 2015
The port wing with covered cannons
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April 10, 2015
A pity that so much detail is hidden for ever! I wanted to open up the wing, to show the fuel tank, but I didn't find any pics showing this in real. Only one pic of a Tempest showed the fuel tank from the underside.
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April 10, 2015
I saw pictures of the side panels from the cockpit removed for maintenance, so I decided to do the same with the model. I'm only not sure about the oil tank. Can the panels be removed or were they fixed in place?
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June 14, 2015
The parts for the landing gear
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June 14, 2015
Rudder and elevator added
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June 14, 2015
The gear bay with lots of details
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June 14, 2015
Flaps and ailerons installed. Again a perfect fit! They haven't been glued in place, so the aileron will fit better.
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June 14, 2015
The cockpit sidewalls, the gunsight and the tailwheel
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June 14, 2015
The sidewalls installed. There was a nasty gap at the wing root. After studying some pictures and the panels, I saw that Airfix fitted the wing root to the engine cowlings. So I cut them from the panels and added them.
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June 14, 2015
A view from above. A pity that so much is hidden inside! Even the cockpit is hardly visible and certainly not the effort I put in the panel 🙁
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May 21, 2018
The underside covered. I thought the suggested Vallejo paints were too dark, so it took me some time to find the correct colour. Recently Vallejo issued new colours and they are much better.
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May 21, 2018
The upper surface. The first time I used an airbrush on such a big model!
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May 21, 2018
After almost three years, I picked up the Tiffy, this time to finish it. Today I added the invasion stripes and just a little touch-up is required.
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July 9, 2018
The final result
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July 9, 2018
The beast got his legs. Halfway the build, I discovered that some had problems with the undercarriage. I decided to use the metal gear. But I already used some plastic parts. Fortunately the merger of metal and plastic went without problems!
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July 9, 2018
Starboard side with cockpit panels removed
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July 9, 2018
The port side. The canopy needs still some attention
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July 9, 2018
Front view of this impressive aircraft
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July 9, 2018
Wing and gunbay
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July 9, 2018
The gunbay with gunbay panels
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July 9, 2018
If you look closely, you see some imperfections, but it is my first 1/24 airbrushed model
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July 9, 2018
The gunbay with ammunition boxes
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July 9, 2018
This time I removed the panels that could be opened in service. My next Tiffy has all panels closed, to show the impressive line of this big plane.

Wouter Roerdink
Thanks! It is an amazing kit. I built the 1/24 Mosquito some years ago, but the Typhoon stands lonely at the top. I'm now working on the engine. You have a lot of tiny parts and tubes and when you put them in place, the fit lovely. Whereas the Mosquito needed a lot of scratchbuilding, the Typhoon can almost be built straight from the box. I wish Airfix would redo the Mosquito with the modern techniques they have!

17 February 2015, 07:39

John E
Nice. 👍

2 March 2015, 00:35

Clifford Keesler
I like it!!!!!!!

2 March 2015, 23:07

Es-haq Khosravi
That's awesome!

3 March 2015, 22:08

Wouter Roerdink
I showed it to my wife and told her that I think it a pity that you have to choose between either hiding it all behind panels or show it but missing the nice lines of the Typhoon. She came up with a solution: why don't you buy one which you finish with all panels closed! So off to the shop tomorrow 🙂

15 March 2015, 20:15

Choppa Nutta
Nice. 👍

15 March 2015, 20:42

Martien Lourens
👍👍👍

18 March 2015, 11:38

Eugen P.
Awsome!

10 April 2015, 22:16

Choppa Nutta
The engine is immense !! what a kit !!
too late to make the cockpit surround removable as a separate piece so it can be removed for viewing ?

14 June 2015, 21:16

Wouter Roerdink
I already removed some parts, but I want to build a real model. Some people remove lots of panels, including the wing structure, but my aircraft should look as if it is in service.

15 June 2015, 05:16

Choppa Nutta
I meant removable as in you can take it off and put it back on as you want to on a whim,
so you can see the detail properly when you want to and once you put the lid back on it looks back to normal 🙂

15 June 2015, 05:22

Rob van Dodewaard
I am in

15 June 2015, 06:13

Wouter Roerdink
No Choppa: it was difficult enough to ge everything in place with glue. This kit is so close to the original, that everything fits, but there is no room for deviations! They even added gun heating pipe, but found out that there would not be place enough in the model, so they removed them from the instructions

15 June 2015, 10:51

Choppa Nutta
Even so, you are making a great job of it 👍 🙂

15 June 2015, 14:12